This is set list number 7 in the Live Musician Central series of downloadable dance set lists. The songs that comprise the set lists have been chosen from the Mobile Beat 200 Best Dance Songs Of All Time. In the clubs these songs are all proven floor fillers every time they’re played. Even if your band doesn’t learn all these songs they’re essential to have loaded on your iPod or portable music player to play during your band breaks. My band has been able to keep the crowd up dancing and happy by being able to play all their requests (even the requests the band doesn’t know) by having these songs on the iPod. We put on the audience requests during band breaks and having these songs has been a real life saver. It’s amazing how many times the songs in these set lists get requested. It’s a great way to keep the party going all night long! I wrote a post you should read about the advantages of using iTunes iMix feature to get your band on the same page while learning songs called Creating A Setlist Using iTunes iMix. So please download and enjoy Live Musician Central Dance Set List #7.    

   Don’t forget to download:
Live Musician Central Dance Set List 1,

Live Musician Central Dance Set List 2,

Live Musician Central Dance Set List 3,

Live Musician Central Dance Set List 4,

Live Musician Central Dance Set List 5,

Live Musician Central Dance Setlist 6.

With all of these setlists you will have almost two full nights of music without having to repeat any songs.

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Live Musician Central Dance Set List 7, iTunes iMix

   Don’t forget to download:
Live Musician Central Dance Set List 1,

Live Musician Central Dance Set List 2,

Live Musician Central Dance Set List 3,

Live Musician Central Dance Set List 4,

Live Musician Central Dance Set List 5.

Then you’ll have a full playlist of songs for your band to use.

Get the full experience at www.livemusiciancentral.com

Live Musician Central Dance Set List 6, iTunes iMix

Live Musician Central Downloadable Set Lists

   Earlier on Live Musician Central I wrote a post detailing the benefits of using iTunes custom iMix feature to create set lists for your live band to learn. You can check out that article here: Creating A Setlist Using iTunes iMix. There are a lot of advantages to using the iMix feature to create your band set lists. The top reason to do it is so that all members of your band can get the same version of the song from the same place. That way you don’t have your bass player learning the live version of a song, your drummer learning a studio outtake and your guitarist learning the radio edit.

   Today I want to point you to the Live Musician Central Downloadable Setlist page that has links to all the custom iMixes that I have created. These setlists were created using the Top 200 dance songs of all time. I created the setlists to have a flow to them that will work very well in a club. If you’re looking for a starting place to build up your band set list then these iMixes are a great place to start.

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Build Your Set List With Live Musician Central’s Custom iMix

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   Every band has it’s own unique talent level that comes from each individual band member’s personal skill level. I’ve played with guitarists that are just amazing with Jazz music but couldn’t play even the simplest of Rock-N-Roll music. I’ve played with bass players that could hold down a perfectly steady beat, until they had to play a funk bass line and then they struggled like crazy. I’ve had the same thing happen with bands as whole that I’ve been in. I’ve been in bands that could play classic Rock-N-Roll flawlessly but couldn’t even start to play any heavy metal. I’ve seen bands that play Country like nobody’s business but can’t rock at all.

   So it stands to reason that a band should stick to its strengths when choosing a songlist. That sounds simple but here’s some problems I’ve seen trying to do this simple thing. The first problem I’ve seen is a band member that loves funk and passionately wants to play funk, even though they can’t play funk to save their life. I was in a band where the 2nd guitarist brought in funk song after funk song to learn. We’d try one andspend hours practicing it only to end up doing a lousy job on the song. When we played it live the audience didn’t really enjoy it. What was truly interesting is that this guitar player thought we were playing it great and I finally convinced him that we sucked at that style after we tried recording a demo of some of those funk songs. When he heard the playback he realized how bad we were at funk. So you may end up with a musician that’s just got it stuck in their head that they want to play music of a style that you’re no good at as a band. The best way I’ve found to cure that is recording and honestly evaluating your performance.

   Another problem is being with a group that’s committed to playing a style that isn’t going to go over well with general audiences. A friend of mine assembled a group of musician’s that were technically amazing. They played a lot of complex heavy metal and a lot of progressive music and they did it very well. They booked a gig at a local club and they were fired after about 2 sets. The band broke up soon after that because they couldn’t find gigs. I think they would have been fine if there would have been an audience in the area that enjoyed the kind of music they played. They would have had to create that scene themselves since there wasn’t one happening like that locally. So you really need to get out and see what’s being played in the clubs that are filled with people in your area. If you don’t have your own audience and you need to play places that people go to every weekend then you need to find out what kind of music is going over in those clubs.

   If you stick to playing music that your band actually plays well, then you’re going to be a lot better off in the long run. There’s nothing wrong with playing songs that seem simple if you really rock them and the crowd loves it. Remember, a song that seems simple to you is probably a song that plays to your strengths. Don’t be afraid to use them!

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Play To Your Strengths With Your Song Selection

   Don’t forget to download:
Live Musician Central Dance Set List 1,
Live Musician Central Dance Set List 2,
Live Musician Central Dance Set List 3,
Live Musician Central Dance Set List 4.

Then you’ll have a full list of songs for your bands use.

Get the full experience at www.livemusiciancentral.com

Live Musician Central Dance Set List 5, iTunes iMix

   These songs have been chosen from the Mobile Beat Top 200 Dance Songs Of All Time. They’re proven songs that fill the dance floor every time they’re played. Remember to download Live Musician Central Dance Set List 1, Live Musician Central Dance Set List 2 and Live Musician Central Dance Set List 3. That will give you one full night of material.

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Live Musician Central Dance Set List 4, iTunes iMix

   Even if your band doesn’t learn all these songs, they are great to play while your band is taking a break. These songs will keep people on the dance floor and the party won’t stop while your band is taking a break. It’s a great idea to have these proven dance songs at your show in case you have technical problems as well.

   So download and enjoy Live Musician Central Dance Set List 3.

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iTunes iMix, Live Musician Central Dance Set List 3

• Brad Delp – Boston
• Dan Fogelberg – Wrote the “Leader Of The Band”
• Denny Doherty – Mamas and the Papas
• Frankie Laine – One of the most popular entertainers of the 1950s (“That Lucky Old Sun”, “Rawhide”)
• Max Roach – Jazz Musician, Jazz Drummer
• Luciano Pavarotti - Opera superstar hailed as “king of the high C’s.”
• Ike Turner - Rock innovator who teamed with wife Tina Turner
• Kevin Dubrow – Lead Singer of Quiet Riot (My band “In Stereo” opened for them in 2003)
• Don Ho – Singer of “Tiny Bubbles”
• Paul Raven – Bassist for bands Killing Joke and Ministry
• Porter Wagoner – Country Musician

    I know there were others that I may have missed but all these that I’ve listed were great Live Musicians. May their spirit and their music live on forever!

   I’ve created a Live Musician Central Memorial Day iMix
by these artists which is available for download. You can download all the tracks, or you can download only your favorite of the group. Click on the banner and enjoy!

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In Memoriam, Lost Musicians of 2007 Custom iMix

    We’ve compiled these songs based solely on their proven ability to fill the dance floor. The songs have been chosen from the Mobile Beat top 200 dance songs of all time.

  As I’ve said before, using the iMix feature in iTunes is an easy way to make sure that all your band members have the same copy of the song that you’re learning. If you use our pre-made set list you can simply have the band members download the songs and learn them. You will all have the same version of the songs and you’ll all have access to them in one place.

  Even if your band decides not to learn all these songs, it’s a great idea to have them on the iPod to play during your band breaks. If you can keep the party going while the band is taking a break then you’re going to keep the crowd and the club management very happy. So grab these songs!

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Live Musician Central – Dance Set List 2, iTunes iMix

Billy Idol - Mony Mony

   It’s tough finding sure hits for your live band to play. You want songs that are going to fill the floor every time you play them. I’ve been playing the Billy Idol version of Mony Mony since 1985 and it’s STILL filling the floor when my band plays it. Am I sick of the song? Yes I am. Am I sick of seeing a crowd of people dancing and yelling and having a great time watching me play the song. No I’m not.

  I’ll play pretty much any song there is as long as it fills the dance floor. I learned by sad experience that the way to keep a crowd is to play what they want to hear. I was in a band for a while that had the philosophy that if we played songs we love then the fact that we were going to be having a great time playing them would rub off on the audience. We figured if they saw that we were having fun then it would be fun for the audience too. Well, we were successful to a degree but we weren’t successful enough to get very many return bookings. The music we loved was fun for us to play and we had a great time but it wasn’t very danceable. A problem that a lot of advanced musicians have is we hear things that your normal music lover doesn’t. As a musician we break things down when we listen and listen in more detail than your average club goer. So we usually like more complex music which a lot of the time doesn’t lend itself to getting a party going.

   That doesn’t mean that you have to play things you don’t particularly like all the time. It just means that on occasion you have to play a standard to keep the crowd happy. The good thing is that I like most of the standards that people enjoy dancing to. They’re generally really good songs that are fun and most of the time surprisingly easy to play. So it’s a good thing to have a few sets of top rated dance songs in your repoitore.

   One of the challenges of being in a band is getting everybody a copy of the song so they can learn it and have the same version of the song as everyone else in the band. The iMix feature on iTunes allows you to create lists that everyone in your band can access in one place so you can be sure they can get the song and have the correct version. It’s a great way to keep everyone in the band on the same page while learning songs.

   I will be putting together some Instant Set Lists for you to download from iTunes using the iMix method. I have chosen these songs from my own experience with what fills the dance floor as well as using top requested songs from DJ resources such as Mobile Beat. The DJ’s know what will fill the floor so why not use some of their experience when choosing songs for your band?

   This is the first of my Instant Set Lists that I will compile for the Song Selection category. It’s called Instant Dance Setlist 1. These songs will fill up the dance floor so download them and start learning!

Download: Live Musician Central Dance Set List 1 from iTunes

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Creating A Setlist Using iTunes iMix – Dance Set List 1