iPhone App for Wedding Music Selections

During the consultations in planning a wedding many of my clients ask for suggestions for music. Believe me, I know the difficulty in just thinking of "That Great Song" with little notice. Add the stress of planning a wedding and all of a sudden, you can't remember any songs that you want played at your event. Now, my friends at DJ Intelligence (a disc jockey software company), has created an application to help you with this.

"Fun Wedding" is an application designed to show you the most requested songs for various types of dances. You can search the "Tops" list, decades tops, specialty dance tops, make favorites, email them to your DJ and even find a DJ. You don't have to worry about the latter, you're already here!

As an experienced DJ, I can contest that this applications Top or Most Requested list are quite accurate. Granted, its almost impossible for one company to create the "Perfect" list since you're competing with reqest from around the country, from different generations and cultures. But, knowing these list are a mix and every song listed shouldn't necessarily be played at your event is valuble information. If you see AC/DC, DMX, or Wagner on one list, don't worry they won't be and shouldn't be played in seccession.

On the the Parts of the the program:

TOP 200

The Top 200 is a vast list that calculates the top 200 played songs. As previously mentioned, there is an eclectic mix of music here. This is a great place to start looking for a mixtue of rock, dance, rap, classics in one location. As you can see, "I Gotta Feeling" has a Gold Star. This is a way to favorite songs you like as you move through the various songs. More about this latter.

Decades List

Next up is the "Decades List." This list is helpful for narrowing down your search of a particular decade. It ranges from the 1950's to today. I'm starting to use this application with guest at weddings and dances. I turn it on my iPad and visit tables introducing myself. When guest say, "Play something from the 60's" I can show them this list and I can quickly compile a list of songs by marking them as favorites. Then when I go back to the DJ table, I can load them into the request list. I'm finding more guest are interested in picking a song from a list, rather than trying to recall a song.

Specialty Dances

Now we have the Top 50 Songs for each Specialty Dance for weddings. This tool is great to allow a couple to sit down and review songs without being at at computer. If you're at a coffee shop or out to dinner, you can review these songs. You can also favorite multiple songs because some songs you just want to hear at some point during the event.

FAVORITES

Now we get to the good part. As I mentioned earlier, as you move through the various list, you can favorite songs that you want to hear. From this point, you can email those songs directly to your DJ! That address would be DJ@MRKE.biz

Emailing Favorites

YOU CAN ADD YOUR WEDDING DATE

Finally, you can even find a DJ if you need one through the program. But remember, the DJ you're looking for is DJ Michael at www.mrke.biz! If he can't perform at your event, he'll help you find a DJ who can meet your needs and be availble for your date. 

Find a DJ

What don't I like about the application? Prelistening to songs can be a little clumbsy. 

I'd like to see a song, genre, and advance search.

Add DJ Reviews to the "Find A DJ"

Since this is part of a DJ Software Company, I'd like to see direct integration to your request list. At this time, you have to email yourself the list and then go to your DJ's online request list and type them in. 

Add a "Client Log-in" for users to access their time lines, guest list and such.

All and all, I'll give this 3.5 Stars out of 4. Add the above and I'll raise my rating. I will say it's a nice application to have at $.99 Given the low cost, I'd suggest, if you need help finding songs, to purchase this application. If you're a DJ with DJ Intelligence, then absolutely purchase it for your event and consultations. You can find the application here: Fun Wedding