hmmmm the gay community usually likes electro and house but i havent done one in a long times so hard to tell whats hot right now :(

Yeah, and that's what i play mostly.Throw in a little hip hop and reggaetone to get them bumpin and grinding on each other. But for a latin themed night, they want more latin-ish songs.

^^ no doubt. thats what they like here where i live.

Thought about the remix of Santana - Smooth was a good start, and is. But still, I need more.

They like spanish pop too. At least here in SoCal they do.

la macarena!

but seriously, spanish pop will do
paulina rubio
gloria trevi
those artist are a MUST play

haha don't play la macarena please!!! that's good for a wedding maybe

I would play some latin house if is a guy club...

Definitely Reggaeton.

But don't get it twisted, there's no special "gay latin" Simply play the same music you would for any other crowd (Salsa, Merengue, Bachata). If you have no idea on what's good for latin music, you gotta lotta catchin up to do.
You'll definitely play House, but make it TRIBAL (the percussions add a serious latin flair)

In my opinion, spanish pop is HORRIBLE! Don't play that sh!t on this side of the states.

Excellent, thank you!!! Keep the suggestions comming!!

Latin Pop remixes
Latin House
Tribal Vocal
Vocal House
cumbias
merengue


Gloria Trevi remixes, Thalia remixes, or stuff you listen to super estrella. like you said reggeaton is good, and the ones mentioned above

Latin music is very regionalized. Tribal, Salsa, & Merengue won't work at my club. Spanish Pop Remixes, Spanish Rock, Electro & Trance work wonders.

Here's my primetime playlist from last night.

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1.- Serafin - Birthday Heart Break Bday Groove Mix
2.- Pitbull Vs Bazil - Hotel Dajee Remix
3.- Black Point, Pitbull, Metafisix - Watagatapitusberry (Danny Boy Remix)
4.- Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire (Robsinteck Remix & Dj Ivan Arreola Videoremix)
5.- LMFAO, Lil Jon - Shots (Tragos Spanish LMFAO Remix)
6.- Deadmau5 - Ghosts N Stuff (Instrumental)
7.- Deadmau5 - Hi Friend (Dj Woody Edit) (16)
8.- FM Audio - Killer (Afrojack Remix)
9.- Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
10.- Tori Amos - Professional Widow (Armand Van Helden Remix)
11.- Chelley - Took The Night (Detboi Funki Night Remix)
12.- Mana - Oye Mi Amor
13.- The Cure - Boys Don't Cry (Remix)
14.- Juanes - Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor (Dj Luis Remix)
15.- Jumbo - Siento Que (Dj Luis Rock Mix)
16.- Heroes Del Silencio - Entre Dos Tierras (Quemadiscos Planet Mix)
17.- Mana - Como Un Perro Enloquecido
18.- Fobia - Moscas (Dj Vagabundo Edit)
19.- Berlin - The Metro
20.- Los Prisioneros - Tren Al Sur (Dj Luis Videomix)
21.- Enanitos Verdes - Cordillera (DJ Woody Rock Remix)
22.- Le Tigre - Deceptacon (DJ Woody Remix)
23.- Virus - Luna De Miel (DJ Woody Remix)
24.- Fobia - El Cumpleaños (DJ Woody Remix)
25.- El General - Tu Pum Pum (Remix)
26.- Beyonce - Single Ladies (Kumbia Remix)
27.- Los Pikadientes de Caborca - Cumbia Del Rio (Dj Woody Remix)
28.- Charly Garcia - No Voy En Tren (Quemadiscos Remix)
29.- Reik - Inolvidable (Dj Woody Remix)
30.- Zoe - Nada (Dj Woody Remix)
31.- La Ley - Doble Opuesto (Quemadiscos Remix)
32.- Paulina Rubio - Causa y Efecto (Remix)
33.- La 5a Estacion - El Sol No Regresa (Remix)

Exactly. But Super Estrella is only here in LA. There's no other Super Estrella in the US, Entravision replaced them with some station called Jose. lol

We're a Super Estrella club, so Pop remixes works wonders with us.

There, fixed.

heheh .. nice job

:) Thanks guys, and thanks for that playlist. I'm liking it. Don't stop, keep the ideas flowing. After i'm done on thursday, I'll let you all know how it went.

Again, thanks :)

don't play latin pop like



Agree! there's no special gay latin music. They love dance music and trance, I had a few residencies in hispanic gay clubs and never played Paulina Rubio, Julio Iglesias or any latin pop.

That's why I'm saying that latin music varies from city to city. In some places spanish pop remixes do really good, in others it doesn't. Same goes for any other genre. Spanish pop & spanish rock remixes work great at our club. Specially the trance remixes. We sell out every week and we been going at for 7 years now. Other clubs have tried something similar and it fails.

Spanish music is a bit harder IMO, cuz if you don't play the right remix at the right time it can empty your dancefloor. I rarely play any original version of spanish pop because most of the time they're not club friendly. Getting quality remixes is KEY to doing spanish sets. That's why most of the remixes I play are done by me or by a closed circle of dj friends.

Oh I forgot. You also gotta take into account the type of latin crowd that goes there BIG TIME. There's a lot of different latin crowds. I have a really hardcore Mexican crowd at my club where I could drop some Banda Recodo if I wanted to and they would go nuts. But at our other club, we also have a US Born latin crowd that will not tolerate any spanish whatsoever. They like your typical Top 40, Hip Hop, Electro, type of stuff.

Where did you get the charly garcia and virus remix? Most mexican gays like dance, electro, top40, trance. DJWoody is right with his playlist. When I dj for mexican gays never get requested reggeaton or hiphop.

The Charly Garcia remix was made by a friend of mine, DJ Quemadiscos. I made the Virus remix, which honestly, it's more like a redrum.

You can hear songs 20-29 on this megamix I made for a NYE promo.

Watchwww.youtube.com

Where can I get some of Quemadiscos remixes?

Does he made any Soda Stereo remixes?

Yes, he does. He has a blog where he posts the lo quality ones. Sometimes he'll post on this board too.

djquemadiscos.blogspot.com

wow, I need some of his stuff!!! Is he selling those remixes?

I dunno, you'll have to ask him. He doesn't DJ. He just makes those remixes for himself and for his DJ friends. lol He's an amazing producer and a very cool guy.

One thing though. He doesn't like it when people jack his low quality stuff. That really annoys him.

matters on the nationality of the crowd... I'm a latin dj. Yesterday i was spinning only bachata, merengue, reggaeton and a little bit of salsa. It was a dominican crowd. Now for colombians. It's Bachata, Merengue, Cumbia and alot of salsa. Btw i pretty much only spin latin and have yet to play spanish pop -.-

I just emailed him :) I love that he is remixing southamerican music. I know is hard to find good latin remixes.

EXACTLY!!!! I'm the complete opposite of you. I rarely play any bachata, salsa, or merengue, but I play a lot of Spanish Pop. Then again, I have a really hardcore Mexican crowd from Guadalajara.

lol Funny cuz I just emailed him too. lol I sent him a link to this thread, hopefully he'll reply back to you, if not, I'll ask him Monday. We usually talk on IM when we're at work.

I also have a residency twice a week with 100% Mexican crowd and play nothing but Dance, Top40, Electro, Trance, HipHop & R&B. I get some requests for Reggaeton but just play 2-3 songs in the whole night.

I would love to have some of his stuff!!! What about Amigos Invisibles?

I dunno. I'm sure he has. He sent me a PDF with his entire catalog which is over 200 remixes. I dunno where it is though. lol I only have 168 remixes. lol I know he told me last week that he hasn't really done anything this year.

Trip out. Quemadiscos is a GHOST producer. None of us have ever met him. lol No one knows who he is, or how he looks like. lol His MySpace doesn't have any pictures of him. lol For all we know, he can be some famous producer under disguise, or some kid on his basement. lol

He can be famous producer no doubt! Is very hard to find good latin remixes.
Where is he from?

He's from here, SoCal.

oh man I am loving the Argentinian Remixes, I grew up listening to Enanitos Verdes, Virus, Cerati, Soda Stereo and many more of the 80's

forgot my man Charly Garcia :)

lol than you would be in heaven at my club. We play all that plus more. lol. Enanitos Verdes always comes to LA/OC. Soda Stereo did their reunion here in LA back in 2007. That concert was amazing!!!

very nice...

Do you play any Bajofondo or Gotan Project?

No. We play the more commercial stuff. There's another club that plays all that. They're more indie, hipster type of place.

I know, I have so much good latin house but never have the chance to play it.

Hey Slade...all good advice in here bro!

There is really no 'special latin music' for gay crowds like others have said before...ur just gonna have to read the crowd and throw a lil bit of everything (salsa, merengue, bachata, reggaeton, spanish pop/rock, cumbias, latin house) until u hit the 'spot' ...also i think u might be able to get away with some freestyle as well...

I've posted a few of my latin mixes here on the forum...as a matter of fact i just posted one today serato.com ...i try to play all the hot/commercial stuff in there so u might get an idea of what is working now (or at least whats working here in Miami lol)

...anyways keep digging and good luck on ur gig!

Thank you sir!

im so far off this joints . all i kick it with is spanish people and when i ask they never know titles etc.. i ask whats hot and nothing .

sticky

Make sure you play some Ricky Martin cuz that's their leader...

i'm really enjoying this thread. ha ha

If you like Argentine pop, here's a mashup I did that I decided to share. I'm sure you'll recognize the background song.

And for the record, I know the elusive Quemadiscos. ;-)


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