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Welcome to Episode 6 of the Cue It Up! DJ Podcast with your hosts HITMAN*DDub and DJ Mikie Mike! 🎧

This week, we’re cracking open our crate-building strategy and showing you how we structure playlists for the three most common DJ events: Weddings, School Dances, and Private Parties. Whether you're rocking a reception, keeping teens hype at prom, or setting off a birthday bash — your crate has to be on point to keep the party moving.

🔍 In this episode, we break down:
00:00:00 Opening Theme
00:01:19 Tech Glitch & Mic Recovery - Solving live mic issues
00:02:47 Show Welcome - Official intro and mission of Cue It Up!
00:04:04 DJ Gig War Stories - Managing demanding brides and complex wedding timelines
00:06:39 School Dance Prep - Setting up for a middle school dance post-retirement
00:08:05 Episode 5 Recap - Reviewing crate structure and fixing lost Serato files
00:14:59 Editing & Tagging Tools - Using Flip, Track Cleaner, Lexicon, etc.
00:18:57 Censorship Techniques - How to clean up songs for schools effectively
00:26:15 Event Types Overview - Differentiating school, wedding, and private event crates
00:36:59 Crate Design Strategy - Breaking down types of crates and their purposes
00:37:38 Crate Planning Insights - Viewing crate building like storytelling
00:43:55 Demonstration: School Crates - Detailed walkthrough of each crate and philosophy
00:53:25 Lighting, Energy & Crowd Behavior - Challenges with lighting and student response
00:56:09 Final Wrap of School Crate Build - End-of-night playlist and special slow songs
01:01:47 How I incorperate the Crate Fomula Tags for my Music in Serato
01:07:05 Mikey Mike's Wedding Crate Demo - Step-by-step Virtual DJ wedding crate walkthrough
01:13:33 The Money Dance - When and how to run it effectively at weddings
01:23:52 Censorship Techniques for VDJ
01:28:15 Multi-Wedding Planning - How to prep for back-to-back weddings
01:46:58 Final Take Aways from this Episode's Demonstration
01:47:55 Shoutouts - Appreciation for supporters and regular viewers
01:49:00 Hosts' Social Media Handles
01:50:03 DJ Collective Network Promo - Promoting the prime time schedule
01:54:57 Fade Out Message - Final words and recap reminder
01:57:35 Outro Music

💡 Whether you’re just starting out or looking to sharpen your music library, this episode is for YOU.

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