Matthew Reate

FIELD NOTES / ISSUE

Kathryn & Tyler at Sound River Studios

Booked via NTW Wedding DJs

SRS_ISSUE_005 / Archive

Room log from the archive.

Set Context

VENUE

CITY

DATE

SET

CROWD NOTE

Live Set Recording

A straight room capture from first pour to close.

Highlights

Photo Evidence

Unique image files only.

Notes to Self

Vendors

Who made the night work, and where to find them.

The Full Log 113 tracks

Every track cued, in order. BPM and key for the nerds. Live performances noted.

Ceremony Tent ceremony in the rain. Cued live from the DJ rig out to Gala's L/R. Three songs.
  1. Wedding party processional That’s Amore Dean Martin 158 BPM · 7A
  2. Bride entrance Musettas Waltz Giacomo Puccini, Arranged By, Dick Hyman, Moe Koffman 85 BPM · 11B

    Cut at ~0:41 — clean natural end.

  3. Recessional Can't Take My Eyes off You Frankie Valli 123 BPM · 12B

    Started ~1:30 in.

Dinner Pre-ceremony prelude held the room while guests took seats. Bluegrass quartet (Melody Allegra) handled cocktail hour in the tent. DJ rig back on for dinner — Italian-American pocket through to the first dance.
  1. Cheek to Cheek Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 122 BPM · 4A
  2. Mona Lisa Nat King Cole 61 BPM · 3B
  3. In a Sentimental Mood Duke Ellington & John Coltrane 70 BPM · 3B
  4. My Funny Valentine Chet Baker 67 BPM · 5A
  5. Don't Take Your Love from Me Jimmy Scott 97 BPM · 3B
  6. Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) Frank Sinatra 120 BPM · 8A
  7. Unforgettable Nat King Cole 90 BPM · 7A
  8. Dream a Little Dream of Me Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 75 BPM · 8A
  9. Little Sunflower Dorothy Ashby 154 BPM · 7A
  10. Return To Me - Remastered 1998 Dean Martin 80 BPM · 10B
  11. Innamorata (Sweetheart) Jerry Vale 78 BPM · 8B
  12. Misty Sarah Vaughan 124 BPM · 8A
  13. L-O-V-E Nat King Cole 155 BPM · 11A
  14. A Hundred Dreams from Now Ray Bryant 122 BPM · 8B
  15. Soulful Strut Young–Holt Unlimited 90 BPM · 6B
  16. Natural Green Blazo 94 BPM · 4B
  17. Mister Magic Grover Washington, Jr. 104 BPM · 5A
  18. My Baby Just Cares for Me Nina Simone 119 BPM · 11B
  19. Wave Antonio Carlos Jobim 73 BPM · 10B
  20. I’ve Got the World on a String Frank Sinatra 123 BPM · 10B
  21. Lullaby Of Birdland Sarah Vaughan 123 BPM · 10A
  22. Mambo Italiano - 2000 Digital Remaster Dean Martin 154 BPM · 12A
  23. Nothing Can Change This Love Sam Cooke 67 BPM · 11A
  24. You For Me Blossom Dearie 140 BPM · 9B
  25. Desafinado Stan Getz 73 BPM · 5B
  26. Conversazione Mina 79 BPM · 4A
  27. Summer Wind Frank Sinatra 88 BPM · 4A
  28. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You (Remastered/1997) Dean Martin 126 BPM · 5A
  29. Medley Just A Gigolo I Aint Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me) - Remastered 1996 Louis Prima, The Witnesses, Sam Butera & The Witnesses 126 BPM · 5A
  30. I Fall In Love Too Easily Chet Baker 130 BPM · 5A
  31. Easy Living Billie Holiday 132 BPM · 4B
  32. Angelina / Zooma Zooma Louis Prima 140 BPM · 4A
  33. Straighten Up And Fly Right Nat King Cole 147 BPM · 4B
  34. Clementine Bobby Darin 153 BPM · 4A
  35. Too Darn Hot Ella Fitzgerald 81 BPM · 5A
  36. Il cielo in una stanza Mina 91 BPM · 5B
  37. The Good Life Tony Bennett 68 BPM · 6A
  38. Águas De Março Elis Regina/Antônio Carlos Jobim 75 BPM · 6B
  39. Via Con Me Paolo Conte 83 BPM · 6A
  40. Mack the Knife Bobby Darin 84 BPM · 6A
  41. Quando Quando Quando Engelbert Humperdinck 175 BPM · 7A
  42. You Can’t Hurry Love The Supremes 97 BPM · 6A
  43. A Foggy Day Tony Bennett 106 BPM · 7B
  44. Lazy Mary Lou Monte 122 BPM · 6B
  45. Why Dont You Do Right (Get Me Some Money Too) Peggy Lee 124 BPM · 7A
  46. Oh Marie Louis Prima 113 BPM · 8B
  47. Its A Good Day Peggy Lee 123 BPM · 8B
Dance Floor Same rig, no break from dinner. Floor opened on Cheryl Lynn into Earth, Wind & Fire. Parent dances broke the arc at 10:00 PM. Came back out through 80s into 90s/2000s. Closed on New York, New York.
  1. First Dance Buona Sera Louis Prima 100 BPM · 5B

    Cued the floor open on the 1:55 dip — couple finished from the top of the song, everyone joined for the back half.

  2. Floor opener Got to Be Real (Single Version) Cheryl Lynn 115 BPM · 8A
  3. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson 119 BPM · 10A
  4. Le Freak (Single Edit) Chic 120 BPM · 8A
  5. Hot Stuff Donna Summer 121 BPM · 6A
  6. Let's Groove (Album Version) Earth, Wind & Fire 125 BPM · 10A
  7. I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany 131 BPM · 10B
  8. Waterloo ABBA (Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida) 147 BPM · 10B
  9. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) Bruce Springsteen 154 BPM · 8B
  10. Walk Like an Egyptian The Bangles 103 BPM · 10A
  11. Dance Hall Days Wang Chung 103 BPM · 8B
  12. Tragedy Bee Gees 118 BPM · 10A
  13. I Feel Love Donna Summer 128 BPM · 6A
  14. Father/Daughter Times of Your Life Paul Anka 77 BPM · 9B
  15. Mother/Son You'll Be In My Heart (From "Tarzan"/Soundtrack Version) Phil Collins 97 BPM · 4A
  16. Night Fever Bee Gees 109 BPM · 1B
  17. Heart of Glass Blondie 115 BPM · 12B
  18. Don’t You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds 111 BPM · 11B
  19. Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode 128 BPM · 9B
  20. Gloria Laura Branigan 131 BPM · 11B
  21. Dancing With Myself - Uptown Mix Generation X, Billy Idol 177 BPM · 12B
  22. Believe Cher 133 BPM · 3B
  23. I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston 119 BPM · 3A
  24. Let’s Dance David Bowie 116 BPM · 3A
  25. Crazy in Love Beyoncé feat. Jay‐Z 99 BPM · 7A
  26. U and Dat (feat. T. Pain & Kandi Girl) E-40/T-Pain/Kandi Girl 100 BPM · 10A
  27. Chicken Noodle Soup - Radio Edit So Tight Webstar, Young B, AG aka The Voice of Harlem 95 BPM · 2A
  28. Carry Out (Featuring Justin Timberlake) Timbaland, Justin Timberlake 99 BPM · 2A
  29. Be Faithful Fatman Scoop 101 BPM · 9A
  30. Blow Kesha 120 BPM · 10A
  31. Free Yourself Jessie Ware 119 BPM · 5A
  32. Bad Romance Lady Gaga 119 BPM · 8A
  33. I Love It Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX 126 BPM · 4B
  34. Call Your Girlfriend Robyn 125 BPM · 4B
  35. All Night Longer Sammy Adams 127 BPM · 3B
  36. Cheese Coney Club (Parody of Pink Pony Club) Hot Dog Harv 107 BPM · 2B

    Cincinnati hot-dog-cart cue. Pink Pony Club parody — announce the snack, run the verse and chorus.

  37. Dancing in the Dark Bruce Springsteen 149 BPM · 1B
  38. Dancing on My Own Robyn 117 BPM · 2B
  39. Body Language - featuring T-Pain Jesse McCartney/T-Pain 81 BPM · 8B
  40. Get Me Bodied - Extended Mix Beyoncé 97 BPM · 6A
  41. Tambourine Eve 103 BPM · 5A
  42. Thank God I’m a Country Boy John Denver 105 BPM · 11B

    Mid-set request from Tyler.

  43. United State of Pop 2009 (Blame it on the Pop) DJ Earworm 130 BPM · 11B
  44. Don't Stop The Music Rihanna 123 BPM · 11A
  45. Temperature Sean Paul 125 BPM · 3A
  46. Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor) (feat. T-Pain) Pitbull, T-Pain 128 BPM · 3A
  47. No Broke Boys Disco Lines, Tinashe 131 BPM · 1B

    Late guest request — landed harder than expected.

  48. Gettin Over You (feat. Fergie & LMFAO) David Guetta, Chris Willis, Fergie, LMFAO 130 BPM · 4A
  49. Wagon Wheel Darius Rucker 148 BPM · 11B
  50. Cyclone (feat. T-Pain) *Clean Baby Bash, T-Pain 78 BPM · 2A
  51. Loyal (feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga) Chris Brown/Lil Wayne/Tyga 99 BPM · 2B
  52. Get Buck In Here DJ Felli Fel, Diddy, Akon, Ludacris, Lil Jon 105 BPM · 2A
  53. Shake That Eminem, Nate Dogg 107 BPM · 2A
  54. Let It Rock Kevin Rudolf/Lil Wayne 113 BPM · 7A
  55. 1, 2 Step (feat. Missy Elliott) Ciara, Missy Elliott 113 BPM · 6A
  56. CUFF IT Beyoncé 115 BPM · 9A
  57. I Got U Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones 121 BPM · 8B
  58. Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body) (feat. Project Pat, Young D & Superpower) - Explicit Album Version Three 6 Mafia/Project Pat/Young-D/Superpower 120 BPM · 11A
  59. Downtown *Clean* (feat. Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee & Eric Nally) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 110 BPM · 3B
  60. #SELFIE The Chainsmokers 128 BPM · 4A
  61. Clarity Zedd/Foxes 128 BPM · 4B
  62. All The Small Things blink-182 149 BPM · 8B
  63. Last song Theme From New York, New York - 2008 Remastered Frank Sinatra 108 BPM · 6A

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