Matthew Reate

FIELD NOTES / ISSUE

Lauren & Christian at Waterloo Village

Booked via NTW Wedding DJs

WV_ISSUE_006 / 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 108 tracks

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

Dinner Long Americana/soul/yacht/indie sweep. Ninety minutes building from quiet to warm. Cocktail hour ran outside on the lawn — DJ rig back on for dinner.
  1. By Your Side Sade 73 BPM · 2B
  2. Forever And For Always (Red Version) Shania Twain 86 BPM · 2B
  3. As Long as I’ve Got You The Charmels 86 BPM · 2B
  4. Some Strange Rain Cotton Jones 140 BPM · 9B
  5. ’Long As You Know You’re Living Yours (Instrumental) Keith Jarrett 132 BPM · 7B
  6. Let Me Prove My Love to You The Main Ingredient 148 BPM · 9B
  7. Carolina In My Mind James Taylor 130 BPM · 7B
  8. When the Morning Comes Daryl Hall & John Oates 151 BPM · 9B
  9. Blue Coupe Twin Peaks 130 BPM · 7B
  10. Ripple (2020 Remaster) Grateful Dead 129 BPM · 9B
  11. Ooh La La Faces 150 BPM · 10B
  12. Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground Willie Nelson 128 BPM · 11B
  13. Strings Young the Giant 112 BPM · 8B
  14. Dreamin’ Man (Album Version) Neil Young 102 BPM · 9B
  15. Didn’t I Darondo 75 BPM · 7B
  16. Como la flor Selena 91 BPM · 6B
  17. In Your Eyes BADBADNOTGOOD feat. Charlotte Day Wilson 80 BPM · 4A
  18. Ones Who Love You Alvvays 117 BPM · 10B
  19. Those Eyes, That Mouth Cocteau Twins 120 BPM · 11B
  20. Arrow Through Me - Remastered 1993 Wings 86 BPM · 11A
  21. When I’m in Your Arms Cleo Sol 174 BPM · 8A
  22. Follow Your Arrow (Album Version) Kacey Musgraves 98 BPM · 7B

    Parked here at 8:05 — groom’s father had requested Louis Armstrong early. He and his wife danced. Dance arc protected.

Formals Parent dances then first dance. Pivot into the floor on the horn loop of the first dance.
  1. Buffer I Got The Labi Siffre 88 BPM · 6A

    Buffer between dinner and parent dances.

  2. Father/daughter Forever Young Rod Stewart 102 BPM · 12B
  3. Mother/son Bright Side of the Road Van Morrison 178 BPM · 8B
  4. First dance Can’t Take My Eyes off You Frankie Valli 123 BPM · 12B

    Caught the horn loop, dropped EWF Let’s Groove to open the floor.

Dance Three-hour floor. Disco opener into a millennial weave — bounced back and forth between camps all night. Closed at 10:35 PM on ABBA.
  1. Let’s Groove (Album Version) Earth, Wind & Fire 125 BPM · 10A

    Floor opener — called the floor on the first dance horn loop into this.

  2. Hung Up Madonna 125 BPM · 7A
  3. Hot Stuff (Single Version) Donna Summer 120 BPM · 6A
  4. You Should Be Dancing Bee Gees 123 BPM · 6A
  5. I’m Every Woman Chaka Khan 115 BPM · 5A
  6. Music Sounds Better With You (radio edit) Stardust 124 BPM · 3A
  7. Lady (Hear Me Tonight) Modjo 126 BPM · 3B

    End of the disco keeper run. Pivoted modern after Modjo.

  8. The Rhythm of the Night Corona 128 BPM · 4A
  9. Stayin’ Alive (Serban Mix) Bee Gees 104 BPM · 4A
  10. You’re The One That I Want - From “Grease” John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John 107 BPM · 8B
  11. She’s A Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked) Carl Carlton 114 BPM · 8A
  12. Play That Funky Music (Album Version) Wild Cherry 110 BPM · 9A
  13. Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson 119 BPM · 10A
  14. Waiting for Tonight Jennifer Lopez 125 BPM · 4A
  15. Believe Cher 133 BPM · 3B
  16. It’s Raining Men The Weather Girls 137 BPM · 4A
  17. I Love It (feat. Charli XCX) Icona Pop, Charli xcx 126 BPM · 4B
  18. The Way You Move (feat. Sleepy Brown) Outkast/Sleepy Brown 126 BPM · 5A
  19. Baby Justin Bieber/Ludacris 130 BPM · 5B
  20. We Found Love Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris 128 BPM · 2B
  21. I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston 119 BPM · 3A
  22. Dancing on My Own Robyn 117 BPM · 2B
  23. Temperature Sean Paul 125 BPM · 3A
  24. Tempted To Touch Rupee 106 BPM · 7A
  25. Make It Happen Mariah Carey 108 BPM · 7A
  26. Kiss Prince 112 BPM · 8A
  27. TiK ToK Ke$ha 120 BPM · 7A
  28. Bad Romance Lady Gaga 119 BPM · 8A
  29. Wait (The Whisper Song) Ying Yang Twins 102 BPM · 6A
  30. Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepsen 120 BPM · 9B
  31. Wait (The Whisper Song) Ying Yang Twins 102 BPM · 6A
  32. Hot in Herre Nelly 107 BPM · 9A
  33. Turn Down for What DJ Snake/Lil Jon 100 BPM · 9A
  34. Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) Beyoncé 97 BPM · 9A
  35. Old Time Rock & Roll Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band 124 BPM · 2B
  36. You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) Dead or Alive 128 BPM · 11A
  37. Just Can’t Get Enough Depeche Mode 128 BPM · 9B
  38. Since U Been Gone Kelly Clarkson 131 BPM · 9B
  39. Sugar, We’re Goin Down Fall Out Boy 81 BPM · 10B
  40. Dancing Queen A*Teens 105 BPM · 11B
  41. Jump Around House Of Pain 107 BPM · 9A
  42. I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ Scissor Sisters 108 BPM · 10B
  43. Turn Me On Kevin Lyttle 106 BPM · 12A
  44. Cut to the Feeling Carly Rae Jepsen 115 BPM · 11B
  45. Gimme More Britney Spears 113 BPM · 11A
  46. One More Time Daft Punk 123 BPM · 10B
  47. I Gotta Feeling The Black Eyed Peas 128 BPM · 9B
  48. Don’t Start Now - Purple Disco Machine Remix Dua Lipa/Purple Disco Machine 124 BPM · 10B
  49. Rasputin Boney M. 127 BPM · 10A
  50. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Michael Jackson 127 BPM · 10A
  51. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Inner Life 128 BPM · 8A
  52. What Is Love (club mix) Haddaway 124 BPM · 6A
  53. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) Sylvester 131 BPM · 4A
  54. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (2005 Remaster) Eurythmics 125 BPM · 5A
  55. Mr. Brightside The Killers 148 BPM · 3B
  56. December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!) The Four Seasons 105 BPM · 3A
  57. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) ABBA 120 BPM · 7A
  58. Heartbreaker Mariah Carey 100 BPM · 3B

    Closer at 10:35 PM — 5 minutes past venue’s 10:30 hard-stop. Note for next Waterloo gig: verify cut time at sound check.

Patio 10:30–midnight. Ten feet outside the back door, white metal table, one EV 8, a fire pit. Groove-forward and calm — settled the room rather than reignited it.
  1. When I Think of You Janet Jackson 116 BPM · 12B
  2. Kiss From a Rose Seal 132 BPM · 1A
  3. Alors on danse Stromae 120 BPM · 1A
  4. Saving Up Dom Dolla 130 BPM · 2A
  5. Love Hangover Diana Ross 151 BPM · 2A
  6. Voulez-Vous ABBA 127 BPM · 9A
  7. Just A Lil Bit 50 Cent 97 BPM · 5A
  8. 1 Thing Amerie 100 BPM · 3A
  9. Intergalactic Beastie Boys 106 BPM · 10A
  10. Night Fever Bee Gees 109 BPM · 1B
  11. Rasputin Boney M. 127 BPM · 10A
  12. Let’s Dance David Bowie 116 BPM · 3A
  13. Thinking of You Lord Echo 97 BPM · 6A
  14. You Sexy Thing Hot Chocolate 106 BPM · 6B
  15. Genius of Love Tom Tom Club 103 BPM · 10A
  16. Never Too Much Luther Vandross 111 BPM · 10B
  17. Shame (12" Version) Evelyn Champagne King 134 BPM · 10A
  18. La Vie En Rose Grace Jones 177 BPM · 9B
  19. I Need Somebody To Love Tonight Sylvester 105 BPM · 7A
  20. Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton 116 BPM · 7B
  21. Show You the Way to Go The Jacksons 109 BPM · 8A
  22. Don’t Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston 122 BPM · 5A
  23. Closing Time Semisonic 92 BPM · 9B

    Patio closer signal.

  24. Goodbye Stranger (Remastered 2026) Supertramp 125 BPM · 4B

    Actual close — settled the room.