There is a specific moment in all gigs when the professional DJ needs to let loose all of the songs they know will work in peaking the folks on the dance floor to their maximum enjoyment for the night. It is not always clear in advance when that will be but a professional DJ can often know which songs that will be the catalyst early in the gig. They are the songs that people have requested in multiple numbers and all seem to fit with each other and are popular enough to appeal to the larger group beyond those on the dance floor at the moment. That is the moment when the professional DJ “Unleashes The Hounds” till everybody goes wild with enthusiasm and joy.
One would assume that these songs will be the same night in and night out but not always the case. It varies depending on the crowd, culture, age, gender and event. The one mistake a professional DJ can make is to “hold back the hounds” till it is too late and the event is winding down. The professional DJ may think that people will be staying later than what really will take place and is keeping them till the height of the event thinking that will be the right moment. This is unfortunate because they may miss that opportunity for pushing the energy to the highest level possible. That moment is what people usually remember about an event, the moment when the hounds where unleashed and everybody ends up soaked with sweat and huge, exhausted smiles on their faces. When you see this, you know you have done your job for the night.
