🎶 “You Can Just Use Spotify, Right?” And Other Lies You’ve Been Told

Because this is your wedding—not your cousin’s basement party.

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If I had a dollar for every time someone asked,

“Can’t you just use Spotify for our wedding?”
…I’d be able to buy Spotify. Twice.

Ah, the innocent optimism. The blind faith in Bluetooth. The wildly misplaced confidence in a playlist titled “Wedding Bangers 2.0 (Trust Me Bro).”

Today, we’re going to lovingly and comedically dismantle this myth and a few other misguided gems the wedding internet (and Chad from accounting) might have whispered in your ear.

💻 Lie #1: “You Can Just Use Spotify, Right?”

Technically? Yes.
Emotionally, logistically, and in any way that doesn’t end in disaster?

Absolutely not.

Here’s what Spotify can’t do:

• Read the room when your guests are vibing to Usher and suddenly someone requests “Shania Twain but make it disco.”

• Handle requests on the fly without stopping the music and making you scroll like a caffeinated DJ raccoon.

• Fade songs properly, transition smoothly, or NOT throw in a loud commercial mid-slow dance if someone forgot to log into Premium.

Spotify doesn’t know when to drop “Mr. Brightside.”
I do.

🔇 Lie #2: “My Friend Has a Bluetooth Speaker and Vibes. That’s Basically a DJ.”

Let’s paint the picture.

It’s 9:15 p.m. The dance floor is warming up. Aunt Linda is three white wines in and ready.
Suddenly, the speaker cuts out because Kevin “accidentally walked too far with the phone in his pocket.”

Panic. Silence. Someone yells, “Where’s the AUX cord?!”
Meanwhile, the mood dies faster than a bouquet caught by your ex.

A professional DJ?
I’ve got:

• Backup systems

• Emergency playlists

• Redundant gear

• And zero tolerance for Bluetooth betrayal

Kevin is great. But Kevin is not your DJ.
(Also, Kevin once played dubstep during dinner, and no one’s ever recovered.)

🤔 Lie #3: “It’s Just Pressing Play, Right?”

OH.
Sweet.
Summer.
Child.

If DJing a wedding was just pressing play, I wouldn’t be:

• Managing the timeline

• Coordinating with the planner

• Fading between dance and dinner music

• Announcing speeches without butchering Aunt Giuseppina’s name

• Running backup power cords around a fountain to avoid lighting the venue on fire

Also, I wouldn’t be checking the vibe of the crowd every 30 seconds and shifting the energy when needed.
Spotify can’t feel that grandma is this close to joining the Wobble. I can.

🔊 Lie #4: “A Playlist Means We Get to Hear All Our Favorites!”

Here’s what happens when couples insist on using a mega-playlist:

• 50% of the songs don’t get played because guests are requesting everything else.

• 30% are skipped because they sounded better when you were in college and not standing in formalwear surrounded by 150 people.

• 15% have awkward fade-outs or explicit lyrics that blast mid-bite.

• The remaining 5% play during the sparkler send-off while someone screams “THIS ISN’T EVEN THE RIGHT VERSION!”

A curated, flexible, crowd-aware set >>> a playlist you made at 2am called “Vibes But Make It Wedding.”

🧠 Lie #5: “Hiring a DJ Is Overkill for a Small Wedding.”

Sure. And air is optional if you’re not that tall.

Whether it’s 30 guests or 300, here’s what doesn’t change:

• You need someone to run the flow of the evening

• You need music that actually works for your crowd

• You need someone who can handle unexpected requests, sound issues, weird transitions, and your cousin requesting Nickelback for the fifth time

Small weddings still need coordination, timing, and smooth audio.
Unless you want your first dance to fade out mid-chorus like a sad voicemail.

🎧 Final Thought:

Spotify is amazing. I use it every day.
But you know what it’s not built for?
Weddings.

It’s not built for:

• Unruly guests

• Dance floor chaos

• Emotional toasts

• Choreographed parent dances

• High-stakes vibe management

• Sparkler exits timed to the beat drop of “Shut Up and Dance”

At DJ Rock My World, I bring the professional-grade gear, the experience, the mic voice, and the sixth sense for “when this crowd is finally ready for Pitbull.”

I’m not just here to play your songs.
I’m here to create a night people will remember—and not just because the music cut out during the cake cutting.

👉 Want a DJ who brings more than a Spotify playlist and a prayer?

🎧 Let’s talk at DJRockMyWorld.com
💌 I’ll bring the music, the timing, the flow, and zero ads about toothpaste mid-toast.

Because weddings deserve better than shuffle mode.

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