DJ Johnny Lorenzo

Build your night

Five moments.
One flow.

A reception is not a playlist, it is five jobs in sequence. Pick a vibe for each and the whole night recomputes — minutes off your reception length, the tempo it opens at and where it lands, and real records that fit. It comes loaded with a night that already works, so change what you disagree with.

The timeline · tap a segment to change its vibe

Doors to seating. Guests arriving, finding each other, first drink in hand.

  1. The Way You Look Tonight — Frank Sinatra1964 · 104 BPM
  2. Fly Me to the Moon — Frank Sinatra1964 · 119 BPM
  3. Dream a Little Dream of Me — The Mamas & the Papas1968 · 90 BPM
  4. La Vie en rose — Louis Armstrong1950 · 100 BPM

Plated or buffet service, toasts, the room seated and talking.

  1. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) — Stevie Wonder1970 · 104 BPM
  2. Let's Stay Together — Al Green1971 · 102 BPM
  3. Lovely Day — Bill Withers1977 · 97 BPM
  4. Respect — Aretha Franklin1967 · 115 BPM

Formal dances into the open-floor invitation.

  1. Respect — Aretha Franklin1967 · 115 BPM
  2. Ain't No Mountain High Enough — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell1967 · 130 BPM
  3. I Want You Back — The Jackson 51969 · 98 BPM
  4. September — Earth, Wind & Fire1978 · 126 BPM

The long middle. Floor at capacity, no gaps, no reset.

  1. Work It — Missy Elliott2002 · 101 BPM
  2. Forgot About Dre — Dr. Dre1999 · 134 BPM
  3. Jump Around — House of Pain1992 · 106 BPM
  4. Hey Ya! — OutKast2003 · 160 BPM
  5. Yeah! — Usher2004 · 105 BPM

Final twenty minutes. One last lift, then the send-off.

  1. One More Time — Daft Punk2000 · 123 BPM
  2. Music Sounds Better with You — Stardust1998 · 123 BPM
  3. Finally — CeCe Peniston1991 · 122 BPM
  4. Show Me Love — Robin S.1993 · 120 BPM

Every track listed is a real commercially released recording, shown as an example of the vibe rather than a locked set. Clean radio edits are used on the floor. The set is built from your picks and then read live on the night.

Do not play

The list that saves the night.

Type a song or an artist and it drops in below. Remove any of them with one tap. Nothing here gets played, no matter who asks at 11pm.

Usual suspects · one tap

Build Your Night — set flow

DJ Johnny Lorenzo · We Read the Room. · 5 hour reception, doors at 6:00 PM

6:00 PM · Cocktail · Low & Warm · 1 hr · 66–88 BPM
The Way You Look Tonight — Frank Sinatra · Fly Me to the Moon — Frank Sinatra · Dream a Little Dream of Me — The Mamas & the Papas · La Vie en rose — Louis Armstrong
7:00 PM · Dinner · Old Soul · 1 hr 20 min · 84–106 BPM
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) — Stevie Wonder · Let's Stay Together — Al Green · Lovely Day — Bill Withers · Respect — Aretha Franklin
8:20 PM · First Dance · Old Soul · 30 min · 92–114 BPM
Respect — Aretha Franklin · Ain't No Mountain High Enough — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell · I Want You Back — The Jackson 5 · September — Earth, Wind & Fire
8:50 PM · Peak · Throwback Hip Hop · 1 hr 35 min · 102–112 BPM
Work It — Missy Elliott · Forgot About Dre — Dr. Dre · Jump Around — House of Pain · Hey Ya! — OutKast · Yeah! — Usher
10:25 PM · Last Call · House · 35 min · 122–130 BPM
One More Time — Daft Punk · Music Sounds Better with You — Stardust · Finally — CeCe Peniston · Show Me Love — Robin S.

Do not play: Cha Cha Slide — DJ Casper · Baby Shark

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Send it over attached to an inquiry. It arrives with your five picks, the minutes, the tempo map and the do-not-play list.