Hey Mr DJ

THE BLURB:
Mentalism You Can Dance To!

Music is a big part of the entertainment at weddings, bar
mitzvahs and graduations. If a mentalist can incorporate the
DJ in his program of mind reading, he's a rare commodity and
worth more money.

Hey Mr DJ is a complete routine that enables the mentalist
to know ANY songs that three different people at the party
think.

The audience creates a list of current song titles without
any input from the mentalist. Three randomly selected
participants THINK of a song title from the list. They don't
write their choices down and their choices are completely
"free." Yet, the mentalist knows the song titles in their
minds!

The greatest feature of this practical routine is that the
final song title is seemingly telepathically projected to
the DJ! Without any kind of prior arrangement, the DJ plays
the song that comes into his mind and IT'S THE SAME SONG AS
THE ONE PICKED BY A SPECTATOR!

This is a finale trick that sends everyone to the dance
floor to continue the party. What's more is that this can be
performed COMPLETELY IMPROMPTU. It can be presented in night
clubs, karaoke bars and people's homes. Where ever there's
music and people you can create a sensation!

Hey Mr. DJ has these important features:

    * You're always ready to perform - anywhere, any time.
    * No extra gimmicks are needed.
    * The spectators don't write anything.
    * ANY song titles can be used.
    * You don't need to be familiar with any of the chosen
song titles.
    * The spectators' choices are "free."
    * Spectators can change their selections if they wish.
    * No pre-show work AT ALL.
    * Nothing is forced on the DJ.
    * DJ just looks at the list and chooses.
    * The DJ actually believes the song title is projected
into his mind.
    * Great for ALL kinds of parties.
    * Easy to learn and do.

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MY COMMENTS:
One issue with dealing with mentalism and music is that if
you ask someone to think of a song, it could be one of
hundreds of thousands. The songs could range from any
genre, any time people, and any culture or language. But
what if you could have someone think of any song and the
performer doesn't need to familiar with any of the songs?
Docc has solved this problem with this powerful three phase
routine. Even though it will seem to the audience that the
emphasis is on the song title and the choice of it, the
performer doesn't need to be familiar with any of the music
selections at all.

The blurb is a little vague on the routine, so let me detail
it a bit more. At an event with a DJ, the performer calls
for an assistant. A marker board is numbered one through
eight and the assistant writes down any songs next to any
position on the board. As each song is freely chosen, the
DJ confirms the song selection is in his tune library.
After the board is filled, the performer shows some slips of
paper that are numbered. They are placed in a stemmed glass
and handed to the assistant.

The assistant now selects ANY slip from the glass and it is
handed to a participant in the audience to hold. This
participant now goes to any other person in the audience (a
second participant) who randomly selects ANY slip from the
glass and holds it in her fist. Finally, the assistant
selects a slip for herself.

The performer then has each participant look at their slips
and reveals the song that was chosen. For the finale, or
the revelation of the tune the assistant has chosen, the
performer shows the DJ the list of remaining tunes and has
the DJ freely choose and play one. The DJ does and it's
revealed that it is the song that the assistant was thinking
of.

Now, if you look at the blurb again, you'll see the points
make more sense. There is no arrangement with anyone,
including the DJ, before the routine. There is no pre-show
work other than to get the materials set-up. And the
materials are things that you can get easily: a pad, a
marker, a stemmed glass, and slips of paper. This routine
will play in any situation where there are people and music.
The music doesn't have to be from a DJ, incidentally, it can
be one person with lots of music on their personal listening
device, such as an iPod.

The one key consideration not mentioned in the blurb is that
you'll need pockets with pocket space. This is because the
performer must have certain things in certain pockets for
some of the movements involved. Docc has very carefully
choreographed this routine. As he states, "the simplicity
of correct blocking can transform an adequate trickster into
a phenomenal performer...Where you place the items in your
pockets as well as where you and your assistant stand, are
imperative details."

One point that should be mentioned is that you can use this
routine for any category, not just music. It's just that
music is quite sensory and that helps make this routine much
effective and memorable. Also, as the blurb says, tends to
be a big part of celebrations and events and this routine
beautifully works with other entertainment to make it
professional. The finale of the routine sends everyone to
the dance floor to have a good time.

Okay, I'll definitely end with the caveat that I'm biased
towards Docc's work. It's a very rare exception when he
comes out with something I don't like or won't recommend.
This 20-page 5.5" x 8" booklet also contains a handling by
Michael W. It should be of no surprise to anyone who
regularly reads my columns that I highly recommend this
routine.