“If you’re at a table, you need to be able to hear each other. and adjusting the songs and volume throughout the night.” - Maya Jankelowitz, owner of Jack’s Wife Freda We’ve gotten good at paying attention to the sub-reaction in the room to the music, but key is acting as a D.J. “Volume depends on time of day, how many guests are in, who the guests are. Volume should be loud enough that you can have a conversation with your friends next to you, but not able to fully listen in on a conversation the next table over.” - Rogan Howitt, co-owner of The Golden Girl Rum Club Period.‘ ” - Rogan Howitt, co-owner of The Golden Girl Rum Club “I look at Numero Group’s Spotify page because they put together some amazing playlists, like, ‘ The Numero Guide to International Soul‘ and ‘ Every Eccentric Soul Record. You’re onto something when people comment about the music or sing along.” - Maya Jankelowitz, co-owner of Jack’s Wife Freda For example, anything from ‘ The Power of Love‘ in the Back to the Future soundtrack to the ‘ You’re Welcome‘ song in Disney’s latest Moana. Songs have to maintain a fun nostalgic feeling in the room. “Every time my husband and business partner Dean or I hear a song we love - on the street, in a movie, at friend’s, in a bar, in a kids’ show, from our wedding anything that made our heart take an extra beat - it gets added to our playlist. Then later at night, we pick it up with The B-52’s, and then it’s party mode from there.” - Rogan Howitt, co-owner of The Golden Girl Rum Club “There are dinner hours where slower, mostly instrumental tracks - ones you can have a conversation over - work best, such as Orchestra Baobab’s Pirates Choice (a band from West Africa that plays magical Cuban/African chilled out jazzy beauty). It’s funny, if you get the right music going, even though you’re playing it softly, you’ll hear the room get louder - they’re having fun.” - Carlos Quirarte, co-owner of The Smile “You’ll see people comment or bob their head or move to the music. King.” - Gwen Niles, co-owner of The Crabby Shack On Sundays, people go into recuperation mode, so I love playing Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan and B.B. Friday and Saturday are good nights for old-school hip-hop. As the weekend approaches, we pick up the tempo.
Mondays and Wednesdays are more chill, so we put on R&B - Solange is on heavy rotation right now. “We choose different music on different days. It gets everyone loose and excited.” - Sean Feeney, co-owner of Lilia I like Toots & the Maytals’ Funky Kingston because it’s filled with funk, reggae vibes and love.
“I lean on music to help people feel comfortable. Here’s their advice (including the song to turn on when the mood is dragging)… So today, for our month of restaurants, we turned to the geniuses behind eight favorite eateries for tips on playing music for a crowd. What music do you play when friends come over? The one thing great dinner parties have in common is a killer soundtrack.
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