My wife and I hosted a bunch of parents from our elementary school last weekend after a sail boat trip (long story). Mostly 40 somethings with a wide range of musical tastes. I hadn’t planned on how to spin the tunes, but with my Rhapsody set-up (PC in the kitchen attached to an amp and speakers inside/outside – click here for full description) I figured I’d just pick an artist station or decade channel and run that. Fortunately, a newer dad who didn’t know many people but is also a member of Rhapsody sat down at the computer and found his “happy place” at the party. Here’s a great way to give the music lover at the party a critical task that really worked out.

1) Get the person in charge of the music a beverage and sit him/her in front of Rhapsody
2) Create a new playlist – name it something associated with the evening or the party
3) Select some songs to get the party going – drag and drop them to the playlist.
4) Play the songs from the playlist.
5) As people come up and request new music – add them to the end of the playlist.
6) Keep the playlist in your library or share with the other people from the party

This is a great way to get lots of people involved (everyone wants to hear a favorite song), keep some sort of order (you have to get in-line, playlist line that is, to hear your song), keep the party going (music master can skip a lame song) and have a remembrance of the event.