Line Dance Connection:

What's your name? Do you have a name you’re known by when you’re DJing?

DollarBill:

My Name is William Shuler, My DJ name is DollarBill.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

Where are you from and what city do you call home?

DollarBill:

I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Flushing, MI is now my home.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

How long have you been DJing?

DollarBill:

I've been DJ'ing since 1972.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

How'd you get into DJing?

DollarBill:

I’ve always wanted to be an entertainer.  I didn’t sing or play an instrument very well, so I got into club DJing.  Here it is, 41 years later, and I’m still at it.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

Are you primarily a line dance DJ? Or do you DJ non line dance events as well?

DollarBill:

I am a full service DJ.  I play for wedding receptions, birthday & retirement parties, open houses and family reunions.  However, my main love is playing for the line dance events.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

What’s your favorite thing about DJing?

DollarBill:

Watching people enjoy themselves on the dance floor and knowing I helped make it happen.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

What's your not so favorite thing about it?

DollarBill:                       

Setting up and breaking down equipment.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

Some people say a DJ makes or breaks a party; do you do anything special to prepare for a party?

DollarBill:

I do lots of research on the people I'm playing for (i.e., age, type of party – if it’s a line dance party, music, regions styles, etc.).

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

What's the one thing you think you're known for?

DollarBill:

I believe I'm known for being able to play for everyone in the room (No Dancer Left Behind).

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

What song or songs are guaranteed to pack the dance floor?

DollarBill:

That’s relative to the type of party I’d be playing for: for example if it was a line dance party, it could be “Light it Up” (depending upon where you are in the country) or “Blurred Lines” (so many versions).  If a class reunion, it would be dependent upon the age of the class.  “The Wobble” can always pack the floor at a wedding reception and Frankie Beverly & Maze’s, “Before I Let Go” can always pack a floor at any retirement function.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

What song or songs will make you leave the DJ booth and dance?

DollarBill:

I almost never leave the DJ booth when I’m working, because I’m there to work, not to dance.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

How do you manage the multiple requests that come at you during a party?

DollarBill:

Sometimes I’ll write them down and try to fit them into my rotation.  Sometimes I set aside a time frame for requests only.  No DJ ever gets to plays all requests made, especially at a line dance party.

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

What would you say to people who leave a party upset because they didn’t hear the one song they wanted to hear?

DollarBill:

I’d remind them that there are so many songs, especially in the line dance community that you just can’t play them all & also (Remind them of the other 20 songs they did hear and dance to).

 

 

Line Dance Connection:

What's one thing people would be surprised to know about you?

DollarBill:

At one time I was an avid  and above average Bowler, and Roller Skater