On the Town: Spin tunes that will build toward midnight

Omaha DJ Brent Crampton offered tips for selecting New Year’s Eve songs for house parties. Here’s what he had to say:

“Select music that mirrors your company and brings out the festivities of the moment.”

If you’re going to select music, line it up in a sequential playlist. Create peaks and valleys in the energy of the music with a gradual incline that climaxes at midnight. Be prepared with a countdown track or some ritual where you lead everyone into the new year. And be sure your clock is set to the right time.

“The (most) important track of the night will be the one that plays right after the ball drops,” Crampton said. “Make it something anthemic, lots of energy and some New Year’s theme in the music, such as Daft Punk’s ‘One More Time.’”

Crampton is spinning jams at Slowdown next Thursday for Goo New Year’s Masquerade. But if he was going to DJ a house party in Omaha, below is a list of 10 tracks that he knows would ignite the floor.

“Din Da Da” by the Roots

“The Bomb” by Bucketheads

“Pon De Floor” by Major Lazer

“Gonna Have a Funky Good Time” by James Brown

“aNYway” by Duck Sauce

“Brighter Days” by Cajmere

“Strings of Life” by Soul Central

“Get on the Floor” by Michael Jackson

“Hyper-Ballad (David Morales Classic Mix)” by Bjork

“Armistice (Yacht Remix)” by Phoenix

Salt your playlist with proven floor-packers. Check out AOL’s 10 Best Party Songs.

1. “We Will Rock You,” by Queen

2. “Thriller” by Michael Jackson

3. “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi

4. “Pour Some Sugar on Me” by Def Leppard

5. “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey

6. “Stayin’ Alive,” by the Bee Gees

7. “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-A-Lot

8. “The Way I Are” by Timbaland

9. “Sexy Back” by Justin Timberlake

10. “Just Dance” by Lady Gaga

(Source: AOLradioblog.com)

And these are the best New Year’s Eve party tunes according to DigitalCity.com:

1. “Celebration” by Kool & the Gang

2. “1999” by Prince

3. “Just Dance” by Lady Gaga

4. “Let’s Get It Started” by Black Eyed Peas

5. “Rock the Casbah” by the Clash

6. “Tik Tok” by Ke$ha

7. “Rock With You” by Michael Jackson

8. “Let It Rock” by Kevin Rudolf

9. “Everybody Dance Now” by C+C Music Factory

10. “Auld Lang Syne” by various artists, lyrics by poet Robert Burns (for the stroke of midnight)

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