LAST MINUTE: Panthers making a change at Stadium DJ

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, Donald LaFell said:

I assume Tepper’s the one that pushed that stupid Wolf of Wall Street clip. Absolutely demented. 

I think I was at the game when they rolled that out for the first time. Everyone in the stadium was just kinda bewildered. It was uncomfortable. Then it was like a collective understanding to like... okay, moving on. We're just going to continue on as if that never happened. LOL

[Icege]

14 hours ago, musicman said:

Thx guys, it was me. 14 seasons. Had a blast. Now I can be a true fan and just support the team. Looking forward to hanging with the Roaring Riot pregame tailgates and who knows from there.

Thanks for helping make our family trips to the games more enjoyable!

[musicman]

6 hours ago, PanthersATL said:

@musicman Since you're here, can you tell us some more about the process of picking stadium music and choosing when to play it and other technical details?

Looking for the overall production behind-the-curtains stuff. Like... do all the different stadium music teams get together to discuss what songs are the next big thing? Which teams get exclusive music for touchdowns (Boom Boom has been ours, for example)?  How do you do sound checks to ensure fans can actually hear the audio? Do you have a set schedule of songs for every game of the season in advance...?

What it was in the Cam days to now, it's totally different. Back then, I picked 99% of the music and when to play it. Boom Boom Boom was picked by Mr. Richardson's son. And "I feel good" by James Brown was my choice after I received a personal post note from the Big Cat saying he liked that song I played. 

When Cam came back in 2018, the intro of the team was the only time ever we did a song special for 1 player. In fact, Cam helped get music in the tunnel for players getting ready to come out for intros and he would actually email songs (and special edits) he wanted. Cam and so many other players gave me feedback of what they wanted. I remember JNo coming to my office (others too) and making special edits for them when they made a play. So much fun. 

I have nothing to do with volume. I tried to play different songs every game and even only once or twice in a season. The last 2 years was a lot of repetition (3rd down, KO, etc). I made the new TD edit but hated it (it's not what I would have done). 

And for all you anti-Tepper people, he had nothing to do with anything music related and was actually very cool to interact with. Nicole had some input but was great to work for. They get a lot of slack for everything, even if it's not them. I liked them a lot. 

Ask questions, I'll share. 

[PanthersATL]

On 2/11/2025 at 4:29 PM, musicman said:

Ask questions, I'll share. 

How planned out is music on game day?

How many clips/songs are in the library?

Any rules about songs you're told not to play (ie 3 blind mice during instant replay reviews?)

Did you have the ability to be impromptu with song choices to fit a specific unexpected game situation? (Thinking how a baseball stadium organist might change things up based on the game play)

What are the music playback rules with regards to when to hit play or pause a song during a game?

Ever have a "whoops" moment (ie playing an inappropriate song immediately after a player injury)

How integrated are you with TV production vs stadium production and how is that handled?