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When attending PLAYLiST, the new open iPod night at the
Mirabeau Room, the staff only asks that you play more than
just one artist. “We have only had to stop one person who
decided they should torture us with Courtney Love,” the
Mirabeau Room’s manager Dave Meinert said. “I think they
were from out of town.”
The Mirabeau Room (529 Queen Anne Ave N) is only one bar
of many capitalizing on the current iPod craze. With the
estimated sales of iPods in 2006 reaching 23.6 million
units, everyone wants to own one and everyone wants to share
the music they think is the latest or best. Every Thursday
and Friday from 6-9pm the Mirabeau Room invites their
customers to share their individual playlists with everybody
in the bar. People sign up on a list to reserve their DJ
spot and when their name is called they plug their mp3
player in for 15 minutes and rock out. Meinert said the
music is wide and random and includes everything from pop
and punk to jazz, house and electro.
“People really like to listen to a diverse amount of
music and get turned on to new stuff,” Meinert explained.
“Radio isn’t satisfying this desire, so the iPod and
events like PLAYLiST help them get this. Other people also
like to play what they’re into and share it with the
world.”
Meinert said iPods tend to be more efficient than human
DJs because they don’t bitch or make mistakes, but DJs
need not worry about their careers; “I don’t think [iPod
nights] are replacing DJs. The DJ union doesn’t need to
worry about job security for its members. It is just a cool,
fun and trendy thing.”
PLAYLiST is just two early evenings at the Mirabeau Room,
which typically offers a diverse performance lineup
including house, hip hop, Bollywood, Bhangra, reggae,
dancehall, indie rock, a comedy slam, a poetry slam and a
piano lounge. Meinert boasts that iPod nights are not only
fun, but also welcoming to all types of people. “People
should come to it,” he said. “Cheap drinks, half-price
appetizers, great music and a hot staff. Really, what else
is there? And we’re accepting of all people—we have a
motto—What happens in Enumclaw, STAYS in Enumclaw.”
For more information visit themirabeauroom.com.
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