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Starting out djing. Please offer advice?
Ok so here's my situation. I currently am not the richest person out. Nor does my job pay alot(I'm 16). But for over a year I've been wanted to dj and have been doing research and the like. Anyway I finally narrowed it down to a kit I like that I can afford. I has a mixer. 2cd mixers/scratchers. USB and SD input and stuff.
I was just wondering if anyone could help me improve my limited skills as a DJ. I have to ask here because no one else supports me. Like seriously no one. So if any djs on here could give me some tips or pointers on how to be successful and keep a crowd going all night. Please help. Anything els you think I should know please say.
Thankyou in advance=]
Any advice you need, I can give. DJ'ing is a love / hate thing. The vast majority of people just give up because they don't have the time or can't be truly bothered with it. It's not easy. I've been DJ'ing for 15 years with little to no success. Only the love of the music keeps me going. If you don't have that, then you don't have anything. If you want to make it in the DJ'ing game, start producing your own tunes. You'll get 1000 times more attention, instantly. No one is interested in any old DJ. There's millions of them out there just as good as you or me. Producing your own music means you stand out from the crowd. It's very hard to make a name for yourself unless you have music behind you to back yourself up.
I can't really tell you much more than that. Over a decade of spinning tunes got me precisely nowhere. Five months of music production has opened up doors that I would never have imagined.
Have fun, whatever you decide to do.
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The Right DJ Equipment for the Right Job
DJ gear is crucial, especially if you are a disc jockey. OK but in all seriousness, whether you're just starting out, or if you are needing to replace all of your equipment, you need to know the basic pieces of DJ equipment that will help you to perform your best when it comes time for that big event. The event may be anything, from a wedding, to a party party, to someone's backyard party. Regardless of what it is, not only do you need the best apparatus you want equipment for each occasion as well as hardware that works rather well for YOU.
The biggest question of course is what kind of DJ are you going to be? Do you intend to be a stationary DJ? Maybe setting up your own radio station? Or do you want to be a mobile DJ, and for shortage of a better term, a bard. This definitely has an effect on what type of DJ kit you may purchase as there's some that can be set up permanently and some that's able to be picked up and moved at will. If you're more of the second, then you need to make sure that you get cartable DJ apparatus as well as a carrying case for your gear.
The 1st, and perhaps the most significant part of the DJ equipment is a turntable. The meaning of turntable has changed rather a lot with the passage of time, as originally a turntable was a device that played vinyl records. Since that form of media has been and gone we have switched to other types such as CD's, DVD's, flash media, and that kind of thing. You also need to ask yourself if you're going to be using CD's at all. Maybe you will be wanting to employ a portable PC with some variety of DJ program. Before you ask, no, Winamp is not a DJ program.
If you are going to be performing at events or anywhere at all for that matter then you're going to need to make certain you have got a decent microphone. People are going to need to hear what you are saying, so you want to make certain of two things before you get a microphone. First off you need to ensure that your words are sharp and clear so everybody can understand you and you do not sound like the dispatcher at a drive thru restaurant . The second thing that you're going to need to test is that the microphone doesn't have too much feedback. If it does then you are going to find that nobody can hear you, and in fact all they're going to hear is some kind of screeching sound.
Remember that you're going to be performing in the dark lots of the time, so be sure that you have work lights. There are certain lights sold that will light up your board but they won't trouble the event that is happening outside of your booth.
There are lots of other pieces of apparatus that you're going to need to buy, of that there isn't any doubt, but you always have to make sure that the DJ equipment you purchase is of high quality and that it works for you personally. Everybody is different, so make your decision wisely!
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