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Sorry to bump up an older thread, but approx 6 months have gone by, and I have some additional thoughts I wanted to share.
As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I bought my decks at the beginning of 2003, and I've spent a fairly sick amount of money since then (probably in the ballpark of about $3500 for the gear + headphones + crate + vinyl). I haven't been in much of a rush since day one, basically taking my time to practice, improve, build up my vinyl collection, etc. I'm still not happy with my skill level, and I constantly try new things and work to improve overall. In fact, I'm not sure I will ever stop growing and learning when it comes to mixing.
The last time I posted on this thread in December, I had played out a grand total of once locally, in addition to playing online at AfterhoursDJs.org. Six months later, and things are progressing (sic) nicely. I've partnered up with a buddy that has nearly identical taste in trance, and we've recently been noticing that barely anyone in our hometown plays trance (that we are aware of).
I specifically bought turntables because while there were many talented DJs locally, none of them played quite the type of music that I love. I wanted to be able to get out at some point and play my personal taste in trance for others, introducing them to tracks that many of them likely haven't heard before (house is currently dominant in my hometown).
I'm now looking forward to playing at my first flyered event in June, a couple of other party bookings are in the works, and we're also being given a shot at residence for one of the two local afterhours clubs.
I think the keys aspects of DJing are that you must:
- Love the music
- Want to share your taste in music with others
- Be patient
- Have zero expectation of recouping your investment and/or making money
yeah, fixing up cars as a hobby is much much much much more expensive, be glad that your hobby is kind of cheap
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| Originally posted by DJ Kibon Sorry to bump up an older thread, but approx 6 months have gone by, and I have some additional thoughts I wanted to share. As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I bought my decks at the beginning of 2003, and I've spent a fairly sick amount of money since then (probably in the ballpark of about $3500 for the gear + headphones + crate + vinyl). I haven't been in much of a rush since day one, basically taking my time to practice, improve, build up my vinyl collection, etc. I'm still not happy with my skill level, and I constantly try new things and work to improve overall. In fact, I'm not sure I will ever stop growing and learning when it comes to mixing. The last time I posted on this thread in December, I had played out a grand total of once locally, in addition to playing online at AfterhoursDJs.org. Six months later, and things are progressing (sic) nicely. I've partnered up with a buddy that has nearly identical taste in trance, and we've recently been noticing that barely anyone in our hometown plays trance (that we are aware of). I specifically bought turntables because while there were many talented DJs locally, none of them played quite the type of music that I love. I wanted to be able to get out at some point and play my personal taste in trance for others, introducing them to tracks that many of them likely haven't heard before (house is currently dominant in my hometown). I'm now looking forward to playing at my first flyered event in June, a couple of other party bookings are in the works, and we're also being given a shot at residence for one of the two local afterhours clubs. I think the keys aspects of DJing are that you must: - Love the music - Want to share your taste in music with others - Be patient - Have zero expectation of recouping your investment and/or making money |
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| Originally posted by Clyde77 lets all move to the philippines!!!!!!!!!! they love trance, bbut they dotn knwo where to get them. their djs suck! im going next year.. whos going with me lol |
hell yeah, bedroom DJing is worth it. Its how u get started. If you get bored with spinning in your room by yourself, start doin some live webcasts. I just did my third one tonite and its so much more fun than spinnin a record or two alone. It also motivates me to do better mixes when i have people listening.
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| Originally posted by DJ Lazy That is almost exactly where I am in my DJing journey... Which event are you playing at in June?? |
Well I haven't read all the replies in this thread, so forgive me if someone's already said this:
Maybe I'm being harsh, but why the hell is this even an issue? Have you ever thought of spreading your mixes on the internet? Have you ever thought of throwing your own parties? Have you ever thought that you may not be the only DJ in existance to be facing the glass celing that traps you in the bedroom?
If you have any real desire to share the music you love with other people then there should be no question as to what you should do. Sure, its a lot of money, but what isn't? Life is short, do what feels good. Buy decks and start mixing.
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| Originally posted by nrjizer Life is short, do what feels good. Buy decks and start mixing. |
The Internet radio bit is actually a really good point, it's a great way to get international exposure for your mixing. I also find it really useful for practicing towards performing, since that's exactly what you do for an online set.
...can't just say "oops", pick up the stylus and redo the transition in the middle of an online set...
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| Originally posted by Clyde77 lets all move to the philippines!!!!!!!!!! they love trance, bbut they dotn knwo where to get them. their djs suck! im going next year.. whos going with me lol |
, just pay for my plane ticket over there
some really, really good replies here.
all the input i've wanted to add have been said by other TAs--and in ways that i cant express in words nowhere as well myself! 
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| Originally posted by DjJade i sometimes wonder why i am investing so much time and money but when turn on my mixer drop the needle, and put on my headphones...nothing else matters. im in it becuase i love it and becuase it makes me feel good. some people do drugs, some people drink, some people go to stripclubs...some people buy dolls, toys, collect stamps, build models, fly kites, build bombs.... i spin. its a hobby and i love it. i love it enough that i have never looked back and thought about how much i spent becuase i cant put a value on it. |
Everyone has their hobbies and as we all know hobbies are expensive. I always wanted to be a DJ and wanted to spin dance music on turntables. I decided that even if I don't ever get gigs at least it makes me happy. When I am spinning my music it's like I am in another world. Nothing else matters and and it makes me feel good because music is my life. If anything, at least you can say DJing is your hobby. Really, it can get you gigs if you get out there and make yourself noticed. But you really have to want it and don't expect too much at first. Get to know other DJ's in your area and at least talk with them once a week. Make sure they know you too. Then eventually if you still want to make some career out of it after hearing others experiences then hand them a demo and ask if they can listen to it and give advice. How I see it is, if it makes you happy and your not gonna worry about losing money in this investment then go for it. If you worry about how expensive it is going to be then don't start. Not only will it make you unhappy but you won't be able to get the music you want because it is expensive.
It all boils down to this:
Bedroom DJing is a hobby. Ask a model-builder, a card-collector, or a paint artist if its worth it and you will get the exact same response:
Of course it's worth it. Certainly one can make money from these and a multitude of other hobbies, but that income is most often secondary. Ask even those who are profiting from their hobby and they will probably say they'd do it for free. It is their passion.
We gladly spend oodles of money on our passion because of this.
Hey man i do it here in so cal and im loving it havnt ever gotten to chance to spin anywhere but my bedroom
if u enjoy it like the majority of us do, then of course it's worth it 
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