old bedroom dj new to playing out

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Posted by wizniz on Nov-06-2007 01:12:

old bedroom dj new to playing out

i used to live in elizabethtown, pennsylvania where the only people listening to electronic music (besides me) were 45 minutes away... and were in a very small gay club... once a week...

now im in philadelphia! yay!

well its all good except for the fact that ive only dj'd college parties (no $$, free alcohol...). while this is fine, id love the opportunity to try my craft at a legitimate venue where i can play the music i like!

i dont know that i have any way to record a set and i dont know any promoters or club owners... yes, this is square one.

where do i go from here?

-will

Posted by Saint John on Nov-06-2007 02:38:

might wanna go and try and hit up your area in the USA forums

Posted by JD8180 on Nov-06-2007 04:23:

ass kissing and you need to figure out a way to record in order to make demos

Posted by Dojomaster26 on Nov-06-2007 15:44:

1. Make demo
2. Go to local events
3. Kiss a$$ of promoter @ local parties
4. Distribute demo
5. ???????
6. Profit!

Depending on the city you might have to work harder for this process to go through. I know getting booked in Hickory wasn't too hard (smaller town, less DJs available), but Atlanta (lots of DJs, lots of venues, mecca of Hip-Hop, etc) is a whole different story!

So yeah, hit up the USA forum (Northeast for you?) and get to know your fellow local TAs. Start the networking....

Posted by Zild on Nov-06-2007 15:51:

Putting the promoters cock in your mouth > demos

Sad but true now do what everyone else does and open wide.

Posted by Allied Nations on Nov-06-2007 16:04:

meet people, find your crowd, find your spots and work it.

Posted by BenvanGils on Nov-07-2007 13:35:

quote:
Originally posted by wizniz
and were in a very small gay club... once a week...

how did you know ? haha

just joking