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I got wasted saturday and called off my gig... I got fired yesterday. Today, I asked an old buddy "where is there to dj in indiana, pa". Indiana, PA is home of one of the craziest party schools in the country IUP. I have never djed up there and have always wanted to. Well with open saturdays, I thought I'd give it a shot. He recommended two bars. The first one didnt answer. The second one did and I talked to the owner for about 5 min. He sounded interested and said fax me some info i dont mess with computers... so i wrote this up:
Attn: Harry
As per our conversation earlier today, here is the information you requested:
I have been DJing in central PA since 2004. For the most part, every club I DJ/DJed at was the busiest place in town. My largest crowds were at LuLu's in State College, PA where over 1000 patrons attended "Greek Night" on Thursday nights. Sadly Lulu's closed in 2010� The Past couple years I have worked exclusively at The Island in Altoona, PA and Mustangs Saloon/Pony Lounge in Johnstown, PA where I draw the largest crowds in town (500+) week after week. I'm sure you're asking "ok this guy has DJed at some large venues. why xxxxxxxxx?" Because every large club I have DJed at was somewhat established and had their own sound system. That means there was already a crowd, other DJ's were constantly trying to undercut me, and the club didn't have to pay for sound. I own my own sound system and i'm prepared to use it! I recently started a full time job and cut back DJing to once a week. After DJing 3-5 nights a week for 6 or 7 years, I was burned out and needed a break. I have adjusted to the new job/hours and am ready to start filling up my DJ schedule again. I have been doing this for years and guarantee having me in your establishment will increase business. I have never seen xxxxxxxx, a friend who went to IUP recommended i look into DJing there. I don't know if it's big or small, but we will pack people in there. It may take a month or two but being a college grad (Finance Penn State University Park class of 2006), and an established DJ, I feel confident I could add value to your business. Like I said the first night is free. I do the first gig free so I can scope out the scene and see what i'm getting into. And also to show the owners/managers what i do. I don't think we will be packing people in after 1 night but there will be a steady increase in numbers and when school starts back up POW! I'll go on a advertising/promotion spree and get tons of students/locals in your bar. And even tho i'm from Altoona, people in Indiana have definitely heard of me and I will have some instant pull; especially when school starts. Thanks for taking time to consider me as your next DJ. I look forward to hearing from you.
Club History (most recent first):
The Island - Altoona, PA : 2006-Present
Pony Lounge/Mustangs Saloon - Johnstown, PA : 2009-2011
Shananagans - Johnstown, PA : 2010-2011
Lulu's - State College, PA : 2010
Arooga's Sports Bar - Harrisburg, PA : 2010
Spice - Harrisburg, PA : 2010
Ceolta's Irish Pub - Harrisburg, PA : 2010
Bar 53 - Coalport, PA : 2008-2009
The Cell Block - State College, PA : 2007
The Cell Block - Williamsport, PA : 2007
Club Z - Williamsport, PA : 2007
Indigo (formerly Players) - State College, PA : 2006
4d's Lounge - Altoona, PA : 2005-2006
Clubcar Cafe - Altoona, PA : 2005
40 Something (formerly City Limits) - Altoona, PA : 2004
Rumors - Altoona, PA : 2004-2006
*All clubs listed were residencies, not 1 time appearances (that list would be pages long).
Thanks,
Bxxx Cxxxx
DJ Flurr
814-932-92xx
Facebook.com/djflurr
[email protected]
I START NEXT SATURDAY 
oh boy lol...are u 12?
I imagine it's multiple times easier to score a residency/one off gig/blow job if you area top 40 Uni party DJ which by the looks of things you are.
If you can pull the same shit for underground (an antiquated term theses days tbh) then I'll be more impressed.
I need to get a quick paying short term job and I have given very serious thought to mobile DJ parties and birthdays, etc.
Also you have your own sound system? What the shit fuck? How much are you going to ask for your second gig? Or do you just have 2x15" Mid Cabs?
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| Originally posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY oh boy lol...are u 12? |
Hate hate hate! U guys need to go get some pussy.... a lot of ppl here are interested in getting gigs. Im merely showing how easy it is. Just go for it. Stay away from the hate and go for it.
Each gig adds 10-15,000 dollars to my yearly income. The sky is the limit. Beleive in yourself and u can do anything. I was gigging after djing for 6 months and making hand over fist cash, banging hot chi ks, and living a rockstarish lifestyle. Oh wow i spin some top 40... i dont give a shit i give the crowd what they want and i kill it. Fuck all u know haters i mix all genres and keep people dancing and attending my gigs week after week. Im a turntablist and Hip hop is where my heart is. Ill run circles around you 4x4 fucks. House, breaks, dubstep, top 40, hip hop are all part of my sets. Im not 1dimensional. Im a club dj i run shit id own ur pussy asses any day.
New djs. You can get gigs. Just play to the crowd. Read them, play to them, make mistakes, learn. Be humble. These negative fucks on this board think they know everything. They are never gonna grow/appeal to the masses.
Go get those gigs!
This guy is my fucking hero.
As much as he sounded like a child telling the story, he's not wrong... you CAN get gigs just by getting in touch with people and hoping you get lucky. Although it's not as easy as it used to be and most of us will have to throw ourselves at a lot of promoters before we find one willing to put us on and pay us straight away without wanting anything else in return.
There's still a lot of competition for DJs in the commercial clubs: people see it as easy money.
Of course it helped that he's got a strong CV, plus promoters for commercial clubs don't have the "I'm doing you a favour" mentality which a lot of underground promoters have developed.
I agree with Stu, but like to add something.
To me this seems to be nothing else than the classic problem of commercialism and art. I think of DJing as a form of art, while the mixed set is the actual product. Every track, every transition, the tension arc, the whole composition matters. Almost everything has a reason to be where and when it is. I'm glad when people like what I do, but I also don't care if they don't.
What discobiscuit described is the other side. Play what people want, when they want and be a tool/servant of the audience. Pretty much like an empathic shuffle machine on the basis of the least common denominator. You do whatever is necessary to be liked by as many people as possible.
And this is where the money is. Call it however you like, Hollywood-effect, pop-culture, comercialism, ...
discobiscuit's way probably works fine. Also none of these two directions are by default good or bad. Just the question everybody has to answer for him-/herself is: In which of these direction do I want to go?
indiana lulz.
Im a turntablist i spin mostly hip hop. Im not in the underground scene nor do i want to be. If i wanted to be underground id be there. I have connections and some of my closest friends are into that. Id never hate on any dj. i can learn something from everyone and u can to. Try pulling ur head out of ur ass.. pop! Oh wow i dont mix underground music. Just disreguard everything i say and bash me. Thats def how u get ahead in the world.
Go fuck some hotties it will help you with your hate hate hate complex.
take your own cock out of your own mouth.
Good for you getting gigs and all. But there's no need to go on a rampage you ****!
Ur all troll ass ******s. If u wanna talk shit to my face u have all the info u need. Get at me... im never posting or visiting this site ever again fuck u all
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| Originally posted by discobiscuit Oh wow i spin some top 40... i dont give a shit i give the crowd what they want and i kill it. Fuck all u know haters i mix all genres and keep people dancing and attending my gigs week after week. Im a turntablist and Hip hop is where my heart is. Ill run circles around you 4x4 fucks. House, breaks, dubstep, top 40, hip hop are all part of my sets. Im not 1dimensional. Im a club dj i run shit id own ur pussy asses any day. |
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| Be humble. |
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| Originally posted by discobiscuit Ur all troll ass ******s. If u wanna talk shit to my face u have all the info u need. Get at me... im never posting or visiting this site ever again fuck u all |
Can't really see why you have posted here? You story is not an inspiration to young DJs. Promoter says dance and you dance, you are merely one of the billions of DJs out there who play to please the promoter and feel you qualify as something special because you can mix between two tracks. This is nothing new, I would have to listen to something to judge the transition between tracks when you mix and how your set as a whole makes me feel although me saying that suggests that I want to hear it, which I don't.
What you are telling me is that you will sell your soul for the slightest of attention and cash. True DJs see Djing as a for of art and creation, moving people in ways that a single track cannot and take pride in the time they spend preparing to do this week in week out.
My message to young DJs would be: don't worry if you don't get picked up straight away, find your unique style, stick with it and be true to yourself. You will get there in the end. Obviously promotion is essential, don't just do a mix cd put it on your bedroom shelf and leave it there, people won't find it lol
There's nothing wrong for DJing to make money and please a meathead crowd, just as there is nothing wrong with DJing because you have a passion for music and want to share new music creatively with an audience.
That doesn't mean that you need to be a pretentious fucking douchebag about it... from either side.
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| Originally posted by discobiscuit Ur all troll ass ******s. If u wanna talk shit to my face u have all the info u need. Get at me... im never posting or visiting this site ever again fuck u all |
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| Originally posted by discobiscuit Each gig adds 10-15,000 dollars to my yearly income. The sky is the limit. Beleive in yourself and u can do anything. I was gigging after djing for 6 months and making hand over fist cash, banging hot chi ks, and living a rockstarish lifestyle. Oh wow i spin some top 40... i dont give a shit i give the crowd what they want and i kill it. Fuck all u know haters i mix all genres and keep people dancing and attending my gigs week after week. Im a turntablist and Hip hop is where my heart is. Ill run circles around you 4x4 fucks. House, breaks, dubstep, top 40, hip hop are all part of my sets. Im not 1dimensional. Im a club dj i run shit id own ur pussy asses any day. |
Discobiscuit. The number one DJ in Altoona.
I can't get over how this guy thinks he earns upwards of 500K a year spinning pop records.
If this IS true, then fuck my job and fuck my integrity, I'm doing what he does.
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| Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7 I can't get over how this guy thinks he earns upwards of 500K a year spinning pop records. If this IS true, then fuck my job and fuck my integrity, I'm doing what he does. |
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| Originally posted by jdat I think his wording was just poor. My assumption is that he really meant he makes a cumulated 10-15k a year not 10k per gig let's average out 15000$ say over 35 gigs and that makes 428 dollars per night played out, which seems much closer to the reality of things. |
I'm a promoter and have been for 5 years, alot of the other promoters I work with passionately hate DJs for this exact reason because alot of them are up thier own arse and this fuck head doesn't do that stereotype justice. Please don't judge all DJs on this as some are down to earth and all round good guys.
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| Originally posted by DJSoulstone I agree with Stu, but like to add something. To me this seems to be nothing else than the classic problem of commercialism and art. I think of DJing as a form of art, while the mixed set is the actual product. Every track, every transition, the tension arc, the whole composition matters. |
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| Originally posted by DjWoody Yes, he's talking about 10-15K per year, per residency. That's about how much I make too. |
Im going to miss Maryland not being able to double dip my Dj earnings out here 
I really hate my state for taxes.
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