Well, I'm not a DJ, so perhaps I'm not the best person to be offering advice here, but I do know where you're coming from.

I'm sure there are lots of people on the this board - me included - who would start DJing if it weren't prohibitively expensive. I mean, music is obviously one of our great passions, so it's natural to want to stand up in front of a crowd and share our passion with everyone else: to create art in front of those who share our love for the music.

But the problem is that DJing isn't like a lot of other careers, where you can study at university, get the qualifications you need and stand a good chance of getting a job in a field you enjoy. Even if you do have the skills to become a good dj, a very high percentage of bedroom wannabes never get anywhere near to the stage where you are free to express yourself musically in front of a large amount of people.

Firstly, unfortunately, it's often not a case of what you know, but who you know. You need connections, very often, to get into that sort of position: would we have heard of BT if it weren't for his connection with Sasha? How many DJ's start off just because they've been identified as having talent, rather than just because they're shagging the owner's sister?

Secondly, even if you do become a DJ, and you do manage to beat off the increasinlgy heavy competition and win a gig or two, chances are you won't be able to play the music you want to anyway. And this is probably the major thing preventing me from persuing a djing career: it would mean, in all likelihood, that I would have to play music I dislike - compromising my "artistic integrity" (for want of a less pretentious term) in the process - just to make ends meet. Sure, DJing would be an ideal job if you end up at the top end, where you're free to make your own creative decisions, but I'm not sure I'd be willing to spin r'n'b and pop music at underage events for years just to stand a chance of getting into that position. No offence to any dj's here you understand. I understand the pressures that go with the job, the talent and commitment you require to make a living from the hobby, and I respect any dj for these very reasons. Having said that, if this is the reality then I'm not so sure it's for me. I want to end up at the top without having to climb the ranks - and it ain't going to happen.

Anyway, I can't tell you if you want to become a dj tranceaddict, it's just something you've got to work out. If the passion's there, as well as the willingness to make the sacrifices that go with the job (time, money etc.) then I don't see any reason why you shouldn't go for it.

Ultimately, though, you're the only one who knows.

thanks d00d your right....

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Originally posted by Renegade

Yea i know where ur coming from.......
I had to save up to get my equip....well most of it

i was a djing weddings, graduations, etc...and i had to play stuff i didnt necessarly care for.........so i said Im not doin those anymore

but now i spin at a radio station and it has all paid off...i get to spin what i want......i get to express and share my "GROOVE"


dont give up......i didnt and look where its got me

keep the dream alive bro

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I agree with everything posted above. As long as you don't expect everything immediately, I think you (and I, and any beginning DJ) will be fine.

I also want to say that you can still play the music you like. Nobody's forcing you to have a job at the local teen club and spin some cheese like Alice Deejay. Even if you're a bedroom DJ, why not make a perfect mix and send it to some recording company? They may like you and put together some gigs for you!

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Originally posted by Eugene I agree with everything posted above. As long as you don't expect everything immediately, I think you (and I, and any beginning DJ) will be fine. I also want to say that you can still play the music you like. Nobody's forcing you to have a job at the local teen club and spin some cheese like Alice Deejay. Even if you're a bedroom DJ, why not make a perfect mix and send it to some recording company? They may like you and put together some gigs for you!

True True......ive been spinning for almost 5 years now and im just starting to break in

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dont become a dj to become famous, do it because u love to do it, not because it makes u look cool. if u like it then who cares wetehr u become famous or whatever. and maybe after a while u become really good and become famous like that, not because you were trying to be good rather than enjoying doing it.

hope that all made sense

btw. im crap at djing and i dont own any decks, but i think its still great fun

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yea.. ur all right.... i want to do it cuz it looks like alot of fun to mix infront of ppl and just go crazy behidn the decks... just once i want to mix a club with liek 2000 people.... and just be me

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Well , my son , I had the same dream . and trust me i am a New Tiesto i have dremt of being a DJ all my life since i was 7 ffs. Due to money and the balls it took 6 years to make that dream come true. I started making my own music on E-JAY programs , and they were quite good. Save ya pennies and maybe buy a cheap set of SL1210's or whatever.....

ha, a cheap set of SL1210s.. yeah right.

what i got down there in my sig will cost me about $3000 canadian

oh well someday..

and I will spin what I want when I want. I don't care if i never make a penny DJing, I do it cuz I love the music.