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Rubicashrama
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How to promote yourself as a DJ

Are you ready for DJ promotion tips? Once you own enough tracks (3-4 hours)


and you can mix without stuffing up too much then it is time you thought about getting some work.

This page will give some DJ promotion tips for getting disc jockey work for the first time. The first step is to make a mix CD or tape.

Recording a mix tape or CD:
A mix tape is as easy as hooking up your stereo to the record out on your mixer and pressing the record button. CDs will require a computer with a sound card (for e.g. a Soundblaster Live!) and a CD-writer.

Your soundcard should have some recording software. Soundblasters have the Creative Labs recorder. You will need to hook up your mixer to the line in on the soundcard using an RCA (red and white plugs) to mini jack (small headphone style plug).

Boot up the recording software and press record. You will make a big sound file on your hard drive so ensure you have about a gigabyte spare to record an hour mix. Once you have your wav file recording you can burn it to CD using the 'burn audio disk' option in your CD writer software.

CDs are better quality and more professional than tapes. The biggest advantage of CDs however is that you can cheaply burn lots of copies so you can give them out to a number of club owners when you look for work. If you have the time you will also want to drop a copy off to the local radio station to try to get a weekly show.


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fuck man, making a cd? Killer tip. Thanks!

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And where can I buy one of these "CDs" that you mention to record my mix into?


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i always thought that if i whipped my cock out and made turkey noises, i had all of my bases covered. Thanks, i don't have to stuff myself anymore.


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ziptnf
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i always thought that if i whipped my cock out and made turkey noises, i had all of my bases covered. Thanks, i don't have to stuff myself anymore.

That helps get your name out there, though.


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