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Originally posted by djRyan Jonathon Hell yea, buy urself a set of techs and get at it.....theres no age limit man, ill be 40 and pounding tunes to my kids.... peace....and good luck.

haha... I got this funny picture in my head of me dying over my turntables when I'm 80 years old, and my kids (and grandkids for the matter) yelling at me to turn the music down or else I'll have to get yet ANOTHER hearing aid... MUHAHAHA, funny what dance music can do to one's head

Hopefully it's never too late to start, I'm 23.

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Look at all the big names, they are all in there thirties and mid thirties....so you got plenty of time to get up the ladder !

music doesn't know how old you are.. and everyone is saying whats up, i know that there seems to be a lot of younger kids out on the boards but you can't let that represent a real sample of the age of dj's, that only really reflects the age of dj's on these boards, usually us older folks might not have as much time on our hands to get around and post on year as much as we'd like to, but thanks to these guys that are always up here posting and giving advice, they get the job done. so what matters is not that your 21 and maybe your neighbor is 15, the fact is, 3 yrs down the road (assuming u both start dj'ing tomorrow) he will be 18 and have 3yrs experience behind him and you will be 24 and will also have 3yrs experience.. but wait, mr 18yr old is busy filling out college applications and just starting to learn about supporting yourself and living on your own and not having money and being a starved college student, but you will have passed that stage and will not have money as an issue cuz u will have a real job (hopefully). so now i ask, in 3 yrs, which person do you want to be? i hope that makes sense, i'm 23 right now, i started out when i was 20, age doesn't matter cuz the only thing it can affect is exterior variables such as your own economic and social lifestyle, not your love for what you do (or wanna start doing!), either way, we love the music and thats what lets some of the older people on this board like me participate in conversations with 16~17 yr old kids whom in real life i'd probably pay no attention to if i saw them on the street (im not trying to offend the younger guys here, im just being real). on that same note, i'd also like to point out that time waits for nobody, so the longer you sit around thinkin' about how you wanna start dj'ing is more time your wasting but not just going out and doing it. and like someone else said, its not about what other people think, or even what i think or anyone else on this board, if the general idea was that yes you are too old, then you should say "well then to hell with all of you, i wanna dj damnit and thats exactly what im gonna do!" now go find a job and start saving up for ur gear.

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Originally posted by Tiger777 The younger you begin, the easier it'll go for you to learn the basics. But it is true, it's never too late. I thoughed, when I begon (4 months ago now), maybe I'm alrdy a little to old(17) to start with DJing, cuz I heard lots of ppl started at 14yrs. Now I know thats not true at ALL. But, I bought 1 TT and I alrdy had a CD player. I started with that. I really like doing what I'm doing, I practised alot (up to 1h30 a day, every day) and now I think i'm kinda good in the basics now. And, now I'm saving up for a second TT. But I still think, the younger, the better.

omg.. 14yrs old? u can't even drive to gigs, how do these kids do it? how can they afford gear? when i was 14, i was still shoplifting candy from 7-11 cuz i couldn't buy it (well that seems extreme, but 7 yrs ago we had to actually pay for CD's and whatnot so i couldn't be wasting $$ on treats).. but i feel sorry for u guys that thought u were too old, i mean c'mon, how can 17 or 21 be too old to do anything? besides maybe playing crayons and coloring books maybe.. u guys should be worried about being to young to buy alcohol and gamble (legally that is) and u've got ur whole life ahead of you.. so stop worrying and start endulging

you hear lots of storries about them here! But now, i'm convinced that it is almost impossible. They aren't allowed to work, HOW THE HELL do they pay it?
You're right, that's just cheap storries for ppl who are outside this world

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Originally posted by Push2005 Ik ben net terug begonnen met cassettes op te kopen... Die pitchcontrol is echt ongelofelijk !

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Originally posted by hapamoto omg.. 14yrs old? u can't even drive to gigs, how do these kids do it? how can they afford gear? when i was 14, i was still shoplifting candy from 7-11 cuz i couldn't buy it (well that seems extreme, but 7 yrs ago we had to actually pay for CD's and whatnot so i couldn't be wasting $$ on treats).. but i feel sorry for u guys that thought u were too old, i mean c'mon, how can 17 or 21 be too old to do anything? besides maybe playing crayons and coloring books maybe.. u guys should be worried about being to young to buy alcohol and gamble (legally that is) and u've got ur whole life ahead of you.. so stop worrying and start endulging

I don't know how old he was when he started, but theres a local dj here who's about 18 I think and he plays every week at some party and he has already played in some of THE biggest places around here.

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Originally posted by hapamoto music doesn't know how old you are.. and everyone is saying whats up, i know that there seems to be a lot of younger kids out on the boards but you can't let that represent a real sample of the age of dj's, that only really reflects the age of dj's on these boards, usually us older folks might not have as much time on our hands to get around and post on year as much as we'd like to, but thanks to these guys that are always up here posting and giving advice, they get the job done. so what matters is not that your 21 and maybe your neighbor is 15, the fact is, 3 yrs down the road (assuming u both start dj'ing tomorrow) he will be 18 and have 3yrs experience behind him and you will be 24 and will also have 3yrs experience.. but wait, mr 18yr old is busy filling out college applications and just starting to learn about supporting yourself and living on your own and not having money and being a starved college student, but you will have passed that stage and will not have money as an issue cuz u will have a real job (hopefully). so now i ask, in 3 yrs, which person do you want to be? i hope that makes sense, i'm 23 right now, i started out when i was 20, age doesn't matter cuz the only thing it can affect is exterior variables such as your own economic and social lifestyle, not your love for what you do (or wanna start doing!), either way, we love the music and thats what lets some of the older people on this board like me participate in conversations with 16~17 yr old kids whom in real life i'd probably pay no attention to if i saw them on the street (im not trying to offend the younger guys here, im just being real). on that same note, i'd also like to point out that time waits for nobody, so the longer you sit around thinkin' about how you wanna start dj'ing is more time your wasting but not just going out and doing it. and like someone else said, its not about what other people think, or even what i think or anyone else on this board, if the general idea was that yes you are too old, then you should say "well then to hell with all of you, i wanna dj damnit and thats exactly what im gonna do!" now go find a job and start saving up for ur gear.

No doubt the best advice.....thanx man.
im going to tape a copy of the post under my table when i get some

the reason i ask this is because 21 is huge, juggling friends school, girls, family, money.......no time for self at times. just wanted to know if people actually found djing rewarding it seem that they have. i realize that pondering will get me no where as soon as may comes around (after school) ill get some decks. Another dent in the wallet but what the fuck, right?

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Well now I feel too old! I am 26 next month and I am just getting my second deck.

Last edited by abnorm on Apr-22-2003 at 23:57

You can never be too old to get into the game

heck you can probably start out with the good stuff(gear) because of your age (job wise...you should be getting paid alot more than a 16 year old working fast food)

I started when i was about 14/15...only because i was craving to do so since i was about 7

it took lots of discipline to save up enough money but i did it...i didnt start out with the good stuff but still got to do what i had been dreaming about...spinning

It seems like you and i had a vision...just at different times of our lives

if your gonna be a hobbiest or plan on going to the big time you have got plenty of time...heck most big name djs are at least like 25+

I wish you luck

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Let's post a conclusion here
The younger you start, the better it is, but as long as you lik ewhat you're doing, you're NEVER too old.

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Originally posted by Push2005 Ik ben net terug begonnen met cassettes op te kopen... Die pitchcontrol is echt ongelofelijk !