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Originally posted by Tony Morello i'm going to stop you right there unless your name is digweed or van buuren it's highly doubtful you'll make any significant money in a short amount of time it's great as a hobby and a side gig, but always have a good job/backup plan as your main source of income unless you have a couple residencies that combine to make up a good income, but then if you're playing out that much, most of that money is being re-invested back into records

I'm going to stop everyone right here and ask the following: When did I say I was planning on making a career/"significant" monies being a DJ?

The last time I was in Europe (Lived in Amsterdam for 6 months) plenty of really bad DJ's were making a little extra cash on the side DJ'ing in cafe's/bars...

I'm going to school for a career, but I don't believe I'm eligible to work (officially) while in Holland on a student visa, so I figured if I could find some small venues in/around Utecht I "may" be able to make a little extra spending money.

I guess all I'm trying to do is stop any "If you're only in this for the fame/money then you're worthless and not going anywhere." talk before it starts. All I was thinking is that the opportunity to make a little side cash DJ'ing while in the Netherlands was a bit more likely than in Stevens Point, WI, USA. And since I can't go out and apply for a "real" job, it would seem that attempting to find some cash DJ gigs may help me foot the bill for school/living expenses.

So, in summation, I am not a deluded DJ convinced that I will be the next Sasha/Digweed/Armin/Ferry etc. I spin records because I like to, period. If someone decideds to give me a few dollars/euro/pounds/etc. for it; great.

But I'll also tell you this much; I have no intention of ever believing the "You'll never be the next (insert random highly paid, globetrotting DJ name here)." argument. At night, I dream of rocking a crowd like some of the headliners, and just because even after a lot of work it's still likely to never happen, doesn't mean the dream goes away.

Ack, sorry for the rant, and the delayed reaction. Can't post on TA from my apartment due to schwag internet connection.

Cheers,

RJT

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Originally posted by Nou 90% of the DJ's I know around here have day jobs in IT... lol soo yea listen to this guy! If you do make anymoney its gunna go right back into records, most likely.

No IT for me: Final semester with bachelors in Sociology/Psychology, headed to grad school to study Psychoactive Pharmocology.

Cheers,

RJT

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Originally posted by Max Thomson You should not have rushed into buying another DJM because accidents happen, but they are a great oppertunity to upgrade. I had a major house fire over the summer where I lost everything but my records, and so I did a lot of research and found the best deals on the newest stuff. If I were you, I would now stick with the DJM because, honestly, you've already bought and unless you're up for going through eBay again and possibly losing money, reselling is a pain in the ass.

The question wasn't whether or not I should do something I already did, but more of what I should do for the future and whether or not I should consider moving on eventually or if these new fangled mixers are just a lot of bells and whistles...

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Captian and Coke

Did you know:
The name of the drink is actually
Cuba Libre!

can't say anything else without covering political issues and this is not the thread. But, just thought I'd let y'all know. If interested I'd say more to any.

chk

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Has anyone been spun out at a club/party recently that was using these new mixers?

I know it's been said before, but yeah, a lot of TA's do have WAY better setups than some of the clubs I've been to...

In any event, thanks to everyone, I think the conclusion I've come to is that I'll be looking seriously into purchasing an Allen & Heath mixer sometime over the summer, but for now I am more than happy with buying another DJM. The price was definitely right (400$ for a DJM, boy what ar eyou smoking?) and like I said before, I am just comfortable with 'em, and that goes a LONG way for me considering most events I spin here at school require almost all my own equipment.

Thanks again everyone, and sorry for the 'lil outburst above, I was just not in the mood for a "Hold your horses there Mr. Wannabe Sasha Jr." post at the time.

Peace, Cheers,

RJT

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Originally posted by rturn214 Has anyone been spun out at a club/party recently that was using these new mixers?

any setup i've played on lately has used the djm-600

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i must make an decision between denon dnx 1500 and djm 600
which one to buy??

i was actually thinking that the nuo 5 could be the replacement of the DJM.

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Originally posted by rturn214 ...but for now I am more than happy with buying another DJM. The price was definitely right (400$ for a DJM, boy what ar eyou smoking?) ... RJT

yeah im

anyway, IMHO theres very little point of getting a AH mixer if you dont have a kickass club quality sound system. with that money i'd invest in a cdj1000mk2 but that just me...

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Originally posted by audiotherapy yeah im anyway, IMHO theres very little point of getting a AH mixer if you dont have a kickass club quality sound system. with that money i'd invest in a cdj1000mk2 but that just me...

Ladies & Gentlemen, meet my savior, Mr. Audiotherapy himself... (Sold me my new DJM!)

As long as you've hopped onto this thread and hopefully others are listening in, if anyone ever sees a "For Sale:" from Audiotherapy you can buy with confidence, not only was it a good deal but he worked with me to try to get my mixer here on time for some gigs I have this coming weekend. He definitely stayed in excellent contact with me, got me tracking numbers right away, and basically worked hard with me to get this taken care of.

Three Cheers for Audiotherapy! (Now if my mixer shows up tomorrow broken I'm really going to regret posting this... )

peace, Cheers, And thanks again Man!

RJT

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