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Originally posted by dj_axel_klein being a dj sucks you get drunk douchebags asking you for the most boring tracks every night WHEREVER you play i hate my life LOL.

Stop playing at such shitty clubs then! lol

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Levels is...decent...damn better than a lot of the shite dominating the charts at the moment. It sounds absolutely nothing like...a billion and one similar tracks in this big-room style. I always had a soft spot.

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Originally posted by Adam420 Stop playing at such shitty clubs then! lol

hahahaha spot on

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meh money talks

I just sold my beginner DJ gear 2 weeks ago after upgrading, woulda sold it to you for sure. Oh well..

Some advice, don't get discouraged. Practice makes perfect. It's going to take a few weeks to get the hang of the pitch control and jog wheels.

Like others said, study the structure of the songs, most house tracks have a similar song structure, and start counting beats in your head. Pay attention closely and you'll know when a break is coming or when the hi-hat pattern comes in, etc...


Another thing, buy a pair of quality headphones FIRST before buying an awesome mixer or decks. Headphones are much more important then a fancy mixer, but it's usually the last thing beginner DJs buy or care about, thinking any shitty pair of cans will do, or god forbid earbuds lol..

Finally, I can recommend you these books, I've skimmed thru both of them and they've helped me tonnes. I haven't read them cover to cover, a lot of the things I knew already but it's full of useful information, that can help you decide what gear to buy, how to hook up your gear, etc..

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Last edited by corjay9 on Apr-13-2011 at 23:41

Haahahaha I actually tried looking for djing for dummies but I didn't find one :P, i'll check them out for sure.. Thanks!!!

Don't listen to anyone ITT. They're already established and just want to keep you down to reduce competition.

Let me put you on the fast track here:
1. First you need a name. The more gimmicky the better. If you can think of a costume or theme to pursue then even better, look at what the mau5head has done for a certain DJ as of late.

2. Don't worry about equipment. The big clubs you're playing at will have some to use and you need to invest your money into #3.

3. Beatport. Nuf said. Go download the top 100 and top 25 for whatever genre is hot (electro/dirty dutch, dubstep...). Just ride whatever is "in" with the 17-21 year old crowd there out there. They're the ones with daddy's money to spend so go reap the rewards. Once you got this track collection you can pretty much just make your playlist and hit randomly cause all tracks are guaranteed to be nothing but awesome.

4. With your catchy name and killer tracks you should be off to a good start. Now you need to find a hot broad or two to fill that booth up with her and her friends. Looks required, brains not so much.

5. You're big now. No learning, wasted time/money invested. Just enjoy it. Don't bother with friends of the past cause you got a life of winning thats far beyond what they can help you with anymore.

6. Twitter, twitter, and more twitter. Tweet till your thumbs bleed. Then tweet about how your thumbs are bleeding. You're the man now and people want to know what you're doing and thinking at all times. Every event needs to be announced as EPIC and every town you play in needs to know they're the best group you ever had the pleasure of playing for. Feed the need and enjoy it cause you're big now.

^aHH i see. I'll talk everyone's advice seriously

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Originally posted by GGM Don't listen to anyone ITT. They're already established and just want to keep you down to reduce competition. Let me put you on the fast track here: 1. First you need a name. The more gimmicky the better. If you can think of a costume or theme to pursue then even better, look at what the mau5head has done for a certain DJ as of late. 2. Don't worry about equipment. The big clubs you're playing at will have some to use and you need to invest your money into #3. 3. Beatport. Nuf said. Go download the top 100 and top 25 for whatever genre is hot (electro/dirty dutch, dubstep...). Just ride whatever is "in" with the 17-21 year old crowd there out there. They're the ones with daddy's money to spend so go reap the rewards. Once you got this track collection you can pretty much just make your playlist and hit randomly cause all tracks are guaranteed to be nothing but awesome. 4. With your catchy name and killer tracks you should be off to a good start. Now you need to find a hot broad or two to fill that booth up with her and her friends. Looks required, brains not so much. 5. You're big now. No learning, wasted time/money invested. Just enjoy it. Don't bother with friends of the past cause you got a life of winning thats far beyond what they can help you with anymore. 6. Twitter, twitter, and more twitter. Tweet till your thumbs bleed. Then tweet about how your thumbs are bleeding. You're the man now and people want to know what you're doing and thinking at all times. Every event needs to be announced as EPIC and every town you play in needs to know they're the best group you ever had the pleasure of playing for. Feed the need and enjoy it cause you're big now.

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