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Average age of us DJs. (pg. 6)
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| Abhay |
| quote: | Originally posted by dinoXpress
Then why are you worried about everyone else and how good they are?
Of course your response to this will be "i was just kidding"
But i think deep down you aren't. |
uhh, because if ur not moving forward, ur falling behind...
and i wanna be good at it... i don't intend to spin in my bedroom so much, actually wanna make something out of it...
i try to be the best i can, at anything which i enjoy. this includes sports/education.
the better i am, at a younger age, the more i feel that i'm progressing. just like in education etc.
the reality is, being a good DJ is relative. U can only compare urself to others, to decide how good u are. it's all about competition. It's still very much a business-type thing. u gotta sell urself, u gotta market urself, adn u gotta create an image. THe product is ur skills. and the success measured is how much ppl enjoy ur work. If u don't agree with that, u should just grow up.
h8a.... u can't make judgement calls of ppl u don't know, from simple 1 or 2 line statements... |
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| Zild |
I don't understand why you don't want to take DJing seriously until after you graduate. After you graduate you'll probably try and start a career which, will leave you with even less time to take DJing seriously.
I'm not trying to knock you or saying you should quit or anything like that. It just seems maybe you're shooting yourself in the foot, or digging yourself a little hole that you will have to climb out later. Especially if your goals are ultimately to play regular gigs. |
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| dinoXpress |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abhay
uhh, because if ur not moving forward, ur falling behind...
and i wanna be good at it... i don't intend to spin in my bedroom so much, actually wanna make something out of it...
i try to be the best i can, at anything which i enjoy. this includes sports/education.
the better i am, at a younger age, the more i feel that i'm progressing. just like in education etc.
the reality is, being a good DJ is relative. U can only compare urself to others, to decide how good u are. it's all about competition. It's still very much a business-type thing. u gotta sell urself, u gotta market urself, adn u gotta create an image. THe product is ur skills. and the success measured is how much ppl enjoy ur work. If u don't agree with that, u should just grow up.
h8a.... u can't make judgement calls of ppl u don't know, from simple 1 or 2 line statements... |
Wow, do u want to spin tunes or be a brand name? Im all about connections and building myself as a dj, but at the end of the day, i just wanna spin records. You can be a great DJ just in your bedoroom, or out of your bedoroom. maybe success is realitive, but i dont think success should be measured by your top 100 poll bumber or similar. This is an art man, not a science. I dont think your mindset is going to take you places.. but then again, what do i know? I hope im helping not hurting.. I dont want a flame war, i just sugeest you assess your goals as a dj, you goals for the future, and the why.. why you do iut and what it all means to you.
Ive done this multiple times, and found it to be super helpful in keeping me focused and on top of MY game.
And for the record:
I have made my judgments based on LOTs of posts, not just one or two.. |
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| Abhay |
| quote: | Originally posted by dinoXpress
Wow, do u want to spin tunes or be a brand name? Im all about connections and building myself as a dj, but at the end of the day, i just wanna spin records. You can be a great DJ just in your bedoroom, or out of your bedoroom. maybe success is realitive, but i dont think success should be measured by your top 100 poll bumber or similar. This is an art man, not a science. I dont think your mindset is going to take you places.. but then again, what do i know? I hope im helping not hurting.. I dont want a flame war, i just sugeest you assess your goals as a dj, you goals for the future, and the why.. why you do iut and what it all means to you.
Ive done this multiple times, and found it to be super helpful in keeping me focused and on top of MY game.
And for the record:
I have made my judgments based on LOTs of posts, not just one or two.. |
uhhh, i wanna play to a crowd. a BIG crowd, playing in my bedroom isn't gonna help...
and i wanna be a damn good DJ....
I wanna make the most of my youth, and be the best i can, before getting older, whilst my body and mind are still at it's peak. I think when ur this small, and struggling to get ur name out, and not making a cent, it's important to branch out and make a name for urself, so success is relative.... later on, i dunno. I'll take things one step at a time.
hope that helps... |
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| wee_rooney |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abhay
playing in my bedroom isn't gonna help...
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are you in jokin???? |
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| Abhay |
| quote: | Originally posted by wee_rooney
are you in jokin???? |
bah!
came out wrong...
wat i meant by that was, u could be the most skilled DJ on the planet, but if ur too scared to go out and promote urself, when ur still small, ur still screwed. |
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| Abhay |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zild
I don't understand why you don't want to take DJing seriously until after you graduate. After you graduate you'll probably try and start a career which, will leave you with even less time to take DJing seriously.
I'm not trying to knock you or saying you should quit or anything like that. It just seems maybe you're shooting yourself in the foot, or digging yourself a little hole that you will have to climb out later. Especially if your goals are ultimately to play regular gigs. |
my course is too hard to focus on both things at once... for me anyway :p...
both DJing and my course require a fair degree of commitment, and i want to be damn good at both. I think it's best i focus on one at a time. |
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| Ryan0751 |
I'll be 30 in a few weeks, and I'm glad to be 30. I have more free time now than I ever did during school (however I'm also unmarried with no kids).
And having a career definately helps pay for the nice gear and records.
Concentrate on your coursework and career first, because even if you are the best DJ in the world your chances of making it big are slim to none (sad, but it's the truth).
I think once you get a little older people tend to respect you more. For me to take up DJ'ing a year ago at 29 shows that I'm doing it for the right reasons, that I'm passionate and serious about the music.
I've played out once, and look forward to playing out again. It's something that I want to pursue, but at the end of the day I DJ because I love it.
| quote: | Originally posted by Abhay
my course is too hard to focus on both things at once... for me anyway :p...
both DJing and my course require a fair degree of commitment, and i want to be damn good at both. I think it's best i focus on one at a time. |
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| Zild |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abhay
my course is too hard to focus on both things at once... for me anyway :p...
both DJing and my course require a fair degree of commitment, and i want to be damn good at both. I think it's best i focus on one at a time. |
You sound like a worse perfectionist than I am. I was the same because I didn't want to be serious about DJing until after I finished my Chemistry B.S., but I plan on going to grad school, so if I don't make connections before then I can say goodbye to ever having a chance to play out at venues. I understand where you are coming from though. |
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| Stu Cox |
20...
Been DJing (well, mixing at home) for 7 or 8 years, playing out for 6. |
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| Ryan0751 |
How could you have been playing "out" at 14?
| quote: | Originally posted by Stu Cox
20...
Been DJing (well, mixing at home) for 7 or 8 years, playing out for 6. |
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