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Is it too late to start?
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| Digital Import |
After having an argument with my roommate about me starting to DJ and hoping to make some sort of a career out of it, he said I shouldn't bother because at my age (I'm turning 23) those who had made careers out of it had already achieved success.
While I don't think there is a cookie-cutter age limit, and I'm not looking to reinvent any genres or make an earth-shattering impact on the EDM scene, I was wondering: what is TA's take on this? |
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| Domesticated |
You will not make money off DJing.
You would be better off trying to be an astronaut or prime minister. |
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| Digital Import |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
You will not make money off DJing.
You would be better off trying to be an astronaut or prime minister. |
Sweet, I always wanted to be an astronaut. |
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| DJSoulstone |
Do it as a hobby and don't do it for making money. If you want to earn some, go and produce tracks everybody likes. :tongue2
And you're not too old. It's all a matter of determination and love for the music in the end. But don't underestimate the costs of the equipment and the problems to find a club to play at in the beginning. |
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| Digital Import |
I'm not using it as an ace in the hole so I can quit my job, it is just: if I get good at it I would like to get paid for something I enjoy, you know?
My roommate says I'm too old to start and shouldn't bother wasting my money. |
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| boris_the_bear |
| yeah you're old. you should definitely retire and take long walks with a cane in the park:p |
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| Wayne_B |
| I think you should go for it! A years worth of solid practice and you'll be as good as any dj if you're serious about it. Also don't be too picky when it comes to gigs, you can make alot of money if you get a pair of decent 15"s and do private functions where you may have to play house and some commercial tunes but at least it will get the money flowing and fine tune your skills:) |
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| Marcus007 |
practice 2 hrs a day
for 5 days a week
spend countless other hours finding music you like
and i promise you in a year you'll be good to go
you won't be a headlining DJ... but you'll be talented enough to get your foot through the door |
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| DJSoulstone |
In that case: Do it! Don't hesitate. :) 6-12 months of intense training and you should be at usual quality, may be even beyond.
So, vinyl, CDJ or purely digital (PC + midi controler)? That's the question. ;) There are probably hundreds of threads to that topic, but anyway.
1)I personally am vinyl addicted and love the feel, smell and look of it. :D But it's the most expensive way to start and availability of vinyls is a topic of its own.
2)Mixing with CDJs is only cheaper because the tracks cost less, since they are digital.
3)To be a laptop DJ is the cheapest variant, using an external controller and software to mix.
My advice is to start with 2) if you don't know yet whether it's your thing or not. If you don't want to spend much money, go with 3) and if you have enough money and want the ultimate DJ feeling go with 1). There's also the possibility to extend 1) with Serato, Traktor Scratch or alike. That way you could use vinyls to mix MP3s on a laptop.
In any case the DJ hardware has a quite low loss of value over time.
In my opinion you should learn to beatmatch and to use the EQ properly, even if most software can do it with a hit on the sync button. :) |
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| ReDzY |
| quote: | Originally posted by Digital Import
... he said I shouldn't bother because at my age (I'm turning 23) those who had made careers out of it had already achieved success. |
What an idiot! I would say the majority of djs, professional and local, are in their mid to late 20's. Not to mention being a "famous" has absolutely nothing to do with how old you are, but more about what you produce and how well you spin (and sometimes this doesn't even matter *cough* Deadmau5 *cough*). Tell your friend to STFU! and stop talking out of his ass... |
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| notelfreak |
like it has been said before do it because you like it, because 99% of "djs" in this world make less money with it then people on welfare.
the ones that make money now are producers that use their productions to get dj gigs. You are not going to be a superstar, and even some really big name djs have day jobs;) |
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| notelfreak |
unless you become a wedding dj.
you don't play what you want but can make a load of money using nothing but an ipod. You don't even have to learn how to mix. Just buy the gear and a tux. |
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