Thursday, October 25, 2012

Do you want to learn to DJ?

By Calvin Morris


It's no secret that practically everyone, especially from today's generation, wants to learn how to DJ. However, if you think that being a DJ is as straightforward as sticking a cd in and pressing play then you have much to learn. If anything, the development of technologically advanced equipment as well as classic software has helped to smooth the entire process.

Because this removes the need for you to learn how to play songs at the same bpm as each other it frees up your time to focus on learning other aspects of DJing. Get to the top of the game and you could be earning $10000 per hour, for doing something you love!. Once you are reasonably accomplished it shouldn't be too difficult to get a few paying gigs and start working your way to the top.

A key skill that you should work on when learning to DJ is becoming very familiar with your music. This is quite crucial as it is the foundation of your entire career as a DJ. If you are dedicated and professional in your approach to becoming a DJ you will greatly increase your chances of success. The process of learning to DJ and your chances of real success will be greatly improved by having an in depth knowledge of your music.

There's more to being a good DJ than just being able to beat match a couple of tunes and mix between them. These skills are of course important, but an in depth understanding of music will come in quite handy if you'd like to keep a crowd grooving for an entire night. You should also remember that you're not playing the music for yourself but for your listeners.

There is an important balance to be struck between playing music that you enjoy and playing music that your crowd enjoys. Of course, part of your job is to introduce your crowd to new music but you also need to play tunes that they know and like. This helps to give you an idea of the audience's taste of music.

In much the same way as for professional musicians, just being good at what you do alone is probably not going to get you to the top as a professional DJ, unless you get lucky and are in the right place at the right time. You could argue that in order to be a good or a successful DJ that you shouldn't narrow your focus to just a single musical genre. Limiting yourself to only playing one or a few genres of music will make it easier to learn your trade but you will need to be really good to get to the top of your musical niche. Having a good all round repertoire will make you more marketable, especially in the early stages of your career, then you can think about specialising later.

If DJing is your only source of income (when you are starting out it probably won't be) then getting as many paying gigs as you can is important and being able to play numerous genres of music will help you do that. You can make good money as a DJ by playing corporate gigs but you will need to be able to play a wide range of music to do these. These are some basic tips and things to consider to get you started. Once you've sharpened your skills, ensure that you invest in high quality DJ equipment as this will help to raise your status as a professional DJ.




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