Trouble with Positivity?

There are many DJs in the world and hence even with my 20 years of experience there are undeniable rules:

1. There is always someone better than you skill wise

2. There is always someone who makes more money that is worse than you skill wise

3. Someone always makes more money than you (unless your name is Tiesto)

4. There will always be people that tell you that you are not good enough

5. There will always be gigs that someone else is getting, even if they are a worse DJ than you

6. There will always be worse DJs than you who are more famous

7. There will always be gear that you want but cannot afford

8. There will always be some DJs who are pushing you out of a job, because they have no honour

Now that sounds bad, eh?

No it is not.

If you are truly a DJ, then you have a love and passion for music. It does not matter how bad things go, if you have fun playing music for yourself still for 2 people or for 20,000 is unimportant.

What you get in return is something much more valuable than anything in the world, you can touch people with music at the very level of their soul. If you are really lucky you play in front of a diverse crowd, who even may be from parts that usually do not mix or even do not like each other and have then come together in peace and love and enjoy an evening of music.

So if you accept that and feel the love in your heart, then there should be no doubt that you are doing the right thing. Do not trouble yourself with too much at once and just make little steps. Focus on one thing, like getting a first gig, then do other things, like generating followers on soundcloud,… and practice practice practice… Things will fall into place if you share your love for what you do.

Terry and Chuck are right

Just do it for yourself and the love of it, dont bother yourself with the rest

There will always be something or something trying to down you but just keep the focus and don’t put yourself down.

Happy holidays !

Wow. I must say that list Terry posted is really something else. It applies not just to DJing. It definitely applies to other crafts\occupations. Thanks for sharing it.

I totally agree that we should do this for the love of music and for the love of seeing other people have a great time.

For example, the moment you see lots of people form a circle on the dance floor and harmoniously begin to lower the bodies more and more, and more, at that precise moment when “Rock Lobster” encourages you to do it, followed by the instant in which that well-to-do old punter falls on his arse doing it, after which he quickly gets up, comes to your table, and thanks you for unexpectedly playing this tune from when he was in university.

Priceless.