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How to get a gig at any venue while under aged.

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  • October 12, 2015 at 1:43 pm #2270361
    UCF
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    1. Welcome man!

    2. Huge subwoofers and speakers doesn’t make you a good DJ

    3. It’s all about making contacts no matter what age you are.
    I’m currently 17 started DJing when I was 15. And since I’m underaged there was no way for me to get into the clubs and talk to promoters so I had to find my own way.

    I DJed at every houseparty I could. Making a name in my own age group.
    Been getting lots of gigs that way.

    Then at a festival I went up to the festival manager and introduced myself.
    He contacted me about one month later and I’ve been DJing at pretty much all of their events ever since.

    Now when I’m producing my own music I send it to local DJ’s and get their opinion and getting my name out there.
    So at the moment I’m working on getting my first local club gig (had some gigs in other cities in Sweden).
    But tbh older people don’t really appreciates having a younger DJ playing their music…

    So I’d recommend you playing at friends parties and stuff since you’re so young and get some experience
    Hope it helped and good luck man!

    October 13, 2015 at 8:29 pm #2271321
    Armani Cee
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    Assuming you live in the U.S., getting a gig at the young age of 12-13 years old won’t be easy. I started at 11 and had the same questions and frustrations as you. I began to DJ every party I could even if it was for free, because practicing reading a crowd and learning to play live is important. I did my friends’ birthday parties, a few school dances, and threw a ‘Spring Break Party’ in my friends backyard (which was a success). Eventually I found a mentor, or older DJ who really taught me the craft, and let me go with him to gigs. Through him I learned to practice efficiently, and actually become a better DJ. My recommendation to you is look for a mobile DJ company and see if they would take you with them to help them out at gigs. Mobile guys tend to have connections to DJ’s in the clubs, and are also good mentor’s (depending on if they want to help). Also make sure you’re PRACTICING a lot because as much as you think you may know, there’s a lot of room for improvement.

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