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  • #40860
    D-Jam
    Participant

    1) Go out alone. The point of being active in your scene is so the regulars and promoters know you, and you have an idea on the musical landscape of your scene.

    2) Look beyond the clubs. If you want to play raves or something, look to get to know those people.

    3) Help. Some promoters are jerks, others are simply overworked. If you can offer him help and show it, that will help you rise.

    4) Produce or do podcasting or something to get AVERAGE PEOPLE to know you. Nowadays it’s all a popularity contest, and many promoters worry more about how many heads you bring in over how well you play.

    5) Get to know the DJs in the venues. They often are the path to the promoter.

    #40873
    ppt
    Member

    hey Ernie Sega! I noticed you are in the Ontario region, be great to chit chat with another DJ that’s going through the same steps as me especially when you’re my age with the same martial status! Even though we are both looking to get our stardom on but be nice to have someone to talk about these kind of things.

    #40874
    Ernie Sega
    Member

    Thanks for the advice D-Jam. I will take your points into consideration.

    ppt, thanks for reaching out. I’m in Ottawa. my website will have my contact info. Hit me up on Facebook so we can keep in touch.

    http://www.erniesega.com

    Thanks

    #40882
    Stazbumpa
    Participant

    28 years old? You’re just a pup old fruit 😉

    I’m 37, not married (yet) but I have children from a previous relationship. I find myself having 2 groups of friends, the friends within 5 years each way of my age, who I’ve known years, and then everyone else who are at least 25 and mostly younger. I met the younger mob simply through being in that scene, so in my opinion it’s a case of putting yourself out there and you will soon meet people the “right” age. Which is basically what D-Jam said up thread 🙂

    #40884
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    Tss tss tss … being 37 and portraying yourself as an old hand … tss tss tss.

    I am celebrating 37 years behind the tt’s next year at age 51 :-).

    Doing mostly mobile and wedding gigs (and the ocassional club if I get asked) and those come to me unsolicited, I am not worrying too much about the things Ernie is referring to. But I can relate to them.

    Nice to see that the forum has brought him and ppt together.

    And I think you are right Staz, we shouldn’t give in to our tendency to overthink things. Just go and do, observe if the results bring you closer to your desired goal and if not change something, go out and do … etx.

    Greetinx,
    C.

    #40947
    Daryl Northrop
    Participant

    I’m 41 out here in the DC area and trying to get things going. Have got a regular monthly EDM night at a non-profit art space, and have gotten a couple of gigs. You never know what doors can open! And yes, I do this while holding down a regular 9-5. No kids though, so that helps.

    #40954
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    Daryl Northrop, post: 41103, member: 2350 wrote: … No kids though, so that helps.

    Mine left the house years ago and take full care of themselves (heck, one is trying to make me a grandpa already … pffff), so effectively childless here too.

    Greetinx,
    C.

    #40956
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    You could rename yourself “DJ Granny” then 😉

    #40958
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    Granny is FEMALE you dope … and thanks, Terry!

    Greetinx,
    C.

    #40961
    Stazbumpa
    Participant

    My kids don’t live with me, so I’m sort of childless. However the missus is fairly keen on starting a family in the next few years so I’ll probably be a dad again before I’m 40. The things we do to keep our ladies happy. I’ll still be gigging though, that much won’t change. Someone should start a “grumpy old DJs” thread 😀

    #40965
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    Good luck with the diapers Staz :-).

    And +1 on the grumpy old DJs thread hehehe.

    Greetinx,
    C.

    #40991
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    I think there is already a DJ Daddy Cool somewhere :O

    #40993
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    Anybody can be a DADDY DJ … but GRANDdaddy DJ? mmmm lol

    #41002
    J-Zed
    Participant

    I’m in the same boat as you man. All my friends are in relationships and they think it means they can’t go out anymore. Most of em stay home almost every weekend leaving me with nothing to do. So… Go out alone, if you’re quiet or shy then you won’t be for long. Eventually you’ll get bored and start talking to people, I do it all the time now. It’s getting pretty easy, even in a city like Toronto where so many people have their nose up in the air.

    #41007
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    At least you have a boat! I go everywhere on bicycle …

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