Such great replies! Thank you. I can tell there is a lot of wisdom and inspiration in this community…
Yeah the age thing is a real hang-up for me, for some strange reason. It doesn’t bother me in any other aspect…i’m just gonna have to get past it. It’s true; if I don’t attempt this now, I’ll regret it even more down the line.
My gear at this point is: A pair of Numark CDXs, with the 12″ vinyl platters (I traded a power drill & a belt sander for them), a really beat-up Numark 4 ch mixer ($25 yard sale), plus my ol’ g5 iMac and a vestax spin controller I picked up at the pawn shop. None of this stuff ever leaves the house…
How do you make that jump? How do you know you’re ready?
And yes I did read Phils blog about getting out there (amazing piece, I must say, fantastic!), but I still find the idea of being in a public venue unfathomable.
And the crazy thing is, I’ll be out a some pub somewhere, and this chap is behind a laptop playing whatever, one track smashing into the next, no flow, volume jumps and dips…and I think to myself “well, I’m at least THAT good, no?”
…then I think “hey bro, you got nothing to say, at least he’s out there…”
And people are dancing about anyway and bud’s getting high-fives and I’m sitting in corner with my pint, wishing I could do my thing.
Where does one summon up such courage and confidence?
