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Participantbacktothefront, post: 40967, member: 1433 wrote: Superb find D-Jam, used to prefer Muzik to Mixmag
I agree. I used to like picking up issues of Mixmag, but felt at the time the magazine seemingly became more about drugs and less about music/DJ culture.
DJ Mag I’m off and on about. Sometimes it felt like a magazine more meant for mobile DJs. Not a bad thing, but not my thing.
Discoh I have no clue about.
May 23, 2013 at 7:14 pm in reply to: Something I witnessed in a VIP section: Nobody harrassed the DJ. #40672ParticipantI mean, you look at the guys who got harassment…Mark Farina, Tommie Sunshine, Dennis Ferrer, DJ Shadow.
It’s all cases of guys brought in either because the promoters/managers only saw “big name” or they hoped to elevate the musical landscape of the club, but found they weren’t willing to risk their high rollers to make a statement.
May 23, 2013 at 1:33 pm in reply to: Something I witnessed in a VIP section: Nobody harrassed the DJ. #40659ParticipantOnly harassment is when it’s a more “underground” DJ. Someone who isn’t playing the hits trophy girlfriends want to hear.
ParticipantElMuppet, post: 40625, member: 10300 wrote: http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2011/03/how-to-succeed-at-djing-part-1-what-type-of-dj-do-you-want-to-be/
This article(s) will do the job I think. Read all of them (I think there are 6 of them)Actually, it’s 13 parts. I’m glad they help! 😉
ParticipantMaglia is my vote…
Now go look for a web domain for yourself. Even if you don’t set up a website, you’ll have it in your possession whenever you might want to.
ParticipantMany programs will build a database file for the MP3s. So if you had Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” in a “disco house folder, then it would mark it as:
[INDENT=1]C:UsersDJcRaveMusicDisco HouseDaft_Punk-Get_Lucky.mp3[/INDENT]
Now you move it all to your little hard drive, and the new path is actually:
[INDENT=1]D:Disco HouseDaft_Punk-Get_Lucky.mp3[/INDENT]
But the database file still says it’s:
[INDENT=1]C:UsersDJcRaveMusicDisco HouseDaft_Punk-Get_Lucky.mp3[/INDENT]
Thus you get problems or “file not found”.
I remember on old versions of Traktor and Deckadance I would have this problem. I see it still when I use iTunes to manage my library (because it remembers file path). Torq would make a .tqd file to sit in the same folder as the mp3, so the program would not get confused. Traktor now stores all the cue info now on the mp3, which is very cool.
Like I said, ideal solution is to scan the drive you will plug into the CDJ or what not. It should work perfectly.
ParticipantGo to the club and scope it out. See what music they play, what the crowd is like, and how things operate.
From there you also might get ideas on how to present yourself. Remember that most promoters think of money, not talent, music, etc. The reason why many places will pander to mainstream masses is they want to make money. DJs might not like it, but crowds do.
The guys I notice who get booked are the ones who either can “bring heads”, or the business-savvy ones who are all about helping the club/promoter/night grow and make money.
ParticipantMaybe Recordbox also notes the directory structure when you scan it. I remember I had issues like that with Traktor in the past.
Try scanning everything in the junk drive so you don’t move the files around.
ParticipantI dunno. Everyone seems to handle non-edm pretty well. You just have to set it up. I used anchors in Traktor and did well.
Serato I usually assume is best for those wanting to use vinyl emulation.
ParticipantI simply just block them from sending me event invites. They never know either. They just won’t see my name pop up on the list of people to invite.
I also don’t accept friend requests from promoters…unless they’re actual friends of mine. The guy I ran into one night at a club and never talk to suddenly is a promoter and wants me as a friend…it screams “I want to annoy you”.
I will say though DJs seeking gigs should just put up with this. It’s how you’ll know what’s going on in the scene and where to network for gigs.
ParticipantStart here and read the whole series:
Then read this 6-part series to understand how promoters think:
http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2011/09/how-to-promote-events-throw-your-own-parties-part-1/
This will help you think on how to approach. Remember for them it’s about heads through the door, happy patrons, and money made.
ParticipantGreat thinking then. If your scene is small and remote, then definitely a group is one way to get the “interested people” consolidated. Might be worth an article for all the folks who say they live in a small town and no one likes _______ music. (insert underground genre there)
You’re on the right track. If DJing even never proves fruitful for you, you could take those skills into advertising and marketing.
Thanks for setting me straight. I live in Chicago, which is saturated with DJs and promoters. It’s amazing how badly many of them do at promotions, but refuse to even take a hint. They’ll still believe spamming and annoying is how you get heads through the door…up until they get banned on Facebook.
ParticipantDizzle the Dj, post: 40472, member: 1780 wrote: Facebook Groups can be a good option as well as you can add your friends to the group without a request and they must navigate to the group to remove themselves. We use a group to keep everyone updated about our monthly party. It also now functions as a hub for other EDM night promoters to share there events in as well (as long as they’re not the same night as ours haha)
I honestly hate when people do that. I even make a point to remove myself immediately. I wish groups would be by request, like a friend request.
In the end, I should have the initial and final say on what messages I want to hear, and I go out of my way to ban messages I don’t want to hear. I’ll do “report spam” on those who inbox me, I’ll unfriend people I am not friends with who simply friended me to spam my wall, and I’ll take myself out of groups I don’t want to follow.
NOW…how could you ward off people like me and get me to stay? Engage me. Give me something. Entertain and enlighten me. I’ll follow groups who give me info on music, or gear, or techniques, etc. I’ll block people who have nothing to say other than “come to my event this weekend”.
It all becomes like this:
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ParticipantPhil Morse, post: 22787, member: 2 wrote: (Mine is to extend the end of a tune when I’m running out of time, got to be honest – although I try to do it as little as possible…)
This is pretty much what I do…or extend a point and drop an accapella on the tune.
ParticipantDon Anderson, post: 40355, member: 10293 wrote: I’ve been tinkering with Seamonkey today as it happens, as it’s availabe on Windows as well as Mac, but I’m ready to concede I am no good at creating websites, so agreed a deal today for someone else to design and maintain our website – new website coming soon, thank f. I also use Paint Shop Pro – not strictly speaking free, it’s shareware so you should buy it after trial – I did once buy a license, but lost the details truth be told.
If you want to go DIY, maybe look into WordPress and a purchased template, or Wix.
Half the challenge is mainly in WHAT to put and how to present it. If I’ve seen anything from the big names, it’s that content is king. They used to do big flash websites, but now it’s about easy to read and find out new releases and tour dates.
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