Alex Moschopoulos

Precisely why I stopped with record/music pools. 😉

I think they rock if you’re into mainstream and/or are working the bar/mobile route. For the underground folk it’s still on the old fashioned ways of seeking.

How “known” is this person? Does he have loads of mixes and tracks online? Playing all over?

Or is he some hobbyist/bedroom DJ?

If you keep thinking any name is “off limits” then you’ll never find one. I would not take a name used by someone who is known. If you still don’t want to chance it, then use your normal name, or come up with a “normal sounding” name that rings nicely.

I’ve had some who believed I copied my name from the late DJ AM, but I’ve used the name “D-Jam” since 1992, thus there was no real way either of us knew of one another. When AM blew up, I simply felt his scene/sound differ too much from mine for it to be an issue.

Simple question…is this “other person” someone locally to you? Or just a name in another city/state/country?

If it’s someone established in your town, then I’d agree on a name change. If not, then don’t worry about it.

No…they’re just bring douches by not sharing.

I have no issue putting full tracklists or even sending a DJ a link to where they can buy a tune I played. In the end I know he/she won’t sound like me, and I won’t sound like them.

“Protecting your tunes” only hurts the artists. If a DJ can’t offer anything more than a playlist, then he/she has little to offer.

Epson Printers have CD printing capabilities. I love them and have used them for years.

In terms of “site”…yeah, if you have no site, then definitely put your Twitter handle at the least.

Still…a website is something to think about. Even if you have no money to pay someone to build it, try using the services available to make it yourself. Squarespace has amazing DIY building capabilities. Believe me, I build sites for a living, so if I’m saying it’s great then it has value for starting out with the basics.

http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2011/06/how-to-succeed-at-djing-part-12-build-yourself-a-website/

My advice:

1. Look for like-minded people who want what you want.
2. Enlist some of the ambitious ones to help you, but the rest you maintain as fans/followers
3. Throw small events solely for them. Don’t do them too often so you garner bigger results
4. Make your events a halfway spot between what your scene currently is, and what you would like it to be. That means playing the rap/hip-hop/pop, but also the dance music
5. Put some effort into the events so they come off as special.
6. Be patient and let things grow.
7. Learn from failures, try again, and do better if you fail.
8. Seek non-event areas of dance and cross promote. Maybe it’s the local college radio or podcast that will help push your events.

Be sure to read the series on throwing/promoting events. I’ll soon have new articles up on making promotional materials.

http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2011/09/how-to-promote-events-throw-your-own-parties-part-1/

“Jude on a ragga t(r)ip”? Now i’ve heard it all

 

It came out in 1993 and I heard a few “connected” DJs play it.  Unfortunately, it was pulled from the shelves very quickly, as it was a bootleg remix and thus Beatles management/record label didn’t like the illegal remix.  I didn’t even know the name until a few years ago, but wanted it to put into some old school rave mixes.

I know many here are 100% against ripping/recording like that, but I still see it as a last resort when you can’t legally obtain said tune.

PS: why can’t i change my profile-picture? There’s no option for that :/

Try using Gravitar.  Mine comes from the connection I made to Disqus.