Riot13

G-Bee,

I LOVE breaks! I mainly mix variations of house myself (electro, funky, Latin, etc.), but I do plan on expanding into breaks at some point. = )

This is great advice actually! I cannot believe that I didn’t even think about the fact that I live just minutes from a major state university. I have also been calling on my little brother, who is a graphic design artist, to help me with logos, business cards, etc. I think that I just need to start getting better about the resources I have at hand.

I have also been getting out local venues more often these days, even if it is by myself. I figure that if I show up to enough local DJ spotlights on Sunday nights I am bound to begin making friends.

G-Bee, post: 25094, member: 2829 wrote: I started out mixing Drum n Bass, but after a couple of years branched out to Breaks, House, Dubstep, HipHop, Soul & Funk.

These days I like to play sets that contain multiple styles, like a combo of Breaks, House and Dubstep.

About your throwing a party question: It is very helpful to know a couple of key players in your local scene to spread the word. I would suggest booking some local talent, so they will hype their friends. Also make sure to spread posters and flyers in and around schools in your area.

I also didn’t have any friends in the scene when I started out, but by involving others that were “insiders” the whole town knew about the party in no time!

Terry_42, post: 25076, member: 1843 wrote: Well you can develop many different ways, a mentor, while certainly a good thing, is not the end of all wisdom.
You can upload mixes to soundcloud or mixcloud and try to make DJ friends online.
We are all friends here in this forum, so feel free to post mixes and questions here.
Take the initiative and make some parties of your own that other DJs want to guest at.
Make some online party or ask around for internet radio stations.
Befriend DJs on Facebook that play/mix your style of music and try to online mix with them…
… many more possibilities, too many to list them all. Just broaden your search pattern and try different things.

Thank you for all the input Terry_42!

I have recently picked up a new controller that allows me to record and convert my sets to MP3 (a week ago). So, I will certainly start to post my mixes as I create them. I also have a Sound Cloud account that I plan on using by the end of the week. I will be sure to post the link here once I have a mix or two up.

This forum has been great reading so far, and with Phil’s “How to DJ,” along with countless hours of online research, I feel that I have come a long way. However, I do feel like I should have begun posting to this site earlier…So, I really appreciate the hospitality.

I am an avid follower of Last.FM and Digitally Imported, which help me stay on top of my music collection. One question that I have for you though…You (and many others on here) mention throwing your own parties with friends…Question is: While I am not completely new to the city I live in now, I do not have any friends in the dance scene. So, how would you suggest going about throwing a party and getting people to attend? I am all for it, but I worry about getting even 6 people that I know there.