Terry_42

I never pitch up to +8 I think it is a stupid custom some DJs invented to have something cool, but it sounds bad.
Actually keylock also can sound very bad over +5.

I rarely use keylock, when it comes to harmonic mixing I have very good relative pitch (hearing) so I know how much shift I have if for example I pitched +3 for that song and just adjust the next song accordingly in my cans.

Also it is a myth that you need to beatmatch anything, sometimes I want to go from 140 to 110 for a breather and no pitch fader in the world will make you beatmatch that.

The thing you need is not advise on when to pitch and when not, it is experience, listening skills (hear pitch and key) and getting to know what sounds good for a crowd. These are most important skills for a DJ and they develop over time while training and actively listening to music.

I also would prefer the Mixtrack. As Todd said the 4 deck control is a gimmick.

Accident 😛

Nice, good luck!

All the Nexus gear will make you sweat.

deathy that is simply because most of them do not care.
For a DJ 5000 bucks for a Nexus setup is a lot of cash, most big club PAs plus lights come in the 100k+ range so 5k more are not that important.

CDJs are big.
What Titan is saying is actually bogus, as more and more international players are using controllers, however they do not cart them around, they are big enough to expect you to have their setup in place when they arrive and only plug in their laptop.

You are totally fine when you have no Pioneer gear. I have now for some time been playing live with a reloop Terminal Mix 8 and I have played from small to very big clubs (like Octagon) from weddings to medium festivals (around 5k people per stage). The more professional a setting is (big clubs, festivals) the more it is expected from you to exactly know what you need on stage.
Take for example Ministry of Sound in London: When you get booked you get a call from a tech guy. You will be expected to tell him what setup you bring and what you want in the booth from them (they now even offer some Pioneer controllers, but you can bring your own). Then you need to show up before opening and give your gear to the tech guys and possibly talk to the VDJ about lighting etc. You then chill out backstage until your turn. When you get on stage everything will be setup perfectly and they will tell you about 10min before what the gameplan is to change over from the previous DJ to your setup.

Also the more professional a setting, the more likely they are to know how to accomodate handicapped people. For example there is a manual lift for wheelchairs in some locations.