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#DJLife: Play for Free / Play for Fee?
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#DJLife: Play for Free / Play for Fee?

DJ Matty Stiles
6:04 AM - 9 June, 2016
Look this type of post is just emblematic of your departure from the professional ethos (scratch live era) into the n00b controller market. I understand that you need to make money (pyro etc) but please allocate your profits for the professionals and fixing Serato DJ. Once you try and whore a foresee out and make it comparable with every fisher price controller under the sun you're bound to run into the problems that so many people have been complaining about. Please listen to your most loyal users serato

zj ice
8:12 AM - 10 June, 2016
yep its true you guys need to remember controllers are ok but what about hardware users rule CDJS for live

ElahMentalWords
12:36 AM - 16 June, 2016
To the writer, I appreciate this post. In the entertainment world, people are looking for a good time. I've been to parties and rallies where I didn't expect a DJ to be at the event, and it really kicked it up a notch. Most of those times it's just a friend of ours who just wanted a good time, and to show off his selections. Nobody cared if it was on a laptop or CDJ's. Nooobody...at all.
My first gig was a buddies retirement party, at a hunting and fishing lodge. I was in foster homes as a kid, so I kinda know oldheads more than my own peer group. Would you believe they didn't care I was on a desktop and a controller? (Quite simple controller at that). They were just stoked a dude in his twenties knew what they wanted to hear, as they pounded beers and laughed about good times around their motorcycles. I offered to do it free, but they insisted, and tossed me a few bones.
Maybe I'm a simple schmuck, but damn, let folks get their success and quit staring em down when they get a key. Maybe you see em in a basement party one day, then Time Square another. Toss a homie a thumbs up, not the other finger...jeez.
I've taught numerous folks the upper register on trumpet, and never talked trash when they got a spot in an orchestra, or complained "oh there's too many brass out here." Djing seems to be a different beast though, and I'm not sure why. Any insight?
My first gig was a buddies retirement party, at a hunting and fishing lodge. I was in foster homes as a kid, so I kinda know oldheads more than my own peer group. Would you believe they didn't care I was on a desktop and a controller? (Quite simple controller at that). They were just stoked a dude in his twenties knew what they wanted to hear, as they pounded beers and laughed about good times around their motorcycles. I offered to do it free, but they insisted, and tossed me a few bones.
Maybe I'm a simple schmuck, but damn, let folks get their success and quit staring em down when they get a key. Maybe you see em in a basement party one day, then Time Square another. Toss a homie a thumbs up, not the other finger...jeez.
I've taught numerous folks the upper register on trumpet, and never talked trash when they got a spot in an orchestra, or complained "oh there's too many brass out here." Djing seems to be a different beast though, and I'm not sure why. Any insight?

d_six
1:13 AM - 29 June, 2016
Nice. Just remember, it's all relative. Rule on, you CD DJ.
#VinylForLife
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yep its true you guys need to remember controllers are ok but what about hardware users rule CDJS for liveNice. Just remember, it's all relative. Rule on, you CD DJ.
#VinylForLife

DjKenny Ken
11:57 AM - 3 July, 2016
To add to ElahMentalWords comment or possibly answer the question asked.
I have been in the dj industry for 27 years both club and mobile. These young bucks today are cockier and feel they are better at playing to crowds. My experience is called" Learning How To Motivate People Musically." I am currently writing a book on it. It really does not matter the controller or tables that you have in controlling a crowd. But what matters is if you pay attention to how your crowd responds to your music. Doing gigs for free is a beginners or intermediate level kind of thing. BUSINESS IS BUSINESS IN DJ world. If you are being asked to dj a venue the compensation should come with the territory. Would you go to a doctor for treatment and say you charge to much No! A professional has years of expeience and knowledge because of schooling. The problem with DJ's today is they lack the knowledge and professionalism. Some of us are viewed as partiers so why should a partier be paid to play.
All in all as a professional you need to be paid what you are worth. If 100 is your worth then get paid 100 per hour not$100. for a full days event. You determine your worth.
When you are packing up from doing your gig and all the folks are gone and payment is due are you leaving satisfied with what you charged for motivating a crowd that you did not know, had no clue who they were but did you leave them motivated enough to talk about how great your set was? Look at your pockets was it worth it for you?
I have been in the dj industry for 27 years both club and mobile. These young bucks today are cockier and feel they are better at playing to crowds. My experience is called" Learning How To Motivate People Musically." I am currently writing a book on it. It really does not matter the controller or tables that you have in controlling a crowd. But what matters is if you pay attention to how your crowd responds to your music. Doing gigs for free is a beginners or intermediate level kind of thing. BUSINESS IS BUSINESS IN DJ world. If you are being asked to dj a venue the compensation should come with the territory. Would you go to a doctor for treatment and say you charge to much No! A professional has years of expeience and knowledge because of schooling. The problem with DJ's today is they lack the knowledge and professionalism. Some of us are viewed as partiers so why should a partier be paid to play.
All in all as a professional you need to be paid what you are worth. If 100 is your worth then get paid 100 per hour not$100. for a full days event. You determine your worth.
When you are packing up from doing your gig and all the folks are gone and payment is due are you leaving satisfied with what you charged for motivating a crowd that you did not know, had no clue who they were but did you leave them motivated enough to talk about how great your set was? Look at your pockets was it worth it for you?

One Two
4:45 AM - 7 July, 2016
I have just currently moved on from the free gigs era but i must say its still very hard, the younger ones now have little value for themselves so you would find a promoter or club owner going with someone cheaper, not necessarily getting quality so what has happened with the advent of dj software, everyone thinks he is a dj most times not knowing music longer than 5 years old

DaDeep Twista
7:17 AM - 12 July, 2016
Sometimes is hard for upcoming DJs to gig free because of the transport issues. i support the fact that every DJ should be invoiced for their gigs because life is a bill itself. #salute

larrypowers
9:12 AM - 10 February, 2020
is there a short key to switch from the banks A,B,C,D of the sp sample tap ??
or must use the mouse n go true the banks ???
run3freegame.com
or must use the mouse n go true the banks ???
run3freegame.com

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