Views : 286,806
Genre: Education
Date of upload: Premiered Apr 24, 2020 ^^
Rating : 4.859 (280/7,664 LTDR)
RYD date created : 2022-02-13T00:04:23.787542Z
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
Thank you Carlo! This is exactly what I was thinking. I've been learning to DJ since 2017 but haven't really done any official gigs. Mostly made mixes which have been pretty well received. I've gotten formal instruction & gotten a lot better. My plan was to really get out & pursue it more but covid hit. Twitch seems a little tacky in some sense & I wanted to get more creative & I personally find more interest in the live/recorded mix sets on youtube. Thanks again! Your videos are super helpful.
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If you are a new dj just starting out your most important job is to acquire quality music, not quantity. Your first purchase should be two solid state drives. Buy great music high audio quality. Build a library like you are collecting swords or guns, your tracks are your weapons. Borrow equipment at first. Go to your friends and use his/her equipment. Learn the basics first. You can acquire equipment little by little. New DJs almost always put the cart before the horse, buying equipment before having a highly curated musical library. You should know your music inside and out. You should know how and why certain music works together. You should have a basic understanding of musical theory and song composition. Learn about mixing in key. You are a chef, preparing a 7 course meal. Never do free gigs, you cheapen the craft. Instead, learn your craft by apprenticing under a veteran DJ. If you canāt play a great dinner set at wedding, you wonāt understand how to be an opener. Every new DJ wants to play the peak hours, but have never opened up for the headliner. Pay your dues, learn the DJ craft and when you venture out by yourself you can be confident that what you are charging is fair. I donāt need to DJ for money, I DJ because I love it. But we charge because if we donāt we set a bad example, we spoil people into thinking our art is cheap.
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I'm literally the guy who's always pirating tracks because i'm just a beginnee and I can't afford monthly subscriptions. I don't even have a DJ Controller also. All i have is my phone and speakers, but still it doesn't bother my DJing. I just use what i have for now, and i'm proud of it. (Not the pirating, i'm not proud of that thing, lol)
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@malcomtray2570
3 years ago
Thanks to this video, I was able to rip all of Carlo's video mixes, stitch them together, and now I have a successful Mixcloud! Thanks Carlo!
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