so i wanna dj

[hazyinseptember]

yeh its true.. im thinking of dipping my toes in the big and wet swimming pool of djing..

am i crazy? i think so..

ive been looking at simple cd dj setups.. jog wheel style ( not cd-js ) to play with at home... most of the clubs ive seen in brisbane use these ...

BUT

i was speaking to someone out at a pub last night, he's had some serious dealing with the big clubs down in melbourne and said i should seriously just consider doing Laptop Djing.. its what most clubs want..

and then i ask myself just why i want to start doing it anyway?.. yeh i love my music, but its not like im going to be playng anything that the average gay club will want to hear.. i listen to mostly dark electro... so my dj set would contain electro, breaks and some dnb probably...

sigh

i think ill go the software route for the moment.. im all setup for that.. but any advice would be great..

[kylierose]

you can always come over to my place for a few lessons
plus, i play with abelton live with mp3s that i (legally) download
it's a good way to start and we'll put you on if you can get up to speed
...

[hazyinseptember]

so you dj on a computer and not decks?

been talking to a few people on Inthemix and while there are a few laptop dj's.. most are cd based..

i downloaded the demo of megasec and traktor that i want to play with tonight.... but id love a few pointers and ideas... + i can give you your tshirt thats currently sitting at my place ( the dizzygotheca one you bought.. that sounded really suss when i typed it.. )

:)

[alison87]

Don't stress about finding an audience. There are plenty of gay DJs who play "non-gay" music (though not necessarily to an exclusively gay audience).

Speaking as someone who isn't a DJ i think you should spend more time on learning your songs and finding out what works well together and creates a good journey. You can learn how to use CDJs when you have enough money to buy them - in the mean time you can learn how to play a set that flows, i reckon that's much harder to do.

[danny corvini]

If you are in Melbourne in June you should come to our party Different Drummer at the Glasshouse on Sat 16 June. DJs are Seymour & Gemma from legendary Sydney club Kooky and Phil Smart who was a biggie on the party scene in the '90s. We love electro. Only play vinyl myself (so far!)