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4 days

Here's a little something for DJs to have at the ready every time someone holds up a phone with a request. Pretty sure these cover all the bases.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 months

Everyone's a DJ until they gotta spin longer than 60 minutes.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

As a DJ, you don't really get to listen to music as just a fan anymore, you have to objectively critique its functionality with regards to how you can use it to render a desired result. You can love something you'll never spin & hate something that packs the floor. Bittersweet.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

The ONLY downside to being a DJ is not being able to fall asleep until like four hours after a gig bc you're jacked full of adrenaline. If you don't have this problem, you're probably doing it wrong.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

6 months

If you've been in the room for an hour and the DJ isn't playing anything you like, but everyone else is having fun, you're in the wrong room. Approaching the DJ to fulfill your selfish needs is only injecting negativity into the room and will not end well for anyone.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

Don't pigeonhole DJs. You'd be amazed at your favorite Hip-Hop DJ's ability to spin Drum 'n' Bass or that Tech House cat who can drop a ridiculous Dancehall set. Most of us are Genre Fluid.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

You know what's better than chasing gigs in big markets? Bringing the culture to smaller ones.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

If half y'all cats studied a smidgen of music theory instead of being gear whores, you'd be better DJs. You don't need 3000s to be dope, you need passion, knowledge and determination. And... PRACTICE

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

Just because YOU love music, doesn't mean YOU should be a DJ. DJing isn't about YOU Yes, you're more knowledgeable than your floor, but it's not about proving that to them. This job involves teaching, but further, finding the pulse, and then getting everyone in sync with it

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

7 months

It's not that DJs hate other DJs. DJs hate that anyone with $250 can go buy some gear & call themselves a DJ It's that there's no more apprenticeships, no more record pools that require contributions, no more dignity in what we do because it's been co-opted by clout chasing cats

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

Owners/Management/Etc. Unless you're specifically paying a DJ not to play at others venues, you don't get be mad when they do. We're contractors not employees.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

When you're a DJ, understanding people is just important as understanding the music.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

The level of disconnect between labels and DJs has forced us to create programs to make our own a cappellas instead of being embraced as the true conduits of exposure that we are and serviced accordingly.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

7 months

Stop DJing like the room is full of other DJs. You're losing the other 99%

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

8 months

The saddest truth you will ever realize as a DJ is that 93% of people only care about what they hear and not how they hear it. That's why cats are getting away with youtube rips.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

3 months

Never trust a DJ who doesn't sweat while they spin. If you aren't a little achy at the end, you did it wrong. Movement is contagious. If you ain't dancing to your tunes, why should your crowd?

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

I seriously doubt that most DJs would be heavy drinkers if the booze weren't comped.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

Good morning to everyone except the cats with full-time jobs, who DJ on the side, mainly to do their friends favors. And by favor, I mean undercutting full-time, professional DJs, whether it be in the clubs, weddings, wherever.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

It's amazing to me how commonplace copycat DJing has become. Some cats have absolutely no shame in blatantly copying routines/sequences from other DJs. There's too much music out there to be that lazy.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

@pasteldeguayaba As a DJ who has dated a stripper, I can confirm the relationship was 100% dysfunctional. I recuse myself on assessing who was to blame. I will hypothesize that there were unrealistic expectations on both ends & recommend that these professions never engage in mutual monogamy.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

Edits you get from DJs you know > Edits you get from pools

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

11 months

Expecting a DJ to be solely responsible for "filling" your bar/club/lounge speaks volumes as to your faith in your space. Why would any DJ wanna help push a spot that doesn't have a good enough reputation to create its own buzz...

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

If you're spinning with other DJs, don't act like you're too good to show up early & hear what's being played before you go on. Nothing worse than someone jumping on & playing tracks that have already been dropped. The crowd might not care, but the other DJs will never forget.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

You want me to DJ for four hours AND bring sound for $300? Enjoy my dope ass music through this single active two-way 8" speaker... Or I'm gonna plug Spotify into two active two-way 10" speakers. If you think I'm lugging passive or a sub around for $300, you've lost your mind.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

A lot of DJs don't understand the science of how your ears react to prolonged exposure to loud music. Ever notice, the longer you play, how you feel the need to increase your master? That's because your ears are protecting themselves, thus it sounds quieter, but really isn't.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

7 months

If you only listen to one kind of music, you're the problem, not the DJ playing something different.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 month

DJs stop just blending random shit because the technology is readily available to do so and you can. Put thought into WHY you blend two tracks together. It's NOT just the bpm and key.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 months

As a DJ you can make a grand over the course of six days or six hours. Know your worth and take care of your body.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

10 months

I don't trust any DJ who doesn't prefer opening. Why you so scared to go first? You wanna eat, but don't wanna set the table or cook the food?

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

4 months

Dear owners, management, bookers, promoters, clients, et. al... Did you hear that? It's rates going up. Business 101. Happy New Year.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

3 years

I don't know who needs to hear this, but $200 is not an acceptable flat rate to play a wedding.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

3 years

@djaudio1 You insinuated their ineptitude. Understand a DJ might keep a popular song in their pocket & wait for the perfect moment to drop it. Requests diminish any surprise factor which is extremely powerful. Timing is key. Don't ask for a 1am tune at 10p. We'll get there. Promise.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

Spoiler Alert: Software doesn't make the DJ

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

Never trust a DJ who center mounts their laptop.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

You hire DJs to play to your venue's crowd. It's not a DJ's job to bring the people. Some, sure, but we're one cog in the promo wheel. If you're using music, as a weapon, to cleanse your spot of undesirable clientele, maybe you should've thought about that cat you hired first.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

Dear "DJs" taking $100 for a gig, Your side hustle is devaluing my real hustle.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

7 months

Switching back and forth between hip -hop and EDM every 30 minutes isn't open format.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

Good morning to everyone except DJs who don't understand that a $50 bar tab is not equitably valuable.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

7 months

Never trust a "dance party" that doesn't put the DJ's name on the flyer. Fuck these tribute nights. Might as well call them playlist nights. $15 a head for piss poor production value. Epitome of a money grab I hate the game AND the player

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

Make friends with bartenders. Not for free drinks, but for information. They know how much money is coming in, and I can all but guarantee you'll find out you're making less than 1% of total sales when you're entitled to at least 5%.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

European football chants be whole songs American football chants be like "D-Fense"

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

Good morning to everyone except the DJs not charging at least double their standard rate for NYE.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

9 months

At this rate, there's almost no point in trying to keep up with new music. Nostalgia sells better anyway. Those "oh shit" moments almost NEVER come from a new record.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

10 months

A lot of cats out there forget that they're not playing to a room full of other DJs. The more people in the room, the more average the music has to be...at least to start off with.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

If you're playing an hour or less, there's a good chance your set is preprogrammed. That's why most DJs prefer playing whole nights. More freedom/flexibility. You don't have to try & cram it all in there. Marathon vs. sprint. Two very different, yet equally valuable skill sets.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

Ultimately, DJing is about crowd control. Either you get that or you don't.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

29 days

Gear has NEVER made the DJ. There's someone out there right now with a pair of CDJ-100s and a Vestax who probably has more passion and drive than some of you cookie cutter controller cats.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

3 months

If you're scared about what an opener is gonna play, you shouldn't be headlining.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

7 months

New jack DJs will really just go download everything a pool puts up. That's not digging It's hoarding.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

If you're spinning for less than $500 on NYE, you have failed as a professional DJ.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

10 months

Not saying that this should be law, but if you're a DJ, don't play a four hour set for less than $400 & don't bring out production for less than $1000. If you are doing these things, the rest of us deeply despise your business ethics & wish for your untimely demise. Pass it on.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

23 days

More DJs need to be honest with other DJs about how trash some of their "edits" are.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

Just because you throw a 128kbps mp3 version into ableton, make a new edit, and render it as a .wav, that does NOT mean those lost frequencies from the initial compression will magically return. Now it's just a huge file of shit.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

30 days

Never got DJs who play the same spot weekly, let alone nightly. Nothing wrong with residencies, but if you don't have growth, you'll end up phoning it in. Time in between allows you to build anticipation. Why should people come there this week when they can put it off til next?

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

Good morning to everyone except the DJs that think the red lights on their mixer volume means they're on fire. (It means your sound system is about to be)

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

26 days

@DjNocturnal Forget shoes. Bring a mat.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

8 days

DJs be like "check out this epic transition" then mix Push It outta It's Tricky.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

@stxylo The main reason open-format DJs prefer Serato or any other computer interface is the ability to search on the fly. This is essential to pivoting parties on a dime if needed. Niche DJs prefer sticks because they're dealing with a specific audience and, usually, a smaller library.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

11 months

It's not the DJ's job to promote the venue It's not the DJ's job to promote the venue It's not the DJ's job to promote the venue It's not the DJ's job to promote the venue It's not the DJ's job to promote the venue It's not the DJ's job to promote the venue Vice fucking versa

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

If you're not willing to invest at least $1 for every sq/ft of your venue into a sound system, don't look at the DJ as the source of your problems, look in the mirror.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

6 years

If you're a DJ your main goal should be to make people dance. If you've got a room full of people drunkenly singing along at the top of their lungs and not dancing, you're a KJ. Probably using a playlist you used at your last wedding. Stay out of nightlife. Kthnxbai

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

3 months

DJs Normalize studying the business side of this industry just as much as the music one, if not more. Accounting, taxes, contracts, negotiation, et. al The more you know, the less you have to pay other people to keep you on track. Aka increase your profit margins.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

It's 2023. Can we please stop putting generic shutterstock models on club flyers. I know there's hotties working in these venues. Why not give them the ego boost if, I'm guessing, the DJ is too ugly to put on the flyer?

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

3 years

The mechanics of DJing are a science. The chosen application of those mechanics is what makes DJing an artform. I can teach someone the basics of how to DJ in an hour, but I can never teach someone how to be an effective DJ using a set formula.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

6 years

I truly judge every DJ I hear by what they do in the 110 to 120 bpm range

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

If you have to ask other DJs about what you should play at a certain event, then maybe you shouldn't be the one spinning at it.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

Good morning to everyone except the DJs that bring out a sound system for less than $500

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

7 months

I don't judge another DJ for what they play or how they play it. The only question is are you reading the room or not. If the whole room is going off, my opinions don't fucking matter. Mission accomplished.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

4 years

You can't call anything a classic until it you let it breathe for at least a decade. Even then it's subjective. As a DJ it is our job to gauge music based on a variety of factors, but ultimately it's personal taste. That's what we do. That's what makes us unique.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

11 months

To be as effective as possible, you both push. People who love the venue can learn about the DJ. People who love the DJ can learn about the venue. It's a two-way fucking street.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

@DAYTONASOUND Quick dap, see if they need anything, then stay out the way and get some pics/vids of them in action. Maybe act as a filter for song/announcement requests. But when in doubt, don't bother them. Let them stay in the zone.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

No one cares that you're doing a private event. Stop doing promo for them like you're spinning at a GP venue.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

Good morning to everyone except DJs who only know how to play on one specific setup.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 month

Stop praising Beyonce for breaking down barriers for Black people in country music like Darius Rucker hasn't been crushing it since the '90s

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

Don't want hip hop at your club? Invest in house gear and insist on sticks only. I don't know too many cats spinning an all hip hop night off a stick... Or you could just stop being a racist and pay attention to the only color that matters... Green

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

Good morning to everyone except the DJs who play the exact same set every damn night.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

As a DJ, your only job is to read the fucking room. Not check coats Not charge phones Not watch purses Not hold convos Et. fucking al

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

The new Serato update will finally allow you to pay your bills with exposure.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

3 years

@djaudio1 @druskee_ @TheDJGospel There are no rules to DJing in terms of programming (unless you're dealing with micromanagement from ownership/promoters) Play wtf you want. If it feels right, do it. If you doubt it, don't. Just always have an exit strategy if you drop it and it flops.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

7 months

Putting song A over song B just because is not the way to make a blend or mash-up. BPM & key are only the beginning What's the story? What's the connection? What makes it compelling past face value? You doing it just to do it is a recipe for mediocrity.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

Good morning to everyone except DJs who show up 15 minutes before their set and play the same shit the cat before them dropped.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 months

Some of these cats could go a whole year without getting any new music considering they've been playing the same sets for 10 years.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

Good morning to everyone except the DJs that just straight up ask other DJs for their set lists.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

10 months

You shouldn't be messing around with stems if you don't understand the basics of harmonic mixing and phrasing. Just because you sync two songs at the same bpm does NOT mean that it will automatically work.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

Any DJ should be able to get you anything you need for any size event in three phone calls or less. This probably includes drugs, but that better not be your first question.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

5 years

You know why DJs dislike requests? You're basically coming up and saying: "what I want supersedes everyone elses wants." It's our job to play for everyone as a collective, not as individuals. Stop being selfish. Go drink or dance. Or leave. Either way. IDGAF

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 months

DJs stop taking shit from patrons challenge. 1) use the mic to point them out 2) play garbage 3) blame them for the request 4) let the crowd boo them 5) watch them throw a fit 6) watch them get thrown out 7) thank your crowd 8) carry on

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

11 months

I think I speak for most DJs when I say: We got no problem playing PG rated tunes, but most of us prefer dropping rated R shit. Funny correlation is that gigs requiring the former usually pay more than those that allow the latter.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

Good morning to everyone except the DJs who think a $50 bar tab equals anything more than about $8 worth of booze.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

3 months

DJs stop giving away your edits for free to other DJs who don't reciprocate challenge.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

Take a page from Tiësto's playbook: Charge them for your DJ set and then charge them to rent your sound system. One is a performance fee, the other is a service fee. You are entitled to both.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

Never trust a DJ who rocks Beats headphones.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

18 days

Please understand how a microphone run through your mixer affect the overall master signal output. Gain staging involves ALL inputs. Nothing worse than a mic distorting over the whole mix because you've got no headroom left.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

6 years

Are you proactive or reactive? A good DJ reacts to their crowd. A great DJ makes their crowd react. It's about control. Gain trust early in the night. Remind them constantly why they can trust you. Then, unapologetically, go for broke. Take them to the past, present, and future.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

8 months

Hate on it all you want, but a lot of owners/mgmt LOVE DJs who play the same shit they've been playing every night for 10 years. To them, as business people, they believe it's the consistency of a product that produces results and nothing is more consistent than that.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

1 year

As a DJ, the best way to become better is not by listening/watching recordings of other DJs, but rather listening to ones of yourself, being bluntly honest about both your successes and failures. Listen to others for inspiration, listen to yourself for growth.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

2 years

I'm not trying to tell you what to play, but I shouldn't hear hardstyle coming from a rooftop if the sun is still up.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

18 days

As a DJ you should be mindful of the ears in front of you. Blasting at 110db for four hours to a room that holds 60 people max is inconsiderate, reckless, and downright dangerous. Stop playing every room like it's a big room.

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

6 years

I think it's made us lazier when it comes to cultivating relationships on both personal and professional levels.

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6 years

Do you think social media has made us smarter ? Or more stupid?

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

6 years

Remember when you only had to have one dj a night? Now 3+ DJs splitting the same money. Y'all fucking up fam. Or cuz you can't get gigs anywhere else, you throw down a "surprise guest set" at your homie's show when in reality you just fucking up the vibe with your wackness

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@TheDisgruntldDJ

7 months

It's kinda a toss up, but I think the worst drug this planet is hooked on is attention. Followed closely by money. Then possibly sugar, caffeine or something tangibly consumable.

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