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Hey guys let me tell you a little bit about my situation. So I live in Chicago and I've been to one music festival, Ultra 2013, and am 18 years old. Honestly all I can believe about every day is producing music and eventually DJing but I dont have any money nor do I have any gear . I have a girlfriend who loves EDM as much as I do and we planned on going to 3 festivals together this summer, EDC Chicago, Spring Awakening, and North Coast. I already have all of my tickets however lately I've been wondering whether I should sell all my tickets and buy gear and chase my dream now or hold off on getting my gear and go to the festivals. All I believe about it making my music and at the same time I love the experience of festivals.

I could sell each ticket for about $200 each and save an extra $100 each just from not attending (ie. food/souvenirs)
Is there a compromise I can make to do both?

I'm just looking for some opinions from you guys as to what I should do, all help is appreciated.

The gear I plan on buying by the way is
-M Audio Axiom 49
-Either Ableton 9 or FL Studio
-Traktor S4
-Midi Fighter 3D

Any advice on gear is greatly appreciated as well.

EDIT:
Okay guys I'm convinced and I will be going to all the festivals this summer, HOWEVER this does not mean I dont have the money to buy any gear . This isnt a hobby that I just wanna do I honestly want to put the time and effort into making music and I wanna learn how to get started. What I'm asking now is what would be good starting gear /software for Producing music, not DJing. I want to focus on producing music then eventually DJ. I'm already hooked on trying Ableton but what other software/hardware would be a good purchase to go with? Any MIDI keyboards you guys recommend?

EDIT 2: So now it's between M-Audio Axiom 49 + Ableton 9 Intro or Ableton Push + Ableton 9 Intro

But I just thought I'd share a little bit about myself this time

I've played the french horn and flute growing up as well as sang however I'm not gonna say that I have a strong musical background whatsoever. Honestly I've watched two of my cousins DJ over the years and I've always been lost on what I wanted to do until I went to Ultra 2013 with one of those two cousins who came back from the navy to go with me. Honestly when I hear music played I honestly close my eyes and all I believe of is taking all the music I hear in my head and making it come to life. It's the only thing I ever was sure of that I wanted to do with my life. Everyday all I do is plan out how I can save up to get gear and to get started and everyday I worry about being able to work enough to get the gear I want. People on the thread are saying to start off really small in case you dont like it after a while but honestly its all I believe about doing, its all my girlfriend hears me talk about and the first time I actually found gear and stuff just to mess around with at a store I literally stood there for over an hour just playing with it trying to figure it out to learn. I can't put it into words but it's what I'm meant to do I just know it. I come home everyday disappointed that I dont have the gear to to make everything I want to make and I'll sit at home or in my car for hours just listening to all kinds of songs just getting ideas of what I'd eventually want to put into one of my own songs one day.

The genres that I'm most interested in are Electro House, Progressive House, Trance, and Tech House. I honestly like most EDM besides Trap.

This is all I ever believe about and this is the only way I'm able to put it into words for you on how serious I am about it.