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Why be a DJ???
Posted on: 25.09.2011 by Jean Smull
Hi...my name is Manas.

it was the year 2000 when i first stepped into a Night Club and thought to myself....is this what people call HEAVEN? :-)

Ever since i wanted to be a DJ....

After college, i wanted to join a DJ school, but didnt have the cash (yeah... its an expensive hobby)

Now as i have been working, and can spare some money on the gear s, i thought to myself.... why not relive my dream :-)

Study shows that 88% of the people who party have thought of becomming a DJ atleast once in their lives.....

Now, why does one want to become a DJ?

Three simple reasons-

1 - For the attention, - They always have it....

2 - For the money, - They always get it :-)

3 - Both.

I wanted to become one for the love of music (not tht i hate money & attention ;-))

So, here i start, right in my bedroom, with a computer, home theatre speakers and a DJ mixer tht i got from ebay.

i start here with no ambition whatsoever, and its just for pleasure, pastime, or a hobby.

all the music gods :-) your feedback is extremly imp for me.... please let me know...
http://www.youtube.com/user/manasneil?feature=mhee
Kenton Almeyda
27.09.2011
And stealing is stealing in any culture.
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Theft
"
Copyright apologists often use words like
Scarlett Saupp
28.09.2011
Originally Posted by Awesomer
tl;dr
Discussing copyright semantics is great. Supporting artists who enrich our lives is better.

28.09.2011
Originally Posted by ksandvik
MP3 files on Beatport are pretty cheap. You don't need 3000 tracks, find 50 or 100 that you like and sound good and build from that.
^^ QFT. I recently deleted several thousands tracks to keep only around 100 per genre I mix.. and my mixes now mean so much more and are actually faster to make since you don't have fillers and shitty tracks laying around.
Kenton Almeyda
27.09.2011
And stealing is stealing in any culture.
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Theft
"
Copyright apologists often use words like
Celine Surico
27.09.2011
Originally Posted by Awesomer
Did you notice the geographic location of the OP?

I mean, I am not an expert in global purchasing power, but my hunch is that even a relatively wealthy Indian, who can afford a computer and some DJing gear , is going to consider the priced-in-Dollars-or-Euros files on Beatport which are, as you say, "pretty cheap" to someone living in America or Europe... to be "pretty expensive."

GDP per capita :
India - $1,192 current US$ - 2009
USA - $45,989 current US$ - 2009

TL;DR : The Internet is a big place. The people you are talking to may be in very different circumstances. "Pretty cheap" is relative.
Might be but if someone invests in DJ gear they should be able to also be able to have funds to invest in music.

And stealing is stealing in any culture.

If the Beatport dollar to local currency is cost-inhibitive, use a service from UK using pounds or an European system using Euros, or then a possible Asian digital music distribution system (not sure about that market myself.)
Jean Smull
25.09.2011		Hi...my name is Manas.

it was the year 2000 when i first stepped into a Night Club and thought to myself....is this what people call HEAVEN? :-)

Ever since i wanted to be a DJ....

After college, i wanted to join a DJ school, but didnt have the cash (yeah... its an expensive hobby)

Now as i have been working, and can spare some money on the gear s, i thought to myself.... why not relive my dream :-)

Study shows that 88% of the people who party have thought of becomming a DJ atleast once in their lives.....

Now, why does one want to become a DJ?

Three simple reasons-

1 - For the attention, - They always have it....

2 - For the money, - They always get it :-)

3 - Both.

I wanted to become one for the love of music (not tht i hate money & attention ;-))

So, here i start, right in my bedroom, with a computer, home theatre speakers and a DJ mixer tht i got from ebay.

i start here with no ambition whatsoever, and its just for pleasure, pastime, or a hobby.

all the music gods :-) your feedback is extremly imp for me.... please let me know...
http://www.youtube.com/user/manasneil?feature=mhee
Danae Dumler
28.09.2011		There are plenty of free sources of music that are not infringing any copyrights. Check http://rcrdlbl.com, http://archive.org, http://ektoplazm.com, http://ghettofunk.co.uk, http://jamendo.com, http://ccmixter.org as well as http://soundcloud.com. Get on some promotional lists and twitter lists where artists send out free download links. If you use Serato, join http://whitelabel.net for free copies of all your pop favorites (but be careful with these; if you don't use Serato they will sound like ass in any other player). Get free sound samples from http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sound_samples and get really crazy stuff on http://ubuweb.com
Tawna Ulmen
28.09.2011		Pussy
Stanley Topoleski
29.09.2011		the same reason why people want to go to ibiza... there's nothing quite like it

your playing music. and if your good you getting paid to do so imagine you boss saying, yeah i need you to play this cd back to your friends, i need the report on my desk by tuesday hahaha
Scarlett Saupp
28.09.2011
Originally Posted by Awesomer
tl;dr
Discussing copyright semantics is great. Supporting artists who enrich our lives is better.

28.09.2011
Originally Posted by ksandvik
MP3 files on Beatport are pretty cheap. You don't need 3000 tracks, find 50 or 100 that you like and sound good and build from that.
^^ QFT. I recently deleted several thousands tracks to keep only around 100 per genre I mix.. and my mixes now mean so much more and are actually faster to make since you don't have fillers and shitty tracks laying around.
Jean Smull
28.09.2011		Intresting discussion
Ok..so.. all tht i learn so far is... i am going to look for 320kbps music...
Download from reliable source and.. buy some of my favourites online.....
as i m not a professional yet, i will be not much into buying, but yes...i agree with both of u....


thanks a lot for ur advice, and i promise the sound will get better from here
Kenton Almeyda
27.09.2011
And stealing is stealing in any culture.
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Theft
"
Copyright apologists often use words like
Celine Surico
27.09.2011
Originally Posted by Awesomer
Did you notice the geographic location of the OP?

I mean, I am not an expert in global purchasing power, but my hunch is that even a relatively wealthy Indian, who can afford a computer and some DJing gear , is going to consider the priced-in-Dollars-or-Euros files on Beatport which are, as you say, "pretty cheap" to someone living in America or Europe... to be "pretty expensive."

GDP per capita :
India - $1,192 current US$ - 2009
USA - $45,989 current US$ - 2009

TL;DR : The Internet is a big place. The people you are talking to may be in very different circumstances. "Pretty cheap" is relative.
Might be but if someone invests in DJ gear they should be able to also be able to have funds to invest in music.

And stealing is stealing in any culture.

If the Beatport dollar to local currency is cost-inhibitive, use a service from UK using pounds or an European system using Euros, or then a possible Asian digital music distribution system (not sure about that market myself.)
Kenton Almeyda
27.09.2011
MP3 files on Beatport are pretty cheap.
Did you notice the geographic location of the OP?

I mean, I am not an expert in global purchasing power, but my hunch is that even a relatively wealthy Indian, who can afford a computer and some DJing gear , is going to consider the priced-in-Dollars-or-Euros files on Beatport which are, as you say, "pretty cheap" to someone living in America or Europe... to be "pretty expensive."

GDP per capita :
India - $1,192 current US$ - 2009
USA - $45,989 current US$ - 2009

TL;DR : The Internet is a big place. The people you are talking to may be in very different circumstances. "Pretty cheap" is relative.
Celine Surico
28.09.2011		MP3 files on Beatport are pretty cheap. You don't need 3000 tracks, find 50 or 100 that you like and sound good and build from that.

The other thing is to look for downloadable content from Soundcloud, some of the stuff there is pretty good and to the grace of various producers you could download and use them for free.

Also read RCDLBL and similar blog sites that distribute music for free.

I would avoid using anything below 320k MP3 files for public DJ:ing, myself. Unless you want to torture your audience.

Don't steal music. Bad karma will happen, like you never get good music and so on.
Kenton Almeyda
27.09.2011
do you have some advise on where i can get high quality music?
can i freely download stuff or do i have to buy everything?
It is against the rules of this community to discuss "freely downloading" stuff that is not available for "free download." It is also worth noting that most places you would find "freely downloadable" music do not especially enforce quality standards. So not only are you doing "the right thing" by trying to get some money to the original musician, you are increasing your chance of having good quality tracks to mix with. Obviously your listeners will only know that the audio quality increases, not whether you have bought the tracks or not. Only your conscience knows this, and whether and when it matters to you.
Jean Smull
27.09.2011		Wow.. thanks soo much for the feedback, yes.. i m really crazy about music, and though i have started late, and wanna be a club DJ oneday, i want to master the art.
i have been practising very often, and will post my mixes regularly, and hope to hear your and other's feedback.

yea...since not a professional yet, the sound quality of my mix is not upto the mark.
do you have some advise on where i can get high quality music?
can i freely download stuff or do i have to buy everything?

also, i recorded it through the virtual dj, mixed using a numark mixtrack.
any tips will be of great help.

yea.. i will use a better source, and not youtube next time....

BTW my Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/DeejayManas
Kenton Almeyda
25.09.2011		I listened to your mix while watching my girlfriend play "Brutal Legend" and tagging music in the "beets" tagger, after importing it into musicbrainz. I listened on the Klipschs with the subwoofer turned on, but at relatively low volume. Here's my feedback.

- Your enthusiasm about DJing comes across in your post, and it's clear that you have the passion to be a DJ.. and this is the only real reason anyone should be any kind of artist.. because they can't keep themselves from doing so.

- Posting a tracklist and/or a download link, and a style of music in your DJTT post title, will increase your chances of listens and feedback.

- It's fair to say I'm not wild about this style of mainstream club music. But the tracks you picked seemed to go together ok.

- The audio quality of your mix seemed very, very low. Are you sure you are getting good quality copies of the tracks you are playing?

- I agree with the above poster, youtube is an odd community . On the other hand, the technique you are using, posting frequent mixes on a regular schedule, is a great way to develop your skills as a DJ.

- What are your goals as a DJ? If club booking and so on is part of your dreams, you will have to start making longer, more "planned" mixes to use promotionally.

Thanks for posting, and keep at it!
Vonda Vicki
25.09.2011		i'll check out the utube channel in a bit, just a tip get a soundcloud! soundcloud.com you won't regret it. welcome to DJTT

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