Having been a "bedroom Dj" for a while now i want to make the next step & actually get myself some work in a bar/club..just wondered if anyone who actually djs in bars or wherever or has had experiance what to expect i know the obvious will be im playing infront of alot of ppl and the sound will be alot louder to what im used to ..was it hard (no homo) to make the change from a bedroom dj to a bar/club dj ?
Cheers !
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you need to get to know everyone in that particular scene. go to a lot of clubs and make friends with the people running the nights. they will either ask you, someone else will ask you to fill in at their night or you can put on your own night with mates and get some of these other DJs to guest. it does take a lot of time and effort as you are basically building a new social circle.
i guess you could give out CDs to bar/club managers or promoters, but you are just another anonymous face. i've never done this, cos i know it wouldnt get me anywhere. it really is about who you know.
unless you are playing on a massive system, its pretty easy. you'll have monitors and whatnot most places.
Guffer is totally spot on. Without wishing to name drop I worked in this industry for years and success is based on two things. Having a style that's totally different and makes people sit up. But that's nothing without connections. Find out who the key promoters are where you live and make it your life's mission to become their best friends. I have seen moderately talenedted DJs who are brilliant kiss-asses make fortunes and conversely really talented people who are bad at putting themselves forward go nowhere.
Once you have 1-2 years under your belt get an agent. I know people who cannot string two words together who can make £500-£2000 a week but you have to keep pluggin away.
The real money these days is in becoming a producer and developing a style that people want to get a slice of…
Good Luck
