Learn To DJ – DJ Tutor Advice On How To Become A DJ

Well done for taking the first step, by visiting this website, to become a good dj which means following some straightforward but proven steps and methods showing how to learn to dj and they give a good grounding to help you understand the art of dj’ing. When you start learning to dj with proven techniques you will find that it brings many hours of enjoyment and fun plus the satisfaction that you will gain from seeing others enjoy your music and dj performances.

First things first, you want to learn to DJ and you need to understand certain types of dj aspirations and which category you fall into to. Maybe you want to learn to be a dj so you can just have fun in your bedroom and have personal satisfaction from that achievement. Maybe, you want to start a mobile disco business for fun and to earn some extra money or alternatively you aspire to becoming a club dj and then travel the world playing big venues in club capitals of the world. Whatever type of dj category you see yourself in then you will need to learn and master basic dj skills that will give a solid dj technique to your performances and you can continually improve and get noticed on the music, club and dj scene.

Many average DJ’s never make it past the bedroom because they fail to understand the very important aspect of how to play to a crowd or venue and they over indulge their passion for music into something which is very indulgent and personal only to them. You must remember that if you are booked to play to a crowd of people that they will probably want you to have a general music style and certainly one which is compatible and agreeable to their tastes – this is known as the music policy and should be carefully adhered to and understood. At this early stage you should choose your music genre and style so you can develop yourself and your dj talents broadly around this style and will give you a growing following.

Our DJ tutor has been teaching students for many years and although their music styles differ widely they have one thing in common and that is they want to stand above the average bedroom dj and develop techniques essential for you to learn how to dj and this enables you to play to bigger and bigger crowds and also get satisfaction from having done a good job and leaving people with a smile on their face at the end of the night.

If you are serious about learning to dj you will need to devote time for practice and a budget for buying music and equipment. You will already have a music style in mind and this means spending time researching your music niche for new and different dj mixes that will get your venue or followers excited about your set. If you can develop a good technique and a music playlist that is different from other dj’s you are sure to start getting a following of people who like your music and also recommendations to their friends and possible bookings for your dj talent.

There are a few really good dj schools and dj academy centres that will give you the skills and techniques and ground you on how to become a dj. The Ministry of Sound, with is world renowned club, has a new dj school that you can attend and they offer half day through to 4 day training courses specifically aimed at all levels dj’s, from beginner dj through to advanced dj levels and you can get to learn and play at one of the world most prestigious clubs and in the famous ministry of sound dj booth.

When starting out learning to dj and have the dreams of how to be dj fantastic!! you should develop your own style which means you can turn a music niche such as house music into a personal experience of house with haunting vocals and heavy bass beats or such like and then make that style your own with similar music within that niche. Once you have mastered the basics of dj’ing most of the rest is more practice and exposure to live crowds and venues where you can gain more confidence and experience which helps you to be more adventurous in your dj sets. Another important aspect of a good dj is to listen to others and take on board what they have to say and adapt that advice and mould it around and into your dj sets. The worst thing you can do at an early stage is to discard any help or advice given to you thinking you know best as this only leads to downward ability and even word of mouth getting you blacklisted from venues in your local area.

It is very important that you put as much effort into your learning to dj and this will inevitably show in later months and then you start to see the results in your performances and you will be pleased that you wanted to learn to be a dj. You should promote yourself to family and friends and offer your dj services to them, maybe for free, so that you can play at birthdays, weddings, or play at a party or a friend’s club / nightclub venue. This is a very good way to launch your dj career and once you have been seen playing at a small party or venue, providing the music and performance is good, you are sure to get work and bookings for further venues and you find it snowballing and being heavily booked within a relatively short time.

Work on promoting yourself and put some effort and time into a DJ CV or DV resume and work on a good dj mix of your music and record it onto a CD for giving away with your CV to local venues, pubs and clubs. Maybe you will have to give away 20 CV packs and CD’s but if you get 1 or  2 gigs it is most definitely worth the effort as they will probably book you again and again and the effort and time you initially put into this will repay itself 100 fold.

We have just covered some basics and fundamentals on the theory of becoming a good dj and in later posts our dj tutor will go further into dj technical aspects and show you the mechanics of how to develop your dj technique.

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