getting DJ gigs

[kleenerz55]

any advice on getting gigs at a club? is it easy as going to the club owner/promoter and asking if they need a dj? i've seen cats come up pretty quick, probably due in part to digital DJing (serato, etc.,) and becoming residents at certain clubs, and I'm like damn I've been doing this for a minute, i wish i can rock crowds every week. also, any thing i should expect, like politics, shady promoters/club owners, having to look/act a certain way at certain clubs/nights, etc...? any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

[trilluminated]

 

[kleenerz55]

whoa, flyers....

 

[kleenerz55]

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[imstillmike]

DJ scene is about who you know, much less focus on what you know - it's just the way it is. You need to be getting your mixes out there, to clubbers, to promoters - to anyone who will take one - start to build some hype on your name.

Think of yourself as a product - why should someone book you? most event owners want you to bring people into their club so they spend money, and that happens from people being aware of who you are and what you do.

Set up a Soundcloud page - upload your mixes, tell everyone and their dog about them - share the links on forums and in emails to event promoters. It's a long, hard journey but it's worth it if you love music!