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Tips for starting a DJ music show // Podcast
Learn how to launch a DJ podcast, optimize your laptop for DJing, master scratching through relaxation, and navigate the DJ gig booking landscape.
Watch on YouTube ↗Key takeaways
- 💡For DJ podcasts, prioritize using a podcast hosting service (like Simplecast) that distributes to multiple platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.) rather than relying solely on one platform like Spotify, to avoid copyright issues and maintain broader reach.03:44
- 🚀When starting a DJ podcast, use a podcast hosting service to distribute your show across multiple platforms and avoid copyright issues.03:44
- 💻Laptop DJing issues like sound cutouts are often solvable through laptop optimization, focusing on disabling power-saving modes, disabling Wi-Fi/Bluetooth during sets, and reviewing specific optimization guides, rather than software or hardware faults.07:07
- 🔧Troubleshoot laptop DJing issues by first implementing laptop optimization techniques like performance mode and checking Wi-Fi/Bluetooth settings.07:07
- 🧘Mastering relaxation in your body, similar to elite runners, is crucial for nuanced DJ scratching, as tension in the arms and shoulders hinders fine motor control.10:08
- 🚀The primary hurdle to getting DJ gigs isn't a lack of a website or services, but rather the lack of real-world performance and market validation; secure paid gigs first, even at a reduced rate (e.g., the '$1 close'), to gather feedback and refine your offerings.16:50
Chapters
- 0:15🎯 Introduction and Question Overview
- 0:58🎯 Starting a DJ Podcast on Spotify
- 5:56🎯 Issues with DJ Controller Shutdowns
- 8:50🎯 Relaxation in Scratching Technique
- 14:03🎯 Getting Gigs as a New DJ
- 20:43🎯 Choosing Between Controller and Standalone System
- 24:30🎯 Buying MP3s Instead of Streaming
- 27:33🎯 Advice on Building a Music Collection
- 30:31🎯 Effective Strategy for Booking Gigs
- 35:22🎯 Handling Multiple Event Types with Equipment
- 38:50🎯 Conclusion and Call to Action
The digest
This comprehensive discussion addresses practical questions around starting a DJ podcast, managing technical issues during live sets, improving scratching technique, securing DJ gigs, choosing equipment, building a music collection, and running multi-functional DJ setups. Geared toward aspiring and working DJs navigating the complexities of performance, promotion, and technology, the insights help demystify common challenges DJs face when moving beyond practicing in isolation toward public performances and podcasting.
Starting a DJ Podcast: Platforms, Copyrights, and Formats
Key Points:
- A DJ podcast is an excellent outlet if you have original insights or a passion for a music scene or style, but it requires comfort with talking and sharing content.
- Copyright issues are a significant obstacle, especially on platforms like Spotify, due to its cautious stance on reused music in podcasts.
- Spotify integrated Anchor as a tool to build podcasts using music from their platform with talk segments, but its current status is unclear.
- Traditional podcast hosting services (e.g., Simplecast, which Digital DJ Tips uses) provide more flexibility by distributing your audio files via RSS feeds to multiple platforms including Spotify and Apple Music.
- Building your podcast independently of any single platform avoids lock-in and may offer broader reach and better management of copyright risks.
- Video podcasting works best on YouTube where simple video recordings can be uploaded and accessed easily as a dual-format podcast.
- For music-heavy podcasts with minimal talk, services like Mixcloud are recommended to avoid copyright problems since they handle licensing for radio-style shows.
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- Troubleshooting Technical Interruptions When DJing With Software (e.g., Serato, Traktor)
- Mastering Scratching: The Importance of Relaxation
- Overcoming Hesitation to Transition from Bedroom DJ to Public Performer
- To Laptop or Not? Choosing Between DJ Controllers and Standalone Units
- Building a Music Library: Buying vs. Streaming and Avoiding Bulk Purchases
- Building a DJ Career: Why Getting Known Beats Sending Emails
- Multi-Use DJ Systems: Best Equipment and Software for Karaoke and Quizzes
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