Hi,
I'm relatively new to the DJ scene (started using Traktor a couple of months ago) and will have my first 'proper' gig coming up in a month or two.
I have played at a couple of house parties but I have never been able to do a proper set as the houses have been small and most people just want to socialise, not dance/listen to music.
I have contacted a local events organiser and enquired to see if there would be a place for me in the future at their events, he said they are actually looking for DJs at the moment and I told him I would send him a mix soon.
The thing is, I am still very unexperienced, I am good, but I haven't used Traktor enough to feel 100% comfortable with it (I still need to play around with the effects a bit more and learn about beatgridding etc). The mix is going to be around 1 hour long and a 'showcase' of my abilities so I will include most genres including; trance, drum n bass, house, dance.
I don't know how I'm going to do it in terms of BPM, maybe just start at 70 and end at 190? I haven't experimented mixing songs with a difference of more than 10/20 bpm.
I am serious about Dj'ing as I love music, I have recently bought a new laptop, a kontrol X1 and a Numark Mixtrack. I feel the Mixtrack has to go before I start gigging because it doesn't have gain+filter knobs and it looks a bit like a toy. I am seriously considering selling my Mixtrack and X1 and putting the money towards an S4, which has everything I need including a built-in soundcard.
There is also the 'DJ name' issue. My initials are D.J.W. so I thought DJ Williams would be good but I would have to let people know that that is MY NAME rather than just simply 'he's a dj and his surname is Williams'.
I also like the name 'Vendetta' and there are web domains etc available for this.
I am going to create a Facebook page etc but do you think this would be premature as I have not exactly played a gig anywhere yet and people might perceive me as being a bit egotistical creating a page about my 'dj alter-ego'.
Can anyone recommend me a cheap amp+speaker package as I am just using my standard pc speakers at the moment and would need amp+speakers to do bigger house parties in the future.
That's all my questions... for now.
Thanks in advance!
Dan.
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