This is my first post ever in this community. Although, I have been following this for years during the time I was evolving as a DJ. Now that, I have reached a milestone, where I can call myself a DJ, I am facing a few dilemmas. I have a few questions, and I think you guys are the best who can help me!
My first question is: Does ethnicity play an important role while building a career in DJing?
Why am I asking this?
--I am from India, and I came to the states as a student in 2011. So, it's been like almost 5 years since I am here. I evolved as a DJ after coming to the states. However, I have been only doing Bollywood gigs (with some EDM/POP). I have done a few American gigs (Weddings) also. But people know me as a Bollywood DJ. Even though, I am surrounded with American friends, I mainly get Bollywood gigs. I keep wanna doing that because I am able to improve my skills by doing more and more gigs. Now the problem is that I am gaining popularity, which is a good thing, but my primary area of interest is EDM/Pop. I want to play in clubs (non- bollywood music) etc. Do you think by gaining popularity as a bollywood dj will hurt my chances of getting non-bollywood gigs? I have started producing too, and I would like to gain recognition as an EDM artist and not just as a Bollywood artist. But I won't mind if both can help me.
Should I create two separate profiles (DJ name, Facebook page, Soundlcloud etc) for two different genres? Or one should one be enough as it will only help me get popular quickly?
I am sorry if it sounds convoluted. But, I am hopeful that I will get some great advice!
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