Need help getting started
I'm sorry if this is the 3 millionth thread started on here like this but I don't currently have the time to go through them all and compile the advice in them.
I am a new DJ with very limited experience. I am in college and my friends and I bought a shitty mixer and software and threw together some mixes over the years that we would play at large house parties while mixing in other stuff here and there. I really loved doing this and the rush I would get controlling 100+ peoples emotions with the music I was playing. Any way I transferred schools this year and want to see how far I can take this and get myself some real gear. I have a limited budget and want to take advantage of the cyber Monday deals to save me some money. I'm looking to get whatever I would need (minus speakers) to start putting together and doing legitimate sets that I could play at house parties of 100-500+ and have the ability to perform in a club or on stage if I were to actually ever get booked. All your advice is appreciated and I hope I don't come off rude or disrespectful to the community by jumping right in like this I just really want to get that rush of performing back and see where I can take it.
Keep it mobile an simple to start
I would say just get a macbook pro and a simple controller. Then once you learn that software really well and the controller, keep upgrading to something better. Do this until you fully know who you like to have your work flow.