**New Blog Article "A Gift For Our Young Readers & Some Great Gift Ideas**

[rgtb]

i wonder whether there are kids out there that actually show that stuff to their parents.

[3heads]

I think an article about inexpensive controllers for beginners would have been much more appropriate. This isn't a letter to parents, its a letter to the kids similar to the ones you see on childrens television, "get this and be cool". Iv been "DJ'ing" for over 2 years and while Im getting there I dont have anywhere near as good a setup as the bundles that are on sale. I think it would be ridiculous to buy a child something like those bundles as an introduction to DJ'ing. I really do hope that ean and the DJTT team had good intentions by writing this article.

This is spot on, imo.

[mostapha]

Iv been "DJ'ing" for over 2 years and while Im getting there I dont have anywhere near as good a setup as the bundles that are on sale. I think it would be ridiculous to buy a child something like those bundles as an introduction to DJ'ing.

The essentials bundle is $750. My first setup cost more than that. Granted, I paid for it myself, but it was mostly money that I got for my HS graduation. And, you know, working. But that's not the point.

If you're seriously into it and you tell your relatives something like…"I know you want to do something special on your own, but please just all get together and give me this. If you really want me to open something just from you, wrap a box of candy or socks or something, I promise I'll like it."…then even $1300 is not a ridiculous gift. Just spread it between 2 parents, 4 grandparents, and some older siblings. I've definitely gotten $200 gifts from each of those types of people before.

I don't think there's anything wrong with it except that they're both wrong for me, a bit overpriced, and incomplete.

Ean makes good points but if a kid gets into mapping and that side of things, they will learn alot about programming if they immerse themselves in it.

If you're talking about coding, I don't think you know what programming is. I must be misunderstanding something. Then again, it might be a good line for parents, since fewer people understand what programmers do than understand what DJs do.

If every member bought their gear from djtt, they be ok.. But that doesnt happen.

I've tried.

They literally sell nothing that isn't very overpriced compared to buying locally. And now that I got things like X1s & cases for $100 less than it would have cost from them (back when they sold the cases), they sell nothing that interests me.

If they had a donations page or if the forums had a VIP subscription, I'd send in some money and be happier about it. I wouldn't give the $250 or so that my stuff would have cost buying from them, but they probably wouldn't have gotten all of that anyway.

[D-Kem]

My first set up in '91 cost me £1200. 2 x 1210's, Citronic SM250, an amp and some speakers.
DJing these days is far cheaper and tunes are much more accessible. Don't see cost as an issue and as a father I would rather my child was engaging in something creative and educational rather than playing mindless, violent games that focus on death and destruction.
Good on Ean.

[lethal_pizzle]

Weirdly enough I manage to keep the free (for all) forum part and the business part seperate in my tiny little mind. For all you who think DJTT is selling out, there's always DJ Forums isn't there? Oh...

[Killa St.Louis]

My 2 cents... I think DJTT new marketing promo is a great idea. It serves 2 purposes. Purpose 1 is to sell products. Remember, it takes money to run a successful site, for all us tech junkies. I see nothing wrong with trying to make money as long as the concept of the site remains the same, and not become a corporate mind sucker. After all, when your favorite artist makes money, are they sell out? Only if they start trying to sell you a damn FIAT, live on stage!!! Purpose 2 is to help younger kids convince their parents that DJ'ing is positive. I remember when I was younger, my mother didn't understand the whole DJ'ing concept. Parents will be more receptive hearing this message from a mature, successful and well articulate person (Ean Golden). I think most negative responses are those who are hearing the message as a DJ and not a message for someone with no clue.