How can I pick up a gig through social media? (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

[DJUSAUS]

Yes I have one. I couldn't post the other due to Soundclouds copyright purposes

http://www.youtube.com/user/DJUSAUS

http://soundcloud.com/djusaus

[ksandvik]

Use Mixcloud or Mixcrate instead.

[MYE]

It could be better. But the real question is can you do recreate that or do something similiar live with a couple of hundre people in front of you while being under serious pressure

[MelloState]

You can start by staying in school and finishing at least highschool

[backtothefront]

Yes I have one. I couldn't post the other due to Soundclouds copyright purposes

http://www.youtube.com/user/DJUSAUS

http://soundcloud.com/djusaus

Cheers OP, do you have something longer, which would represent more of a DJ set (30 mins+)? The link is a mashup and doesn't really give the listener an idea of your DJing style or how you would play at a gig.

[DJUSAUS]

Cheers OP, do you have something longer, which would represent more of a DJ set (30 mins+)? The link is a mashup and doesn't really give the listener an idea of your DJing style or how you would play at a gig.

I have bin working on a small little Dubstep mix. But nothing like 30 mins long yet.

[DJUSAUS]

It could be better. But the real question is can you do recreate that or do something similiar live with a couple of hundre people in front of you while being under serious pressure

Yeah

[Ed Paris]

I have bin working on a small little Dubstep mix. But nothing like 30 mins long yet.

what´s the reason that hinders you from making a mixtape? i mean, you won´t get any gigs without showing what you are capable of.
noone´s gonna book you without knowing what´s behind the name. the best would be to fully concentrate on mixing and making mixtapes. only when you´re feeling secure and stable with your abilities is the time to worry about getting gigs.

[DJUSAUS]

what´s the reason that hinders you from making a mixtape? i mean, you won´t get any gigs without showing what you are capable of.
noone´s gonna book you without knowing what´s behind the name. the best would be to fully concentrate on mixing and making mixtapes. only when you´re feeling secure and stable with your abilities is the time to worry about getting gigs.

Yeah I get that. But all the kids that throw the partys usually just have their iPod hooked up to some speakers. This one kid was a Dj at this party and he only had a laptop and he just played the music loud out of some huge speakers and he got paid 150 dollars. If kids see that I actually have some form of DJ equipment then I know they would let me play. I know that what it sounds like im saying is that there going to let me in just because i have a S2. But what im saying is they would know I take it seriously enough to actually buy a mixer, get a macbook and show up.

[Ed Paris]

Yeah I get that. But all the kids that throw the partys usually just have their iPod hooked up to some speakers. This one kid was a Dj at this party and he only had a laptop and he just played the music loud out of some huge speakers and he got paid 150 dollars. If kids see that I actually have some form of DJ equipment then I know they would let me play. I know that what it sounds like im saying is that there going to let me in just because i have a S2. But what im saying is they would know I take it seriously enough to actually buy a mixer, get a macbook and show up.

i totally know where you are coming from. but let me tell you one thing (or two ):
gear doesn´t make a good dj, i started playing out with a random qwerty-keyboard. i got into the club scene and still was rocking it. and nobody was complaining, cause they had fun. hell, if i´d stood there with only an ipod, they´d still party their asses off. it comes down to know what´s good is for a crowd. don´t worry about gear, MONEY etc. this will all come day by day.
priority #1 is getting to know your tracks. improving your mixing and so on.
and last but not least: please please please don´t do it for the fame. do it for the love of music. craving for things like money and fame will only lead you to the dark side and we all know what happens, once you´re there