My Job is relocating me to SF. Where to start?

[SirReal]

What kinda stuff do you like? I can point you in the right direction for House, Techno & Tech house but don't know or care too much about Dubstep so no help there.

[guiltyblade]

Pretty much what you listed. House, techno, tech house, and progressive house. I enjoy electro, and sometimes trance if im feeling up for it.

No dubstep. I hate dubstep with a passion.

I mean i'm obviously interested in the super big night clubs just to go check it out and find one that maybe I could play at sometime. But other then that I'll check out anything.

Hows finding gigs in town super competitive? I mean it can't be any crazier then Chicago. Djs are a dime a dozen.

[Yep.]

South of Market. It's the neighborhood DJTT is located in, and where I live. While it's not the safest area, a large portion of the nightlife in the city is a few blocks away. Most of what you'll find is overpriced loft developments, but the further from the ballpark, the cheaper. You could go over by where DJTT is, around 7th or 8th st, and get fair rent prices, but you never really know. I'd say that your best bet is to stay north of 9th st, east of Mission and West of Brannan. That's pretty much a goldmine of DJs, I live in that area, Ean Golden lives there, all of my DJ friends live here, and most clubs are within bus distance.

[guiltyblade]

That sounds amazingly perfect. I think I'll give that a look. You literally just gave me a perfect little box to look in. THanks a ton.

[Paka Ono]

Grats man!

SF is my home away from home. I lived in the bay area for a few years, and loved it!

[guiltyblade]

I'm looking forward to it. Although I'm certainly going to miss the music scene in Chicago. I've been residenting at some smaller bar/lounges here within a few months of moving, and I don't know if I'll have the same chances in SF. I personally play house, commericial house, trance, and electro. You typical night club stuff, but those dj gigs are usually pretty sought after, so we will see how it goes in SF. THanks for the recommendations to SOMA, mission, and Hayes. I will be looking in those areas to move. Its looking like next year will be when I make the move. I know nobody in SF so I'm hoping to make some friends quickly.

[guiltyblade]

Well im here semi exploring areas. Place is great. I'm from Chicago so im trying to find my scene like I did in Chicago. Unforuantely I don't think I'll ever find that. Literally ever other bar in Chicago has a set of deck and a DJ there. Its not hard to find gigs. I'm looking at SOMA but it looks so industrial. If I walk out the door i think I would be in no where land. I don't mind driving to gigs, or nightclubs or whatever. But I do want to walk out my door to food, coffee and chill. I guess I live a life more then I DJ! I checked out Marina, cow hollow, pac heights, nob hill, and mission. All seemed alright, mission seemed pretty dicey, at least driving down mission St was a wake up call that I may not want to live in the mission, unless im missing a particular nice portion. Otherwise I'm thinking nob hill, lower pac, or maybe soma unless im also missing a cool portion. I don't need to DJ at a giant night club, although that would be nice, but I like/enjoy spinning and see smaller places with DJs that murder it. Any suggestions? I'm moving in April or May now since its become official.

[ST.PE`]

Well im here semi exploring areas. Place is great. I'm from Chicago so im trying to find my scene like I did in Chicago. Unforuantely I don't think I'll ever find that. Literally ever other bar in Chicago has a set of deck and a DJ there. Its not hard to find gigs. I'm looking at SOMA but it looks so industrial. If I walk out the door i think I would be in no where land. I don't mind driving to gigs, or nightclubs or whatever. But I do want to walk out my door to food, coffee and chill. I guess I live a life more then I DJ! I checked out Marina, cow hollow, pac heights, nob hill, and mission. All seemed alright, mission seemed pretty dicey, at least driving down mission St was a wake up call that I may not want to live in the mission, unless im missing a particular nice portion. Otherwise I'm thinking nob hill, lower pac, or maybe soma unless im also missing a cool portion. I don't need to DJ at a giant night club, although that would be nice, but I like/enjoy spinning and see smaller places with DJs that murder it. Any suggestions? I'm moving in April or May now since its become official.

this dude is from SF and hit me up on soundcloud. seems like a cool dude.
I checked out his website, seems like he is a big dj over there. maybe shoot him a PM and get some answers for your questions you have.
http://soundcloud.com/hautetoddy

[HighTopFade]

Congratulations. SF is a great place to live.

[GI Trackt]

Hey Guiltyblade, I'm from the Bay (studying abroad currently). So I went to school at Berkeley and after I graduated all my friends moved to SF. Over the past two years we've all experienced SF a lot more and the consensus has been that the best place to live is SoMa mainly because its close enough to the city life and also just far enough where its not too crazy. The other place I would recommend is Nob Hill / Russian Hill. Absolutely beautiful areas to live. But I'm sure the SF proper residents on this forum can pitch in more on the living situations.

The awesome part about the Bay Area (SF especially) is the BART system. You can get pretty much anywhere you like at any time. Just gotta catch that last midnight train though if you don't want to come home after the club by cab!

Electronic music club --> Ruby Skye and that's about it. There are other smaller venues around SF with raves/etc but those are always full of little kids. Ruby Skye is hands down the premier club of SF. At Ruby, I've seen Armin twice, Laidback Luke, Bobina, BT, Norin & Rad, the list goes on. I always make a trip out to RS when I'm back home from school. It's very intimate and upscale and you get up close with all the big name djs. I prefer this experience much more than any kind of festival.

SF is all about the Bay diversity and culture. I'm 24, lived in the Bay all my life, and still find new things to do in SF every time I'm home. Embarcadero, pier 39, union square, chinatown, twin peaks, polk street, treasure island....

Hit me up any time if you're looking for things to do or have questions. You're moving to one of the best cities in the world. You're not only moving to SF, but you're moving to the Bay AREA (east bay, south bay, north bay) with cities full of things to do. I'm excited for you!

I feel like a tour guide :-P