So I'm a completely fresh bedroom DJ still working out my own kinks and slowly putting together my own, first DJ set - producing my own tracks and remixes along the way and learning a LOT as I go.
Now I regularly read on forums and hear from DJs (same applies to all business of course) that they started out because of their love of music - they made their own mixes in secrecy and not to cater to some crowd or to become the local cool guy.
Some say they didn't, and still don't, care (or at least it's not a big deal), about becoming a big name, getting high profile gigs, being able to tell people they're a DJ, getting laid, getting in to clubs etc. but that it's all about the music.
Here's the thing; I've always loved music, I still consider music the big love of my life and I can lie sleepless for hours just thinking about tomorrow when I get to listen to that fantastic track again. It took me many years to start producing my own music (made my first track when I was 20) and now that I'm 21 I'm just starting to get into DJing.
But I have to be honest, I am TERRIBLY excited about, in the future, playing big venues, telling people how I can pump up a crowd, having contacts in the club world, inviting new friends to my gigs, having people screaming for more - and I don't think I could get there fast enough! I'm not stressed about getting there, but if I could have my dreams fulfilled in a month, I think I'd go for it.
Now don't get me wrong - I fantasize just as much about that epic blend between to ginormous tracks, dropping the bomb so hard even the bouncers start dancing, reviving a track people had forgotten and opening people's eyes for new music.
But I feel that some things that surround DJing - promotion, stage shows, social networking, travel, freedom, fame and status - also excite me and pull me into this world. I can't wait to have my name at the top of a flyer for the most respected club in Stockholm. I sometimes have a hard time sleeping because I'm so excited about my future.
What I'm thinking about are all these people saying they do this for themselves - and only for themselves and their love for music. Now I would go out on a limb and say that I can make it - I don't think that I will fail in becoming a respected DJ, but what do you think about my attitude?
Do I fall into the iPod DJ category, am I that exact newcomer I hear people bashing everywhere, the microwave DJ who is hypnotized by the sparkly colors and not the inner love for music? Do I cater to the mainstream? Is that a bad thin? Do I lose credibility in your eyes because I also feel excitement over these things?
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