Deezey - first online platform for remote DJing around the world - looking for DJs!

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Deezey - first online platform for remote DJing around the world - looking for DJs!

Hello guys,

We are Deezey - the first online platform for Djs from around the world, that will allow Djs to play sets on small parties and events without the need to travel and move from home. The whole platfrom is already prepared, we have a special software for allowing high quality transmission as well as video streaming etc.
It will be the first this kind of platfrom in the world, so be prepared for something big

Briefly, Deezey will allow the following:

→ a person who has an event/party can post a job for a DJ to entertain/play music at that event. Potentially invite specific DJs to bid on their job.

->interested DJs will be able to bid on the job (specify what rate they will do the job for)

→ the person/client will select one or more DJs for the specific event and agree to pay them for the job.

→ at the time of the event, the client will only have to click a button and the DJ will have control over the music and will be able to see the client’s venue/room. Thus, the DJ will be able to get feedback on how the party goes, who dances, on what type of music etc. Potentially, the DJ can be projected at the client’s location on a screen/wall (depends on the client’s wish).

→ after the job is done/party over/everyone happy, client and DJ can leave feedback/rating on the job of the other one so future users can better pick the best DJs

So right now we are looking for professional DJs (but not famous and not amateur) from around the world (about 100 of them) to let them test the platform and somehow start the whole thing.

For now we need about 40 DJs from Europe and maybe also from US,so if you feel that you are the right candidate please contact us at deezeyeurope@gmail.com and write something about you, please attach your bio and a link to your mix or mixes.

We need of course party djs, so please also write what kind of music you can play.
We will contact with selected DJs, make a little interview and then we will choose the final 40 of them.

We need Djs especially from Germany, France, Spain, UK, US also countries from Eastern Europe are welcome, but English language is mandatory here.

all the best,
we are looking for your applications

Deezey

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i had the same idea a few years back in response to getting around live music permits. it also brings down the cost for world class entertainment which is something that should happen due the saturation for the entertainment market.

this will be a lot more feasible now that google fiber is being installed in most metropolitan cities in the coming years. interested to see how this fares.

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www.mix.dj has something similar, but it seems like your site will be a mixture of the live performance/streaming for DJs, as well as a sort of job-board for people requesting DJs to stream for their parties and stuff.

Can’t wait to see where this goes!

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I am incredibly sexy on camera, FYI.

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just to play devil’s advocate, why would I pay to hire a dj when I could just as easily stream boiler room, beat.tv or something else for free?

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It seems like it would be very difficult for the DJ to read the room if he’s not in it. Even as a n00b, one thing I find I do constantly when playing anywhere but my bedroom is shape the output - adjust the EQ for the soundsystem, as well as the volume in general.

While I can see the coolness of this idea in theory, I’m not sure it seems like a cool idea in practice.

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That’s what sound engineers are for

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If they’re piping in a remote DJ, I dunno why they’d have a sound engineer on-site. Also, reading the room is more than just shaping the sound, it’s also about watching the crowd.

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Use your imagination a little and you might come up with a few reasons why there might be a sound guy anywhere they might use this. Besides, reading a crowd is over rated, web cam would be fine.

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OK, yes, they might have a sound engineer on-site, but that seems to me like it would be the exception, not the rule.

I have streamed sets before, especially for parties in virtual worlds, so this idea isn’t unworkable, it just has some issues that are probably not show stoppers.

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with a web cam could you see people at the bar or around tables tapping their feet or bumming their heads? no you would see people on the floor or an empty floor. Streaming good quality sounding music requires fast internet, and if you at the same time stream video it can soon become unreliable.

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I got 100mbps down and 75 up, no problems here.

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If you get those speeds consistently that’s great, but I and most people I know in the US top out at 20 maybe 30 down and a fraction of that up. I’ve never seen speeds like that except at large institutions that are probably paying serious bank for a fat pipe - not something most people have at home.

The other big issue is why? I could see this being useful if you wanted to pipe someone special in for a set at a festival or something (with video projection on a large screen at the venue), but in most cases I can’t imagine many DJs would want to be alone at home or in a room spinning for a club they can’t even get a drink at, much less interact with the crowd, jump on the dancefloor, etc. Even with a webcam it would be difficult for me to keep up the energy level required to spin for a set without some kind of crowd interaction. Maybe if I was having my own party at my place, but then my attention would be there and not at the gig I’d actually be getting paid for.

When I read this I was hoping you had figured out a way to let DJs collaborate with each other online - live mixtrains where I can mix right into your stream from thousands of miles away… It’s still bedroom DJing but it would be cool to spin back to back with friends around the world.

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Here in Japan most people get that speed but I know that Americans get pretty bad speed through their cable providers. Of course if I was running a bar or some establishment that needed it I would op for the better connections.

Actually kind of surprised that people can’t see the use for something like this. Imagine a DJ being able to do some kind of subscription base deal with dozens of smaller places who can’t afford the space, time or equipment to put a DJ setup in their place. But instead of just the radio you have live entertainment and could even take requests. Imagine being able to wake up in the middle of night and put your 2 hours in and then fall right back into the sack. I think it’s ultra cool. PLus I’m older and believe me, when you’re older the idea of something like this is very appealing.

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I’m all for new ideas and everything, but this idea makes me think of only one thing as far as DJing goes…

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100% agree with this. the costs are so high to bring in some guest mega super star. taking out the transportation costs will mean lower cost for entertainment, and for artists the time spent traveling to these events could be used for writing music and staying healthy.

obviously the “experience” on both ends will be different, but i think you’ll be seeing a lot more of this in the future.

Millions of people already tune into boiler room and ultra when they’re streamed. Why wouldn’t they do so in the back ground at the bar with friends?

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The webcam I have installed in your bathroom suggests otherwise.:smirk:

That sounds like staying at home doing homework and eating salad… I’d rather be out jetting off and getting plastered.

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live music played live. nothing else will suffice.

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I think you mean prerecorded music played live.

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Of course it could wind up looking like this.

So doe the company rent the equipment to the place and take a cut of the DJ’s salary?