So, I have been DJing since I was 14 (started in roller skating rinks). I have started living a minimalist lifestyle over the past year and no longer have a car and want to get back to DJing professionally again. I do not have a desire to have a car again as I save tons of money and get around pretty well with public transportation and cabs when the need arises. Anyone here DJing out (clubs, bars, etc) regularly and not own a car? In the past all the places I DJed had their own gear (1200s or CDJs and Serato) so all I ever had to bring was my bag with my laptop, needles, vinyl and headphones and my backpackup serato box just in case. I am considering getting 1200s again or going the way of the future and getting a contoller (s2, vci, etc).
Main question… Do you or anyone you know DJ events without owning a car, do you think it would be easy? Any suggestions, advice, etc?
a lot of times one of the first things people ask for is reliable transport. Especially for residencies. If you are carrying gear you will hate yourself without one.
I used to pay friends to drive me to gigs when I needed to bring my own gear or pa. It’s worth it if you’re making enough on the gig, but can suck having to depend on someone else.
im in a carpool, but usually i just go by public transportation. works good for me (just carrying usb sticks or a harddrive).
living in stockholm sweden
Depends where are you living at, if there is a public transport like in london, I would not be worrying about it, but in more quite areas it depends anyways.
I put casters on my coffin when I used public tranportation. Thank god for the advents of modern technology. Leaving a gig at 2am and relying on public transport is not the business tho. Zipcar is awesome. Or get a moped.
