How can I get DJ sets at college parties and house parties?
Yo Tech Toolers,
Bit of a stupid question, I know, but I need some serious advice. Don’t bite my head off!!! 
How can I get DJ sets at college parties and house parties?
Cheers.
Ask.
So you didn’t consider that? 
Why don’t you put on your own parties/house party? Ask around in small bars/pubs/halls in your area, maybe even do a Wednesday/Thursday night (or a night that a owner will try out without the risk), get on Facebook & Twitter etc and promote promote promote. Also if you have friends that DJ get them involved.
put some mixes online and give links out to places you want to play at
I don’t know anyone around my age who DJ’s, I have Facebook and Twitter… There was a bar that I could of played at but I got barred (that’s my own fault) and I don’t know anyone that puts on regular house parties. In the past 5 years I’ve maybe gone to around 8 house parties… which in all fairness isn’t a lot. I will definitely ask around though and now I have produced some mix CD’s. As for my own parties… No way, I’ve asked before and it’s a definite no. I live in a guest house in Brighton so some times there are parties in the bar… But next time I am definitely DJing.
Cheers man, or even better… A mix CD. I’ve got loads of them 
Yep which is now why I’m asking about house parties etc.
Don’t worry I am considering it.
Give away Cds. Hell, kids called me a DJ before I even started spinnin lol. Just network yourself, nobody is going to sit online and scout for DJs by their talent level or the songs in their mixes.
Okay boss cheers for the good bit of advice.
easiest way would be to have a soundsystem that you can rock up with. Stick a bit of paper up around campus/uni etc saying ‘phat soundsystem for hire’ with a no, and wait for em to roll in!
That sounds like a fucking brilliant idea! But what if they just want to hire the sound system and NOT the DJ. Also the other problem is I don’t have a phat soundsystem I only have a 8 inch sub with 2 lil tweeters… Acoustic Energy Aego-M However it may be a good budget system, it is no where near a ‘phat’ 20kw sound system.
Even though I wouldn’t recommend using studio monitors for house parties, you can still get away with grabbing a pair for in home use, and they’ll do just fine in a college party type environment along with your current speakers. It’s what I did for a bit and it worked out just fine.
Well i duno how much you’ve got to play with, but you can pick up small a setup for about 500/600 quid. Couple of small amp driven speakers and a sub if your savvy. Spend money to make it etc.
As for not wanting a DJ? if you got a call for said system you can rock up with and say ‘hey i dj as well’ and do it for a few beers. The next time your asked, say ‘chuck us 20 quid and i’ll dj’ then build from there.
That would be great as well. With the Acoustic Energy Aego-M Subwoofer can I then connect two monitor speakers with that? or will that not be needed? (More for home use)
Also, could you recommend me some monitors please? That will be suitable for both home use and for house parties etc.
Will that actually work though? Or will they just be like.. Well actually I’ve already got a DJ doing an 8 hour set for example. I’m not really interested in earning money doing equipment hire… I just wanna DJ and do a few sets. But I will definitely give it a go. I think I can arrange £500 or £600 soundsystem, but if not it may have to something like £200 - £300. We’re talking about a PA System here right? I really like this idea.
Well, monitors aren’t exactly “suited” for environments outside of a studio… So any would work to be honest. Just depends on your budget, etc.
Also, how do you have that portable system hooked up? What kind of gear do you use?
Well the system I have is not portable, unless it says it there. But I’m press sure it isn’t as it has a plug. But basically I have my Subwoofer, and then strand cables going from the subwoofer in to the two tweeters and then also I have a red/white RCA to mini-jack cable with the RCA in the subwoofer going out to my computer via mini-jack. Let me know if that doesn’t make any sense. And my budget for monitors would probably be £300 maximum, as they are only monitors and not fuck off PA systems. I’ve always like KRK monitors.
Get some floorstanding/larger hi-fi speakers for home+party use. You can easily find a decent pair for under £100.
Could you possibly recommend me some? I don’t really know about all this stuff. Also I have more than £100 so that won’t be a problem.