Which "myth" has affected you the most? Let us know! Lesson One - Beatmixing: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y8SNpppSKpw.html Lesson Two - Music & Features: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V2IN4pVX5s4.html Join the All-New Complete DJ Course: djtips.co/complete ⚡ TIMESTAMPS ⚡ 0:00 Intro 1:17 Myth #1 "I need to learn on 'my' gear" 3:13 Myth #2 "DJing has to make me money" 5:32 Myth #3 "I'm too old to DJ" 7:42 Myth #4 "I must keep up with modern music" 10:22 Myth #5 "I need to know everything before I start" 13:14 Take this further..
Since I am 75 year old and started to learn Djing as a hobby 4 months ago I learned again a few things. This was a good addition to the DJ course from Phil which I'm reviewing again as like Phil told, you need to build up your knowledge step by step and practice what you've learned over again.
I'm almost 40 and just got into it less than a year ago. It's such a fun stress reliever and a good way to spend time. I've played at some venues already. The best thing is getting to share music with other people.
Im getting in at 33 and I needed to hear each one of these, literally, thanks guys (even going back to Uni like...once you pass 25 lol suddenly everything is WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE)
Really cool to see so many people pick up the craft across all walks of life. I started around 2000 during college. Im in my later 40's now and still continue to learn more and improve my expertise. I'm an avid ultra runner and i find this hobby to be the perfect counterbalance. With running I journey outwards, with djing I journey inwards. Both experiences are highly personalized for my enjoyment. Keep spinnin' and remember - it's never too late to begin a new journey.
What a nice video guys! I started indeed during the insane lockdowns. I used the time to learn the DJ skills. Born in ‘73 and grew up with house during the ‘90s and beyond. Music is what makes me happy and DJ-ing gets me in “the zone” I play at (family) parties and have some gigs throughout the year. I love it!
I agree on all of this. 1. Best way to grow is to be someone who can do the basics on almost any gear. 2. I have been a hobbyist for 32 years. Had ideas on "making it" but found I was much happier just being a hobbyist. Less scene politics and I do things by my own rules. 3. I'm 51 and am about to start posting monthly mixes...never too old. I'll do this at 71 or 81 even if I can. 4. I like to keep up with new tunes in genres/styles I love, but I honestly love this drive to always have new music has diminished. I hated when people put so much pressure on DJs to always have new tunes. It made music more disposable and quickly forgotten. It's a lot of why people talk endlessly about the 80s and 90s but you hit the 00s and 10s and suddenly people don't remember a lot of the music. 5. I started in 1992 unable to match beats on two belt drive turntables. You just have to go for it and push yourself to learn and grow. Lord knows how many punk bands got up on stage only able to play a few chords, but they went for it.
I m a hobbiest dj and I’ m start in early 2002. My first feelings with vinil and mixer was terrible. I’ m touch the wrong knob on the mixer and shooting 200 Db in my ears.. I m thinked “ I don t touch a consolle ever frustrating and Sad. But this sadness automatically became hunger to Learn at any cost. No matter what . I m start trained my ears 9 ours during week end when my friends go out and during my Free time. Now I m happy and satisfied.( I learn in two years but you never stop to grow up after all 😊😊) . Now I’m thinking to pass from hobbyes in someting a little bit too professional. ( little events , weddings , little club ).. I’ Ve 3 professional dj gear full off stuff ( coffee includes 😂.. but i m never forgot the basics and I think .. “ the money I spend are justified after all )
That was just the videos I needed to see! Thanks guys. I was a dnb dj back in the early 2000s and for a few years now have been thinking about getting a controller and trying to remake some of my old sets. I have just seen the ddj rev1 and just needed that push to go and do it. Again thanks!
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I'm 42, been djing for 25 years. Played out but mostly a hobby. Control vinyl seems the way to go for me. So I've bought the rane 72 mixer to add to my set up. Seems the easiest way to access relevant music.
Hello Phil & Steve You guys run a great school and channel , like it a lot. I’m 60 , been a DJ since I was 13 , did for almost 30 years , clubs only , enjoyed it in a narcotic way. Using 3 SLs all years , I’ve added 10 years ago , the NI S4MKIII and 2 D2 , connected to the SLs , can play vinyl and digital in a press of a button , playing new music as well as well as my vinyl records. Added a 1200 CD recently just for the fun of it. DJ has no age , all in the mind. Keep up the great work encouraging new comers. Gilles
Recently scored a pair of 1200’s and six crates full of 80’s and 90’s vinyl. What a dream come true for me! The music I grew up with. The original owner of the gear and music, has migrated to all digital.
The best thing you did was setup the 1200’s 😂 I’ve used it all, and produced music on it all, and 1200’s and Ableton live are all you need in 2024. 😂 stay curious 🧮
Im 50 Had my first gig in 20 years at a bowling alley in Finsbury park Friday night. First time on pionneers since vynal. The preasure needed to push down on plata to scratch is ridiculous. A good anology. It was like mixing on a 1210 with the original rubber mat and really heavy dub plate. Awful. It makes spin and pull backs really hard. It's has to be a perfectly weighted motion almost a flick to get them sounding right. They have taken a lot of my artistry out of my work. I play base house, it's fresh. No one playing it.
After retiring from decades of DJing in nightclubs, now, at 62, I play only on twitch. The big difference between then and now is that now I ONLY play what I feel… AND just as importantly, I FEEL what I play. No filler, no crowd pleasers, no lowest common denominator junk… no records that have exploitative, sexist, misogynistic, racist, or sexually objectifying lyrics. Being an older hobbyist frees me from the shackles that came with being hired to do a job for nightclub owners who, let’s face it, are not the kindest and most progressive ppl on the planet, generally speaking.
Hahaha that’s sick man. I started on early 90’s rave, then did a stint on open format, good times, honed lots of skills, and stacked the cash 💰 it drove me back to rave/club because that’s the only music where I play what I want, period. I’m with you on streaming, good luck and stay curious mate 🧮
For those who struggle with a learning process or even get frustrated, remember that you go through 4 stages. 1. Unconscious Incompetent 2. Consciously Incompetent 3. Consciously Competent 4. Unconsciously Competent
Myth 5 definitely, When I first transitioned to digital, I actually had that Hybrid spaceship you spoke about in your previous video, but slowly widdled it down to a small controller using my iPad, but I never knew what Sync, Beatgrids, loops or any other effects were as I would still Dj the traditional way with the only cheat mode being the ability to see the BPM’s.. I thought trying to learn all the other things was to complicated and best left to younger Djays playing at festivals,, Now I analyse and perfectly Beatgrid all my music, use a few effects, Sync and even stems.. Im the same age as Phil and I don’t find it daunting anymore, The only thing I can say is either it’s right or wrong. Being that I have only used the Algoriddim Dj Pro software, I found it to be the easiest software to learn on, I’ve tried Engine and didn’t feel comfortable with that so I just stick to what I feel comfortable with..
Some DJ's still use turntables and vinyl, not because they can't (or haven't) learn to use digital, but simply because they have used digital and find it too easy, and too boring. There is a lot more involvement in keeping a vinyl collection in good order, the whole process of getting the record out of the sleeve, and physically putting the needle on, cueing up, and beatmatching using ears, instead of moving a pitch slider to set the bpm to the same number as the file playing already.
Friend, it bores me to deathhhhhhh. I produce music daily so the last thing I need in my life is restricted button smashing 😂 I revived my 1200’s in 2023 it’s all the new tech and it was the thing that was missing for me. I love every minute of mixing on sketchy 12” platters. #forthedancefloor
The myths I was following before watching these videos: I need to learn on 'my' gear; I have spent way too much time trying to pick the controller I want to learn on. I need to know(almost) everything before I start; I have been killing my brain absorbing tutorials on effects and all that. Thank you
I think I’ve been struggling with trying to keep up with new music. I try and listen to the latest essential mix every week, but in all honesty a lot of it doesn’t resonate with me and I totally get what you’re saying about even this generation loves older the music. I look at people like fish56octagon and his popularity took off because of him playing classics from the late 90s early 2000s!
Removing the fear and stigma for anyone is a beautiful thing. I’ve been actively DJ-ing since 97. Ups, downs, lefts, rights. I was lucky my mom always encouraged me to do it (still does at 84) because she could see my passion. And brothers and sisters, don’t let age dissuade anyone. I’m 53 and about to headline Great Northern in San Francisco. Carl Cox is pushing 60, Fisher is pushing 40, Diplo over the hill and starting run clubs 😂. No rules. Also still learning, still nervous. I got my live stream shxt together in 2024 and started that. There was frustration and anxiety, this means you are alive mate. Just start, and if you are having fun, the rest will follow. Stay curious friends 🤙🏽🖤🔊🕺
Age should be revered, not frowned upon. It is only through life experiences, that one acquires knowledge to impart. As the saying goes; "Slow & Steady; Wins The Race"👍 Thank you to both Phil 💪Steve for inspiring the MASSES to: "Get Good, Get Out There & Make The Moment"✌
I was a DJ who started out playing records on turntables. I then went into the military and didn't have any gear and did not play. I thought that I was done DJing when I got out of the military. My records were in bad shape also I didn't feel trying to rebuild a collection. I met a lot of young guys getting into DJing who often asked me questions. So eventually I decided to use the CDs that I had to DJ. This went ok but it wasn't much different than records. Then the MP3s come out! I got back out DJing with the CD's with my desktop computer as a backup with MP3's. Eventually I became the first DJ in my city that I knew about just DJing with a computer. Lots of other DJs laughed and told me I wasn't a real DJ. The desktop was replaced by a laptop and things took off. I then noticed the DJs that laughed at me now also had laptops! Even Jazzy Jeff had a laptop! Realize that people hire you for you, not the tools that you use! I tell people that if I had to right now I could go back to turntables and rock a party!
I wish that someone would talk about the legacy of the Nightclub Lighting Designer. We seem to be left out of the history of the Nighttime world. We were always minimized as an afterthought. I worked in a 24 hour Nightclub 5 nights a week and we were just treated as support and paid as such. We programmed, cleaned, repaired, built and installed custom props for special events. Our names were unimportant to most and our payment had to come from the inside. No one will ever know the work that needed to be done to make sure the DJ got his moments. Don't get me wrong, I love what the DJ can do, they are incredible, however the Lighting Designer should have been treated as a partner and but pushed out there and featured in the Magazines as part of the scene that made Dance Culture exist.
Great video series - thanks, guys. I started on radio in the 1980s with an ambient music program, before moving to CDJs in the early-mid 90s and playing chill-out rooms at techno/trance parties and clubs in London. I tried to get back into DJing a couple of years ago with a controller, but the thing that I couldn't get to grips with was all the music now being just a tiny list of words on a screen (which all look the same), rather than flipping through a physical box of CDs looking for a specific CD cover image. Has anyone else had that issue, and how did you adapt to finding tracks by scrolling through words rather than looking at pictures?
My biggest myth was I’m too old to DJ. I came to your site via Restless when they did an article on people who are DJing over 50, and I can’t tell you how good it felt to realise I’m not alone in still having a passion for dance music. After reading the comments there’s not many who are thinking about starting at my age but nonetheless it’s been a great series of videos thanks guys
Hi there, I wanted to start by saying how much I love your channel and all the information you provide to both new and experienced DJs. I have a question. I used to DJ back in my younger teenage years with Technics 1200Mk turntables, but it has been many years since I've done much DJing. I've been more into hobby audio production using DAW software. For someone wanting to get back into DJing as a hobby and also use it in conjunction with audio production software like Ableton or FL Studio, which DJ controller would you recommend? Also, I tried Tribe XR DJ in VR last year, which was a very interesting experience. It was fun and inexpensive, but not having the tactile feel of real equipment while mixing was quite odd. Thanks!
No DJ software or gear is particularly well integrated with production stuff, but Traktor is probably your best bet as Native Instruments is the most likely to offer clever ways of using them together as time goes forward.
I always tell people to resist the sync button when DJing. Learn to mix by ear. It's not because I think Sync is cheating, but leaning to beat match by ear, cultivates ones musicality and develops their style.
Yeah you have to mix the same songs sooooooo many times to get it right, it’s like muscle memory. Either way all good, but I still teach people to drive standard so what do I know;)
The modern music bit is the one I struggle with. I like a lot of it but not ALL would going out with some one who is into the newer stuff be a good idea ?
I dont see anything wrong buying a pair of used cdj1000mk3s and djing with your cd collection if your already have a large collection same goes for a set 1200s with vinyl, you wont get lazy and bored djing off a screen and actually learn to use your ears.
It's not an either/or, but at the same time, digital doesn't stop you using your ears. And no, there's nothing wrong with it at all. But this series is aimed at people who want to use cheap, convenient modern gear.
