So you hear another remixed version of one of Blackeyed Peas' more famous songs and decide it seems to be a more reasonable dream to tinker with someone else's music and earn rather than make your own and die trying to compose a hit song and redo Beatle-mania all over again.
And just recently you begin to enjoy bits of information about this craft and the urge to make one of your own remix masterpieces has reached its peak. And now that you've managed to convince yourself that it would be cooler to be a DJ than to serve as a teller in Chevron, you embark on the first steps to being a certified DJ!
First, you must understand that even DJing is actually considered an art. You wouldn't want to re-compose stuff and sell filth to your listeners. And the most basic logic about this endeavor is, if you want to be at the top of your game, you have to brush up on what's currently in and hot and be open to what was once the fad and respect the evolution of music.
Good DJs or the best DJs in town are those people who know their material and their crowd. This formula often equates to a successful and rockin' party as well as a well-pleased crowd that screams for more even when it's already 5 in the morning. And remember, as the party's success echoes on, so will your name and the type of mixes that you played around with.
It's good to know about terms like turntables, mixing consoles and certain DJ-specific styles like fading and scratching. Also, staying updated with regards to modern technology and other means to improve your sound is a big deal. It is very helpful to learn a few tricks like applying efx boxes (and how they work) that aid in reproducing a vast array of audio-fillers that could mimic the overwhelming sound of large orchestras, aircrafts and even robots.
The main challenge in this job is timing. To have a great sense of timing means playing the hottest music or the sweetest tones at the right time; and this will determine if the crowd would want to go along with your styles until the party is over or leave and find a better place to hang out.
Lastly, as a DJ, you should always have a written down repertoire of the tracks you plan on playing. This allows you to be open to actually add applicable ideas that may improve the structure and likability of the songs and find appropriate means of stitching them with each other having in mind several considerations as tempo and rhythm.
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