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Re: Why You Must Start A DJ Blog

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Re: How to Promote Your Music: 5 Marketing Tips for DJs

Darrell Heath — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 07:53:17 -0000

Thanks Mohamed Kamal !!! http://www.cdbaby.com/Album...

Re: How to Promote Your Music: 5 Marketing Tips for DJs

nancyedward — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 23:24:06 -0000

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Re: How to Promote Your Music: 5 Marketing Tips for DJs

Anthony Teti — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 01:53:07 -0000

Very informative article,Mohamed....Thank you for the tips....Its All Good...Positive..No Risk...No Reward....thank you for your Knowledge, Humbly Yours, Anthony Teti/ No Name Alley Productions....Onward & Upward!!!! Ciao..!!///

Re: Your Search For Meaning

Skeptic — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 07:09:54 -0000

so is this a failed project now?

Re: Your Search For Meaning

Aly — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 22:34:09 -0000

I like the article; It's inspiring! However, you forgot that females might be reading this, too!

Re: Your Search For Meaning

James Logbo — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 08:37:48 -0000

Great morning motivation...shared it with a fellow dj and he said the same. Thanks!

Re: Your Search For Meaning

Vicious Game — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 08:09:36 -0000

+1....I need to reread this every month.....

Re: Your Search For Meaning

Tue, 17 Dec 2013 07:38:31 -0000

Cool article enjoyed reading while listening to some trance at 6 am with a morning coffee :) well done guys

Re: Becoming A DJ Outlier: What You Need Is Jet Fuel

Casie Lane Millhouse-Singh — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 12:37:18 -0000

Outliers: The Story of Success for sure their birthday's aligning with what was outlined in the book but also the ages...the 10,000 hrs of mastery could attest as well. I use the google trend search quite a bit and compare it with pop culture trends...Personally I'm waiting for the females to start dominating like they do in Pop culture. Just a matter of time, I like to think!

Re: Becoming A DJ Outlier: What You Need Is Jet Fuel

Vicious Game — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 10:05:38 -0000

I thought you were that Guy

Re: Becoming A DJ Outlier: What You Need Is Jet Fuel

Mohamed Kamal — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 09:59:59 -0000

Interesting point! The next step is to identify influencers who will jet fuel your career to the next step. You are already ahead of the curve

Re: Becoming A DJ Outlier: What You Need Is Jet Fuel

Vicious Game — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 09:57:07 -0000

One of the most interesting well founded articles about Success & Failure in the Industry ever...I myself know & have worked with several DJ' that were extremely talented but still doing opening acts just like myself..Another interesting thing that I think might be relevant is where these guys started, were they Producers that learned how to DJ or DJ's that learned how to Produce...I would venture to say that all of the Millennial DJ's you listed were discovered by sending out Demo's & not because someone found them behind the decks in a Club & thought they were awesome..I believe the Career Arc is much different for DJ's such as myself that started when the ability to Produce your own music was unattainable because of the cost involved...Now I spend a couple of grand & I have the same tools that even the most successful guys have in the way of software (DeadMau5 is exempt of course because no one has as much stuff as he has)....Nonetheless a very compelling article Thank you...Also I am younger than Guetta & Older than Armin so not sure where that puts me in the arc...

Re: If You Aren’t Producing, Get Started Producing Music

darylnorthrop — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:25:20 -0000

Just downloaded Reaper :)

Re: Becoming A DJ Outlier: What You Need Is Jet Fuel

Mohamed Kamal — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 06:29:08 -0000

You nailed it! Well done!

Re: Becoming A DJ Outlier: What You Need Is Jet Fuel

Mohamed Kamal — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 06:28:22 -0000

Interesting point Nines! With age comes experience, but most importantly the ability to persist when things aren't going your way!

Re: Becoming A DJ Outlier: What You Need Is Jet Fuel

Danielle Leslie — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:56:19 -0000

Incredibly well-written article, Mohamed! Love how you analyzed Google Trends for popular DJs. I'm pretty sure I know what you're getting at with the birthdates. It's a reference to Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. The kids born in the beginning of the year (Jan-Mar) and join, say hockey camp for 11 year olds, have almost an entire year of physical and emotional growth over the 11-year-old kids in the same league born in December. Furthermore, the kids born in Sep-Dec have an advantage because they are the oldest amongst their classmates because the school year starts in September. Therefore, from childhood, these two groups have a competitive advantage over their classmates and league mates and this advantage accumulates over time. Add that advantage to talent and grit (see: 10,000 hour rule from Gladwell), and you have a superstar in the making.

Re: If You Aren’t Producing, Get Started Producing Music

DJ ARAMIS — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:31:23 -0000

Done iT **

Re: If You Aren’t Producing, Get Started Producing Music

DJ Aramis — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:30:13 -0000

I don't it, lots of tutorials and now I have a few singles under my belt on Beatport!

Re: Becoming A DJ Outlier: What You Need Is Jet Fuel

Ernest Scared Stupid — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 21:16:45 -0000

Troll

Re: Becoming A DJ Outlier: What You Need Is Jet Fuel

DJ Nines — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 18:11:45 -0000

I think the point the article is trying to make is that it takes time. Most of these artists did not begin booming (at least in the U.S. markets until 2009-2011). If you look at their birthdates, they would have all been well into their 20s, 30s, and even close to 40 by the time they broke out as artist. The time to make proper connections and perfect your craft is an inevitable part of the journey. When I hear DJs ask questions to big DJs and Producers they rarely want to hear how long it took to get to where these people are. Take a look at even turntablist type DJs who have recently gained a great deal of success. DJs such as JayCeeOh and Chris Karns exploded after master of the mix but those guys aren't young. They have been well ahead of the curve in terms of skills for at least a decade. Their appearances on Master of the Mix has finally allowed their skill to meet the proper media juggernaut to properly distribute and sell their talent. Even older DJs such as Z Trip have spent ages and ages building a solid niche fan base. The growth of a DJs career is longer than any other sort of musical artist I would argue but if done right, these guys are proving that what the DJs career lacks in overnight speed it makes up for in stability. Fascinating read.

Re: Becoming A DJ Outlier: What You Need Is Jet Fuel

Anon — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:28:52 -0000

Their parents all got it on in the summer.... is there a part of this article thats missing? Seems to end rather abruptly without resolution.

Re: Becoming A DJ Outlier: What You Need Is Jet Fuel

Dave — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:18:05 -0000

All of the DJs play terrible music?

Re: Why You Must Start A DJ Blog

Jammin Sam — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 22:14:08 -0000

Great Insight,just found out about gigturn..very useful tools and tips.

Re: It’s All About Music Selection

DJ Nines — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:23:08 -0000

Can I just say that this article is amazing. There has been tons of recent debate about how so few DJs "open" well or burn the DJs the follow them in lineups by exhausting all of the Top 40 hits. There has been tons of advice on how DJs can do a better job at "opening" but all of the articles and complaints have I read have not gotten to the heart of the issue. These newer DJs don't know how to "dig" for music even though digging is as easy and as important as ever. How can you expect a group of DJs DJing in a lineup not to step on each other's toes and not burn each other when their rotation of music they are playing is essentially the same and shallow. I tell young DJs all the time that their articles and videos for everything under the sun in terms of Marketing and DJing, DJing techniques, and software/technical guides. Noone can teach you how to dig for music but you have to. You can't put your own DJ stamp that so many DJs have that we love without doing this work. Heck, even if you dive into production from DJing you can't expect to ooze originality if you don't have the fuel of thousands of records to inspire you. This is what makes DJs like Jazzy Jeff, Craze, A-Trak, etc. great, I tune into Craze's bi-monthly Ustream and it simply amazes me how much new stuff he brings to the table every show. Without that new content to play with and manipulate we would all be worthless as DJs.