Being a DJ may come across as like an easy career path for most people. There are a huge amount of would be DJs who are just as into music as the next person. The best way to get ahead in this industry is to be work extremely hard within your promotions and flexibility.
You should not turn down an chance to play, regardless of to what crowd. This is very important for a couple of reasons. Most beginners will refuse to play a different genre to the type of music they are used to. Playing all types of music to any crowd can greatly help build confidence. Sometimes you will stuff up, but everyone makes errors at one time or another. You should rather concentrate on the positives to come out of it, you'll be gaining more and more experience. Experience builds confidence and the more confidence you can build, the less likely you are to create errors.
Its vital for a DJ to be able to be flexible. Sticking to one type of genre is all extremely well for an established DJ however, when you are still learning beggers can't be choosers. Play whatever you believe will get the job done, until you create a name for yourself.
With today's quickly growing technology, there is always new music equipment becoming available. If you don't learn to use it, you'll get left behind. If you can't afford it, hire it, do whats necessary to help deeper your career!
One thing that most DJ's have a hard time with when they are just starting out is self-promotion. This is just as important, if not more so, than the music itself. The reason for this is because you can be the best DJ in the World, but if no one knows who you are, you won't get anywhere. Don't stress too much though, self-promotion is very easy. Most bands have made a name for themselves through various social networks such as MySpace, you can do the same. You can also find heaps of sites where you can upload your songs all over the internet!
If you've read this far, I'm guessing you're serious about this, so get researching! You could easily set up an account on one of the bigger social networking sites and start uploading your songs to the sites you've found. You can then get your word out through forums, writing articles like this one, there are loads of things you can do!
DJ's have the ability to earn a extremely nice income, as they are surprisingly well paid. You should always create sure that you have some money saved however in case you go through a patch of not having any bookings. You could also save money to dive deeper into the industry and start an agency. As I mentioned earlier, the opportunities are endless.
The undeniable truth is that 90% will not create it to the level they goal of. It takes a lot of hard work and determination to create it in this industry, whether you are a DJ or a producer.
You have to be able to accept that you are going to get rejected on occasion and hopefully with a lot of hard work you will be able to live your goal of working within the music industry full time.
