How to Keep your Stuff Safe at Music Festivals

I’ve been to quite a few music festivals and every time I seem to lose something either from it being stolen or me just being forgetful. I’ve known people to lose some very expensive items when festival hopping; hell, some group of kids stole a portable generator!

So, I wanted to put together a short list of how to keep your stuff safe when attending music festivals.

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Becoming a DJ: Playing to an Empty Dance Floor

Here’s a sight that no DJ wants to see: an empty dance floor.

It sucks but what can you do? Well, there are ways to get people onto the dance floor and then there are ways to cope with the fact that the night may just be dead.

This article will be odd but may be something you experience at some point when you are learning how to become a DJ: playing to an empty dance floor.

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Top Reasons Why You Should Become a DJ

Have you ever thought about becoming a DJ?

Sure you have; that’s why you’re here on BeginnerDJ. I’m sure you’ve had a lot of thoughts about DJing which may have stemmed from going to a few parties, maybe a festival or just listening to your favorite mixes.

You know that feeling: after you hear a really stompin’ set you tell yourself that it’s time to start DJing. You want to play the music in front the crowd, travel, do what you love and have a time of your life.

But, did you know there are other little benefits that could further give you a reason to start DJing? Check these out and see if this finally gives you a nice kick in the rear to start…

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Top 5 Music Festivals in the World

Every year, hundreds of thousands of festival-goers travel around the world to attend the biggest and best music festivals, spending days on end listening to incredible sounds and having experiences of a lifetime.

There are hundreds (even thousands) of music festivals in the world but there are only five that made this list. What you’ll find here are ones which every festival hopper should have on their bucket list before they die.

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My Top 5 Favorite Dubstep Artists

A while back I released a few posts about some of the favorite Psytrance artists of mine (also Psybient), I figured now is the time to round up my favorite Dubstep artists.

I love Dubstep, it’s still really young compared to genres like house, trance and techno so we’re still seeing the genre splinter into various sub-genres, each with its own flare and awesomeness.

This post really isn’t about the overall top 5 Dubstep artists because that would be a bit pretentious; for that reason, I’m going to list my own favorite and if you’d like to add to your own list, just leave a comment at the end along with a few links so everyone else can hear that wobbly goodness. Okay? Let’s get into it…

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