The Beginner’s Guide to Club & Party Promoting

This guest post is by Sarah Mosher, a local party & club promoter in Tampa, FL. She’ll be sharing how she got started and some tips on how you too can get into the scene of club promotions.

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The Monster List of Free Electronic Music Production Tutorials

Let’s set aside your goal of becoming a DJ in place of something equally awesome: producing electronic music.

The web, as you could expect, gives us a buttload of great resources when we want to learn how to product electronic music.

You don’t need to drop a handful of cash in order to get started because there are more than enough tutorials and resources to fill your schedule for the next few years.

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The Three Elements of DJ Music Marketing

The game of marketing your DJing has changed compared to just ten years ago. The perception of a DJ is changing due to multiple celebrities getting into the industry, unlimited media from the web and the ease of access for people to promote themselves online.

It’s harder than ever to get yourself found but the good news is that you don’t truly need a massive audience these days in order to be successful.

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How to Promote DJ Gigs and Parties with Facebook

Alright, we all know about Facebook because we use it ever day but there’s a whole other element of the social network that can be tapped into in terms of promoting DJ gigs.

Sure enough, you probably already have some friends that are constantly sending you party invitations – well, this is essentially what we’re going to be talking about but on the other end where you will be setting up the promotions for your gigs, mixes and so you can build a fan base. Sound good? Let’s get going …

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How to Survive a Music Festival

Those experienced with music festival gatherings can tell you that it’s not only incredibly mind blowing and enjoyable but also extremely stressful on the mind and body. Yes, you get all the music, entertainment and social interactions you want during the festival but you’re still roughing it and that’s the hardest part.

Hell, I remember running out of food within the first day of a festival and left to trade beers for supplies by the second. In all, you have a kick ass time but every time you come back, you always want to make sure the next time is a little easier for ya.

This is my collection of the twenty helpful tips to survive a music festival.

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How to Setup a Live Streaming Video DJ Station

We’re all aware of radio stations and the fact that there are plenty online (also, podcasts) but one of the things that people love to watch is a DJ at their best. What I’m talking about is live streaming video along with learning video production to increase your promotion.

Live video is the perfect way to get people into your music and show off yourself; you can get your name and music out there. Best part? You can do it for free with the live streaming video site: UStream.

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How to Build a Home DJ Studio

Do you want to setup your own radio show?

Maybe have a studio for making music and starting your own netlabel?

Or maybe you just want to have something professional for anything music related?

Check this out; this is a quick guide on how to build your own home DJ studio.

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Virtual DJ Tutorials: Videos, Articles and More

Since I assume a lot of you will get your first introduction through Virtual DJ (seeing that you can download free trials and it’s packaged with nearly every bit of midi equipment these days), I’ve decided to throw together a list of videos, articles and resources for getting to understand and use Virtual DJ.

Nothing is really in order but its all good Virtual DJ tutorials worth checking out:

One thing that I highly recommend is to NOT USE THE SYNC button that you may see in some of the videos because this will prevent you from learning how to beatmatch properly – don’t rely on software for this because you’ll only be hurting yourself when learning to mix.

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How to Become a Youtube DJ

Youtube DJing has caught on over the last few years because it’s an easy place to share and promote your mixing skills without the trouble of going through traditional channels like sending out CD’s or trying to get people to find your mixes through your own website.

So, how does one become a Youtube DJ? This article will share a few tips on how to get started from recording your mixes to getting your Youtube videos promoted to the point that they help land you DJ gigs – sound good? Let’s get started …

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Mobile DJ Business: The Crash-Course Guide for Getting Started

Let’s assume that you know how to DJ and you’re ready to get started with launching your own mobile DJ business. Where to start? You may wonder.

There’s a lot to a mobile DJ business and it certainly doesn’t only involved just playing a few tunes for people. Starting a DJ business requires a lot more work than you may have imagined but I’ve put together a really easy, crash-course guide on getting started …

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