22.10.16

South Florida DJs: How To Become A Dj

By Gary Hall


Music is a passion for many people that is the reason as to why there are many careers involved in the art. Music involves a lot of professions. For example song writers, singers, choreographers, producers, people who play the musical instruments and last but not least the South Florida DJs. For each of the profession, music is the main focus, for the Djs they use already produced songs.

Firstly, you need to familiarize yourself on how to use the main instrument used in mixing the songs the mixer controller. As an amateur in the business, it would be more convenient if you purchased the beginner equipment. Although the equipment produces the sound of low quality and FX, it is the best instrument to help you learn. It is also cheap.

After acquiring some skills in the art and mastering the beginner mixer, you can then purchase the pro level equipment. They are more complex thus are more expensive. They will also offer you with unlimited options for you to be creative in mixing the songs. Also, the equipment will always produce high sound quality and endless FX channels.

When you are sure that you can efficiently use the mixer, you can then decide on the specific genre of music that you intend to handle. It is more convenient if you choose a music genre that you love most. This will make it easier for you to learn the various info about the music that are important during mixing. For example the length of beats, intros, and outros.

Noting such information about the songs will help you in mixing as the beats per minute are an important factor that is useful when fading in or out from one track to another. This is due to that the timing of the beats every minute. The previous and current songs should be similar so as to create rhythm. Choosing a song genre that you love most will make mixing simpler.

If you are assured that you have mastered the art of mixing music you can start marketing yourself. Through marketing, you will be able to identify your level of skills in the profession. Getting a Youtube channel is one way to do so. As some people may want to see you as you mix, you need to purchase a good camera to record you while mixing.

Other options you can use to market your skills is Instagram and sound cloud accounts. They will provide you with an opportunity to increase your followers thus acquire more audience for your mixes. The accounts will also allow you to frequently inform your audience of upcoming or progress of your music that you intend to release.

Combining various songs into one and still maintain the entertaining nature of the songs is not an easy task. It is a profession that can only be perfected through frequent practice and patience to finding what music work with each other. You will also need to frequently familiarize yourself with the latest and upcoming music of the genre which you mix.




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