I studied Music Technology at university where I picked up DJing and did fairly well (for a student) out of it (I.e. regular paid gigs, invited to play one off

I studied Music Technology at university where I picked up DJing and did fairly well (for a student) out of it (I.e. regular paid gigs, invited to play one off events). It's a really, really tough industry. The only way to get a gig is become friends with another DJ, promoter or venue owner who's naturally adverse to inviting someone they barely know to come and play their night. The alternative is to throw your own night, but that's a whole different world of stress. However, the moment when you play a track to a crowd of a few hundred people where you don't know how they will react is one I cherish, and even more so when the room lights up and they all lose it. It made me feel ecstatic. Now I'm a happy software developer for a big bank who writes dance music on the side, but I'd give anything to have that experience again.