> The way you get gigs is to be popular. You need to go clubbing every weekend. You need to go to after parties. You need to promote on social media. You need t

> The way you get gigs is to be popular. You need to go clubbing every weekend. You need to go to after parties. You need to promote on social media. You need to throw your own parties and book other DJ's so they'll book you at theirs. This is spot on advice for anyone who seriously wants to make DJing (or live music in general) their career. Anything less than the above, at fulltime commitment, and at best you'll have a nice side gig residency at a local club (for free drinks / entry for your girlfriend and maybe a couple mates). Don't read parent's post as bitter or negative, but a realistic view of the level of commitment in specific areas required to DJ professionally. Its no different to us picking apart articles that give an overview of web development, for over simplifying the process of launching a successful web app. He's basically saying sure, you _can_ learn to code as a hobby, maybe even execute your idea with a level of quality on par or better than competitors, but to actually take off, you need to do all the marketing, support, maintenance and other pieces. > I was a rave DJ in the early 2000s and opened for some of the most popular DJ's in the world at sold out clubs I don't think this was exaggeration or bragging, and I believe it without any real scepticism. I've got friends who've done similar for our more obscure music scenes, largely due to living local to a major city, and regular offers to play for free on off nights at clubs we frequently go to anyway. (promising to bring a social group of a dozen can literally double the crowd size of the first half of a Wednesday night) (that, and his name is probably a reference to this sexy bit of kit: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/rane-empath-rotary-10-dj-mixer/417130-01/ http://www.juno.co.uk/products/rane-empath-rotary-10-dj-mixe... good taste, man!) The problem with gigs being tied to popularity is as soon as you take your foot off the gas, you're overshadowed by all the new acts fighting for your spot. A lot of acts fall off the map just taking the time away to produce their next release, and struggle to re-enter the scene, I think that's the biggest negative.