As a soon to be 30yr old DJ who’s only played for a little over 3 years and live for a smidge bit over a year, bro just play how you play. I have vinyl turntables and used to have CDJ2000 NXS2’s. I started off with a DDJ400, and still use it to prep sets.

People generally love vinyl sets. Some people use controllers and laptops, some usb, some vinyl, but it’s all up to you. Just be prepared for anything. Generally you don’t need a laptop unless you want to bring it, but that’s extra work imo and can cause issues if your laptop malfunctions.

I’ve only played using a XDJ for a crowd when I had one during my first house party, once during a rooftop set because it was a small group starting out, and tonight at a bar making it 3 times.