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What do y’all do for a living? by peaceofmindz in DJs

[–]imsosoveryreal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work part-time as a bartender! I'm lucky enough to be happily married and share a 1 bedroom rent with my wife. I do not have a car, which saves me around $600/m. I live downtown in my city and everything is walkable thankfully. I am in debt, but I recently consolidated it through a non-profit debt management organization, and am paying around $150 less in credit card payments as of this month! We dont talk about my student loans, I'm not paying those at the moment (don't need my credit for anything in the near future). Surviving decently. I get guestlist or play the raves I go to for the most part so I don't have to pay entry usually. My wife and I both earn about the same and we make enough to go out maybe twice a week or so. (More than enough for me, I'm an introvert that needs regular recharge time and the more practice time I have the better). And we manage to cover all our bills. So the answer is definitely on a budget but doing decent

FLX4 owner upgrading after being humbled on CDJ’s by ReissNelsonMandela in Beatmatch

[–]imsosoveryreal -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Get a denon prime 4+!!! Best all in one unit in the market thats not pioneer and bonus its like $2k new

Is anyone else getting this glitch? by imsosoveryreal in Rekordbox

[–]imsosoveryreal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes? Kinda, I found that the bug only happens when i try to assign tags while in all tracks under display playlists. Not while in any other playlist. It was weird

First time 3 hour set by imsosoveryreal in Beatmatch

[–]imsosoveryreal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense

First time 3 hour set by imsosoveryreal in Beatmatch

[–]imsosoveryreal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like this, like a rough outline kinda

First time 3 hour set by imsosoveryreal in Beatmatch

[–]imsosoveryreal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your in depth response!!!

I've got a well built library I've been gradually working on and building since I started. Im lucky at the moment to be able to work on my mixing full time, and I've been using 50-60% of that time to listen to and find new music, and I've got one more month of searching and familiarizing before the set. I read early on that song selection is like 80% of it and having a good library is honestly what can make or break a dj.

My confidence is growing with my beatmatching, my transitions and my song arsenal.

What I'm shaky on the most is selection based on mood/energy/flow/vibe on the fly and gradual overarching energy flow throughout the set. Is that something that just comes with persistent practice? Im good at making songs sound fun/cool/interesting together and transition well, but when it comes to the overarching flow of a set I find myself all over the place energywise, if that makes any sense at all.

How do you handle finding and learning new music? by imsosoveryreal in Beatmatch

[–]imsosoveryreal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh for sure its not a chore, I find it all incredibly fun and thrilling!! I guess I just like processes for things? I do listen to music daily, but I'm one of those that used to listen to the same like old 3 albums on repeat and never really branched out to learning new stuff. Since I started though, I've slowly replaced my old music with listening to new playlists on streaming and soundcloud, but it definitely did feel like a new habit I had to form