| Learning styles of music can help you get | | | | |
| work, don't get me wrong; but you need to | | | | In fact, you will probably find that most DJs |
| consider the time and expense involved in | | | | have a set routine for how the night will |
| knowing a lot of music genre's, having the | | | | play out according to music, sound, lighting |
| goods to do them, and if your locality really | | | | and other effects such as bubbles, background |
| wants the specific genre. | | | | buzz, DJ banter and audience participation. |
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| DJs invariably enter the profession as a part | | | | This methodology works the world around and |
| time hobby because they love the music they | | | | is irrespective of what genre the DJ |
| play and love to see others enjoying it too. | | | | specializes in. |
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| Usually DJs have an already significant | | | | Regardless of what music genre a DJ |
| existing vinyl or CD/DVD collection of music | | | | specializes in, the key to the event is not |
| that they enjoy and they use this to mix and | | | | the actual songs themselves but the mix that |
| play for DJ events for which they are hired. | | | | the DJ puts together. |
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| Some DJs like to specialize in a particular | | | | A good DJ will know how to link together a |
| genre of music in order to attract a certain | | | | good mix of songs with both the event and the |
| type of clientele. This may be because they | | | | crowd in mind. |
| particularly liked learning styles of music; | | | | |
| that genre; or because they know that this | | | | Good DJs now how to put together songs that |
| will secure regular work. | | | | ebb and flow according to the crowd response |
| | | | and the timing of the event - the DJ cannot |
| Dance, Indie, acid or house music is | | | | allow the crowd to peak too early or the |
| particularly popular with DJs who work the | | | | event will then slowly fizzle out, long |
| club circuit while 60s, 70s and 80s music is | | | | before it needs to. |
| more popular with mobile DJs who host private | | | | |
| parties and BBQs. | | | | When you specialize, it's much easier to |
| | | | become known for a certain style of music, |
| It depends on what's popular in your area, as | | | | and a lot cheaper to get a good stock of |
| to whether you should offer Country, HipHop, | | | | vinyls or cd's in that genre since you |
| or the latest cutting edge music genre. To | | | | already have a head start in your favorite |
| learn more about specific music styles, you | | | | style. |
| may want to read up . | | | | |
| | | | DJ Equipment is expensive; so save money |
| Every good DJ experiments with how they will | | | | where you can and specialize in just a few |
| get the crowd moving and different DJs enjoy | | | | musical genres instead of many! |
| learning styles of music to do exactly that. | | | | |