7 Steps To More Gigs
If you’re into DJing as a career, your ultimate goal is going to be getting enough gigs for you to make a living. The question is how you might go about doing that without running yourself ragged. We’ve offered you lots of advice in that respect. You can better promote yourself like this. You can master your social media game like this. You can even make yourself the star of your very own DJ documentary like this.
In case you need more help, here are 7 more tips.
- Go out to shows as much as possible and connect with the DJs who are there.
- Bring a stash of your mixes with you and personally hand them out to hiring managers.
- Narrow down the clubs you’d like to play at and visit them regularly.
- Keep a thumb drive on you at all times. You never know when you might have a chance to take a turn behind the decks.
- Go ahead and ask festival organizers if you can be an opening act.
- Ask if you can spin for the club staff as they’re getting ready for opening or cleaning up after closing.
- Introduce yourself to event organizers.
Let us know what’s worked for you!
