How To Be A Modern DJ

Earning a living as a DJ is possible. There are many DJs out there with million-dollar contracts.

The likes of Deadmaus, DJ Tiesto, and Calvin Harris are just a few of the world's top-rated DJs. In one year, these three took home  £18 million, £25 million and £30 million respectively.

Let’s face it though, most people won’t rake in a dime off our music. In order to get paid for your work, you will need to put in the work. Besides, you will not get signed by any record label if you’re not popular with the fans on the ground. At the very minimum, you should be represented by a music lawyer.

How Is Any Of This Possible?

With the internet, it has become increasingly easy to get the attention of millions of fans across the globe. The most difficult thing is catching the attention of fans online. The mainstream artists have it somewhat easier. They can invest millions into getting the fans’ attention, and later make a bit of money from each listener.

Nonetheless, the internet is effective enough to give an artist complete control over their destinies. You have the freedom to market yourself on YouTube, Tweeter, Instagram, Facebook, launch a website and even start an e-store from where you can distribute your content to retailers for under £100. This is power never before seen.  

“The Internet is a great DJ game changer and solid way to get your brand out to millions of people all over the globe.” - DJKit.com DJ and DJ Equipment Specialists.

As time goes by CD sales and digital downloads are on the decline, and will soon become powerless as far as driving the music industry is concerned. Streaming services like YouTube’s Music Key and Spotify are fast becoming the primary way that people listen to music. Regardless, there is a huge opportunity for Indie, and label artists in the music industry.

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Live Performance

Before recorded music came into existence, there was live performance. It was the mainstream method of getting heard. Live music is still very much the in thing, even as other aspects of music struggle to remain relevant. Unlike MP3, you cannot duplicate a performance. It is an art that you have to be present to experience, and live performance is going nowhere anytime soon. Its demand is high, and the only way to quench this thirst is by increasing the supply of live artists. Where is there is music, there will always be a performance.

Even with the need for performances increasing by the day, it does not tie an artist to the old days. There are more options outside clubs and bars. The advent of the internet brought with it new ways of performing that were virtually unheard of just 5 years ago.

You can now hold a personalized live performance for a small audience through Skype or increase the viewership in platforms like Twitch. The later allows you to live-stream the performance, interact with your fans in real-time, sell merchandise and receive payments. Artists are now booking house shows all around the country through connections they make online. Although the crowds are small and intimate, fans are very willing to pay more to have a real connection with the artist.