Hello,

I am new to the Mobile DJ world.

I have been reading as much as I can on the internet about DJ: music, programming, requests, music preferrance lists etc.

My question is: is there any were on the internet a new DJ can go to learn about putting music sets together, what to put into a music set etc.

Yes, I know being an apprentice would be the best route but unfortunately this is not an option for me.

I do want to be as professional as possible.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Skilz would answer this question fully...
You haven't written what kind of a DJ u want to be....wether u prefer vinyls or CDz......
but you could try using a search engine (believe me it works!)....they are alot of sites which can tell you how to be a DJ,how to scratch etc....
But frankly it would be a better idea if you worked as an apprentice (or so u call it)....you may learn alot of stuff from the net....But it all comes down to hand On and REal Experience if you wanna be a pro.......
(just ask skilz......always working HARD on the Cherries )Just kidding man......

I plan on beening a CD DJ, aiming at weddings mostly.

I would appreciate any good advice.

If you can spend some cash I Highly recommend you get the new Pro Scratch 2 (it's cheaper and better than all the others in it's class)......Believe me all this hype means something...
i plan on getting them as well.....add the Q2mxbpm mixer and u have the a perfect digital cd turntable system....
try to check out some Djs who already play at wedding parties. Talk to them and If they need some help , take it even if have to be a roadie (u'll get to know how these guyz play,the set up and the general scene).
Ohh yeah and don't forget to Practice alone (in ur room maybe) whenever u get a chance....That's how i started....

Well honestly if you are aiming at weddings the pro scratch 2 might not be for you. I'm not sure how many brides and grooms as well as thier parents really give a hoot about your effects. You may want to invest in a dual deck player that's more fit to your style.

http://www.americandj.com/product.asp?ProductIDNumber=901&cat=CD_Players

http://www.americandj.com/product.asp?ProductIDNumber=795&cat=CD_Players

http://www.americandj.com/product.asp?ProductIDNumber=742&cat=CD_Players

Weddings are a market where honestly the only people that want to hear you scratch and use effects are other dj's. I would recommend talking to DJ's in your area and seeing what they are using, this will give you a better idea of what your client base is looking for and what they are used to seeing.

thnx for the info clip
never played at a wedding.......so had no clue what wedding djs used.....

I was actually about to post the same question -
I've found plenty of info on beat matching, scratching, and other skills, but very little as far as how to put a playlist together.
I primarily do fund raisers where there is a variety of people and I need to play a few songs in each of many different geres, includig genres I kow little about.

So here I sit with a list of 3,000 songs and their BPM.
Somehow I need to end up with a playlist that will please
a variety of people.
My thought was to put together a collection of sets,
say 3 slower country songs, 3 medium BPM country, and 3 high BPM high country.
I'd do that with each genre so at the event if I
felt that it was time for some for some rap/hip-hop I'd have a preselected set in each of 3 possible BPM ranges.
Of course, I could play the set in one order to gradually speed up the tempo or reverse the order to bring it down a bit.
Does that sound like a good idea to yall?

Even if so, that means I need to choose maybe 12 country songs that will go into those sets.
How the heck am I supposed to choose the best 12 country dancing songs to play, especially since I don't even like country music?
(Or the best 12 rap songs for dancing, out of the thousands to choose from)

Ray