i know its a topic (us) dj's over thirty dont want to discuss lol but i heard this 2 dj's having a conversation about another dj (this guys are in their early 20's)and one of them said "wow, he still dj's? isnt he like 38?" im like wtf? im still not there yet, but eventually ill get there in few more years lol, so ever since then i've been thinking, how old is too old to dj? is ther such thing? cause to me funk master flex (what is he? like 42?) is still good but not my favorite like he was in 94-95,and when he starts talking trash im like come on, how old are you now? its just not the same as when he was in his late 20's.

its like theres a lot of rappers that i think they are still hot and they are 40 or close to 40 (jay z,fat joe,busta rhymes for example) and some rappers in their 30's make fun of them for still rapping, on the other hand i see dj's like junior vasquez that hit over 60 and they are still relevant in the game, i know that most of the answers are gonna be "if he is good then he can still dj at any age" and thats what i personally think (or want to think lol) but deep in your heart "HOW OLD IS TOO OLD TO DJ??

Whenever you've lost your passion to move people with music -- whether you're 18 or 81 -- then you're too old.

rs

There is no age limit. If your mixing and scratching is on point! And you're playing good music, age never matters.

When you are having a stroke, I doubt DJing will be on your mind

Age shouldn't matter when you are doing something that you enjoy.

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Hmm thanks for the answers but why is everyone answering like im 50 and shit? lol i was just wondering what u guys think,the thread doesnt say, guys im too old! please make me feel better!! hahaha J/K good to see im not the only one that thinks theres no age limit for this! peace!

I know younger people think there is some switch that turns on when you reach a certain age where you no longer are allowed to have fun, can have fun, stop listening to certain music, start liking classical music and generally just become obsolete. It is mainly ignorance and in a lot of cases outright stupidity. If you are lucky and don't win a Darwin award or get an unfortunate illness you will get older and you will wonder what all the fear of getting older was. Do guitar players just up and quit one day because they reach some arbitrary age or do they keep going because they love what they do? Young people say the stupidest shit.

Im 32 i only been spinning for like 3 years now. Fuck that being too old to start, or keep going shit. Good Music is Timeless.

I have to retract my original answer. The exact age when you are too old is 43 years, 6 months, 10 days.

rs

I dont think you'll decide when your too old, the people who hire you will do it for you. (Im 24 so Im good)

I'm 41 - been DJing on and off since about 1985 or so, sometimes as my full time gig, others as a part time thing, stopped completely twice, just got back into it now after a 5 year hiatus.

The cats I look up to are mostly older than me!

I just turn 40 and still makeing good money at doing weddings and sweet 16's. The day I can't carry my gear thats when I quit!

how old is jazzy jeff? He still rocks the clubs on a regular.

edit: He's 45.

That's badass!

I'll be 47 this summer, been doing this since about 82 or 83. The thing is you adapt and change with the music. In my 20's & 30, I used to think about "keeping it real" and educating the crowd to the latest Underground music (back then it was House) and being a "niche" DJ.

Now still I play Deep House (Soulful) to keep it "real" but more often than not I am playing "Hot Radio Garbage". Thing is in my market (Detroit) the art of beatmixing, blending, and programming has been lost to the "snap and drop" Virtual DJ guys. I beatmix that stuff like I would House (of course not as long) and try to program to keep the flow like I would with House.

A new gig that I got this year is a little boring because the crowd is older and more laid back but they are receptive to some Snoop, Gucci, and Luda at peak hour after the opening set of Steppers music and Line dance hustle shit.

Adapt as U get older and open your mind and it will always work.

(As I type this post right before I go to the Bar and DREADING that first hour of smooth laid back shit - LOL).

word!!!

Don't think it really matters how old you are. In the UK we have Paul Taylor who runs a big night (Retro) playing old skool house and piano house. It runs around the world too. He's in his mid 50s and still is massive.

How old is too old to dj?

There's really no age limit and no one but yourself (or your body) will decide when you're too old to DJ. Some people give up DJing cause they lost interest. Some give up DJing cause it wasn't really their passion. Some of us, whose passion for DJing runs so deep, will DJ until we can't physically do so.

Yeah, who says old DJs are shit just becuz they're old--young people? Since when have they been right?? ;)

I know a bad ass EDM DJ opening for guys like Tiesto, Guetta, etc. That's like saying, how old is too old to be a rapper? ...guys like Eminem, Snoop and Dre are gettin up there in age too..

Look at David Guetta, 42 years old... He's really only had some top 40 hits the past 2 or 3 years... Tiesto, 41... Some of the biggest EDM guys in the world. I thought starting to DJ at 30 years old would be too old, but it's about the music and really, the maturity of the DJ... I think as the DJs get older they realize it's less about being friends with the crowd and more about having an identity... a lot of young DJs that are the same age as the crowd want to be popular.. when you're 10 years older than the crowd, you realize it's more about a business at the club and less about being friends with the crowd...

Sorry I missed it... the DJ opening for tiesto guetta, was like in his late 40's...

you know you're getting to old to dj (or anything else for that matter) when you start complaining about the new technology and attempt to prove yourself to the community by repeating over and over how these new guys have no talent, hahaha

ask Francois K.

David Rodigan is 58 and still filling events wherever he plays.

I started spinning 1.5 years ago at 31. I'm not the shit or anything but I've been getting more gigs than I can even handle. I'm 33 now and a bunch of the bigger dj's in town are close to 40.

Just do your work and do it well and age won't even be a part of the equation.

How many people in Radiohead, Spoon and the Black Eyed Peas are well over 30?

All of them.

I'm 43 (as of Thursday), and I'm probably better than 97% of you.

Let's battle.

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Saw this guy DJ at a venue I worked at last year...

Also Tom Wilson RIP he was in his mid 50's when he passed and he still filled venues up and down the country!

I'm 44. I win. ;)

Overalll u love what u do then u can kick it when your heart says its time then u know its time to hang it up

its all about the heart

LET'S BATTLE!!!

The winner gets Depends. :P

i say mid 30s. i don't see myself staying up to 5am every weekend trying to make young people dance when i'm that old with a family

hey man .. i'm 35 .. been spinnin in the clubs since i was 18 .. still playin the top hits to the masses .. i'm one of the most respected dj's in my city .. takes time to build a reputation and hold on to it .. and guess who gets all the big shows?? me .. from weddings to the clubs .. brings in the $$ for my family ..

+1......... same here home!!! nothing but and respect in my city as well

home = homie

I am 43, started with tape decks in 83, been out of DJing for a while but always kept a set up in my house. Just got Serato and am back in the groove.
"Age ain't nuthin' but a number" but it also gives you an edge because you have seen the good, the bad and the uggly.
@ the end of the day your age doesn't matter if you can rock the crowd and get payed to do it.

MC Lyte rocked a set at my work not too long ago, and she was on point the whole night. I cant really say she rocked the crowd, because it was a group of Nike execs, but she still put on a great set. Much respect for the old school. She had wisdom only years of practice and performing can give.

so far is 35 to 1, so its not bad, 25 more years to go then hehe

Shit I feel so young at 40. Let's do this!

New or used?

meh .. i may retire when i hit 40 .. we'll see .. when it starts getting to be a drag and stops being fun and enjoyable ... it'll be time to hang up and bronze the headphones .. hell .. i stay up till 5 - 6 am on the nights i work the clubs .. then hit the pillows for a snooze and wake up with my boy during the day .. as the saying goes "your only as old as you feel" .. music is rejuvinating for me .. a release for all the other regular day to day b.s that happens .. keeps the spirit alive, and the heart beating in time with the music !! in the words of Dr. Alban .. "Let the Beat Go On" (1994)

I am 46 and have been working in clubs for 30 years now. I will play until nobody wants to hear what I do.

I don't really think age is a question. If you take care of yourself and your priorities age doesn't really matter. I am 37 with grey in my beard and a bald spot...Guess what I shave my head/face and pass for 25. I barely drink and never smoke and am more passionate about music than I was last year or the year before.

Age just means you have to be mindful and more deliberate because you have much less wiggle room. I am a firm believer that DJing and mental/physical fitness go hand and hand. The oldest DJs I know, whether 25 or 50, drink too much, do too many drugs, eat like shit, have poor sleep habits, and generally are in sorry shape. Like Ice Hockey, Martial Arts, Drums, guitar, whatever. Stay in shape and have intention and you can do this shit forever. Some things to think about:

If you are still getting sloppy drunk at every gig and creeping out the 21 year old girls they you are too old.

If you are too fat to squeeze into the booth without breaking a sweat or too weak to carry your own gear than you are too old.

If you have to sit down when you dj a 4 hour set because you get tired and not because you are injured or handicapped you are probably too old.

Stay fit, stay informed, and stay passionate. I plan to rock parties at the senior centers. DJing has been so much of who I am for so long, there is no fucking way anyone could rattle me to give it up due to age.

Sloppy drunk at every gig and sleeping with young girls makes you old? Ha, i'm only 25 and up until a year ago i was doing exactly that. I must be too old to dj now?

I'm a pretty fit person so i'm lucky but you can't put weight down as a thing to stop dj'ing. What if a person was overweight before they started dj'ing or they put weight on very easily?

You are never too old to dj, but you can be too old to party like a 20 year old. Heavy drinking in your 30's and 40's can cause major health problems. So for me, at age 34, getting completely blasted while spinning is over. I now drink moderately which makes me hate drunks. And at a top 40 club, that's all that is in there....

As you age getting gigs where you enjoy the music helps imho.....

Definitely... I'm 31 and stopped drinking heavily myself, turns out the only people that don't annoy me are the sober 20 year old chicks that can't drink yet. Heh, sounds ok to me... :)

One thing that happens when you get older, you'll hate doing Mobiles. Back in the day, I used to love getting 3 to 5 times what I would make at the Club, but now - damn, I have to move Speakers and Amp (Peavey CS 800 is a anchor) - do I really want to do this mobile???

Although I have a complete mobile system, I sometimes still rent a system for another (slightly younger) DJ and adjust my price accordingly. No set up or tear down for me and at 3am, after the gig, that money loss is more than justified.

^lol. 40 here and still doing mobiles.....lighter, better sounding gear has been a godsend....

hahah so true!! i remember back in 96 i used to take 2 cerwin vega 18" earthquake speakers to every single gig lol, fuck that now i take a jbl 18" eon self powered that is 1/3rd the weight of each CV lol

Kyle,

My fist answer was a bit tongue and cheek. I hear you on the weight thing though it is a slippery slope. Let me clarify - 20 and fat is one thing 40 and fat is a whole different can of worms. In most cases weight, drug use, booze, whatever, are things within our sphere to control though admittedly some have to work much harder than others. Like I said, as we age we have less and less wiggle room. Poor health and bad habits tend to catch up to us much faster and have much more serious implications than when we were young and indestructible.

There are exceptions to every rule but typically age + any uncontrolled bad habit = a liability. People will definitely hold age against you if there are other factors that add into the equation.

The truth is, if the liability equation hits close to home then Djing will probably quit you long before you quit Djing.

Oh and hell yes lighter gear makes mobiles much easier. So does hiring my nephew to set up and break down :)

shit im 38 and nothing gonna stop me ever from djing..not even a bullet in my head!

Salute to you bro..i myself been in the game for 25+ years never made it to the big boys but im still standing, i love it and thats all that matters

oh BTW i posted this same subject in December

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I sure hope you're better than me. You have 15+yrs experiene.

im 14 and i love to dj. i dont think ill ever stop :)

Piss off, we're old! How can we remember that?! LOL

lmfao ^^^

That's wassup Dub.

BTW I used to go to DJ Hut from time to time.

I take my Magic Pills Every morning thats why hahahaha

fixed

That short term memory is a KILLA in your old age...

<----------- 44 yrs ol here..been djing since 12yrs old. I dont do the full-time club scene anymore, mainly private parties and weddings. I have a 2hr mix show on our local radio station every Friday Nite. I do it now mainly out of love for my art and also for the fact that everytime I hear a track...I'm always mixing it in my mind and hearing things that no one else does.
I dont believe there's a "too old" factor simply because as long as you're progressing with your talent and staying "fresh", you're just as good as the next man.

Beat this. I'm 41, started dj'ing last October and I'm a woman. I'ts hard for me to be taken seriously about my passion for this wonderful craft. But never the less I'll carry on.

+1 and total respect.

Werd up mang :)

total respect. im 14 years old. hehe

Yep!

Keep pushing

Wow, almost a year since this thread was last touched. Guess what?....my 2 cents.

I'm 2 months away from 40 and I have had a passion for music since I was making mix tapes with tape decks back in high school. I have never stopped enjoying music and after 20 years of military service to my country I am creating more time for myself to do what I really enjoy.

So I dropped some hard earned cash on a pair of CDJ-2000s (still shopping for my mixer). Why top of the line you ask? Because I really like new tech, that will never change. I like the ability to say "yeah I can do that" the second it is asked and I dread the day I have to tell someone "sorry, I can't help you".

Still too old you think? Nah.. never. I am single now (2 divorces later) and have no kids. Mid-life crisis you think....nope. I still love the latest PROMO ONLY releases and still enjoy seeing a good DJ "Move The Crowd"..

Whether this turns into me just being a house/internet/weddings DJ gig or I take it to the next level, who knows. As long as there's a beat, I will continue to follow it.

My 2 cents..

lets play a drinking game, take a shot for how many times he showed his age in that post, ready....GO!!

Hahaha... well played... got me.

LOL @ Beezle...

I was with him until he said:

Damn that is old... (record pools baby... )

Moo, Moo, "Move the Crowd"... LOL

41 here when I r.i.p is when I will stop. I don't have to ask mommy or daddy to buy my expensive equipment. I need a new macbook pro (I buy It) I need a backup (I buy It) I need $400 for a repair ( I pay it), I wanna do video mixing ( I buy everything) So when You see this 41 year old DJ with shit they can't buy tell me I'm to old.
true story at the bar I DJ at this young guy was trying to talk to this older guy lady. the young dude was like get your old ass out my face (gangbanger) so the old guy knocked his ass cold the fuck out. and I'm not say with a few punches. they squared off and the older guy gave him temple shot. lights out. and this young guy is known for knocking fools out to. now when he see's dude he's like what's up.with total respect.

tranny bar?? (nm)

naw its a bar in long beach called tobo's. this bar is very ghetto. but you can't just come there if your a dude . I seen female's jump a female cuz she was from la. the next day the girl that got jumped came back with some la fools and they shot up a bar called tooties where the girls where going.

im 36. first learned to dj at about 20. as long as theres still people who appreciate what i play, i'll play it.

dam hella old cats up in here shouldn't all ya be training your grand kids how to spin! Lol just kiddn :) age shouldn't matter at anything you do! As long as u enjoy doing it fuck it lol

Don't go to Taco Bell.

hahaha

nm

Afrika Bambaataa is still djing... sort of... when I played a show with him earlier this year, he played for about an hour and then let his roady take over while he selected the tunes :o

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i'm just about to hit 40,tried to retire last year,but couldn't stay away from all the great music around and at the start of this year treated myself to a new MBP and 57.

when the music is in your blood,its a hard habit to break lol

50

+1
38 here too...

you never too old to do ANYTHING you enjoy.

ill be playing tunes and xbox till I die

+1

Age is JUST a number, it's about how you feel man. Remember that...

Imagine I was only 32 and people were trying to fill my head with that BS about being to old.

What I learned is society has a funny way of making people who can't do something try and F up the people who can!

this is a very incorrect statment, when i was in highschool i really enjoyed banging my schools cheerleaders.....legally im to old for that

lol....

got me there.........


.....unless you don't get caught....

The choice to stop DJing as a career wasn't about age for me, it was about what I wanted in life. I had to make a choice between working in another field (with a nice income doing something that I love just as much as DJing) or sticking with DJing full time and living the party lifestyle but maybe not being able to completely support a family, own property, nice cars, and have a retirement with the ability to travel. Basically, enjoy life outside of the club. I also decided that I didn't want to do weddings, school dances or corporate gigs so that limited my earning potential significantly.

I know a lot of DJs who are excellent businessmen and have been very successful, but I also know some DJs who did not plan for a future and are ass out in their 40s and don't have a plan for living past 50 or 60. DJ icon Kool Herc has been credited as being the founder of Hip Hop but now at 56 with health issues and no insurance, he's relying on donations and fund raising to pay for necessary surgery and medical care. DJ Premier has a link on his site if you would like to donate.

www.djpremierblog.com

To answer the question, I don't think there is a specific age when you are too old to DJ. I'm 37 now, I started spinning at 18 and I'll DJ in some form 'til the day I die, even if it is just as an opening DJ when possible, for some friends at a house party or just for myself at home. As a career, I stopped around when I turned 30 and haven't looked back. (This was also about the same time that I really started to hate the new music coming out which was nice timing).

Well the thing is it depends on your career moves. There is so many avenues for the DJ skills is what I'm finding and my career evolves.

You just need to have business sense and find all the avenues to be successful not just as DJ but as an artist in general.

all depends on how much your willing to put into it to be honest

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Really good article.

Personally, I don't see how you can ever be too old. As long as you're still able to swing it, then why not?

Im old... The only thing I can see being the issue is. I know all of us are saying wtf with the new music these days. Wont work well with the youngsters.
As I clench my teeth and make it work.

For once, I feel young amongst my peers :) hoovering under mid 30's.

My quick answer, when you are to old to hear it to mix

and then comes the

when your eyes are too bad to line it up ;)

I know Carl Craig personally, here's the thing - Carl was never a DJ first, he was a Producer/Musician/Artist that had to learn to DJ to be able to perform in Europe after having success making hit records.

Carl was a (musical) protege' of Derrick May who like Kevin Saunderson the other 1/3 of the Techno founders were DJs first before they had success making records. Juan Atkins was a musician with Cybotron, with DJ career that started at almost the same time. Derrick is my age and can still rock the turntables because he was a DJ first.

Playing 6 degrees of Seperation (short story)- I learned to spin from Juan Atkins and Derrick May and eventually hooked up and was invited to join their sound company/dj crew - Deep Space. I went to Eastern Michigan University, met Kevin "Scratchmaster Reese" Saunderson who was a "rival" DJ at Eastern but we were cool, he connected with Derrick one day, wanted to make Records like Derrick and Juan. Kevin started his Record Label, KMS asked me to help him promote since I knew a bunch of DJs.

I pulled in a good friend named Damon Booker who I taught to Dj to help me at KMS while at the same time Carl Craig was just beginning to work with Derrick May. My buddy Damon and Carl went to High School together back in the day and started a label called Retroactive Records (pre- Planet E). Carl had a few underground hits and was in demand to tour so Damon taught Carl the basics of DJing....

So Carl was a talented musician who started spinning to kinda help his music career.

Here's some of the biggest DJ's in the world!!!!

John Digweed is 54!!!!
Danny Tenaglia is 50
Sven Vath is 46
Tiesto is 42
Sasha is 41

dannny T is crazy good(N0 H0m0).... i guess he's been djing for a good 30 years or so!

Ha! I think EDM djs have more staying power because they seem to have a better following. I am generalizing of course. But in the relm of Top 40, marketing and pulling a crowd is about as important as programming/dj skills. Younger dj brings a younger crowd that may or may not be new to clubbing. That younger crowd is going to keep clubbing longer than a crowd in my demographic. I'm 41, my peeps have been there done that. I still rock the hottest spot in my city (not there as much as I would like to tho). But the ideas are creeping into my head, "I'm getting too old for this ish". But then again, how often outside of the club do I get to mix n mingle with hot 23 yr olds who don't really care how old I am?

Wow, I had no idea they were that old. Makes me wonder if my body could even handle this same kind of club work at that age. Are they just tiger blood having adonis dna types or do they put organic oatmeal on their riders?

Traktor with Autosync -pre-programmed effects - 4/4 beats - it's not that hard these days...

: )

Now 15 years ago when Danny Tenaglia was spinning real vinyl....

I think Carl Cox is up there too

Sven Vath is still spinning strictly vinyl. I just saw him a few weeks back and that's all he used. Digweed & Danny are CDJ's. Sasha just went back to CDJ's too.

when you start forgetting how to dj then your too old lol

It seems to me we will be seeing some old ass dj's spinning at clubs. Picturing wobbling in with a cane and a laptop bag. Not to bad though. 40+ and pulling 21 year olds every night. Gotta love the life.

48 and counting!

you have to remember that you have a real job chad, a day job + djing takes a tole on the body.....if i was one of those djs listed i think i would be healthy enough to sleep all day in a comfy hotel room until a car comes to chauffeur me to the gig where im waited on hand and foot until i have to stand there and push buttons and listen to my own music for a hour or two

50 and still partying (playing parties) is + 1 in my books no matter what.

I'm just hoping to live that long ;)

^ I feel the exact same way. Pissed just thinking what bangers come out when Im gone. Actually glad to know we have a handfull of o.g.'s in here.

As I've gotten older I've become more picky about the clubs or bars that I will play at. My rule is if I wouldn't party there as a customer then I probably shouldn't spin there. There are some exceptions to this rule, but it just makes sense for me. I'm 36 and I can't see my self partying with a bunch of 19 year olds. As a result of this rule, I don't do clubs where it's 18 to party 21 to drink. Beside's I'm not interested in keeping up with the music that kids that age are listening to. I'll get the latest bangers but I'm not putting too much time in finding out which Gucci Man song is hot on the underground scene.

After saying all of that I must admit that I won't be quitting DJing anytime soon. It's all about getting in where you fit in. When I'm not holding down a residency somewhere, then I go into studio mode and start working on some beats. I've also been trying to get my internet presence established and that takes a lot of time. There are always mixes to record and upload and videos to post.

lol, sometimes I love your wit. Good point ;)

lol

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can't hate.. unk was havin' a good'ol time

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She's 70. Age is no excuse.

just got 2 V7's and a X5 at 30 yrs young...Always had the passion but never acted on it, until now. Age doesn't mean a damn thing

I am a 51 white dude and I play to a young hip-hop R&B crowd 3 nights a week. Everybody including myself has a great time. I often think about the age issue but If you love what you do you just try to please the crowd and they will show you love back.

^^amen :)

Where's the like button?

+1

As long as you have the passion, age is not an issue to play but I have noted that getting club gigs is a lot harder once you move into your 40's. My favorite saying " Perception is Reality" often proves true. Many places (owners) write you off before even hearing you play. I might not fit what they perceive to be a cool DJ when I walk into the room, but when I am in the booth throwing down, I totally look & fit the part and my age is never an issue, even to the 21 y.o. hotties ;-)

34.

[unless you're a celeb dj]

was gonna add that too... David Morales is also up there in age.. his appearance on MTV inspired me.
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never looked back since - 39 & proud of it.

started at 18....took a break at 22...started up again at 28. Once a DJ, always a DJ IMO. (as long as you hold the passion and that really annoying ability to pick apart every piece of music you hear/count beats like sheep while you sleep.)

You neve get too old for music. You can start learning an instrument when you are 60 and still practice for 10 years and be pretty darn good at it.

I'm 30, been mixing for 12 years and I feel I'm just coming into my prime now

The best years are ahead of me......

I feel that the older the better. For example, I've been a DJ for over 20 years (wow) now I'm depressed!!! LOL!! The thing is, I've LIVED through the various music changes throughout the years. One thing that remained constant for me though is the art of mixing. When DJing was new (to me) in the 80s, I was a battle DJ. It was required in Cleveland.. Lot of great DJs there. In the 90s I was mixing with minor scratches here and there and minor beat juggling, just to show the crowd I had skills. I went through the CD era, tough to mix those before the CDJs came out. Now it's the serato era where you can find and mix songs in 3 seconds, so the style of play seems to be, watch how many songs I can play and mix in 1 minute.. Some songs only get to the intro. The key is to stay current, know your music and the crowd. Music knowledge is the key. I can play ANY era of music confidently because I have the experience and that's why I charge above the average DJ in my area. I did a gig last week and the crowd was very diverse. I played 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and current music for a crowd of 600+. and the floor stayed packed. If I hadn't had the experience (there's that word again) It would have been hard to please those more seasoned folks.. Who BTW HIRES ME AND SIGNS THE CHECK...

Yeah, age is just a number.

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Damn you're old Gaffle! lol, 36 doesn't seem so old now.

Just kidding, keep doing your thing. You're only as old as you feel.

42 is the answer to this question...
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Yeah, I'm still staying relevant in the DJ game. I have a 2 night residency at a staple Atlanta lounge/restaurant/dance spot, so I definitely have to keep my ear to the street as far as music. Some of these forum threads are a big help.

< 41 and still rocking any wedding, birthday party, corporate function, club if I have to, backyard boogie, family get together, block party, whatever slides me some gas money and enough to get some chicken from Albertson's.....

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hahahahaha... You better know it... Just call Dj K. Smith at (555) 555-5555...

flex is 60.meaning = never too old to dj

I'm 33 been DJing for 3 years (in the club) and always stay relevant as far as new music, but where you really shine is when you know what classics to play that other (younger) DJs forgot about. I do 5 night a week although 2 are at a strip club and 3 nights are at a 1500 capacity hood hip hop club. Most of the other guest DJ's who come are older than me. We all kill it when it comes to crowd rocking. Other clubs in the area, same thing, most of the DJ's are 30+ and still rocking 18-25 crowds.

You sure about that Digweed age?

dj enuff 49 still droppin all the way turnt up

Isn't Tiesto a producer not a DJ?

tiesto is a dj.and a one of the highest paid

I'll dj til my hands and ears say "no mass"

I'm 45 and will be 46 on 1/7/2012, I have a mixshow on a 100k watt station and I hold it down for one of the busier night clubs in my city on Friday and Saturday nights. I did have a time where I quit because I refused to join the CD revolution and getting vinyl was tough to find without joining crappy record pools. When the CDJ 1000 came out, using cds was not so bad after all. Now with Serato, hey time code vinyl! I must admit, the serato has helped extend my career as a dj because carrying those crates around was some bullshit!! LOL

Is 100k watt station a lot?

I think 100kW stations are the defacto for large stations. I believe that's the max the FCC will allow.

Yeah 100kW stations are the "big" regional radio stations.. Although according to the Wikipedia, a station in Grand Rapids is 320kW because it came into existence before the new rules and was grandfathered in...

If it's someone's passion to entertain people with music than do what you love. I think it's an advantage to have a little age these days. Anyone over 35 has been through a couple of decades of great music. That knowledge will serve you well with music selection since most of today's samples are from yesterdays classics. If you think you're too old to move the crowd than you should look at old strippers, comedians, singers, actors, bartenders etc. It doesn't stop them so why should it stop you. You're too old when it's not fun anymore or you loose your physical abilities.