Rule #1.) Don't play Sexyback or Laffy Taffy.

I broke that rule last night...DAMN YOU JUSTIN TIMBERFAKE!!!
(I got a $10 tip out of it though!).

Hahaha!

Ok, so lets say:

1. Don't play Timberlake under $10

2. Every 3rd guy in a club is also a DJ :-), but on this night only you are responsible for the music

3. Every 2nd guy in a club is a MC, but you have no open mic night, so only you talkes to the mic

4. Ignore stupid requests, don't argue, take your headphones and go on mixing

5. 10% of your income goes to my bank account: 12312321 for these useful tips :-)

Now you are ready for the clubs packed with fools :-) you'll love them and their comments...

Rule:

If your a resident DJ and its not your not to play... DON'T ask to play on my night. I certainly DON'T come ask to play on the nights your working.

buy records

1. Lean to Count Bars.
2. Learn to Beat Match.
3. Learn to appreciate all genres of music.
4. Find another dj who's been in the game for a minute and learn everything you can.
5. have your own style.
7. Invest in vinyl (used records stores and thrift stores are gold mines)
6. Partice, Pratice, Pratice

I'm not guarnteeing that you'll be the best or be able to contend with them, but following these simple laws will give you a good chance if you stay true to the music.

those are some good rules. I don't know any other dj's at the moment, which kinda sucks.

buy records again. buy more records. don't stop buying records.

Learn how to adapt to the worst of situations, and become electronically savvy. Nothing worse than a DJ who doesn't know how to hook up his own shit....

rule#76.. no excuses, play like a chapion!!

dont be a human jukebox

Agree with Juan Valdez!!!

My motto "What's my name? Make it work!!!"

And to take it one step further, KNOW your records inside out, backwards, forwards, and sideways. How long are the verses? The intro? The chorus? What's the tempo? Is it a good genre-transition record? A floor-filler? A floor-emptier? Will it work with this crowd?

Buy records and listen to them all the time.

AMEN!

If everybody did that, 7/8 of all the help forum topics here wouldn't exist. Then who could I make fun of?

rule # 69 rules

Stay humble...

Respect All but Fear None...

Never waste your money on Shit Equipment. If you have to save a little more money and wait it out a little bit, do that. It's better to make the investment and buy things only once. Oh, and Buy Records.

Record Industry Rule # 4080.....RECORD COMPANY PEOPLE ARE SHAAAAAADY!!!!!

So kids watch ya back cuz I think they smoke crack, I don't doubt it, look at how they act

* Sorry couldn't help throwing in some old school (ATCQ) knowledge

I AGREE WITH DJ VINYL V TOO

DJ Rule #6

Research your DJ name before you THINK you got creative and found something new that no one else has.

DJ Rule #6.a

Do NOT under any circumstances use your first legal name as your DJ name unless it's unique.

DJ Rule #6.b

Do NOT under any circumstances use your first AND last legal name as your DJ name.

haha word

F@&K I'm in dire need of being dubbed a DJ name T_T

oh here's some DJ rules

Under no circumstances is it ok to cry while behind the turntables. Ever.

LMAO! Nice. This is a little off topic, does anyone have any tips for learning how to count bpm? (other than using scratch live)

Awww come on. Leave Mike Coquilla out of this. hahahha.

And for my $0.10,

Best way to practice this is to hook your stuff up, take it apart and hook it back up again.

Also, look at other mixers, amps, processors and spekers to figure out how to hook them up too.

MY BAD...see below.

this rule can only be broken for special cases, like when you mix two songs sooooo sweetly, as in the two songs were made for each other, beautifully side by side, beats and rhythms and melodies and basslines intertwining (sp?) so seamlessly that you swear it was destiny.

ex: Sexyback vs. Laffy Taffy (aural extacy i tell ya)

Hahahaha!

7. learn how to spell.

;-p

Practice Practice Practice.... Stay Humble.

Listen to older Djs.

erm

always- mix well

never- ask stupid, weird questions

Aw fuck the rules. Do what you want, learn the hard way--the best way to learn--and don't do what someone else tells you to.

OH! And BUY YOUR OWN SHIT! Don't get into the habit of BORROWING...

Yeah! Anytime a certain someone's name comes up, Glenn starts cussin about some Nikko amp or something... ;-)

Man Listen....

I they just would have PAID ME that time....

I wouldn't be using that Nikko amp as a headphone monitor now....

**If they would have paid me...

LOL. From all the parties we did back in the day I have YET to see any money. If I was lucky they spotted the cheque at the diner after the party. It all went to pay off the credit cards they put the equipent on. I'll bet they are still paying interest on some of them shits.

Don't play other DJ's mixes and then try to pass it off as your own; OR act like you are mixing it.

OH SHIT!!!! Let me tell you about that one.

There is a DJ in San Jose, CA at Taste Ultra Lounge (not gonna say names, but I will say he is on KYLD) that used the infamous mix that use to be posted on DJ A.M.'s website. He must have played at least 10 to 12 minutes of A.M.'s mix and passed it off as his shit. He was behind the decks just bobbin and shufflin like that was all him. All this as you hear A.M. scratching and mixing. I just stood there and gave him the "Are you fuckin kidding me" look.

Like "Request" says, if you need a mix to take a break, make your own damn mix.

You should say the name..... or are you afraid? I mean. You're already talking about it. Might as well!!!

If you need anyhelp at all just hit me up at djmarknonsense1@aol.com

I didn't have help from the DJ's here but now I can ( No I can't say that)....lol

DJ Rule #6

Research your DJ name before you THINK you got creative and found something new that no one else has.

DJ Rule #6.a

Do NOT under any circumstances use your first legal name as your DJ name unless it's unique.

I use mine because everyone knows me as "Clark." I've tried a million variations, and still use variations at will.

I WILL NEVER use my last name. If I had a cool Spanish last name, like Mike, I'd use it, too.

"Craig Mack" and "Keith Murray" are real names.

So is Kevin Federline... lol


and Mike isn't a cool Spanish last name. It's an American first name... (I know what you meant, just messin' with ya)

Yea K-Fed's name is real, but damn wouldn't you like to go back in time and make sure his mother swallowed him instead of having brought such a LEECH into this world.....

What a waste of life

We're thread jumping again

So, do you think the one he was "leeching" on was such a worthy, talented individual? Most of us just care about what's below her neck.

AGREED, but he killed the way she looked....She now looks like 30 men ran a train on her for weeks on end......

I know I would, to.

Seriously, I haven't noticed, but then, again, I don't keep up with her.

Correction: "I know I would, [too]."

Yeah. She doesn't look good at all. I would've done her in the past... now I just think of J_Plastic's wife with no legs when I'm jackin' off.

:P

Oh, but, I'll be the one that gets banned for this thread.

Come on Clark.. You know I'm fucking with J_Static. I'm sure he knows that as well. Right J_Static?

unless your name has a "van" in the middle. it pretty much automatically means your awesome.

Don't do birthday shout-outs... because it's always someone else's birthday, or their sister's boyfriend's anniversary. Only do them if you're prepared for surge of annoying requests for shout outs. If you turn them down after doing one, they'll nag you and ask you why you won't do it because you just did a birthday shoutout for someone else.

You're a DJ, not a professional shout-out MC for the evening.

oh word on that one. talk about can 'o worms.

Also, it helps to ask bartenders and go-gos some of their favorite tunes and play them if applicable. I find that every person in the building contributes to the energy level and throwing them a bone every now and then helps immensly.

cool as ice......

^^exactly

check out the hook while my dj revolves it!

*whispers*

"ice, ice baby...too cold"

you know...for the longest time i thought it was "ice ice baby...to go"! hahahahaha!

I know ur just joking Sixxx and yea Clark u might get banned cuz those mods are always picking on u

Im still working on this one :?

I dont think country will ever fly wit me tho..

Damn... and I was soooo looking forward to your remix of some hot Willie Nelson track.

actually i don't really know what they were saying... i was guessing too :)

I didn't think so either. However, for my library's sake I have started gettin the PO Country Radio series and some of the stuff doesn't suck. Go figure...Still not feeling the straight hillbilly stuff tho. =)

First time I heard it I was like WTF? This kid setppin' wih the Alphas? No Way!@

Fundamentals,
-Buy the very best equipment you can
-Learn basic music theory
-Practice and improve constantly
now...

* Thou shalt remember that you are often times the first person to the party and last one to leave. You are there to work not chase after numbers. That will come in due time. If you were that dope it would be coming to you anyways. Practice some more grasshopper.

* Thou shalt never ever ever ever ever undercut another DJ just to get his or her gig. You earn what you negotiate. There will always be someone willing to do your job for far less. It's their own fault they have to work twice as hard to earn what you make in half the time. Plus you can use the extra money/time to improve gear/skills. It's win-win.

* It's a fine line between playing what people want to hear and what is the next hot *ish. Know that line and cross it when necessary.

* Don't ever ask to spin another DJs' spot/gig. It's disrespectful. If you want to do someone else's work you can always come over and rake my leaves.

* Do offer to help other DJs that you respect and will respect you in return. Most of my partners just started out carrying gear and fielding requests but later wound up spinning at my clubs early in the evening before it got crowded. Soon, they either took over my spot after I was ready to move on or they found their own gig. I always took care of them and they did the same in return.

* Don't be a faux DJ. You know who you are, you go to another DJs set and stand up by (or behind) the DJ booth. You are not spinning tonight, you don't look important, and you will simply piss of whomever is spinning. It's a good way to get something thrown at you.

* This is very important..., don't ask another DJ stupid questions while he/she is working. I cannot remember how many times I will be in the middle of a complicated routine and some dumb ass wanna be DJ comes up and asks if I'm going to play xyz record. Sure sunshine, I'll get right on that.

* Rarely tell your audience no. You will get asked for every crappy record under the sun at some time or another. Politely, tell them you're not sure if you brought that particular record but if you do find it you will try to get it on. It's not your place to explain to a big woman if she was a bit smaller she might get guys to ask her to dance instead of doing the Cha-Cha Slide with the rest of the Weight Watchers mafia (I actually saw this happen, dude got his ass beat).

* Know the difference between entertaining and annoying. If you are spinning hip hop at a nightclub don't turn it into a turntablism exhibition. What's cool to us isn't always cool to everyone else. Also, don't talk through... the... whole... damn... song. Most electronic DJs don't talk much, but some hip hop and party DJs don't know when to shut up.

* Lastly, (at least for me) you are not the rockstar, your audience is. Most world class DJs love the people they DJ for. They respect and give themselves to these people out of mutual adoration. Remember this, and you gain a loyal following that will keep you busy for years to come.


Respect,
JT Quick
myspace.com/djjtquick

Well Said JT ......

2nded

WTF JT? Don't you want him to make any mistakes? Sometimes advice can be too good. STFU, we got enough competition as it is. AND you're giving him good advice on how to build a loyal following!?!?!?! You, my friend, can get the FINGER!!!!

j/k of course. JT is talkin' on some real shit. Read his post twice, print it out and hang it by your practice deckss. Print it on a business card, laminate it and keep it in your wallet. Then read it again to make sure you absorbed it all. A'ight. =)

Really great stuff JT. Thank you for putting forth the effort to help me out. I REALLY appreciate it. I'll have those words tattooed on my chest backwards so I can read it every morning in the mirror. Will that do Thundercat ;-)

Word JT!!

JT, i liked the part when u said "Sure sunshine, I'll get right on that."

reminded me of that lil funny guy Rooney in that movie 'Night at the Museum'

Thanks everybody, I had some real good people look out for me when I was starting out. I just want to make sure other folks get the same opportunity.

Thanks,
JT Quick
myspace.com/djjtquick

AMEN TO THAT!

Could you sign my cast, "Thanks,
JT Quick
myspace.com/djjtquick"?

And don't bite !!!!!!!! Don't listen to anothers set and mimic it and clam its urs. Also good advise jt. One more practice.

I forgot . Record ur practicing or gigs and listen to them over and over and anaylze it . Break good and bads etc....

Rule number 1 in my book is "DON'T BITE MY SETS".
Rule number 2 "DON'T ASK TO COPY MY HARD DRIVE".

Get your own music and develope you own style. You can the same hard drive that Dj Jazzy Jeff uses. But if you don't know what music is in there and the style of which he dj's. It will be of no use to you. When i say don't bite my sets. I mean it's alot of hard work researching songs that go together to tell the story or invoke a certain response in the club. So, do your own research and create you own sets...