Rusty1 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Hey guys, I'm a bed room dj right now, never played a live gig and really love djing. I've been practicing for a little while now and I think I'm getting really good. When I'm not recording a set I'm having fun, I'm doing solid transitions, everything is going great. But when I go to record a set I just get all nervous, I can't mix that well, hearts pumping, I'm stressing out and just not having fun. It's really frustrating that I can do these mixes so well and I'm being creative but when I record a mix its just bad and I cant figure out what song to play next etc. I really want to play live in public and I'm really worried that I wont be able to play very well at all and I'll just stress out and not be creative like I do when I try to record a mix. How can I fix this because it is becoming a real problem! and its so frustrating. Imagine just playing in your bedroom thinking your a good dj then trying to record something and it just sucks. Please Help!!!!!!!!!! Cupe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splooge Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 I've only played at about 4 gigs so far First one I started off with a partner which was lucky because there was around 200 people dancing at the time Worried as anything, but everyone loved it and I got very into it Afterwards heaps of people told me it was by far the best set of the night Since then it's felt normal for me as I gained confidence from having a luckily, very good experience Also alcohol helps (As long as you can drink at the venue or are of legal age) but just make sure you dont drink too much or you won't sound good but you'll be thinking you're gods gift to music Rusty1, Cupe and Pending 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatPartyGuy Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 its all about practice man. record mixes and listen back on it, take notes and try again. thats how i got better and better, till i worked up and got residency at a couple of places. being nervous, imo, its a good thing. means you actually care about DJing and want to do a great job. i've seen far too many DJ's that have the "so what" or "i'm top shit" attitude, they just sucked... a new guy who just started out that was nervous as balls rocked a crowd and was 100 times better then some of the headliners we had. Cupe and Rusty1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRat Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Start recording every practise. There's always a small pressure when recording because you have the mind set that it needs to be perfect. You need to somehow forget about that and by recording everyone you practise you'll eventually forget you're recording at all Rusty1 and Cupe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pending Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 14 hours ago, ThatPartyGuy said: its all about practice man. record mixes and listen back on it, take notes and try again. Basically the same but cannot stress on how much you hear when listening back to your own mix, my mixes are like the only thing i listen. Also post mixes here we offer nothing but ways to improve. Rusty1 and Cupe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolDios Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I have the same issues, been playing for 3 years. The key here is experience, the more you do it, the less big of a deal it becomes. Rusty1 and Cupe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxyKon Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Think the guys have already covered everything, make sure you record EVERY set that you do, after a while it'll become 2nd nature and you will get better at it, and yes alcohol does help with those nerves, but you don't wanna over do it otherwise you'll start slipping up too much. Rusty1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Have a 6 pack and you'll be a fucking rockstar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatPartyGuy Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 5 hours ago, andyman said: Have a 6 pack and you'll be a fucking rockstar. lol thats how i came second in a DJ comp. would of been first if i didn't mix in the same song again lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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