Help the noob out (noob = me)

[ThatPartyGuy]

Hey guys,

i recently just started doing some guest djing for fun at a pub (more like a bar meets club meets pub... yeah lol) anyway...

they like me and would like more of me, they even spoke highly of me when promoting the night i was playing for my 3rd time.

in my opinion, i'm nothing special... just mixing a few tracks one after the other (when i can, still noob).

i'm new to the djing world, i just started cause it was fun and seems that i'm somewhat good at it. i've watched dj tutorials online and read up on some of the theory. my strengths are Eelctro house, trance and hardstyle but for the life of me... i cant mix top 40 stuff all that well XD.

Getting to the point of this post, i'm unsure about a few things, my main worries are:

1. the legalities or djing

2. mixing a wide variety of music (from house, pop to rock, metal and everything in between)

3. reading the crowd.

can you guy help? it'd be much appreciated

[Cupe]

Check this for the legalities

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=247

[ThatPartyGuy]

thanks a heap cupe .

hope you don't rage at this question but, in a nut shell.... i just have to own the music to play at a licensed club?

if i do any mobile djing or mix cd's i'll have to get the appropriate licencing.

[Cupe]

normally venues have their own licensing for allowing a DJ to play

quoted from what I linked you (not sure if you read it)

Once Smith has obtained the license from ARIA to make his CD he sends it off to the local club. They decide that Smith can do an opening set on the Thursday night. Now Smith doesn’t need any more licenses to do this. The venue Smith is working as a DJ at however must have a license from the PPCA and APRA to enable the use of music being played for a commercial profit.

[ThatPartyGuy]

cheers, yeah. just needed to clarify it.

still getting over a big weekend haha.

thanks a heaps.