6 TIPS TO START DJING FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS

OK, guys, I am aware that many people who are looking for online DJ tips are people who are brand new to DJing, so I wanted to make a video this week aimed at complete beginners. SO don't get annoyed if these tips are self-evident. I am putting them out to help people who are just about thinking of getting into DJing! In the video, you are going to learn six tips to help people get into DJing. If you want to learn how to DJ, then please consider subscribing to this channel!

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⭐TOP 5 MIXES ⭐

EDM & ELECTRO HOUSE LIVE MIX 2019:

BASS HOUSE and ELECTRO HOUSE LIVE MIX 2019:

MELBOURNE BOUNCE LIVE DJ MIX 2020:

BEST OF TRAP NATION LIVE DJ MIX 2019:

SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE HIP HOP DJ MIX:

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⭐Top 5 TUTORIALS ⭐

First 10 minutes on DJ Decks:

WHAT DJ's ACTUALLY DO!:

HOW TO BEAT MATCH:

MIX IN KEY - HOW TO DO IT:

MIXING DIFFERENT BPM AND GENRE

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#howtodj #howtobegindjing #beginnerdjlesson

[SinistaProductions]

PLAYLIST! PLAYLIST! PLAYLIST! So True!!! I just DJ'd a Weedfest in Maine on Saturday for a group of people who have bene smoking & eating edibles since the Wednesday prior... I put together a playlist of Mashups with songs people love, mixed them up and built each song with crowd participation... By the end of my set, I had 90% of the attendees out of their tents and up-front dancing... The ENERGY I felt from the crowd after that performance was SICK!

[prodbymrsl]

This is some of the best advice I heard! I literally played my first DJ gig ever a few months back, and I had NO equipment, only a laptop. I downloaded Serato software, and made the best possible dance playlist I could think of. I learned how to make a decent transition between two songs in a couple of days and just played the gig. Mind you right before I went on stage I thought I was gonna shit my pants thinking I don't know anything about dj'ing and wtf am I doing, and then I had the best dj gig ever!!! People were coming up to me saying this was the best time they had on a dancefloor in ages, and I couldn't believe it. It's all about being in the shoes of the dancer and playing music people will enjoy dancing to. Good luck everyone!

[LukeZealand]

I definitely think you're right for beginners to refrain from using too many effects but I think it is crucial to becoming a successful Jockey because you can definitely use effects to improve the listeners experience. Especially with reverb on vocals and a repeater on drum beats. I personally think it makes you feel more like an artist when you're able to do effects because your utilising your comprehension of a song you have heard a million times.

[archer]

Pro tip that I put in another video of yours that I learned very early on in the 90's when I started djing after a couple big hiccups at gigs.
ALWAYS HAVE BACKUP SYSTEMS, MIRRORED HARD DRIVES AND THUMB DRIVES ARE A MUST. Also if doing a mobile gig like a wedding have a Spotify list ready on your phone or tablet if a catastrophic failure happens like I had last weeknd (3 mins into a wedding ceremony my main laptop fried, super loud pop over the speakers then smoke and fire from the back of the hp😬), Spotify saved the ceremony, had a old laptop for the reception but kept locking up mid mix most of the night but even with the dead air it was still a great reception. 👍

[bmic]

Probably by far the most helpful video i found. Everybody else uses basic house track samples. You using actual songs was very helpful man, thank you!

[anaclarapiechestein]

You´re so right about the importance of the playlist and bearing in mind that you wanna make people dance to the music they love. Thanks so much, it was super helpful

[consumervouchers]

One of my dj buddies used to always mix remixed versions from the record pool back in the day. I asked him why and he said it sounded cool my response was nobody has heard that version...and it was killing the vibe at his gigs. I suggested starting with the orgiginal and blend in the remix for effect and it worked. People like familiarity but you can train them up on the remix just don't over do it.

[djflintstone]

One thing you forgot to mention is that when djing you have to be able to read the crowd this helps you decide what music is keeping the people on the dance floor plus some dj sets takes you on a journey. I vary my mixing style from drop beat fade in out filtering and beat matching

[borishribljan]

I'm complete begginer, please more videos like this!

[DJ-uicn]

Been DJing since the 80's using Technics 1200s until CDs came to the picture. Briefly left the hobby and definitely been meaning to make the change to these new mixers. Nothing like doing your research and finding great vids like yours for guidance. Subbed.

[r.i.psteez]

Beginner Dj here, started about a week ago. I’m Mexican so I’ll mainly be dj-ing mexican cumbias, which don’t necessarily have too much quantization, everything is more natural and off time so what would you recommend doing ?

[dahitman]

Fire transition. Techno to House is nuts.

[Dj_tremaine]

I love this tutorial out of all of the ones I’ve seen honestly!! The most brief to the point & clear explanation

[downloadernav]

" Song selection is the key "
Point duly noted ! Thanks Phil ! Lots of love from India ! <3

[edyolivan]

Last night I had my first gig as a Dj and I used a DDJ - 200 controller for the job (it was a small restaurant)… i prepared the best playlist I could according to my taste and it went amazingly well, the people there loved me and the managers ask me for presentation cards with I don’t have since I just started :P
So yes it’s the musically taste and to try your best to keep a good party lit and not the gear… although like you said at the beginning of the video I would like to upgrade later on. Once again thank you and greeting from Texas.
Also thanks for the video cause as a beginner is hard to have a reference on we’re to start. Looks like I’m d

[henrikzetterstrom]

This was the BEST introduction video about being a DJ. I have now even subscribed on your channel.
I have been dancing for almost 2 decades at night clubs. I even used to be a aerobics instructor too (I am strait if you now thought I was not), so I can "feel" the music and I can also "feel" where in 8 X4 of the beats are in a song without counting.. And when it comes to DJs, you are so right. The BEST DJs are those who Play FOR the people, with that said, I mean they KEEP a song for at least 2-3 minutes, AND they change the songs at the RIGHT BEAT. The ultimate change beat is of course at end of the 4th of the 8 beats. But then there are those DJs out there who are there just to show off how "great they are" and they act as if all the people who came to the night club came just to see the DJ and the DJ change song every 20 second, and use all the kind of "own made stuff", and I cant even "feel" the music anymore. That kind of DJ think he is more like a "rock star" and he is really "pushing it" BUT no one is at the dance
Another kind of DJs I have encountered are those who actually do not know anything about the 8X4 beats. So they change a song after the first, or second or third of the 8 beats, and that makes people "trip" on the dance floor. Not that most people understands WHY they trip, or why it "feels odd" when the new song comes along, but it is because the DJ changed the song after the first or the third of the 8 beats. Only a real DJ understands now what the heck I am talking about. And if you are a DJ who do not understand any of what I wrote, then go back to basics, LISTEN to the music you are playing, and try to hear where the 1, 2, 3 AND 4th of the 8 beats are. As an aerobics instructor we NEED to understand this and hear it, due to all Aerobics music is based on the 4X8 beats and so does dancers. So if someone who wants to become a DJ do not "hear" the beat, or understand the structure of a dance maybe its better to not want to become a DJ.
I am saying this, to prevent future night club dancers to have a bad experience when it comes to night club dancing. Because everything is about the DJ.
And also, to “listen” to the audience. IF no one is on the dancefloor after 1 hour playing…. CHANGE THE MUSIC. Same as for me when I was working as an aerobics instructor. If I lost clients, maybe it was that my routines was not good enough, and I should CHANGE it somehow.
"Last night a DJ saved my life", for me, it is the happiness of being able to stay on the dancefloor and dance for 3 hours. But if a DJ is not good... and too introvert and play for himself and are there just to “show off” then I get even a little upset. Because it is like that with everything. TALENT.
Talent to “feel” the music. Aerobics instructors, DJs, dancers and music creators need to “have it”. A good DJ has it, a bad DJ doesn’t have it. And if you need to “count the beat” to know where you are in the song…. Then you don’t have it. Because if you have the talent to feel the music, You only need 4 seconds of listening to a song to “feel” where you are in the song.
DJ programs tracks this, and also CDJs and mixers also track this, but if you have it in your own “system”, and everything feels more “natural”.

So I have decided to learn how to become a DJ, how a DJ controller works, and am thinking of buying the Pioneer DDJ 1000, even if I maybe should start with the DDJ 400. What do you think about that?

[carpatos]

One correction to point 1. Don't get any controller which is not compatible with rekordbox, get pioneer preferably, these mfs monopolized the industry and most dj gigs you'll be getting are probably going to be on pioneer cdjs. Pioner cdjs only work with tracks you've analized with rekordbox. If you analyze your songs for practicing in another software, you'll have to go again and analyze and setup your tracks twice to be able to play gigs...

[spookmedia]

I've just brought my first deck the unmark midstream pro plus so here taking hints lol

[charlessmith]

In the disco years, DJs on the decks would do cross-fading tracks by way of beat matching on the vinyl turntables. Nowadays, DJing is a lot different than what they did in the disco years.

[vjp]

You are a brilliant communicator and teacher.. I am learning so much from you.. thanks a lot my friend..