How to DJ – Learn DJing Properly

You apparently are keen to know how to DJ or else you wouldn’t land here. Learning how to DJ can be an exceptionally effortless, swift and enjoyable process. On the contrary, learning how to DJ mix can be a horribly maddening and uninteresting process too. The bottom line is "It’s really up to you" whether to make it enjoyable or uninteresting.



So, if you are really enthusiastic to know how to DJ you certainly have landed correctly. Here are some most vital steps you’ll need to take while learning how to DJ.



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First and foremost dissimilarity between someone that gets how to DJ quickly with ease and someone that struggles to learn for a year or more is the perception of educating yourself. Teach yourself how to DJ is the quickest way to get irritated and quit.

It’s a known fact that, the quickest way to learn something new is to learn from someone that has already done it. In this case, you want to learn from someone that has figured out how to DJ quickly and easily.



Around 90% of the upcoming DJs struggle when learning to DJ and consume years to DJ mix just because they reject there chance to learn from other successful DJs. They prefer slogging away in their rooms and spoil mixes instead of learning from a professional DJ.



So, the initial step to learn how to DJ swiftly and effortlessly, and stay away from struggling for years, you certainly need mentoring from a professional DJ that has already been there.



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Second most important advice for learning how to DJ faster is to buy cheap DJ equipments.



The biggest mistake I notice about new and upcoming DJs is that they blow all of their money on a top of the line mixer at the very beginning.



NOTE: You don’t need a top notch Pioneer mixer when you’re just a starter DJ. Frankly, you won’t understand and use 90% of the features as you are learning how to DJ and your money certainly goes to waste.



As an alternative, choose some cheap, used DJ equipments in good condition for a start. This will help you learn DJing faster as you will be focusing on some fundamental DJing skills like beat matching and scratching instead of just distracting yourself by things like effects. Secondly, you will also have some money left to spend on things that are more significant.



As it is rightly said, your music collection defines you as a DJ. Possessing pricey DJ equipments won’t give you following or get any performance. But as far as your music collection goes, you will certainly get what you deserve as a Disc Jockey.



To wrap things up, keep in mind that investing in DJ training is what differentiates successful DJs from DJs that never leave the bedroom. Spend your money on your music and you’ll know how to DJ faster and have more fun and fame along the way!



DJ Megha Kawale is a renowned Club DJ in Mumbai that rocked out the male bastion of DJs by becoming the First Indian Female Disc Jockey.