| If you're an up and coming DJ or even an established | | | | the Vinyl era. This was because people who were |
| one you will know there is always an ongoing battle to | | | | actually real DJs all owned their music on Vinyl. Most |
| get work. It's a non stop merry go round as bars and | | | | regular people only owned music on CD and clubs |
| clubs open and then shut, or nights start and end within | | | | would only have turntables. Therefore the real DJs |
| a few weeks. You might even find a great club to DJ | | | | would only be the ones being booked and there simply |
| at only to realise the money is not even worth it. | | | | weren't as many around that were good too. This |
| One of the reasons for all this is increased competition. | | | | meant you could easily charge substantial amounts of |
| Thanks to the age of the internet and the digital era | | | | money to play to a club. |
| almost anyone can easily become a DJ. Just | | | | It was also easier to stand out during the days of vinyl |
| download a few tracks on to CDs and you got a | | | | too. As the more committed DJs would search record |
| couple hours worth of music. You even get random | | | | shops for the most exclusive tracks. These days no |
| celebrities trying to be DJs even though they have no | | | | track is ever exclusive as they are all ripped and |
| clue what they are doing. Young kids who are actually | | | | available for downloads the second anyone gets their |
| just bedroom DJs can now have instant access to all | | | | hands on it. This has led to less creativity and a lot of |
| the latest tracks just like that. These young kids just | | | | DJs all playing a similar set which then means less and |
| want to be able to DJ in the clubs never mind get paid | | | | less money. |
| and club managers will allow them to DJ and pay them | | | | So to sum up, its easy to get DJ work if your not |
| more then half of what you were getting. | | | | interested in making good money, however if you |
| Previously, it was a lot easier to get DJ work during | | | | want the good money it is a lot harder these days! |