| A decent mixer - $600 | | | | themselves broke and wondering why nobody will |
| A pair of standard CDJ-2000 CD Players - $2800 | | | | book them and their amazing mixing talents. |
| A pair of good speakers - $1000 | | | | It is so painfully obvious that any DJ's very first priority |
| An amp to power the speakers - $400 | | | | (since a DJ is employed to play music) is to get that |
| Some good lighting effects - $600 | | | | much sorted out FIRST! |
| A good library of music - PRICELESS! | | | | - Sort your music out first - THEN worry about mixing |
| Yes, it is truly an expensive "hobby" to be a DJ. But it | | | | techniques etc |
| need not be just a hobby. You CAN make back all | | | | - Create your library to cater for all styles of music |
| you pay for your equipment ten-fold within 12 months if | | | | and for all age groups |
| you just take that bit of extra time to care more about | | | | - Get over the ego issue of playing songs you don't |
| your playlists rather than your mixing techniques. | | | | like yourself |
| Most DJs fail not because they do not have good | | | | I have seen some of the DJs I have trained go on to |
| mixing / scratching / beat-mixing etc techniques, but | | | | make a great career for themselves. And once they |
| because they don't play the music that people are | | | | understand that they must play the music that the |
| willing to pay good money to hear. | | | | crowd wants to hear, they can THEN go on to |
| There are so many DJs that will remain stubborn and | | | | specialise in their preferred style of music. |
| only play their selected style of music, only to find | | | | Build the Reputation... Then Specialize. |