DJ Angencies

[Barrington2K]

Hi All....

 

Can anyone please recomend any good DJ angencies which cater for up & coming / new talent?

 

Ones who take a commision and actually want to get you bookings rather than the ones who want just want all your cash upfront and do nothing for you!

 

Cheers!

 

[LiquidEyes]

I saw you post the same thing on HarderFaster.

 

Are you looking for someone to get gigs for you? Are you an established DJ and/or do you have any tunes to your name?

 

If not, you gotta ask yourself why an agency would want to sign you.

[Chris Hutchinson]

QUOTE (Barrington2K @ Dec 15 2004, 11:30)

Ones who take a commision and actually want to get you bookings rather than the ones who want just want all your cash upfront and do nothing for you!

they do not exist for upcoming djs im afraid... unless your playing an insane amount of gigs (ie, AT LEAST twice a week) then they will do very little to actually help you as its simply an extra cost and more hassle for promoters to deal with

[Barrington2K]

QUOTE (Chris Hutchinson @ Dec 15 2004, 12:43)

QUOTE (Barrington2K @ Dec 15 2004, 11:30) Ones who take a commision and actually want to get you bookings rather than the ones who want just want all your cash upfront and do nothing for you! they do not exist for upcoming djs im afraid... unless your playing an insane amount of gigs (ie, AT LEAST twice a week) then they will do very little to actually help you as its simply an extra cost and more hassle for promoters to deal with But we all have to start somewhere?

[LiquidEyes]

QUOTE (Barrington2K @ Dec 15 2004, 15:44)

But we all have to start somewhere?

Well an agency ain't gonna do it for you mate. Every bugger wants to be a DJ these days; unless lots of people have heard of you, you've got to ask yourself why an agency would choose you over somebody else?

 

If you want gigs, your best bet is to promote your own parties, or get some tunes under your belt and get a name for yourself that way.

 

Do you make your own music?

[Lisa]

QUOTE (LiquidEyes @ Dec 15 2004, 15:50)

QUOTE (Barrington2K @ Dec 15 2004, 15:44) But we all have to start somewhere?     If you want gigs, your best bet is to promote your own parties, or get some tunes under your belt and get a name for yourself that way.   Do you make your own music? even that dont guarantee ought LE!! Promotions like djs & producers are two a penny these days & everyone is doing it.

[Barrington2K]

QUOTE (Lisa @ Dec 15 2004, 15:58)

QUOTE (LiquidEyes @ Dec 15 2004, 15:50) QUOTE (Barrington2K @ Dec 15 2004, 15:44) But we all have to start somewhere?     If you want gigs, your best bet is to promote your own parties, or get some tunes under your belt and get a name for yourself that way.   Do you make your own music? even that dont guarantee ought LE!! Promotions like djs & producers are two a penny these days & everyone is doing it. I agree....   You just have to be in the right place at the right time OR know the right people... Unless of course your lucky enough to come across an event ot organisation whos specifically looking for new talent & wants to give you a break!

[Lisa]

I think your best bet is get yourself out there, get your face known to as many people & promoters & make a kinda pain of yourself if you like without being too annoying, get demos out to everyone, promoters & on sites like this & HF to the members asking for feedback on threads so others see it, yadda yadda!!

 

As you say its not only about talent but who you know & I'l prob get shot for this but at times I swear talent is the last thing needed at some events

 

Good luck hon

[Barrington2K]

QUOTE (Lisa @ Dec 15 2004, 17:57)

I think your best bet is get yourself out there, get your face known to as many people & promoters & make a kinda pain of yourself if you like without being too annoying, get demos out to everyone, promoters & on sites like this & HF to the members asking for feedback on threads so others see it, yadda yadda!! As you say its not only about talent but who you know & I'l prob get shot for this but at times I swear talent is the last thing needed at some events Good luck hon

So very true in some cases regarding your talent comment!

[Chris Hutchinson]

QUOTE (Lisa @ Dec 15 2004, 15:58)

QUOTE (LiquidEyes @ Dec 15 2004, 15:50) QUOTE (Barrington2K @ Dec 15 2004, 15:44) But we all have to start somewhere?     If you want gigs, your best bet is to promote your own parties, or get some tunes under your belt and get a name for yourself that way.   Do you make your own music? even that dont guarantee ought LE!! Promotions like djs & producers are two a penny these days & everyone is doing it. the idea is though that you promote an event and book djs who run other nights to 'gig-swap'... the world dj day events have helped me a few times in that aspect, even though they are only once a year!

[Chris Hutchinson]

QUOTE (Barrington2K @ Dec 15 2004, 17:19)

You just have to be in the right place at the right time OR know the right people... Unless of course your lucky enough to come across an event ot organisation whos specifically looking for new talent & wants to give you a break!

not at all (though it does help!)

 

To get gigs, you need to actually go to the events, meet the promoters and chat (offering to buy em a drink helps cos they wont fuck off straight away lol!)

 

If someone e-mailed me, or approached me via an agency saying they wanted to play at my night, i would disregard it instantly - it would seem they obviously cant be THAT bothered if they couldnt be arsed to actually come to an event and meet me etc

 

Now I dont know how much effort you have put into promoting yourself, but too many djs just expect it to all fall into place and that is NEVER the case im afraid

[Chris Hutchinson]

One other bit of advice I will give you is to vary your tracklistings more - im not trying to put you down by this, but your november tracklist is pretty much the same as every mix I have heard over the last few weeks... you will never stand out by being similar to everybody else out there

 

Easiest way to do this is to dig deep - use stuff thats pre-1998 alongside current stuff! Progression-wise, your mix seems spot on from tracklist which is good - too many djs just bang any old tracks out without thinking so you get a from me on that one

[Barrington2K]

QUOTE (Chris Hutchinson @ Dec 15 2004, 19:03)

One other bit of advice I will give you is to vary your tracklistings more - im not trying to put you down by this, but your november tracklist is pretty much the same as every mix I have heard over the last few weeks... you will never stand out by being similar to everybody else out there Easiest way to do this is to dig deep - use stuff thats pre-1998 alongside current stuff! Progression-wise, your mix seems spot on from tracklist which is good - too many djs just bang any old tracks out without thinking so you get a from me on that one

Cheers Chris....

 

Some of the things you said im already aware of and the others are good to take note of too. As for my Nov mix i see the point you were making...

Its not the most original mix mix ive done but to be honest was aimed and done for one specific thing which required a set like that and did pay off....

Although it turned out to be a big dissapointment in the end lol

Some good words