A friend who works with Steve Angello just let me know that Steve just threw up a video reflecting back on the year that was.

This year was HUGE for Steve and the Sweedish House Mafia. He remixed “Show Me Love”, had a legendary residency at Pacha Ibiza this summer called the Dark Forrest and who could forget the fist fight he got into with Paris Hilton.

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If you want to become a superstar DJ too then I recommend following Steve. Look back at how he has done it. How did he get to where he is today?

Any thoughts?

Dj Ben from Taiwan emailed me the other day letting me know that he had been inspired by all of the great information that LearnToDjFast.com has given to new DJs. In the spirit of helping out the cause, DJ Ben wrote an “DJing For Dummies” style article on getting DJ gigs and he wanted me to share it with you.

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The first step to DJ idol greatness is to get gigs!

Once you have taken dj lessons and can now dj mix it is now time to go out and get gigs. It is only through such gigs that you can showcase your talents and let all your hard work come to fruition. Think about it, music lovers on their feet, dancing away to your beats. Damn, that really sounds awe inspiring. The question now is how does a new DJ like yourself get DJ gigs?

There are so many different ways to get your DJ gigs. The important thing here is to TRUST your abilities and not be afraid to contact people in the inner circle…

Create your very own style or persona and start sending out e-mails, letters and samples (your dj mix) to radio DJs, internet radio producers, record label heads, nighclub promoters and anyone that you think would help in getting you a gig. Be original with all your e-mails, letters and dj cd samples.

Face it, creativity captures attention so think out of the box a little and move off the mainstream.

Don’t worry too much about making any cash as of yet. The thing here is to get yourself heard. You need to learn to dj in all different situations and allow your name to be on the mouth of all music lovers. Once you achieved that, i assure you, there would be too many gigs and too much cash coming your way.

This might sound rather contradictive to some, but have you ever thought of getting in some free “air time” in some other more famous gigs? Do not limit this to just the regular DJ gigs. As I said, work your brains a little. You’re getting there, aren’t you. Yep, try getting some play time in between some pop gigs instead. A DJ mixing his stuff there would be a breath of fresh air after all the electric guitar, singing, drums and bass. Fans would definitely remember you for that.

Next, what’s a party like without loud blaring music? Birthday bashes, graduation parties, wedding parties just to name a few. Volunteer to be their free DJ for the night! Always remember to introduce yourself in various (funny) ways throughout your “performance” and for Pete’s sake, please do it in all sorts of cranky ways, forcing yourself into the minds of the party goers and at the same time, winning the adoration of the opposite sex. Who knows, you just might get lucky.

You see, once you’re done your dj training and you start get your name out there, you become the next up-and-rising in thing. Well-paid DJ gigs would then come your way. From then on, let’s just say continue from one milestone to the next and ultimately, spin your way to greatness.

Hope you enjoyed and that this helps you with your Djing!

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Lets be honest, nobody likes to see a DJ with his head stuck in a laptop up in the DJ booth. He might as well be checking his email or writing up his grocery list for after the gig!

You have to give programs like Ableton Live and Traktor DJ Studio credit. They are kickass pieces of DJ software that can do some pretty incredible stuff. Even just the ability to get the Dj Software to beatmatch for you opens up so many doors for your DJing. If you want to learn more about digital DJing, sign up for free DJ Lesson Videos by clicking HERE right now!

But the obvious downside was that all of this computer based software did not do well with the performance aspect of DJing…. until now.

Over the past few days I have seem some really cool pieces of software that really get the DJ involved. Take the video above for example.

A dj from Uruguay, Gustavo Bravetti, does an awesome job of demonstrating how creative you can get. He shows how you can use ableton live and Nintendo Wii controllers for your DJing.

So once you learn to dj (hopefully you’ve taken some dj lessons) get out there and have fun with it. Try different pieces of DJ gear. Try out Dj controllers. There are plenty of DJ Lessons for this sort of Djing!

I hope this helps!

We all do things for different reasons. You, I and everyone else has different needs and these different needs dictate how we live our life on a day to day basis.

Deep right? Not really.. its simple. Some people need freedom. Others need security. Some people feel the need to be loved stronger than others. I feel the need to help people by giving them dj training.

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We all want to learn to DJ or got into DJing to fulfill different needs. I will be the first to admit that I got into DJing in the first place because I was lonely in highschool and wanted to be able to make friends and date girls. I loved the idea of playing in front of a big crowd because I needed the attention back then.

But here is the bottom line… regardless of what need drove you djing (girls, party rockstar life, freedom, money etc) you need to know that you will never be successful as a DJ unless you truly LOVE this music. It always comes back to loving the music.

Some of my DJ friends criticize the fact that I am so open about the reasons why I first got into DJing. They say “screw girls…. DJing is about the music man”.

I believe that deep down we all have our own motivations for wanting to become a DJ aside from loving the music but they do make a good point.

One of the best dj lessons I have every learned from the top pros was that you have to LOVE the music you are playing no matter what. You might be in it for the girls, the lifestyle or whatever but if you don’t love the music you play, people on the dance floor will know!

Do you agree?

Sam From Copyright shows you around the Ministry Of Sound Nightclub in London, one of the world’s best clubs!

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It was Defected’s 10th Birthday Party and Sam leads you around the club showing you everything from backstage, to the VIP room to the epic DJ booth in the main room! For those of you that don’t know…. Defected is the biggest dance music record label in the world along side Ministry of Sound.

Along the way Sam bumps into all of the Defected artists that are getting ready to DJ and play their instruments that night.

The evening looks almost as epic as the club and I know you’ll enjoy every minuet of it.

If this doesn’t make you want to learn to dj, I don’t know what will!

Cheers!