15/01/2026
1. Play a house party for free before you charge for club gigs. Drunk friends are the harshest crowd. No vibe lighting, no sound system forgiveness, just your track selection and timing.
2. Record every single set, even the s**t ones. Listen back sober. You’ll hear every trainwreck you thought you got away with. It’s humbling as f*ck but you’ll improve 10x faster than just “practicing.”
3. Show up to venues on nights you’re NOT playing. See what works. What bombs. How other DJs recover. The room teaches you what YouTube tutorials can’t
4. Spend 1 hour organising your library for every 3 hours you practice mixing. You can’t perform if you’re scrolling through 47 versions of the same track mid-set. Preparation is everything.
5. Stand in the crowd during someone else’s set and watch the crowd, not the DJ. You’ll see exactly when energy shifts, when people check out, when they lean in. The crowd tells you everything if you actually look.
Save this for later 💾