| What types of DJ songs are you looking for? Are you | | | | own beats at the clubs. What type of club do you see |
| looking for songs to please a bunch of your friends at | | | | yourself playing in? Go and visit different clubs in your |
| a house party? Are you looking for songs to DJ an | | | | area and see which styles of music you like best. |
| extravagant wedding? Are you a DJ looking to spin | | | | Some of the BEST club DJs combine all different |
| songs at a packed dance club? In this series, DJ | | | | types of songs, including their own beats. I can't tell you |
| Songs, I will be addressing questions any type of DJ | | | | what to play. What I like, you may not like. I personally |
| may have regarding how to find songs for their | | | | don't like mixing rap songs or trance songs, so I don't |
| specific event. | | | | search in the genre of rap or trance when looking for |
| If you are looking to be a club DJ, the world is your | | | | songs. My advice is to go to iTunes (or where ever |
| playground (as long as the "world" has a good beat). | | | | you find your music) and look up certain genres of |
| There are millions of songs from all around the world | | | | music that you like. |
| and of different genres composed for different types | | | | Once you have your songs, experiment with them and |
| of Clubs. Club DJ's have the flexibility to be whoever | | | | listen to which songs mix well together. Once you get |
| they want to be and create a beat-mixing style that is | | | | yourself set, you may want to learn how to create |
| unique by combining songs they love with creative | | | | your own beats using computer software like Reason, |
| DJ'ing techniques. | | | | Ableton Live, Frooty Loops, and even Garageband. |
| As a club DJ, the songs you choose to play will | | | | Stay tuned for more great DJ tips and techniques! |
| determine what type of club you want to play in. You | | | | To recap, becoming a successful club DJ is all about |
| can be a TOP 40 DJ (playing the dance songs that | | | | finding the right songs that you love and your audience |
| are most popular on the radio), you can play hip-hop, | | | | will respond to. first, think about what type of club you |
| rap, house, and trance songs, or you can even be | | | | want to DJ at. When you decide that, search for |
| creative and record your own beats and spin your | | | | songs and begin your journey as a successful club DJ. |