Maybe you’re new. Maybe you’ve been doing this for 20 fucking years. Maybe you’re fucking famous. Maybe you play at tiny bars. It don’t matter. If you suck, you suck. It could be for a number of reasons. Let’s investigate together.

1. YOU THINK EQUIPMENT MAKES THE DJ

Maybe you’re like “I have to use vinyl man!” or you’re like “Look at all these controllers!”. You might have 2 cdjs, 4 turntables, a controller multiple other things for FX and shit. Can you use them well though? That’s really what matters. Sure, people are gonna come into the club and be like “Whoa this guy’s setup is crazy!” (actually it won’t be “people”, it will be like 2 bros) but if you can’t mix properly people are gonna fucking hate your guts. Fuck man, if you can dj from an iPhone app and crush a party every fucking time then…