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Career and gigs
Practice routines, recording mixes, getting booked, music licensing basics and protecting your hearing.
Skills get you started, but habits keep you going. These guides cover how to practice, how to record and share mixes, how bookings usually work, the basics of music rights, and how to protect the ears your whole craft depends on.
CareerA DJ practice routine that worksHow to structure practice sessions so you improve every week, with warm-ups, focused skill blocks, recorded run-throughs and a weekly plan you can adapt.CareerGetting booked as a DJHow DJs usually land their first gigs, what promoters look for, how to build a press kit, and what to discuss about pay, set times and gear before the night.
CareerHearing protection for DJsClub volumes can damage hearing in minutes. Learn safe exposure times, how musician earplugs work, booth monitor habits and early warning signs like tinnitus. General education only.CareerMusic licensing basics for DJsA plain-English overview of the rights involved when DJs play, record and share music, who usually holds which license, and why buying tracks legally matters. Not legal advice.CareerRecording and sharing mixesHow to record a clean DJ mix from a controller or club mixer, set levels without clipping, export the file and choose where to share it.
CareerHearing protection for DJsClub volumes can damage hearing in minutes. Learn safe exposure times, how musician earplugs work, booth monitor habits and early warning signs like tinnitus. General education only.CareerMusic licensing basics for DJsA plain-English overview of the rights involved when DJs play, record and share music, who usually holds which license, and why buying tracks legally matters. Not legal advice.CareerRecording and sharing mixesHow to record a clean DJ mix from a controller or club mixer, set levels without clipping, export the file and choose where to share it.