Month: October 2007

What makes Me The Professional DJ You Want

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What makes you a Professional?
I’ve considered myself a Professional DJ for the past 20 years. I’ve invested some time and money into learning the trade. I learn, I perform, and I succeed.
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Who is a Professional DJ

In short, one who studies and educates himself on the topic is a Professional DJ. A professional DJ will make a full-time income from his profession. Education may come in many forms. Workshops, Training, Practice, and the Performance of the learned abilities. How Much Does a professional DJ Make?

What does a DJ Actually do to Become a Professional DJ?

Training is important. Training can be taking classes on how to use a microphone. Training can also include taking classes about what to say on the microphone. There is also training on how to mix two songs together. A DJ must learn the music for the people whom he will be playing for. A DJ will also need to be able to connect and troubleshoot his DJ equipment. Practice, Practice Practice.  Practicing what you learn is one of the hardest steps. But, practice takes a shy, introvert, from shy to one of the best and most sought out DJs in the Houston Area.
 

The DJ Training I have taken as A Professional DJ

Below are some of the DJ training I have taken in my career as a Pro.

At the Improv

I’ve taken some improv classes at Massive Creativity to help me think faster on my feet. If anything happens that is out of the ordinary, with the training I received at Massive. I can adapt to the situation. They teach you to build connections and to use your emotions to keep those connections… alive, so to speak. So whenever I perform the role of Master of Ceremonies, and I am in the middle of a presentation that goes bad, instead of sitting there and freezing and making the situation worse, I can come up with something to make it a lot better…
 
One situation that recently happened was…

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Wedding Songs October

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Wedding DJ Weekly Journey sharing successes!Today is a beautiful day, its nice and sunny… and cool. I love this weather and we don’t get much of it down here in Houston.

I went jogging last night and it was also pleasant weather to do some exercise. Boy am I feeling the burn today :) But hey, no pain no gain right. Well In this case I hope is loss.

I’ve decided to drop some pounds and I’ve tried weight lifting, crunches, and push ups for about 8 months and only lost 10 lbs. as of last night. But the good thing is that they have stayed off while still eating bad, unhealthy food. Pizza, my wife’s home cooking with a lot of grease ;) , fast food, and so on. So my next step is to add cardio and I’ve chosen to do running over purchasing exerciser equipment for a few reasons.

First, I get to enjoy the outside weather, the peace and tranquility of a park, the feeling of freedom, and just getting outside to breathe some fresh, well as fresh as it gets for Houston, air.

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