Product Description

You’ve seen them at weddings and in clubs. You’ve heard them on the radio. DJs who get paid for talking, playing music, and having fun. Now you can, too. "How to Be a DJ" shows you how. You’ll learn all about the three different types of Disc Jockey jobs—radio, nightclub and bar, and mobile. "How to Be a DJ" gives you everything you’ll need to be successful in all three fields by showing you how to get started and how to get ahead. Learn the major advantages and disadvantages of each field. Covers group dynamics, contests and promotions, music, equipment, terminology, trade secrets, and so much more. Get ready to fulfill your DJ dreams!

Completely covers all three DJ disciplines—radio, bars and clubs, and private parties—from the creative end to the business end of successfully working as a DJ.

Explains and offers hardware and software recommendations pertaining to the current Digital Music movement, with extensive equipment setup diagrams for beginners.

Approaches the topic in a straightforward, how-to manner based on the author’s personal experiences and observations.

Includes marketing tips and tricks to help readers break in to the business.

A perfect place to start for new DJs and a great solution current DJs trying to find their way in this competitive industry.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #618692 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 328 pages

Review
"Want to be the center of attention? For everything you need to know, get HOW TO BE A DJ!" -- YM Magazine, March 2001

From the Publisher
Here's another very informative but fun book by Chuck Fresh, author of "All About Chicks." Fresh details his years of DJ experience to help new DJs learn about this crazy line of work. We've received many great compliments on this book! It's a total of 102 pages at 8.5 x 11", which would easily be over 200 pages if it were the traditional trade paperback size of 5 x 7". There is tons of great information in this book.

From the Author
Over the past 15 years, I've been keeping notes on my experiences as a prominent mobile, club and radio disc jockey in the Philadelphia area. I learned from my mistakes and at the same time made some groundbreaking discoveries. Now you can have what I didn't; all these lessons and secrets in one convenient place! This book is well worth the money. You could earn what you paid for this book in one hour of one job. Sure wish this was around when I started out.

Customer Reviews

Thorough, up-to-date, and fun.
I remember hearing Chuck Fresh playing at some of the bigger clubs in the Philly area a few years ago. I used to ask him questions about what it was like to be a DJ, and he was pretty darn forthcoming with his answers. And his book pulls no punches either. I've bought and read five "how to DJ" books now, and I can honestly say that this is the most informative and up-to-date publication of them all. DJ Fresh teaches about the real DJ business, not just the Hollywood version everyone sees on TV. He's a pretty sneaky dude, and he's shared many of his sneaky tips in this book. Definitely recommend to anyone looking to break in to this business.

Fresh and dope.
I got this book two weeks ago and I cannot put it down. It got all kinds of info that DJ's in my hood probably do not even know about. I have tryed to ask DJ's how to get spinnin and about music and about contracts and they told me some stuff about you can't learn it unless it is in your blood. This book showed me that is a bunch of bull. I just wanted to thank the author of this book for hooking me up with the 411 I need to get started making some green like those other DJ's/

This is a really great book!
I have read all the how to be a DJ books out there, but this one was the best of them. The other books cover the really basic things, but this one gets into the behind the scenes stuff that is very interesting. Chuck Fresh has a very colorful way of expressing himself which made this book fun! I have two years DJ experience and I still learned things about marketing and motivating people. This book is definitely worth it.