well, im 14 and havet really been too popular before, but i have started getting into DJing (not because i am trying to become popular, but because i really wanted to get into it).....anyway, was wondering if this would gain me popularity?
Im starting highschool this year.
2007-05-14 05:26:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
im a mix/scratch DJ....
2007-05-14 05:37:08 · update #1
DJ the right parties and if you're good it could help with popularity, sure. But there are downfalls too. You have to learn on your feet to please everyone... there's always the possibility that there's going to be that one song you don't have or won't play or something that goes wrong and people will decide in that instant that you suck... even if you don't. You'll also have girls or guys (don't know your sex) always on you wanting to play with your equipment and know how things work or see if they can put on a song, people putting their drinks down ON your equipment or something like that. You might like it at first, but when someone messes something up and you don't have backup equipment or you have to pay to get it fixed, it will get old real quick! Just go in with rules about people touching your stuff and be cool but strict about that stuff, have as much music as you can at your fingertips including old stuff that you know everyone will like no matter what and stay up to date on new music and you'll be ok :-)
2007-05-14 05:40:09 · answer #1 · answered by Marianne D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best way to have a friend is to BE a friend. But since you want to be known as the school's DJ, yeah, it can help your "rep" as you put it if
1. you have a great selection of music - Don't forget - you have to please Mom & Pop too - so don't close your mind to other genres of music just because it isn't what you like - it's the audience that matters - and that includes M&P.
2. you have decent - but not too expensive equipment - but it needs to be ok.
3. You're polite to people. Like even people you wouldn't normally be nice to. THis is especially true since you know what it's like to be "unliked"
OK so you're in high school. Find out who the DJ's are and hang out with them (if only for a bit.) Like ask questions. show interest. You don't have to drop names and such - but show an interest in THEIR stuff. Be bold enough to say "Hey, yeah I know I"m a pesty li'l kid - but I'm really interested in this so would you let me hang out if I stay out of the way and am not too snotty?"
Join whatever music club/organization you have in school. Volunteer to DJ at the Freshman mixer - just make sure your bag contains enough "old people music" to keep the chaperones happy.
Branch out - study up on all the sound tech/engineering you can - so you can be the tekkie for the show choir or glee club - that will get your hands on equipment - and endear you to the musical directors.
Study up on lighting too so you can do the lights for the concerts/plays etc. Again, this is branching out - but if you're known as the school's really good sound/light/dj guy - then people will like you
This is especially helpful if you're not a sports-guy. You make the coach look good - he'll make the athletes take care of you.
That is, especially if you're like a really nice guy to boot.
2007-05-14 12:54:59 · answer #2 · answered by Barbara B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't explain what type of DJing you are doing. Do you mean on a radio programming or do you mean using equipment and mixing music?
Your popularity may be based on what you are but your friendships will inevitably be influenced by who you are. And without friends, people with whom you feel safe to be who you are, it won't matter how popular you are because popularity comes and goes with the vagaries of life.
2007-05-14 12:31:15 · answer #3 · answered by Satia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋