Episode 185: Rookie DJ Mistakes

OCTOBER SPECIAL! Passionate DJ "Midnight Edition" Shirthttps://passionatedj.com/midnight 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 Today, David and Mo talk about common mistakes made by inexperienced DJs. If you're worried about making common faux pas as a DJ, this is the episode for you! We talk about: • Tranwrecking, and generally mixing poorly• Poor gain staging• Being unfamiliar with gear and concepts• Being under-prepared (not knowing tracks)• Being over-prepared (not reading crowd)• Overdoing it with FX or hyperactive mixing• Disregarding the importance of progression• Not knowing your history, or doing your homework• Chasing fame over the love of music• Dependency problems• Getting drunk, etc.• Playing low-quality sound ... and much more! This week's episode is brought to you by shameless self-promotion: ➡️ David's YouTube channel➡️ https://passionatedj.com/david ➡️ Mo's Mixcloud channel➡️ https://passionatedj.com/mo ➡️ Tony's Twitch channel➡️ https://passionatedj.com/tony ➡️ Trip's Soundcloud channel➡️ https://passionatedj.com/trip