DJ Everywhere, Get Good! (6:18) – Find a club, bar, restaurant that is nearly close to your sound and what you want to play and gain experience DJing as much as possible. It will only help you become a better DJ and more bookable in the future.

Not Everyone Starts By Playing The Big Gigs (7:06) – Stop comparing yourself to the DJs that blew up and made it to the big gigs without the smaller gigs before. Majority of Djs built their career playing as many gigs as possible and learning all aspects of DJing.

Focus On Building Your Community And Fan Base (11:09) – Work together and collaborate with other DJs/Events/Promoters etc to build a community around your genre and sound, if one succeeds, you all succeed and will only help grow your career. Make it about the people, not yourself.

Community Is Key (13:32) – Using the ‘Family Mindset’ with your brand can be your biggest advantage. Southport Weekender is a great example, the reason that event has carried on for 25+years is because of their ‘Family Mindset’. They have some of the most committed and dedicated fans because of this.

Don’t Get Disheartened By No’s From Record Labels (18:36) – Sometimes your music wont get signed, not because your music isn’t ‘good enough’, but instead because it’s not what the label are looking for right now. Even the biggest artists get rejected by labels too.

Be A Pleasure For A Label To Work With (23:50) – Invest in yourself, put the work in and make the effort to promote your release, boost your sales and listens. This will only boost your career in the long run!