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Research and Planning for my First Solo DJ Gig

Some planning for my first solo gig.

Some planning for my first solo gig.

Trying to figure out how to use my little Numark Mixtrack Pro II for a gig because the turntables and mixers I usually borrow were all going to be in use that night. Also, Serato fucks up bigtime if the screensaver comes on so I had to remember to make some adjustments to my laptop.

DJ Academy Homework: List of female DJs

List of DJs who happen to be women.

List of DJs who happen to be women.

Last winter (Feb / March 2015), I took the introductory DJ class at Mama Cutsworth’s DJ Academy for All Women. One of our homework assignments was to discover some women DJs we hadn’t previously known. I tried to find non-North American ones, and also ones who were not DJ / actress/ models with bikini PR shots.

Lists of music to check out

Lists of music to check out.

Lists of music to check out.

When I hear something I like, or when someone has a suggestion for me, I write it down for later consideration. The other handwriting is the bromate, who is trying to educate me out of house / techno / etc. into stuff more to his liking. And the top right is (mostly?) a list of artists who were playing at the Burr Oak stage at this year’s Folk Fest.

Zomby? Awesome. 🙂

 

List of stuff to take to a gig

List of stuff to take to a gig.

List of stuff to take to a gig.

This was for a gig I did at the end of June. Most of my gear is borrowed, so not only am I unfamiliar with it, but I am anxiously paranoid about anything happening to it. Also, forgetting something essential at home (the needles, say) would be a frikkin disaster!