DJ? When do you start to work and finish?

A bit of advice for you. When do you start and when do you stop work as a DJ? When, let's say, you're going to a function. I'll explain first of all. Now let's imagine you're in front of your decks and you will start to play music from, let's say, 8 o'clock in the evening till 12. So that's till 9, 10, 11, 12. That's four hours that you'll play music. But you've got to get to the venue and you've also got to get home. So you're playing for those four hours. You have to set up, you have to dismantle the kit. Are you still working? Now let me explain. I know of a couple of DJs who, let's say for example, they've gone to the toilet or while the guests are eating, they've gone and had some food. And they've messed about a little bit, they've been a little bit ignorant and stupid. Well you know what? It doesn't look good. In their eyes, they've probably thought, I'm not working because I'm not playing music in front of the guests.

But if the truth be known, you are still working. In other words, as soon as you get out of your vehicle, as soon as you get to that venue, even if you're not playing music, you are working. As soon as you leave and you get back in your vehicle and you start to get home, you've finished working. In other words, while you're there at that event, you are working. So in other words, you still have to be polite. You still have to, not so much do as you're told, but you need to make sure that you are professional. Not only behind the turntables, but also professional around, in and around the people, the environment where you are. Whether it be with the catering staff, whether it be with the management, whether it be with the guests, the clients, whoever. So in other words, just because you're not playing music does not mean to say you're not working.

As soon as you get to the venue, you're working. As soon as you leave, you finish working. So like I said earlier, if you're just doing two, three or four hours, that's fine. You are being the DJ. But you're also still the entertainer before and afterwards as well. Hope you get that. Alright, I'm just going to go back to make my cheese again, excuse me. Practice and enjoy!

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