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Do you want to work as a DJ in the uk?

DJ business Stage 8: The DJ Business November 2007

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0:00 This possibly is a first on YouTube

Alright folks, it's Jonathan here, aka The DJ Tutor, and I always like to try and do things first. Now this possibly is a first on YouTube. Right, are you a DJ? Probably yes. Do you live and work as a DJ in the UK? Are you any good at DJing? If you are and you follow all that criteria, then I want you to look at this. Right, Fusion. It's their YouTube username, it's spelled F-U-S-I-O-N-E-N-T-E-R-T-A-I-N-M-E-N-T-S. Right, summer now of 2007, they are looking for DJs this year in the summer that play Electro Tech and Psy Trance. If you can play that sort of music... And you live in and around the Yeovil, Somerset, Taunton and Glastonbury area, then contact them, email them through YouTube. And what they want to do, they want to book some DJs. This is what you've got to do. It's quite simple, very straightforward. Do a mix so they can see you mixing, so they can see your style, see how good you are.

1:19 This will be a paid function

They may book you. This will be a paid function. Now, normally an agent would do this sort of thing and an agent would take 10 or 15%. In this case, no agent, you contact them, you get booked, you do the gig, you get paid. Also, they're looking for dancers, alright? Male or female, not particularly sure but if you're a good funky dancer and you know how to move your boots and feet then go for it. Contact them and they could book you as well. Now then, at the moment during the summer they're looking for people in that particular area but I've had a chat with the boss and he's looking for DJs all year round, all around the UK. Alright? So once again, Fusion Entertainments. That is their YouTube user name, Fusion Entertainments.

2:30 I'm not playing any part in this

Go to their site, subscribe if you want, and don't forget, alright? This is what you do. Number one, go and contact them. Number two, do a mix, alright? Or maybe do a mix first. Anyway, whatever. Alright, do the mix, okay? So they can see the style of music you play. Number two, contact them. All right. And then tell them, right, I've done a mix. Check me out because at the end of the day, they'll want to see how good you are. If you've done your mix, they can see how good you are. All right. And if they like you, they'll book you. It's as simple as that. Now, once again. I'm not playing any part in this. It's solely up to Fusion Entertainment and you guys, alright? The contract or whatever is between you two people, alright? Again, you need to be, when I say a certain age, if you are under the age in the UK of 18, you will need to ask a guardian or a parent to make sure all of this is correct and you're going through the correct channels as such. But it's quite simple. You do a mix.

Contact Fusion Entertainment. If they like your style, they like your music, they could book you straight away for this particular function. If you do play hip-hop, soul, R&B, reggae, ragga, whatever, maybe contact them anyway because I've had a chat with a bloke and he said they're looking for all kinds of music all year round, 24-7. Try it, okay? Thank you for watching and like I said, things are getting better every day. Practice and enjoy.

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