Paul Smith 0 Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 For those that are following the exploits of MicMac as he charts his DJ career can get a little more in-depth info right here (he's even counted his tracks for us :hphone: ) 1. What is your DJU Forum Alias? MicMac 2. What is your Real Name, Age, Location & Marital Status? Paul, 37, Married with 2 girls (4 and 6 months) 3. What is the Name of your Disco? MicMac Disco & Karaoke 4. How long have you been a DJ? About three months 5. What inspired you to become a DJ Did it when I was in early 20's for a bloke, who never paid me. Loved it, and saw it as an opportunity to do something I really enjoy whilst making a decent living out of it 6. Are you a member of a DJ Association / Union? Just about to Join MU 7. What is your favourite type of function now? (eg: Wedding, 18th Birthday party, etc) So far it has been the 6 year olds birthday. I just used my immaturity to prat about and they loved it. 8. What’s the worst/most embarrassing thing you've done in front of an audience? (Yesterday, christening)...Rig seemed to have relentless gremlins. (Please refer to ongoing thread charting my DJ career for full details 9. If you could go back to the beginning of your DJ career is there anything that you'd do differently? (eg: The gear that you bought, the way you promoted/advertised yourself) I would have resourced available set ups before I plunged my money into the kit I have. 10. What do you feel you offer the public that convinces them to book you rather than "the next guy/girl"? Cheekiness. 11. Have you ever bought something for your show that you wish you hadn't? and why? I bought a mixer of ebay...£14.99 'Revolutionary plastic mixer', but when it came it was a real cheap piece of rubbish that looked like a toy. Also the power supply needed a european adapter, that I bought, but power to mixer was intermittent (more off than on). 12. What's your next DJ purchase likely to be? Amp, Mixer, speakers, lights, flightcases, Upto date music, Light stand etc...lol (Again please refer to ongoing post of mine) 13. If you could get someone to invent a new piece of disco equipment for your show, what would it be? Flat lightweight speakers, plus (like many others) wireless!!! 14. What was the worst equipment failure suffered during a gig? Again yesterday, when on 2 occasions something was up, and the amp seemed to fail. 15. What do you think is the best thing about DJ'ing? Being annoynimously famous for a few hours. Like many others when the vibe is there and everyone seems to be enjoying it, I love it 16. What do you think is the worst thing about DJ'ing? Nerves. More about my equipment than my talent 17. What would make you stop DJ'ing (if anything)? Running out of money before I was able to get some decent kit 18. How do you think DJ'ing will change, in the next 5 years? Much more micro-DJing. I am sure someone somewhere is trying to invent a less wired set up 19. Most stupid thing anyone's ever said to you at a gig? "Can you set up there", in a 2" x 3" space. 20. Best advice you were ever given by a fellow DJ? Don't get too deep into planning. Just get up there & be confident. 21. And worst advice you were ever given? I think (sorry) but it was on here, re the wedding when I was given advice on not to do the gig 2 days before it when I'd already taken the booking. 22. How do you keep up to date with music? (eg Promo monthly CDs, Downloads, Purchase from retailer) As soon as I have sorted my kit out this is my next mission. Currently ALL my CD's have come from Car boot sales. 23. Name 3 songs that 95% of the time will fill the dance floor for you! Cha Cha Slide, Grease Megamix, YMCA 24. One piece of advice you'd give to someone just starting out. Be sure of your kit. irrelevant tracks can be changed very easily, but bad feedback or loose connections do not go down well. 25. What medium format do you mainly use eg vinyl, CD, hard-drive? CD's. Although I have downloaded loads onto laptop I can't seem to get laptop to connect to amp without there being massive electrical interference 26. Have you embraced/adapted any ideas that you've read about on DJU? Absolutely loads 27. What is your best gig ever and your worst? Best was the kids birthday, worse was yesterdays (Christening). All the gremlins had me paranoid throughout the gig 28. What is your main (most successful) form of advertising your disco? All word of mouth 29. Have you ever had someone try to claim off you? (eg: Public Liability Insurance or other such legal action) No. 30. Add any additional comments which you would like to include here... I found a really good 'tactic' is to have laptop with all tracks I have listed. I am able to search whether I have a request, but if not I can just let them go through list, and inevitably they will find something that will suit. 31. How many gigs do you do a year, how many would you like to do? I have been going since september and have done 7 gigs to date and am booked for another 2. I would like....resident DJ in a pub 3 nights mon -thurs, and two bookings at weekends. I am in a good position in that if I can achieve this I can continue my 'day job' (I do not start until 11am, and am able to finish at 4, however currently I am working from 11am - 11pm Mon - Wed, so I would love to replace this with DJing. 32. What is your average charge for a booking? £25.00 per hour 33. How many tracks do you have in your music collection? 4362 ...The quest continues :hphone: Link to post Share on other sites
andyw 0 Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 great interview Link to post Share on other sites
High Fidelity 0 Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 (edited) :Thumbup: Hope your gremlins get sorted soon. Edited November 6, 2006 by High Fidelity Quitting Smoking & Drinking doesn't make you live longer It just feels like it. Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Westcott 0 Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Excellent interview. :good: Are you quite sure about the number of tracks you have? Can you count them again?? And may the quest continue to continue....... Link to post Share on other sites
jamminroadshow 0 Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Good Read <a href="http://www.djassociates.org"><img src="http://www.djassociates.org/anims/compres_banner.gif" alt="Join the DJ Associates Disc Jockey Association" border="0" width="468" height="60"></a> Link to post Share on other sites
Corabar Steve 0 Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 25. What medium format do you mainly use eg vinyl, CD, hard-drive? CD's. Although I have downloaded loads onto laptop I can't seem to get laptop to connect to amp without there being massive electrical interference Try investing in a ground loop isolator Steve... Mad bad & dangerous to know Better to study for one hour with the wise, than to drink wine with the foolish. The opinions of Corabar Steve are not necessarily those of Corabar Ltd or any of it's subsidiary companies <a href="http://www.djassociates.org"><img src="http://www.djassociates.org/anims/compres_banner.gif" alt="Join the DJ Associates Disc Jockey Association" border="0" width="468" height="60"></a> Link to post Share on other sites
MicMac 0 Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Hi all :djuhi: Just to inform you all that after weeks of painstaikingly listing every track on an exel database I am pretty confident of my numbers... :pizza: The Quest Continues.... :hphone: MicMac ...the quest continues Link to post Share on other sites
digitaldistortion 0 Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Goes nicely with the 'Soap'! Point 20. ...... I sincerely hope the space offered to you was 2' x 3', rather than 2" x 3". Or were you just being INCREDIBLY sarcastic!!!!! Cheers! Roy B. Digital Distortion Disco (D3 Entertainments) See you around! Link to post Share on other sites
Corabar Steve 0 Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Goes nicely with the 'Soap'! Point 20. ...... I sincerely hope the space offered to you was 2' x 3', rather than 2" x 3". Or were you just being INCREDIBLY sarcastic!!!!! Visions of Spinal Tap All together now.......... Stonehenge, where the demons dwell Where the banshees live and they do live well Stonehenge Where a man is a man and the children dance to the pipes of pan Stonehenge Tis a magic place where the moon doth rise With a dragon's face Stonehenge Where the virgins lie And the prayer of devils fill the midnight sky And you my love, won't you take my hand We'll go back in time to that mystic land Where the dew drops cry and the cats meow I will take you there I will show you how Steve... Mad bad & dangerous to know Better to study for one hour with the wise, than to drink wine with the foolish. The opinions of Corabar Steve are not necessarily those of Corabar Ltd or any of it's subsidiary companies <a href="http://www.djassociates.org"><img src="http://www.djassociates.org/anims/compres_banner.gif" alt="Join the DJ Associates Disc Jockey Association" border="0" width="468" height="60"></a> Link to post Share on other sites
MicMac 0 Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 It was 2' x 3'.....Still pretty small though (This is how close I would have had to be from the bar staff) :hug: MicMac ...the quest continues Link to post Share on other sites
andyw 0 Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 It was 2' x 3'.....Still pretty small though (This is how close I would have had to be from the bar staff) :hug: id love to get that close to some of the bar staf i've seen recently :hide: Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo55 0 Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Basic guide to Gremlin hunting. 1. One step at a time. 2. Check every single connection and assume ALL are possibly faulty. This includes Extention leads. 3. When all else fails you have three choices a. Hit it with a BIG hammer b. Throw it as far as you can c. Sell it on Ebay Nice interview Jimbo Digital Fusion Entertainments Bose L1 system user. Link to post Share on other sites
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