Episode 27
How To Kickstart Your DJ Career (Self-Taught DJ PoV) - w/ Mayya
Originally from Moscow, Russia, Mayya recently graduated from a Masters of Arts degree from DePaul University but for the purposes of this episode - we’ll be deep-diving into how Mayya kickstarted her DJ career from scratch. We go over the onset of Mayya’s musical pursuits, how she learnt mixing - which is the fundamental skill every DJ must learn, and how she landed her first gigs.
Who this is for
- You are trying to start something that still feels a little awkward and expensive.
- You would rather hear Mayya's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.
Key takeaways
- Kickstart Your DJ Career (Self-Taught DJ PoV) - w/ Mayya
- We also go over music production, steps to becoming a “master” at DJ-ing and some really funny stories of stuff she’s seen at clubs.
- when you and your DJ friends hang out what is the generic type of stuff that you talk about if Step One is mixing step...
- such a thing as a step three final boss like the absolute Mastery of DJ can you give us a quick and dirty outline of...
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Transcript-backed moments
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I wasn't DJing because it's so cool to DJ I love the technical side of it I love playing with frequencies it was just personally so much more interesting for me to DJ house transition like house
for me to DJ house transition like house music rather than like open format so like rap pop all of that kind of stuff like your generic DJ stuff play at clubs when you and your DJ friends hang out
when you and your DJ friends hang out what is the generic type of stuff that you talk about if Step One is mixing step two is music production is there such a thing as a step three final boss
such a thing as a step three final boss like the absolute Mastery of DJ can you give us a quick and dirty outline of what a DJ console is I love this kind of people when they like come up super
people when they like come up super close to you they just St at my hands I recorded Mi I was sto Instagram those EV then I followed single party I followed managers follow promoters what was it
Show notes
Originally from Moscow, Russia, Mayya recently graduated from a Masters of Arts degree from DePaul University but for the purposes of this episode - we’ll be deep-diving into how Mayya kickstarted her DJ career from scratch. We go over the onset of Mayya’s musical pursuits, how she learnt mixing - which is the fundamental skill every DJ must learn, and how she landed her first gigs. Currently Mayya is one of the hottest DJ-ing prospects in Chicago, and we discuss how she made it to DJ-ing at some of the biggest locations in the city. We also go over music production, steps to becoming a “master” at DJ-ing and some really funny stories of stuff she’s seen at clubs.
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