What types of DJ songs are you looking for? Are you looking for songs to please a bunch of your friends at a house party? Are you looking for songs to DJ an extravagant wedding? Are you a DJ looking to spin songs at a packed dance club? In this series, DJ Songs, I will be addressing questions any type of DJ may have regarding how to find songs for their specific event. If you are looking to be a club DJ, the world is your playground (as long as the “world” has a good beat). There are millions of songs from all around the world and of different genres composed for different types of Clubs. Club DJ’s have the flexibility to be whoever they want to be and create a beat-mixing style that is unique by combining songs they love with creative DJ’ing techniques.
As a club DJ, the songs you choose to play will determine what type of club you want to play in. You can be a TOP 40 DJ (playing the dance songs that are most popular on the radio), you can play hip-hop, rap, house, and trance songs, or you can even be creative and record your own beats and spin your own beats at the clubs. What type of club do you see yourself playing in? Go and visit different clubs in your area and see which styles of music you like best. Some of the BEST club DJs combine all different types of songs, including their own beats. I can’t tell you what to play. What I like, you may not like. I personally don’t like mixing rap songs or trance songs, so I don’t search in the genre of rap or trance when looking for songs. My advice is to go to iTunes (or where ever you find your music) and look up certain genres of music that you like.
Once you have your songs, experiment with them and listen to which songs mix well together. Once you get yourself set, you may want to learn how to create your own beats using computer software like Reason, Ableton Live, Frooty Loops, and even Garageband. Stay tuned for more great DJ tips and techniques! To recap, becoming a successful club DJ is all about finding the right songs that you love and your audience will respond to. first, think about what type of club you want to DJ at. When you decide that, search for songs and begin your journey as a successful club DJ.
