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5 Best Practices of Today’s DJ

February 8, 2012 by David Sabat

To continue to obtain and maintain DJ gigs in today’s market is not an easy task. The scene is flooded with many talented DJs and standing out can be difficult. I’ve have come up with five simple best practices for DJs that will always keep you in the game: Continue Reading »

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WMC Survival Guide

January 13, 2011 by David Sabat

A major part of marketing yourself as a DJ is being where things happen and the annual Winter Music Conference (WMC) in South Beach, Miami is definitely one of the key events to market oneself. WMC has been running for over 25 years now and every March thousands of DJs, producers, vocalists, promoters, club owners, record company execs and music fans converge on South Beach to network, promote and of course….to party!  But with over 400 events in five days, it can be quite overwhelming if you don’t know what you’re doing. This March 2011 will be my eighth consecutive conference. While I have friends who have been going since the beginning, I’ve picked up quite a few tips over the last eight years to share with you. Continue Reading »

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2010 in review

January 2, 2011 by David Sabat

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

Healthy blog!

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.

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A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats.

The average container ship can carry about 4,500 containers. This blog was viewed about 22,000 times in 2010. If each view were a shipping container, your blog would have filled about 5 fully loaded ships.

 

In 2010, there were 7 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 28 posts.

The busiest day of the year was March 4th with 456 views. The most popular post that day was The Anatomy of a Mix CD.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, ehow.com, mail.yahoo.com, Google Reader, and virgolounge.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for dj marketing, how to write a dj bio, how to get dj gigs, how to get a dj gig, and write dj bio.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

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The Anatomy of a Mix CD March 2010
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Who are you? How to write a good bio. May 2009
16 comments

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Breaking into the Scene: How to get your first gig July 2009
13 comments

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Promoting via FaceBook: Types of pages and tips for using them April 2010
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DJ Resources May 2009
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Collective Promotion: When fans become promoters

June 21, 2010 by David Sabat

I just got back from playing in Atlanta where I witnessed true unity in Deep House.  Even in the largest American cities, it can still be very difficult to throw successful Deep House events. There are simply not enough fans to go around for several events on any given night. We’re all getting older and not enough potential, young fans are finding us. Atlanta is a smaller city than Chicago, New York and L.A. and they don’t have as many large scale Deep House events. However, once a month Stan Zeff throws an event called “Tambor” featuring some of the best producers/djs around today and people just seem to come together to support this special night by collectively creating an enormous amount of anticipation. Continue Reading »

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Promoting via FaceBook: Types of pages and tips for using them

April 21, 2010 by David Sabat

FaceBook has quickly become the leading social network and one of the best ways to find and interact with friends. For DJs, FaceBook has become much more than a way to catch up with friends from high school. It has become a major marketing vehicle for promoting yourself as an artist as well as your events. In my eyes, FaceBook wins hands down as the best social network site for DJs. But if you really know how to use it, you can also promote your music production, mixes, and even manage your fans. Here is a breakdown of the different types of pages you can have and how to use them: Continue Reading »

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