I use, and have personally vouched for, www.idjpool.com
They are outstanding. You can get pretty much any song from 1950-now, 100% legal. And you download the mp3. On top of that they usually have all the essential pieces that DJ's and/or Remixers need... acapella, instrumental, etc.
They have a basic package that is all the songs on the Billboard Hot100 Chart for $12 a month.
You also work with the main guy, and he is awesome at helping out if you need something.
He will ask how you heard of the service, so just tell him that DJ Jynxx referred you. He wants specifics, so you can't just say ODJT boards or something.
Also, let me address the money issue... I started with two TAPE DECKS and slowly worked my way up into vinyl. Bought my first turntable with money I saved from a summer job when I was 14, a Gemini BD40 (if I remember the model correctly). So then I had one turntable and a tape deck. Later that year I bought a used turntable... don't remember the brand, but it sucked... but at 14 that, to me, was amazing. I had two turntables and slowwwwly built my vinyl collection until I joined a pool over 10 years later. But by the age of 17 I had two Technics... one a 1200 and the other a 1210, plus a good amount of vinyl.
Basically what I am saying is, don't let anything or anyone hold you down. If you want to do this, find a way. Now, more than ever, it is SO easy to get music. These days you really only have to focus on equipment... places like www.idjpool.com make that SOOO much easier. I know that they are up 100% of the time, and I can rely on them for ANY song that I don't happen to have. They have been a life saver time and time again. That takes the stress out of finding the music, so I can concentrate more on everything else, like equipment. You also can take gigs easier because you know that 99% of the time you will be able to get any song that anyone needs. Being able to focus on getting better instead of where to find music is priceless.
They are outstanding. You can get pretty much any song from 1950-now, 100% legal. And you download the mp3. On top of that they usually have all the essential pieces that DJ's and/or Remixers need... acapella, instrumental, etc.
They have a basic package that is all the songs on the Billboard Hot100 Chart for $12 a month.
You also work with the main guy, and he is awesome at helping out if you need something.
He will ask how you heard of the service, so just tell him that DJ Jynxx referred you. He wants specifics, so you can't just say ODJT boards or something.
Also, let me address the money issue... I started with two TAPE DECKS and slowly worked my way up into vinyl. Bought my first turntable with money I saved from a summer job when I was 14, a Gemini BD40 (if I remember the model correctly). So then I had one turntable and a tape deck. Later that year I bought a used turntable... don't remember the brand, but it sucked... but at 14 that, to me, was amazing. I had two turntables and slowwwwly built my vinyl collection until I joined a pool over 10 years later. But by the age of 17 I had two Technics... one a 1200 and the other a 1210, plus a good amount of vinyl.
Basically what I am saying is, don't let anything or anyone hold you down. If you want to do this, find a way. Now, more than ever, it is SO easy to get music. These days you really only have to focus on equipment... places like www.idjpool.com make that SOOO much easier. I know that they are up 100% of the time, and I can rely on them for ANY song that I don't happen to have. They have been a life saver time and time again. That takes the stress out of finding the music, so I can concentrate more on everything else, like equipment. You also can take gigs easier because you know that 99% of the time you will be able to get any song that anyone needs. Being able to focus on getting better instead of where to find music is priceless.
