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Customers love him. He can be very fun, but he knows when to be subtle as well.
As this contemporary philosopher has offered:Being a "Rock Jock"...I didn't know how to mix for the first few years.
But being in radio, and learning to deal with clients on a regular basis...I could talk the talk.
Some gigs, you can say anything to anyone at anytime, and they'll love you more with every comment.
Other gigs, you just shut your mouth and play the music.
The key is knowing when to put up and when to shut up.
You can improve on literally everything. From your appearance, your gear appearance, web presence, grammar in your e-mails... I can't think of a single thing that any business does that you can't improve on.
quite possibly improving might do little for him other than cost money...
I was thinking about simple stuff just like taping down cables... not necessarily investing in a new rig. But your'e right, investing in new stuff if the gigs only pay $200 doesn't matter. You never see ROI.
I said it before .. Mix should drop all aspirations of being a big-time DJ/promoter//whatever (it's those dreams that are killing him), drop the partner(s), buy a small set of speakers he can handle himself, and do $100-$150 gigs.
Another thing he should do is stop doing free gigs. Either get paid to play or just attend that would double his income right now
This is a problem when 'just attend' costs almost as much as he makes for an event.
How are the multi-op DJ companies in your market doing it successfully? Find out what they are doing, and do the opposite.I'm asking this question because we need more gigs plain and simple. My friend who DJs does remind me that I'm coming off of a major surgery. I had my left hip replacement surgery in January. Now I'm much better. I need more work to make more money of course. Which will lead to more bookings. That's about it. We have a ton of gear. So no big issues there. I do know one thing for sure. We need better social media presence.
"sagacity"...Bravo.If "Macho" is not able to extract the sagacity from all these wonderful responses, you can be assured that many DJs who read the full thread will gain some excellent advice. Thanks!