You bring 50,000 songs.... but what if

Precisionpower said:

Those of you saying you only need 1,000 songs to play a show.....

Obviously don't work in bars very often...
My diverse music library continues to separate me from the masses.

I do not go out expecting to play "only hits" I encourage people to dig a little
deeper in there minds. I like the occasional "B" side track.

If i was stuck playing just the "hits" i might as well go home and turn the juke box back on.

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If you know your club and it's niche you can still dig deep and don't need an unusual amount of music.

I played clubs for years. Many of the clubs had their own base music library, and those that didn't headlined the DJ - allowing us to refelct the style of the club.

Some clubs I'd only come in with a dozen or so of my own unique 12"s - and those without a library I would bring about 300 max.

Just like anything else it all depends on what you like. I am still CD based and I also use a Cortex. I have 19,645 100% legal paid for songs cataloged (Updated weekly). When I first Started mobile DJing in 1990 I started with all cd's. I also have a $50,000 Music/Equipment insurance policy. I figure I easily have $30,000 worth of CD's, $6,000 worth of speakers, $4,000 in my rig, another $1500 in my #2 rig, and $1,000 in my small rig. Another $1000 for cd cases, hard drives, etc. I can easily say I have over $40000 invested in my business. I also carry $2,000,000 in liability insurance. There are some guys who buy $500 lap tops, $100 DJ Program, 8000 pirated songs and charge 1/3 or less than what I do....So be it...You get what you pay for