How to Be a Professional DJ : What Skills Are Needed to Be a DJ?

A professional DJ must love music and be very knowledgeable about music. Learn the necessary skills needed to be a professional DJ in this free music career video from a professional DJ and music production instructor.

Expert: DJ Hurricane
Contact: www.scratch.com
Bio: Cliff (DJ Hurricane) Melerine is the Music Production instructor at Scratch Miami. He has over 15 years experience performing, producing and engineering music.
Filmmaker: Paul Muller

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• dj
• disc jockey
• turntable
• sound mixer
• hip hop
• sound system
• music

[DevilDogDupre]

does anyone else notice that expertvillage videos are completely useless and only tell common sense stuff that you already knew?

[DJMadden19]

thanks man its my goal in life to be the #1 dj in the world i no i can do it keep those lessons coming pleasee ur helping

[jkk45]

Skills needed:

1)Ability to act normal

2) Actually knowing about music

3)Actually being able to mix music

[Meatball613]

useless:p

[TheSqlD]

@DJMadden19 hah good luck with that

[HUm4ns]

WOW HAHAHAHAHAHAH i can't believe this video exists XD

[efsq]

lol why am i gonna take dj advice from a guy wearing those headphones?

[SeanReyDJ]

i hate expert village

[xBlaCkCasperX]

@Downbeat1984 cd's but i got the traktor schrach pro now so i just need music out the ass lol

[Downbeat1984]

@xBlaCkCasperX scope out turntable lab.com they have a huge selection of stuff you can use and are you using vinyl or cd's or what?

[TheInformativeGamer]

here's a tip for DJ's doing highschool dances: you can be batshit retarded, and que up songs back to back or just make a friggin winamp playlist. There, I told you something usefull

[xBlaCkCasperX]

im practicing on how to be a dj so if anyone gots anytips get at me!!!

and does anyone no where i can find all the club bangers right now and from the past cuz i cant find a website that lists all the club bangers... so if u no where to find them get at me and tell me where and if not i would be koo if u made me a list if u have any club bangers that u no!!!