Should I join the enemy?

[pklima]

I'm starting to think I'd make a pretty good DJ. I've done a bit of it, I genuinely like a lot of danceable popular music, have pretty good instincts for what will go over and what won't, and I know a drummer I could learn the rest of the basic skills from. So, really, why not buy a laptop and throw Virtual DJ on it?

Why not?

 

[alexlocurto]

Like the title of the thread!

Back to the topic, I say go for it! Just don't quit bass for it.

 

[Roy Vogt]

It worked out OK for this chap:

 

[pklima]

I'll probably DJ mostly during my bands' set breaks and at house parties - I'm not planning to do anything much more serious than that. I don't need a part-time job which requires working until 4 AM or 6 AM. So, definitely not planning to give up the bass.

 

[4dog]

Thats cool , till people like your dj'ing better than your band, i sense butthurt in your future.

 

[pklima]

Thats cool , till people like your dj'ing better than your band

LOL, that is a danger, isn't it? Two of my bands do play quite a bit of "DJ material" anyway, though. Sean Paul, Don Omar, Shakira, La Bouche etc. So, maybe they can compete.

 

[4dog]

Lol, like i said, i sense butthurt in your future, have fun with it anyway.

 

[klejst]

Like the title of the thread!

Back to the topic, I say go for it! Just don't quit bass for it.

+1, at least try it, if you don't like it then at least you can say you did it.

 

[pklima]

Here's the most positive thing that's likely to happen: I find out that Ugandan dancehall, Nigerian hip-hop and Mongolian electro don't go over well, finally stop pestering my bandmates about learning some.

 

[Barca_bass]

+1, at least try it, if you don't like it then at least you can say you did it.

THIS...you only live once. Go for it

 

[Midfour]

Thats cool , till people like your dj'ing better than your band, i sense butthurt in your future.

If you play better records then your band is capable of producing, this isn't such a bad thing.

 

[alexlocurto]

So, definitely not planning to give up the bass.

Good. Then you have the collective blessing of Talkbass to pursue your interests.

 

[JoeWPgh]

There are valuable skills to be gained there, such as reading and interacting with an audience. You never lose anything when you learn something.

 

[knumbskull]

DJing can be fun, and a good way to earn a bit of money on the side.

that said, a lot of stuff i've done has been mixed band/club nights... let's just say i definitely prefer to have a bass (or drumsticks) in my hands when the lights go up.

 

[pklima]

There are valuable skills to be gained there, such as reading and interacting with an audience.

Yup. I already seem better at those than at playing lots of notes, so DJing would pretty much be playing to my strengths.