Why Most DJs Don't Survive, with Dannic
Dannic has been DJing since he was 17 and he's still here while most of his peers from the EDM era have moved on. In this episode we get honest about why. We talk about the four-year cycle every artis...
22 Heinä 0s
Is an AI Produced Song the Same as a Ghost Produced Song?
An AI-generated track hit number one on Beatport, and Joey and Ralph do not agree on whether that should be allowed. What starts as a debate about AI turns into a harder question: is using AI actually...
15 Heinä 29min
Brand Deals, Tomorrowland, and How DJs Actually Get Booked
Ralph from Bassjackers is back, and we get into something the DJ world doesn't talk about enough: brand deals. Not just for the huge names either. If your audience is small but genuinely engaged, that...
8 Heinä 31min
Should you ever pay to play? DJ Career Advice
DJs are actually paying to play shows now, and we talk about why that's a problem for the whole industry. We also get into festivals canceling due to extreme heat, one major festival asking fans for d...
1 Heinä 28min
The dancefloor doesn't lie: Good DJ vs Filler DJ
Every number online can be bought now, streams, views, followers, even comments. So what can you still trust? We get into the one signal that doesn't lie: a real room reacting to a real DJ. It starts ...
24 Kesä 30min
SoundCloud Broke the Hypeddit Trick. Now What?
SoundCloud just cut its connection to Hypeddit, and the follow-for-download trick a lot of producers leaned on is gone. We get into what happened, why nobody's sure of the real reason, and the bigger ...
17 Kesä 33min
129 Million Views, Zero Streams: Ralph (Bassjackers) on Viral Moments and What Actually Builds a Career
This week, it's a full community Q&A with Ralph from Bassjackers. We get into why going viral didn't convert to streams or listeners, how to think about social media when you don't have shows, and wha...
10 Kesä 52min
Why Streams Don't Get You Gigs | The Purple Cow Theory for DJs and Producers
Joey and Jay Hardway talk about the gap between online success and real career traction. Why does so much music and content feel the same right now? They break down the Purple Cow theory and what it a...
3 Kesä 57min
