Pamela FurstSenior Manager, Customer Success

Do you bring your own gear as a club DJ? | 5-to-9 Podcast Short

Name: Do you bring your own gear as a club DJ? | 5-to-9 Podcast Short
Uploaded: 2024-03-19T20:29:30+00:00
Duration: 33 s
Channel: Pamela Furst
Description: In this brief podcast excerpt, two speakers discuss the typical equipment practices for DJs in different venues. For house parties and small bars…

19 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief podcast excerpt, two speakers discuss the typical equipment practices for DJs in different venues. For house parties and small bars, especially in New York, DJs usually bring their own PA system, turntables, records, needles, and headphones because the venue lacks professional gear. In contrast, large clubs provide their own sound and turntable setups, so DJs only need to supply their music collection. The conversation highlights the practical considerations and personal preferences (e.g., specific needles) that influence what a DJ brings to a gig.

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Hey, well, what's the norms when you go to a club? Do you bring your own stuff back then, or did you—
I mean, what a house party is. Yeah, part of the, part of the, the pleasure of playing a house party was you brought your own PA gear and your own turntables and everything because nobody had it. Yeah, you would go to— obviously big clubs had their own setups and you just bring your records. Um, you bring your needles with you too if you cared specifically about the needles you had. And then, uh, yeah, and then smaller bars that we— most of what we played at were like smaller bars, um, in New York and stuff like that. And those, you know At turntable stuff, just bring a bag of gear and bring a bag of records and bring your headphones.