Many of my students ask me  what steps they should take to ‘get there’ Where there is no magic answer there are a few ways that us ‘oldies’ have tried that worked .

Here are some ideas. Find your dream DJ/artiste and offer to intern for them. We are all so busy that someone intelligent offing to help for free is hard to turn down. Before you know it, you will become indispensable to the artiste and most likely end up with a job which could lead to you touring with them,opening for them,making tracks for them,well,you get the picture-they could carry you the whole way while on their own journey…..I adore my Intern Pablo and he is already to amazing to ever let go! It is hard to trust and let a virtual stranger into your life and your home so you better be amazing,trustworthy and most of all reliable.It also takes time to train so if you are really smart and pick things up quickly that will only help you. Learn html and all web related software because you will be asked to do alot of menial web shit as we all have labels,social sites that will need constant updating.

Idea 2 is to call every promoter and offer to hand out flyers do whatever they need so you can have an open slot at their club.Go there regularly to show support and get to know who is in charge. Offer to help promote ask him what you can do to help and in return all you ask is he give you a 20 min slot and keep you in mind as a opener dj.

Find your strengths and offer your skills to someone who is busy and successful and you will learn so much!!! We all need help and good people that we can rely on are SO HARD TO FIND!

Send you 20 minute mix (no one has time to listen to more than 10 mins so make it incredible) to all promoters and say you are willing to spend hours promoting for them on all social sites if they will help you out. Offer to send them detailed snapshots of all your posts/a report if you like of what you are doing for them.Offer to help them set up,clean whatever it takes to show them you are dedicated.You have to earn it.You are a nobody to them right now but you may be the next  big thing so hang in there.

I am away on tour in Asia right now and Pablo is single handily running my labels this month.He could get a job because of what I have taught him running any label in about 5 months. He is learning in the deep and and at a furious pace but he is learning,I can’t wait to teach him all the other things outside of the label.My point is because he does so much for me chances are he will leapfrog and advance far more quickly than just going to school,because my contacts will become his contacts etc….

On another note I hope you are enjoying my new Tv show ‘Master of the mix’

• The show airs Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. EST beginning November 3, 2010 on Centric. The show re-airs on Saturday nights at midnight EST on BET. Check your local listings for further details.

I am hoping this helps you a little in your quest to ‘get there’  and Don’t forget to check out this month latest  releases see links below!

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