Club vs Mixtape deejay

There are different types of deejays. Some dedicate the mixing for the club, and some to mixtape recording. Then there are also scratch dj's, radio and wedding dj's, but I'll focus this article on the club vs mixtape dj this time.

In a club you have the DJ working a fullnight in a lowlight enviroment, High volumes, perhaps also people interacting with you. This takes a lot of effort, djing involves lots of things simultaniously. You need to know mixing really well to fluently blend records in a club. Specially if its for a dancefloor. Then you have the social media posters, selfies, mobilephones constantly taking photos.
If there is a fluent mix going on, harmonically to the what the dj intend the dancefloor to be. This is positive and works for promoting the dj. But if the dancefloor is almost empty, there are any technical problems. This can give bad promotion.

Many things can be problematic as a club DJ.
But there are also advanteges.

Club DJ
Good
- nonstop mixing stamina
- more exposure as a DJ
- wage

Bad
- Loud dancefloors
- Lots of lowlight conditions
- mixing nonstop
- touring to different locations/clubs

Mixtape DJ. Here you have a controlled enviroment free from loud pa systems, people constantly using their mobile phones to stay updated on the dancefloor. All cool, or wait a minute perhaps not so much easier than the club DJ.

As a mixtape DJ you quickly encounter copyright issues.
You have to have permission for the songs. you have to have new music for each recording session.
perhaps also a more precise playlist, since people listening to the mixtape can hear the mix better than in a club. People listening to mixtape tend to also be sober and judges the mix in a different way.
Good things are that the mix can be heard by more than the 50 people on the dancefloor. You have time to reherse a smaller set with many things like precise drops before the mix comes in, perhaps a voiceover in perfect quality. Soundquality tend to be much better.

Mixtape DJ
Good
-Special edits
-Good Soundquality
-more than the people on the dancefloor can hear it
-reherse the set to have a supertight mix

Bad
-Copyright
-New music for each mixtape recording
-More for promotion

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