Then of course there is ripping vinyl and CDs. Over time, the best DJs foster direct contact with the labels, artists and other DJs they follow, often through social media, DM contact and so on. And also, good DJs do not get their music from just one place anyway, because they know it is better to look far and wide in the name of finding the exact tracks they want, and often tracks others may not have.ĭJs use music download stores like the ones we’re about the share with you, but they also use DJ download pools (we have an article on those here), and free sources (we cover free DJ music here). You can’t just download all the songs you like on Spotify, TIDAL etc, as these sites are not stores. Even with digital files, some of that lives on. OK so my final point may be a stretch too far, but if you’ve ever collected vinyl or CDs, you’ll know that intangible quality that comes with ownership. And as all great communicators know, if you want to convince anyone of anything, you should never use borrowed words… To put it more poetically, the tracks you play are the words that form the sentences you “speak” to your audience when you DJ. By owning them, you’re making a statement. An actual collection says something tangible about you – These individual tracks become part of how you view the world of music. And finally, if you’ll permit me to share an artistic reason…
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