DJs: How did you move up the ranks of the clubs?
Hey everyone,
Well as you saw in my last thread, I'm currently DJing at a stripclub. I have been doing it for like a month and a half now. I've gotten worlds better (I can talk on the mic for days on end, I have been doing vocal exercises everyday and my voice is noticably deeper, I can run the equipment well, good at keeping track of all the girls etc).
I'm not making enough here though. The whole club has been hit. I worked last thursday night and only made like $80. Its been SOOOO slow at my club (which has a pretty poor location). On day shift, I make about $80-85 on average. Not TERRIBLE, but I know I could make more.
I had auditioned for one other club but I didn't get the job because I wasn't as good then. Now I'm way better.
How do you go about auditioning for new clubs? I feel like I'm good at this now (the other vetern DJ there said I've gotten good).
Any suggestions/tips for me?
Thank you for your help!
Re: DJs: How did you move up the ranks of the clubs?
well, im gonna say that from MY experience, there are two ways to move up. Wait it out or get fucking lucky.
i have been at this 3+ years and only recently have i moved into an upper level dj position. be good and keep working hard
Re: DJs: How did you move up the ranks of the clubs?
well in my years as a dj i have noticed that there are only a few positions as a dj. new djs old djs good djs and bad djs. the only real dj promotions is getting better shifts at the club your at or finding a new club. if you like the club your at talk to the manager or the dj that has been there the longest and ask if you can try a friday night but only time will give you a raise it has taken me almost 2 years at the same club to become head dj.
so i hope that helps best of luck.
Re: DJs: How did you move up the ranks of the clubs?
Move up when someone gets fired or dies, pretty much. Or, be incredibly good when you audition and make all their house dj's look bad and get the weekend shifts right off the bat and have everyone hate you. That's a fun one. Otherwise I just get a job where one of my other dj cronies is and slowly push everyone else out until only our friends work there. I've worked with PhillyDJ at...hmmm 4 clubs I think? I've been at the current club for over 4 years. I work Wednesday-Saturday nights. It's always a crapshoot, too. I've worked Tuesday dayshifts where I made incredible money because of good tippers, and Friday night is crap. Best of luck.
Re: DJs: How did you move up the ranks of the clubs?
I don't know how many clubs are in your area, but one thing might be to check them out and listen to the DJs they have there already. If they are the cheesy nasal-voiced guys who run all their words together so no one can understand them, and you have a deeper clear voice, you will probably bomb on an audition--try other clubs instead. A lot of owners and managers actually like cheesy DJs, lol.
If the DJs sound more like you do you'll have a better chance that they will like you.
Also it never hurts to get to know the staff at other clubs, they can let you know if there is an opening soon, etc. One warning though--just because a lot of dancers say they hate the DJ, doesn't mean the manager feels the same way. Some clubs actually don't like it when the dancers like the DJ, it's weird.
I kind of got spoiled as my first DJ job I was made head DJ right away, then the next one they wanted me to jump through hoops and babble incessantly on the mike to 'prove' myself. Never happened, I went somewhere else and was head DJ instead, not that it was all that great a club, haha...
But you never know, I actually lost out at one audition, to a guy that had never DJed but only a little radio because the big fat slob ex-wrestler manager who made all the girls suck his dick didn't like my attitude, and the main DJ (whom I had actually worked with before, he sucked) wanted me to bring in my CDs so he could use them and I didn't. The club was horrible though, I was actually glad I didn't get it. Neither of the other two DJs lasted more than a few weeks, either.
Having a good voice, confidence, and experience doesn't mean you will always get the job, especially if the manager doesn't like your style.
Now I've worked in 8-9 clubs I forget the exact count and it's naptime, sorry. Keep on persevering, you can find somewhere you like and where they like you eventually.