What are the advantages and disadvantages of mixing on the radio?
The major advantage is more people know about you. You reach more people over the airwaves than at the club. I don’t really see a disadvantage to mixing on the radio. Does a radio gig entail a higher fee for DJing an event? I’ve been DJing so long that I can set my price. But being on the radio helps get you a better rate. Do you use CDs, MP3s in you set? I use CDs at times. When a promoter is being cheap, then I can do a CD set to fit his budget. What’s the difference? I just can’t do the same things with CDs that I can do with records. I tried. It takes too much time to put in the CD, read it, cue it, and hit play. There’s just stuff where I use three records that’s not possible with CDs. It’s definitely more convenient then bringing the vinyl but it’s not me at my best. How important is being aware of commercial radio and video airplay when you DJ? It’s very important. There’s not as many true hip hop heads that search out great music. People rely on commercial radio and video airpl
