In this episode I welcome DJ Fishfonics from San Diego, CA. He has been the main reason I've been able to gig since I moved to San Diego, so super grateful to him! In this conversation we talk about how he became a top booking manager with a bunch of venues in SD, how you can get booked as a new DJ, maintaining professionalism, negotiating rates, and more.
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Start to DJing
3:37 - Transition to full time DJing
5:37 - Twitch phase
7:35 - How did you start doing the bookings?
10:25 - How can new DJs lock in their first gig?
15:00 - Gig swaps
16:22 - Maintaining professional relationships with venue staff
20:13 - Making sure your computer works with gear at new venues
22:30 - Facilitating gear purchases with venues
26:06 - How not to ask for a gig
27:00 - Negotiating rates
31:54 - Fish's style of DJing
33:22 - What do you listen to when you're off?
39:40 - Library organization
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