The hosts discuss whether or not it makes financial sense to pay or finance your DJ gear. Al Do It Like This says buy it outright. T-Kidd says finance the gear. Both explains their difference in great detail. The hosts convinces DJ Env to get the Pioneer REV-1. Al explains the pros and cons about the controller.
This episode was recorded October 10, 2022
The hosts discuss how the city of Chicago is shutting down bars and clubs that maybe a subject to gang activity. Al Do Like It This got upset when a group came in requesting a certain genre the whole night during his DJ set. He explains how he dealt with that particular party and requests in general.
The episode was recorded October 3 2022
Al Do It Like This and DJ T-Kidd give their tax tips for other DJs.
The hosts discuss the pros and cons working under a DJ management. Under Like This Entertainment, Al has a handful of DJs that work alongside him. He provides gigs for his team consistently. T-Kidd used have a manager earlier in his career working in lakeview and wrigleyville. Now he works under two management groups and getting gigs on his own. Al & T-kidd discuss working with promoters lately. Also the hosts discuss essential smartphone apps for DJs right now.
This episode was recorded September 26 2022
Al Do It Like This was tardy to a private event due to the Mexican Independence Day weekend celebration. Al explains what happened at this event and dealing with the event coordinator of the event. The hosts also explains how to deal with unruly client.
It’s a reunion for Al Do It Like This. DJ Tible and DJ Nino from The Top Rock Party Crew joins us on this episode. Tible, the head honcho of Top Rock, breaks it down on how he started by throwing basement house parties back in middle school to forming a party crew back in High School with up and coming DJs. Top Rock gained a following by throwing hall parties which made the crew successful into the Chicago nightlife. Later in the years, Tible and Nino became the dynamic DJ Duo. Nino, the newest member of Top Rock, explains how the dynamic duo was formed. Nino and Tible also gave their insight on Chicago nightlife from a promoter perspective and from a DJ perspective.
Al Do It Like This & DJ T-Kidd talk about the science behind DJing. DJ T-Kidd explains the experience when he played at the same venue two weekends in a row. One weekend there were fights and the following weekend there were no fights. T-Kidd used to think it’s the music but now he thinks it’s the people. Al think it’s a combination among other things. The hosts call DJ EnV from episode eight to explain again why he thinks it’s the people.
Don Carlo and his wife, Karlen finally joins Al Do It Like This & DJ T-Kidd on this episode. He speaks about his beginnings as a house party DJ to now one of the most sought after event DJ, Don Carlo Events! Don Carlo discuss how he and his wife Karlen work very hard behind Don Carlo Events in terms of planning, marketing and booking events.
The hosts discuss the passion for the art of DJing. When you get to a certain age, do you still have it? When is the time to hang up the headphones? DJ T-Kidd and Al Do It Like It also discuss mashups vs remixes. T-Kidd explains why he prefers mashups while Al explains why he like remixes.
Al Do It Like This and DJ T-Kidd discuss separating business from friendship. The discussion leads to the topic of the standard rate for DJs at clubs. The hosts also talk about the incident with rapper Wiz Khalifa berating the DJ during a club appearance.
The hosts are back from an impromptu vacation. Al Do It Like This discuss his trip to Tennessee/Arkansas while DJ T-Kidd talks about his trip to Los Angeles. Al discuss his new controller that he recently Pioneer DDJ Rev-1. DJ T-Kidd reconsiders getting into private gigs and Al talks how to navigate thru that. He also talks about the difference between Serato & Rekordbox. Finally, the hosts announce the winner of our contest.
Al Do It Like This & DJ T-Kidd discuss Drake’s new album Honestly, Nevermind. The house music inspired album leads to a discussion why Chicago doesn’t get the credit as the birthplace of house music. DJ T-Kidd explains his weekend in detail because he got called out for drinking. The hosts goes through the Facebook questions which includes our top 5 songs of 2022. DJ T-Kidd talks about Brazilian Funk music and he shares an incident that occurred while he was playing in Chicago.
DJ T-Kidd & Al Do Like This discuss ways DJs should market themselves. DJ T-Kidd discuss how social media like Instagram is effective for him. Compared to Al, word of mouth works for him. DJ T-Kidd speaks about not getting paid from a venue he played a month prior. Politics in the DJ world is a whos-who society. The hosts discuss what to do to change that.
Al Do It Like This & DJ T-Kidd talk about the shady DJs in the industry, DJ undercut. Why DJs will take very low paying gigs making it hard for other DJs to be paid fairly? Also, being a full time DJ vs balancing DJing while having a full time job. Al explains why being a full time DJ works for him. But T-Kidd is apprehensive about it especially since he is going to start doing private gigs again.
Al Do It Like It This’ wife Vanessa joins us as our guest. As the general manager of a local pub, Vanessa wears several hats & she breaks down her side of the service industry to the hosts. She explains what was it like working with husband Al at the local pub. After being together for over a decade, Vanessa shares her experience being the wife of Al Do It Like This. This includes a story of a very jealous Vanessa of Al during a DJ set.
The hosts welcome our next guest DJ Env. He speaks on how he went from practicing Tae Kwon Do, and the streets to rocking the clubs in Chicago. Env arrives to the show to defend his stance on the music that he plays and why he will not switch up the music genres. He also gives his opinion on the Chicago DJ scene today.