3 Tips For Dealing With DJ "Stage Fright" - Beat The Fear!

[@subsilkdj]

Great advice. Also: Start with a track you really love - gets you in the mood quickly and nerves forgotten. And...keep the first transition simple & therefore you'll nail it.

[@digitaldjtips]

Great advice too!

[@johnparker8270]

Some people call it nerves some call it fear, but what is truly being experienced is the fight or flight syndrome. A simple dump of adrenalin into the body to prepare us to fight off that sabre tooth tiger or run from that woolly mammoth, back in the day obviously lol. Once you realise it's just your bodies natural way to prepare for action the whole situation is easier to handle I feel. You're not nervous you're primed for awesomeness 😉

[@digitaldjtips]

"You're not nervous you're primed for awesomeness "

[@Epicsburg]

I've been into electronic music since 2011, and slowly started getting into production and DJing since 2013. My biggest downfalls have been procrastination, and stage fright. I started getting into DJing more seriously right before the pandemic, and really started wanting to play for a crowd. I still haven't been able to bring myself to go to open decks, or go network. It's so disheartening seeing the scene blow up, and the music I've been collecting blow up in my local area, and not being able to get myself out there :c. Hopefully I can practice more and get my confidence up enough to play in 2024.

[@jamesmcconnon2]

One of the biggest things for me, even when it just came to busting out some mixes infront of friends/ other dj's was remembering that people can't see your nerves and for the former, they don't have a clue what you are doing and will really enjoy it anyway. :)

[@digitaldjtips]

True James!

[@FSwiftDJ]

Fantastic video, think your the first channel to highlight it I think I've seen, it's very common thing, I remember playing my first set in London on turntables in late 90s. I couldn't hold the tone arm, shaking lol almost scratching classic tune , it shifts after time, once you do few good mixes, confidence levels rise

[@digitaldjtips]

Thanks for the positive feedback :)

[@UONeal]

My first time spinning out, the power went out in the room I was in, then I broke a needle... So after that night, everything else was a breeze lol

[@digitaldjtips]

Ha ha yes I can see that :)

[@DjDahlMusic]

Thank you so much for this video! I wish I’d seen this before I cancelled my gig.

[@bboymac84]

Play some of your favorite songs

[@digitaldjtips]

Yeah, that's a good one - usually it only takes 30 minutes to get past it, right? What would you play in your first few minutes to settle down, Mac?

[@bboymac84]

Smooth MJ classics

[@euphoniclv]

Awesome, you talking right things!

[@digitaldjtips]

Thanks Vadims

[@DJWoolOfficial]

Wow this video helped I have a gig soon today!

[@digitaldjtips]

Awesome, good luck for the gig!

[@ashleystyles6888]

Great advice. BIG THUMBS UP.

[@digitaldjtips]

Thanks Ashley

[@madhugn]

Thanks a ton! Quite helpful

[@digitaldjtips]

You're welcome Madhu.

[@akinkunmicook2977]

Great tips!!!

[@digitaldjtips]

Thanks Akinkunmi.

[@osoanasteciado]

This need more likes!!!!!!! awsome

[@digitaldjtips]

Hope it helps Jorge :)

[@OfficialDJWolve]

I have the book Phil, "How to Rock the Dancefloor", got it as a birthday present, it's great, thank you so much, this has really helped 👍

[@digitaldjtips]

Really glad it helped you, DJ Wolve!

[@antonjamesmix2440]

Take 4 esssss

[@le0016]

Is DJing in front of a crowd possible as an introvert?

[@digitaldjtips]

Definitely, there are a lot of performers who aren't huge fans of being on stage but do it to share their craft with others - just got to work up to it slowly

[@le0016]

@@digitaldjtips thank you for giving me this answer.

[@digitaldjtips]

No problem!

[@DJ_PROMO_PR]

Great tips. You forgot #4... Smoke a nice joint.

[@digitaldjtips]

Whatever gets you in the mood ;)

[@DJ_PROMO_PR]

@@digitaldjtips lol

[@12tribes61]

Put a hood and cap on!

[@smokejc]

You forgot the real tip big DJs use a lot: have your set on a usb pen and just play that :)

[@digitaldjtips]

If only curing stage fright were that easy!

[@BananaNutCream]

2:02 lol they gonna find out I’m a fraud

[@digitaldjtips]

😊