Fueling creativity: Turning inspiration to action

When people think of a DJ, they think of people that control the music in either a club, bar, or event. What sets them apart from music producers is that they combine things on the fly when performing at whatever venue they are DJing at. Now it may be hard to be mixing new music on the fly while DJing since you have to have a little background in music to mix well, but it takes time for practicing those new mixes beforehand. Normally they will practice at their house to experiment what they want to see live.

I practice songs that I believe that might sound good together which can be an instrumental of one song with only a vocal of another. If they don’t sound that good together, I just try another that I think that sounds well based off the key thats it’s in. A helpful tool that myself and other DJ’s use is called a camelot wheel which tells what songs you can mix without any changes. For example, Pink pony club by Chappel Roan is a 1A song and Problem by Ariana Grande is also a 1A song so mixing those two songs together will be easier than normal.

If I don’t try songs that I think personally sound good together, I am getting inspiration through other people. This can be along the lines of my friends giving me suggestions that I try, or other videos I see of DJ’s mixing music. When I like the result of the mix that I try out, I record it not only on my phone but on my laptop for higher quality audio. I plan on posting what I mix on my social media later this month due to this fresh start so if you’re interested, feel free to follow my socials on my blog!