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Nik

A bit simplistic but not completely wrong in everything he says. He makes it seem like anybody can do it, they probably can but not everybody can do it well. There is a DJ in my town who has been at it for nearly a decade now and he is still utterly rubbish, can't read the crowd and his song selection is appauling coupled with no mic skills whatsoever. No amount of shiny kit will make this guy a good DJ. If I was to start from scratch though I could probably put together a useable PA for under a grand, and download every song I would ever need from one of the torrent sites. This is what guys like us are up against unfortunately, some people take no pride whatsoever in their work and will have harsh nasty sound coming from the speakers, crap lighting and wires hanging out of everywhere etc. The real pity is that I'm not sure the customer cares very much once the DJ is cheap.

It's true that quite good sounding audio equipment can be bought for low prices and it's easier and cheaper to put together a rig.

However experience and music knowledge don't come overnight and some people will never have any empathy with a crowd.On the odd occasion when I've been a wedding guest I've had the misfortune to experience that first hand.

The bit about loads of money for a few hours work isn't strictly true either. What about client visits, sourcing music, travel to and from the venue and setting up and breaking down? Add as least as many hours again as time spent playing.