The End of DJing by DJ Zimmie

The skillset that a club DJ acquires over countless gigs can’t be earned any other way than in the trenches.  Reading crowds, on-the-fly adaptation, honing technical skills, troubleshooting equipment problems without missing a beat, developing a style, taking chances, fucking up and learning from it; these are the things make you a real DJ. - DJ Zimmie

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