I personally am against alcohol. Never touched it and never will. A huge amount of DJs don't drink. Drugs - nope. The high that you're getting from thousands of people screaming your name is good enough.
Last but not least - you're super far from anyone and you don't even have any contact with the public when you're on the stage. Off the stage - no one usually has all access to a part of the press and organizers. Trust me, after 5-8 h of travel all you would want to do is eat and rest.
1. Tell us about your background and journey.
Starting from my 20s I wanted to know the background of being a DJ and my luck was that I had a boyfriend who was a DJ, so I tried to ask him for some help, and the guy just said that only smart people can mix the music (apparently I was not one of them).
It went on my ego, I bought a console (which later got stolen, but this is totally another story) I started to research platforms on how to mix. I made sure that I have a good technique and then I tried to apply to some agencies here and there. Mostly I didn't have any luck with those, so in the end, I established my own and I'm happy to be my own boss. The first gifs were horrible though, just saying.
2. Is DJ'ing a mainstream and financially stable career in India yet?
Depending on how you want to see it if you are moving in the right direction, and playing your cards right, then yes, it's a good way to live. Obviously, one will have to face first all the problems here and there, but as in this as in other works and careers, you have to give it 100 percent of your time. It's a risky job, and as reality showed us per the past 1 year - every job is a risky one. It's not a mainstream job tho, it never has been and never will be, because psychologically and physically speaking it's pretty draining.
3. Who is your favorite artist and why?
We are talking about legends here. Definitely ATB. I started to study in the university which was actually pretty far from home and my friends, and I missed hanging out with them. I was sitting on my bed one Saturday and one of my besties called me and he just said - listen.
He literally went to the ATB gig just to make me hear his music because he knew I loved it. I was there in my room listening to a music phone call and crying my soul out. But that moment just helped me so much to cope with the new situation. Music can do wonders.
4. What are some of the common myths about your profession?
That all we do is drinking and drugging ourselves, and that we can have anyone we want. NOT TRUE.
First of all, no one drinks before the stage, because you should be present and understanding of how the situation goes. In whole my career I haven't seen ONE DJ who was drunk while working.
I personally am against alcohol. Never touched it and never will. A huge amount of DJs don't drink. Drugs - nope. The high that you're getting from thousands of people screaming your name is good enough.
Last but not least - you're super far from anyone and you don't even have any contact with the public when you're on the stage. Off the stage - no one usually has all access to a part of the press and organizers. Trust me, after 5-8 h of travel all you would want to do is eat and rest.
5. How and from where can one gain formal training for being a DJ?
Old-school, like me: buy a console and start to understand how to work with it. It's not a hobby, it's something that will give you bread, so treat it like that.
Or else, there are courses which might give u or teach you things here and there, but the satisfaction that you will get from your own experience and research.
6. What are the kind of opportunities you get after being a DJ?
You can easily start to produce your own music, work with radio or TV, it's all about you.
7. Your message for people who want to make their passion their profession.
Don't give up, just because you see it's harder than you thought it will be.
Interviewed By: Priyanshu Gupta
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