Wired Via Web

Many city DJs are posting their works online and getting opportunities to perform abroad.



GOING ONLINE:
DJs are bagging international projects
by posting their work online

IF you want to make it big, you must know the importance of online networking. With everyone making their presence felt online, how can city DJs be far behind? DJ Prashant has been posting his work on the web and benefitting from it. He says, “Posting your work increases your chance of getting noticed. People have easy access to your songs. Once they hear and like them, they spread the w o r d . ” Prashant has played in Dubai, thanks to his online profile. Besides, he has got students from Malaysia who heard him online and came down to Pune to learn his craft.

If you wish to spread your wings, conventional marketing methods may not be of much help. As a result, city DJs have understood the potential of going online quite well. DJ Manish who has been going places, literally, says, “I posted my work online on a few websites which give DJs a platform to connect with the right people. I was surprised when I got some amazing international projects at Dubai, Bali, Colombo, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Jakarta, thanks to my online posts.” Just like Manish, even DJ Yusuf didn’t expect that he would get calls for performing in South Africa. “I posted my work on a popular social networking site, and it happened to click with the organisers of a gig in South Africa. Playing in another country is a great experience.” DJ Yusuf has also played in Jakarta, courtesy his online posts. If the web can make one reach out to a global audience, then why not go for it? Hear DJ Abhishek, who got a chance to play in Bangkok, “Going online makes a lot of difference. You get global recognition, and people from all over the world come to know about your work.”

DJ Vaggy feels that, if not anything else, people get to know you and listen to the kind of songs you create. He says, “Once your work is placed online, people can get a gist of what you are all about. They crosscheck with people you have worked with earlier. If you are good, then you get instant recognition and big projects.” This is what happened with Vaggy, who played in Bahrain and Bangkok after the organisers heard his music online. Because of increasing competition, not many get a chance to hear you live, something DJ Sonu agrees with. He adds, “When you post your work online, it gives you more exposure. I got a chance to play at Phuket, thanks to my online webpage.” 

If you want to make it big, just go online. There is a huge world out there, waiting to listen to you.