how old to be club DJ?

[gcdj]

yeah i was just wondering if anyone knew how old you have to be to dj in clubs in qld?

[Gandy]

you wont get looked at unless youre 18+

[pulsebeat]

orr if you are supervised you can(only stay in the booth tho)

[Jaz]

Pulse is right, A 17 year old DJ's sometimes in my town at a small nightclub, but he always has supervision and doesnt leave the booth

[JonnyB]

dpeends where you go, on you first gig we were played we were supposed to play with swick, at the time it was 3 days till he was 18 and he wasnt aloud in even though the night was for his first EP release or something he didnt tell the clubhe was underage..

[Gandy]

Pulse is right, A 17 year old DJ's sometimes in my town at a small nightclub, but he always has supervision and doesnt leave the booth

no ones gonna want to hire a baby sitter for there dj

[Jaz]

yeh im pretty sure he gets like 50 bucks for the night n is just watchin n learning then does an hour or 2 here and there....havent really payed much attention to him cause he's a tosser, ive been to drunk at this club, and this club is crap lol

[ruggs]

dpeends where you go, on you first gig we were played we were supposed to play with swick, at the time it was 3 days till he was 18 and he wasnt aloud in even though the night was for his first EP release or something he didnt tell the clubhe was underage..

swick is dope danny is so talented.yer he dj'd a fair bit before he turned 18

[chrismak]

Tydi began mixing at Family when he was 17 back in 2004.

[Skank]

yer legaly you have to be 16 with a guardian but that creats headaches for venue managment so pretty much 18 is the way to go but personally i dont know how your gunna play music to a crowd thats clubbing when you havnt gone out and experienced it yourself

[ruggs]

+rep skank i agree

[JonnyB]

agreed fully

[Skank]

hah i had a yoda moment

[Funky_Steve]

Might also come down to the venue.

Could be some club/pub management that turn a blind eye to age so long as they get someone with a bit of talent that brings in the drinkers and makes them money.

Dodgey as hell but I'm sure they're out there in this industry of ours. Especially in the farther outreaches in smaller towns where the choice of a DJ may be limited and if you're chummy with the local constabulary who'll turn a blind eye.

Would I want to work for them? No way! But if your 17 and keep as hell to get into a venue, there's no thought for logic.

[legunner]

I am 17 at the moment and I commonly perform at some of the biggest clubs in my town.

Without sounding like a total dick, it is possible to DJ underage at clubs if you have decent ability i suppose.

[hoddi]

this thread is from a while back but i wanna get a club gig before I'm 18, that would be sick! dunno how i dud get one tho :/ but i can always try haha

[Mitch]

I can't remember if I was 17 or 18 the first time i played at a venue... If i was 18 it wasn't by much (less than a month)

[Jaz]

u just gotta get to know people who work there hodz, this would be alot harder living in sydney...in my town you just kinda know everyone so i just started talking to the other DJ's, the club promoters etc

[GREMM1S]

Booking wise youd probly find alot of promoters wont even check, that said it would be rather embarrassing to rock up to a gig and not get let in lol, i have a mate who played quite a few gigs at local pubs, he would get there early and help them set up and whatnot before bouncers did checks

[LabRat]

Get to know people and be very friendly!

Sorry it's blunt but this industry is bullshit and not exactly based on talent

[legunner]

Everything the lads have said is true basically you have to know people.

[Skank]

my lil cousin is 16 and he is a resident at a under 18s night club in wollongong, i think that sort of thing would be your best bet for getting in underage

[hoddi]

if anybody knows of any events/places like that ^ then I'm happy to hear haha

[JonnyB]

my lil cousin is 16 and he is a resident at a under 18s night club in wollongong, i think that sort of thing would be your best bet for getting in underage

get fucked is your little cousin rhys?

[JonnyB]

also it depends on the club

i remember the first time i ever played in a club, the headliner was cancelled a few hours before the event, he was from melbourne, they flew him up, got there and found out he was 17, didnt let him play.