$1500 Yikes???
I paid more than that for my biggest Amp.
I paid more than that for my fist PCDJ Computer. (without the software )
I paid more than that for my LCD projectors.
I paid close to that for the notebook I'm typing on right now.
$1500 (MSRP) is not THAT bad for a peice of quality equipment to use to make my shows stand out amoung the crowd.
DJ's keep bitching about "how do we compete with the kids with a notebook and downloaded music"?
The tools you use and the education of your clients into how YOUR professional equipment compliments your vast musical knowledge and playing skills.
If two taxi's pulled up to you at the same time and one was a banged up Geo Metro that wasn't very nice on the inside and a young driver in bluejeans and a t-shirt and a sign on the door that said $1.00 and the other cab was a Lincoln Towncar, the interior was plush and the driver was in a suit with a sign on the door that said $5.00. Would you take the Geo?
Some would say "Yes" it will get me there, but others will say "NO, I want to get there in style"!
Well boys and girls, I'm the Lincoln. And quality cost's more.
These are the tools that make me "Worth" what I charge. This plus my skill and knowledge. These tools give me the edge over my closest competitor. In Northern Colorado, I'm still the ONLY DJ to play from computer. Do I use this as a marketing tool? You bet.......And it works. People will actually book me because of what the computer offers. For those that are already PC DJ's, you know what I mean.
Does this mean I diss the CD jocks or vinyl jock's? NO. It just means I can offer something they can't. Speed (of both set-up and looking up songs), cleaner looking setups and a Hi-Tech 21st century "feel and look" to my performances.
I still play the same tunes as before, but with these new tools (all of them not just DAI and Reflex) I do them with new "style" and perform a show with greater ease.
Working smarter, not harder.
If you don't want to spend $1500, or whatever the street price finally is, then don't!
I will because it's a step up from what I have and that step up is one more step up the ladder from those that are not going to make the jump. Trust me people, the CD's days are numbered and those with blinders on will not be able to keep up with those who have already taken DJing to the next level.
Look at the new Numark rig. Dual CD that reads both standard and MP-3 Discs AND has an 80 gig hard drive built in. Do you think the vendors know the times are changing? You bet!
Come on board, jump in the pool, the waters fine, get your feet wet, whatever your cliche". Fact is DJing is changing, AGAIN and if your not on-board, you'll miss the train! Because, I'm going to market myself right past you.
Nuff Rambling...let the bashing begin.
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