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The Power Of A DJ

How I came to realize the influence of a DJ.

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Since I was 13, I have been really into music production and different types of it. After a while of creating pop style music, I really started to get into making electronic dance music (EDM). Which then led me to become a DJ. My first job as a DJ was for my brother and his friends. They threw a giant party and wanted me to be the DJ. I was so scared. What if the people don't like the music I chose? What if I don't mix them well? The list goes on and on. Right before the party started I made my final checks of my music and gear and was ready to dive head first into something I had never done before. Throughout the next few hours, I learned something and felt something so unique. The power of a DJ.

I realized you choose how people feel, the tempo, the kind of dancing, and so much more. It's all about interacting with the people and getting a feel for what they want in the moment. Make transitions from crazy upbeat songs to some chill laid back songs. But I realized I had much more power then I thought I did originally. To see people going crazy to the music I was playing and being able to watch it all was an amazing feeling. They were responding to the music I was playing.

Music has such a power over people that many people do not realize. It can shape how we feel and/or what we do. Your mind and body reacts to different types of music in different ways and being a DJ and hoping and guessing and being able to see what will happen right in front of you all because of what you are doing is an amazing feeling. You get to share a bit of you through every song you play and when people react to that in a positive way it's amazing.

After the party, people were coming up to me and saying how amazing I was and how I could feel and sense what the people wanted and what kind of mood was to be set in the different moments. To know that I did that and it was just my first time, made me want to continue it even more and keep getting better and better and doing more and more.

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