Off The Record - The DJ Podcast by Crossfader

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Ep.78 We speak to Mixcloud, Inflyte and 1001 Tracklists Nov 02, 2023

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This week, we are throwing it back to 3 conversations we had with. industry leaders in the DJ scene. We speak to Nico, the CEO & Founder of Mixcloud, about how DJs can best use the service to grow a fanbase and generate an income. We speak to Paul, the founder of Inflyte, a promo delivery service for DJs to access exclusive tracks right to their inbox. Finally, we speak to Evan, the CEO of 1001 Tracklists. A huge market leader in the space and now seen as an integral part of electronic music culture. 🚨Website & DJ Courses🚨 ⁠https://wearecrossfader.co.uk/⁠ For 20% Off Use Code: OFFTHERECORD

Ep.77 From local DJ to 84 Million Streams by age 22 - TEEDEE (Special Guest) Oct 26, 2023

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Teedee is our very special guest this week!

His rise to success may seem quick, but he started planning this journey at just age 16 when he was DJing at his local town in Sheffield, UK.

After getting a few gigs here and there, as well as learning how to produce hip-hop beats, he decided to use his personality on social media to kick-start his career beyond the resident club scene.

After a single viral video, he had major labels wanting to work with him and has continued to build a huge global audience, which is now over 400k followers across platforms.

In 2022, he teamed up with Bugzy Malone for the track 'Out of Nowhere,' which went on to be an official UK Top 10 and has surpassed 50 million streams on Spotify alone.

He has a major record deal and is due to release music in 2024 with some of the biggest house producers in the world. He has launched his own label as well as an events company.

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Ep.76 - " DJing isn't a career choice if you want to make loads of money " ANNABEL Special Guest Oct 23, 2023

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Our special guest on this week's podcast is Annabel

Annabel was working multiple jobs and was juggling a full-time job alongside trying to build a DJ career on Twitch streaming on the side.

After deciding to leave her residency and focus on DJing full-time, she experienced feelings of isolation and vulnerability as she navigated the tough industry with low-income and limited gigs.

However, after posting consistently on social media, she gained a larger following that eventually led to more gigs and partnerships with brands.

This conversation really shows the importance of persistence and being authentic in order to connect with your audience and grow your brand as a DJ!

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Ep.75 - How We Helped This DJ Achieve His Dream Residency: A Success Story Oct 12, 2023

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In today's episode, we learn about how Joe, aka DJ Flurane, landed a residency and the biggest club in his area.

joe reached out to us with a long email basically asking us to help him plan out the perfect DJ set for his up-and-coming trial DJ set, which he hoped to impress the new venue.

With some back and forth from us, he managed to get out of his own head, smash the DJ set and perform in front of one of the greatest DJs of all time in doing so!

Enjoy the story.

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Ep 74. How a Rookie DJ Performed at Tomorrowland and landed Major Brand Deals (Coco - Special Guest) Oct 05, 2023

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The episode features a special guest from Australia, Coco Bevan, who is a DJ discovered on TikTok. Coco shared her journey from music as a singer to becoming a DJ, exploring the difficulties and opportunities that have come her way. Coco noted the importance of seizing opportunities and said that despite being new to the DJ scene, she feels she is in a great position. She discussed her aims going forward, mentioning that she's releasing songs in different genres, making more DJ content, and intending to perform more gigs.

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Ep. 72 How I went from driving a van to DJing with French Montana (Joe Lobel guest) Sep 21, 2023

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This story is so inspiring. Joe Lobel was on our podcast in 2019, and his career started taking off. But then Covid hit, and like every DJ worldwide, his career was on hold for almost 2 years. He used the time to formulate a plan and become a household DJ in the hip-hop scene by creating consistent, high-quality content and networking constantly. In the last 12 months, he has amassed a following of over 350k global audience. He has played shows worldwide in over 15 countries, including Bali, Ibiza, Thailand, Greece, Finland and everywhere in-between. He has also supported world-class artists like French Montana, Central Cee, Aitch and Bugzy Malone. We hope you enjoy this episode of the 'OFF THE RECORD DJ PODCAST' Follow Joe https://www.instagram.com/joe.lobel/ https://www.tiktok.com/@joe.lobel?lang=en

Ep. 71 - The Future Of DJing Might Scare You Sep 14, 2023

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In this episode, we take the time to thank you all the DJs who came to the Link Up event in London.

We talked for an hour on stage about the future of technology in our industry, and wanted to share sections from that talk with you.

With constant new features and updates to software and hardware, are we in the most confusing time ever? Or are we just around the corner from it being perfect?

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Ep 70. How I Became a One Of The Biggest Tech House DJs In The World In My 40s - ( Chapter & Verse Special Guest) Sep 11, 2023

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This is a truly incredible story.

Chapter & Verse decided to become a DJ in his late 30s. People judged him for making that decision.

Fast forward to today, and his continuous rise is staggering. He is now one of the most well-known names in the tech house scene globally and has headlined shows around Europe and USA!

He currently has 600k+ monthly Spotify streams and is a regular in the beatport top 20 global charts.

Not only that he has collaborated with the likes of Steve Aoki, Dimitri Vegas, Joel Corry and has tracks on labels such a Toolroom, Hedix and Ultra records.

This is the incredible journey of Chapter & Verse!

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Ep.69 - Seven Rules DJs Should Live by. Aug 31, 2023

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In this episode, we discuss some important rules that all DJs can benefit from.

We also tell you what to do if a club/promoter ever owes you money.

And there is a hilarious REDDIT DRAMA that we address

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