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Ep 106. How to deal with nerves before a set

Off The Record - The DJ Podcast by Crossfader

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Overcoming Performance Anxiety and Technical Mishaps in DJing

The nerves can quickly disappear in DJing, often after a couple of songs and seeing people enjoying the music. Shifting mindset from anticipating wrong to focusing on what could go right is crucial. Witnessing technical mishaps like a laptop crash can normalize such occurrences and help DJs realize it's not catastrophic. Owning up to mistakes and making light of technical issues can actually endear the crowd, while getting overly stressed only magnifies the situation unnecessarily.

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