Jul 23, 2021
You can find Amani on all social media platforms with the handle
@Amaniexperience
As well as performing around the world, Amani has co-released
three remix EPs and runs a successful music business that caters to
corporate clients. He’s also an adjunct professor at California
State University (CSUF) where he teaches Entertainment Money
Management, and the co-director of the Center for Entertainment &
Hospitality Management. Amani hosts and produces The Amani
Experience Podcast, and has been featured in Yahoo! Finance, and
MPI. His new book DJs Mean Business is out everywhere books are
sold.
#DJAmRo #amaniexperience #Djsmeanbusiness
0:00 Intro
1:44 Warm-up questions
2:15 How DJs stay up to date with music
4:10 Twitch + DJing
12:47 Screening events
13:42 Marketing yourself as a DJ or musician
19:47 Get handles and URLS
22:00 How to approach different types of events
26:00 The power of email lists
29:18 What is DJ primetime?
35:15 Primetime song combinations
37:32 DJ + Music skills
43:50 What makes a good song combination?
47:41 DJ school
51:42 Side hustles
56:15 What is next for Amani
1:00:08 Lifestyle: Sleep
1:02:05 Lifestyle: Mindfulness & meditation
1:02:36 Lifestyle: Exercise
1:03:46 Lifestyle: How do you define yourself?
1:05:01 Practice: Live acapella mixing
1:10:30 Performance anxiety
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Logo, Intro Video, and Branding: Arron Leishman
Audio and Video: Zach Ramey
zacherylramey@gmail.com
Dan's Thumbnail Photo: John Mollura Photography