The Business of DJing

This conversation covers DJ Chase Morgan's journey into DJing, the evolution of his DJ business, the impact of parenthood on his business, and his business administration strategies and tech stack. We talk about music discovery and streaming, the use of Lexicon software for music management, DJing for sports events, and the Chase's DJ style evolution. Chapters 00:00 Introductions 09:00 Impact of P...

Summary The episode features a conversation between Jamie Selects and Christian Putnam, a CPA, discussing DJ taxes, business structures, and financial operations. They cover topics such as business structures for DJs, including sole proprietorships, LLCs, and S corporations, as well as income, expenses, and sales tax considerations for DJ businesses. The conversation covers tax considerations for...

In this episode I welcome Stockton legend, DJ Frank G, founder and owner of Exclusive DJ.  We talk about his intro to DJing the music industry, what it was like digging for music in the early days, why and how he built a mobile DJing business, simple and effective mobile marketing strategies. I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too!  Note: some timestamps may vary by platform.  0:...

In this episode I welcome Bay Area native Baywav. We talk about building residencies, how to break out of your city, building a brand, managing a rebrand, content creation, and much more! This was a great conversation and it was cool to connect with someone else who is helping DJs build their businesses.    0:31 - How did you get into djing? 2:11 - Transaction from practicing to real gigs  5:06 -...

In  this episode I welcome my long time best friend and music industry expert, Alán Hensley, aka Soul7.  We go way back to our college days at Pacific and talk about how he came to study music business, learned to DJ, took a leap of faith going across the world to Berkeley College of Music, building EMPIRE Latino, and how DJs can market themselves professionally.  I really enjoyed this conversatio...

In this episode I welcome DJ Fishfonics from San Diego, CA.  He has been the main reason I've been able to gig since I moved to San Diego, so super grateful to him! In this conversation we talk about how he became a top booking manager with a bunch of venues in SD, how you can get booked as a new DJ, maintaining professionalism, negotiating rates, and more. 0:00 - Intro     1:03 - Start to DJing 3...

In this episode I welcome DJ KenZo from Stockton, CA.  He is a member of  the Plural Music family and has been killing it in the Bay Area and is a  DJ for the Stockton Kings and Cal Bears. We talk about how he came to  DJ full time, what it's like DJing for Don Quez, and much more!  0:00 - Intro   3:50 - Love for learning   14:00 - Plural Music and the importance of community   18:45 - Transition...

*NOTE* This podcast is for entertainment purposes only does not offer constitute financial advice. In this episode we cover tips for filing your taxes as a DJ.  It's split into three sections: 1) tax basics for DJs, 2) filing current year taxes, and 3) how to prepare for next year's tax filing. Check out these time stamps if you want to jump around: 0:00 - Intro 1:32 - Tax Basics / Business Struct...

In this episode of The Business of DJing I interview the cofounder of  Plural Music, Selecta MC.  We talk about the history of the company, how  to go from being a bedroom DJ to owning your own production business,  how we navigated the pandemic, and much more! Follow Selecta MC and Plural Music @selecta_mc and @pluralmusic. 

Five rules of Networking for DJs.  Learn how I connected with one of my favorite DJs in the world, Miles Medina, and more.

In this episode Jamie Selects covers five financial tips for DJs that can be implemented immediately to improve your DJ business and financial situation.  For more information and access to DJ Tools head to www.jamieselects.com/djtools.