To Stream or not to stream at events? (DIY dj event Bay Area (San Jose, Gilroy, Morgan Hill)

There is a new phenomon happening in the dj world. It is the ability to stream songs in the dj set. So djs can find a song not in their library and be able to play it at events. 2020 was the year to dj from the home and folks could take advantage of using their own internet to play virutually. They could rely on their home internet for stable internet use. 

Well now that the world is semi open. Folks are now getting calls to do events. Some places more than others and now Djs have this in their arsenal. How safe is it to Dj outside the home with this streaming service? It all depends on how strong the wifi is at the venue. If one is doing an event at a residence then the internet can be strong but if the venue is out of nowhere then internet maybe spotty. There is nothing worse than getting the beach ball of doom while waiting for a song to come on or if the song is cutting in or out while playing. 

Streaming might be the answer for the people who don’t have a music library. They wont need the time collect their music but all they would need is to type the song in the search bar. 

There are a few services that can work with your dj software. I prefer to use serato and have used beatsource and tidal. Tidal does have a bigger library and a bit cheaper than beatsource. But what makes beatsource different is they have dj friendly edits. That means they have an intro to make it mix friendly if that’s something someone is interested.