The Business of DJing

8. Baywav - Residencies, building a brand, and content creation


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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 - The process of getting the residency

8:39 - Lessons learned from swapping gigs.

12:16 - Navigating difficult conversations with DJs you book

14:24 - Building Cornerstone post pandemic 

19:40 - Optimizing for health

24:00 - Rebrand to Baywav

27:00 - Online presence

28:27 - Building out a team

30:45 - Gumroad and selling digital products

33:33 - The problem with committing to one style of content

36:13 - Strategy for content creation and video editing tips

42:55 - Goals for this year

46:34 - What’s your music style?

49:46 - Library organization


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    Website: baywav.com


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    The Business of DJingBy Jamie Selects