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How to:
turn one DJ set into a week of content

The pressure to post daily burns most DJs out, but the fix isn't more filming — it's getting more out of what you already do. A single gig is a goldmine of content if you capture it properly on the night. The work is in the recording, not the relentless posting, and once it's done you've got material to draw on for days.

Capture more than you think you need. Film the set from a couple of angles, grab the crowd at its peak, get a clip of the booth, a quick word to camera before or after, and a photo or two of you in the room. A friend on phone duty for twenty minutes covers most of it. Audio matters too — record the set off the mixer so you've got clean sound to lay under the visuals later, rather than muddy phone audio from the floor.

Then break it apart across the week. The peak-time clip is your reel. A behind-the-scenes moment is a story. The crowd shot with a caption about the night is a carousel. The track you closed on becomes a "what I played" post. A photo carries an announcement or a thank-you to the promoter. One night, filmed once, gives you a reel, a few stories, a carousel and a couple of grid posts — and you've stayed visible all week without touching the camera again.

THE CHECK LIST

  • Brief a friend to film for twenty minutes before you go on

  • Capture variety: the set from two angles, the crowd at its peak, the booth, a piece to camera

  • Record the set off the mixer so you've got clean audio to use later

  • Grab a couple of photos of you in the room for grid posts and announcements

  • Turn the best peak-time clip into your reel for the week

  • Use behind-the-scenes moments as stories and the crowd shot as a carousel

  • Space the posts out across the week so one night keeps you visible for seven days

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