8. Baywav - Residencies, building a brand, and content creation
The Business of DJing · Jamie Selects
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Show Notes
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
Links
Follow Baywav
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baywav/
Website: baywav.com
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