Beyond the Music Retreat
Beyond the Music Retreat Announces Premier Package Giveaway
Beyond the Music Retreat is back and giving away a Premier Package to one lucky DJ and a guest of their choice! ($1,798 value). To enter, simply follow @beyondthemusicretreat, @beatsourceofficial, @djcity, and @djvice on Instagram and tag three of your DJ friends in the comment section of this post. We’ll choose a random winner in 72 hours, and you’ll have to figure out which friend to bring. See Terms & Conditions.
Beyond the Music Retreat is an educational conference dedicated to helping DJs take their careers to a higher altitude. Join us at Arizona’s Wigwam Resort from June 13-15 for discussion panels and networking events with some of the DJ world’s brightest minds.
‘MikiDz Podcast’: VICE With Steam In The Stream
In this week’s episode of the MikiDz Podcast, VICE stops by to talk with the crew. They discuss the Beyond The Music Retreat‘s recent virtual workshops, DJ Dainjazone’s new OnlyFans account for exclusive music content, and the fellas’ past relationships.
Watch the MikiDz Podcast above. It is also available on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, and Spotify.
The MikiDz Podcast is a talk-show that discusses news and topics in the DJ and nightlife industries. It is hosted by MikiWAR, DJ Dainjazone, and DJ Rell. The MikiDz Show, which is also hosted by Miki and Dainjazone, features live performances from the world’s most-skilled DJs.
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Vice, Beatsource, and DJcity Announce Beyond the Music Retreat 2020 Webinar Series
Vice, Beatsource, and DJcity’s Beyond The Music Retreat has returned for a second year. The Beyond the Music Retreat 2020 Mid-Year Check In will take place virtually, in the form of a free webinar series being held every Thursday in August. The webinars feature a variety of topics relevant to DJs from some of the most respected names in the industry.
Check out the schedule below and register for the Beyond the Music Retreat 2020 Mid-Year Check In here.
Related Post: Watch the ‘Beyond the Music Retreat’ Documentary
Watch the ‘Beyond the Music Retreat’ Documentary
In March, DJcity and DJ/producer Vice joined forces to host the inaugural Beyond the Music Retreat in Black Hawk, Colorado.
The event, which took place over two days, featured some of the industry’s brightest minds. The panelists included A-Trak, Chuckie, Z-Trip, Justin Credible, and Miles Medina.
The retreat made an impact on the attendees, including A-Trak, who took to Twitter to reflect on the experience.
Watch the mini-documentary below and check out the photos of the attendees at beyondthemusicretreat.com.
Related: Watch DJ Vice’s ‘MikiDz Show’ Set
A-Trak on the Challenges That Open-Format DJs Face and How to Overcome Them
A-Trak speaks at the Beyond the Music Retreat in Black Hawk, Colorado. (Credit: Julian Melanson)
DJcity and DJ Vice‘s inaugural Beyond the Music Retreat went down in Black Hawk, Colorado this week. The conference brought together DJs from around the world, including A-Trak, who spoke on the “$kills vs Bills” panel alongside Miles Medina, Kayper, and DJcity National Director, Styles Davis.
With such a long history in the DJ business, A-Trak had plenty of experience to pull from. He, along with the other panelists, spoke on topics like playing for crowds that may not understand the technical aspects of DJing, losing gigs to celebrity DJs, and more.
After speaking at the conference, the Fool’s Gold boss took to Twitter on Friday to share more thoughts about the challenges that open-format DJs face and how they can overcome them.
Read what he said below.
I'm realizing how much of a hole there is in the infrastructure for DJs in North America, specifically for open format DJs.
The whole DJ business changed DRASTICALLY in the last 10 years.. and there's pockets of the DJ scene that kind of got left out. (cont'd)— Basement Jacques (@atrak) March 8, 2019
Those changes happened with the explosion of EDM. Money brings change & infrastructure – like in any sector. When DJs started having huge hit records and the event space boomed (festivals, tours hitting ticketed venues), the business became legit.
— Basement Jacques (@atrak) March 8, 2019
DJs used to get known on the strength of their DJing (duh!). But then DJs started becoming known for their songs and that created serious draw to other markets. That also created a need for proper managers, lawyers etc. The social media boom happened at the same time.
— Basement Jacques (@atrak) March 8, 2019
The old school model was: most DJs had an agent-slash-manager. Which isn't ideal (church & state!). But most of us didn't need managers before. I was DJing for 10 years – multiple time world champion etc – before hiring my first manager.
— Basement Jacques (@atrak) March 8, 2019
That model worked all the way up to the DJ AM era, when bottle service clubs became more prominent and Vegas opened up to more DJs. But those types of venues and clubs don't respect DJs. So DJs need representation.
— Basement Jacques (@atrak) March 8, 2019
After that the music exploded and an entire industry was built… But what about the DJs who weren't producing records? who, truthfully, are better *DJs* than most of those getting known for their hits..? The club scene got caught in a bubble, a time warp.
— Basement Jacques (@atrak) March 8, 2019
And here's where it gets weird: then the EDM bubble burst. Club talent buyers started saying they were going back to booking open format DJs (for those who don't know that just means multi-genre DJs rooted in hip hop). But most of those DJs don't have modern agents, modern biz.
— Basement Jacques (@atrak) March 8, 2019
The DJ explosion that happened earlier in the decade created fast growth but now I find the scene needs some nurturing. And there's a lot of excellent DJs who still need representation.
It's wild: a celebrity DJ is more likely to have a legit agent than a GOOD open format DJ.— Basement Jacques (@atrak) March 8, 2019
I think part of the problem is also because of the handful of people in a position of power in that club scene, that open format scene: it's very clicky which imo hindered it from riding the big wave a few years ago. Some ppl were too self-content to even SEE the wave…
— Basement Jacques (@atrak) March 8, 2019
The end result is a bunch of very very good skilled DJs who don't have an infrastructure.
I went to the #BeyondTheMusic retreat last week, organized by @DJcity & @djvice. It's clear that there's a big demand for mentorship, leadership, guidance in the scene.— Basement Jacques (@atrak) March 8, 2019
It's a great start. We need more though. I don't understand why the main booking agencies aren't picking up more of these DJs. There has to still be a viable lane for DJs whose main focus isn't to produce music or be an Instagram personality, but just to be a great reliable DJ!!
— Basement Jacques (@atrak) March 8, 2019
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Details Announced for DJcity and DJ Vice’s ‘Beyond the Music Retreat’
In December, DJcity and DJ/producer Vice announced that they were teaming up to launch a new conference, the Beyond the Music Retreat. The conference is dedicated to helping DJs from around the world take their careers to a higher level.
The retreat, which will take place at a resort in Denver, Colorado from March 4 to 6, will offer a variety of panel discussions with some of the brightest minds in the industry.
The panelists include A-Trak, Miles Medina, DJ Spider, Kirill Was Here, DJ Echo, and Yoni Goldberg of dGi Management. More will be announced soon.
Register for the Beyond the Music Retreat here (hotel packages are available).
On February 11, viewers will have a chance to a win a free pass and hotel package during Vice’s appearance on DJcity’s MikiDz Show live stream.
Related: DJ Vice to Perform on DJcity’s ‘MikiDz Show’ Live Stream
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