DJing is at least 50% organization and then 50% song choice. It is so crucial to know where all of your equipment is, where all of your back-up stuff is, like batteries for the wireless mic, extra CD’s etc. That without organization pulling off a big or even medium sized gig would be impossible. Not only do you need to know what CD’s or playlists to look in to find certain songs, but you also have got to know where all of your back-up equipment is, and where and how it will hook-up if at the last minute, as is sometimes the case, you need it.
There are very few professions, that require as much organization and preparation as being a DJ does. mainly because DJing is such an “on the spot” type of job, you get requests, you watch the crowd and change the music in response to how the crowd is reacting, are they dancing, are they into it, do you need to change something…new music, different lights, etc.
It is not easy, but the more you do it the more natural everything flows and goes, but initially and continually you have got to put in the effort to get and stay organized.
Keep your equipment and wires in pristine order and condition.
Make sure none of your CD’s are scratched or dirty.
Clean your Cd players regularly
Listen to all of your digital music to make sure none of the songs have any imperfections
In the case that you have someone else working with you, always double check everything with them, whether its the order of songs on a special CD, or a touchy knob on the mixer, its imperative that they know what you know if you want to put on a flawless gig.
The moral of the story, organization is a DJ’s best friend
It sounds like you always put on a good DJ show. I like how organized you are and how much you care about the customer.