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Folks who started at age 30+, I'd like to hear about your experience DJing. : r/Beatmatch

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So I turn 30 this year and in light of the pandemic, I decided to try something I've always wanted to do (which apparently has become a cliche). I still remember the first time I saw someone DJ in person when I was a kid and how amazed I was. Over the years I talked myself out of trying it out for various reasons. Besides finances, the main one was my age. I somehow got it into my head that if you didnt start as a teenager you might as well not bother. Well here I am, less than a week into learning to beatmatch by ear on my first controller and my only regret is not starting when I first got the impulse. I'm not in this for money or fame. If I could play for friends and maybe smaller events successfully I'd be happy. Even clumsily mixing by ear for my own enjoyment at this stage is a high unlike any other. Having something to healthily obsess over in tough times is kinda therapeutic. I'm curious what other people's experiences are like starting this "late," if it's even really consider

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