#28 Amani Roberts — DJ | Streaming DJ Games, The Business of DJing, DJ AmRo

The Best Music Podcast

You can find Amani on all social media platforms with the handle @Amaniexperience

Amani's twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/amaniexperience As well as performing around the world, Amani has co-released three remix EPs and runs a successful music business that caters to corporate clients. He’s also an adjunct professor at California State University (CSUF) where he teaches Entertainment Money Management, and the co-director of the Center for Entertainment & Hospitality Management. Amani hosts and produces The Amani Experience Podcast, and has been featured in Yahoo! Finance, and MPI. His new book DJs Mean Business is out everywhere books are sold. YouTube: https://linktr.ee/thebestmusicpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebestmusicpodcast Blog: https://blog.bestmusiccoach.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thebestmusicpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebestmusicpodcast/ #DJAmRo #amaniexperience #Djsmeanbusiness 0:00 Intro 1:44 Warm-up questions 2:15 How DJs stay up to date with music 4:10 Twitch + DJing 12:47 Screening events 13:42 Marketing yourself as a DJ or musician 19:47 Get handles and URLS 22:00 How to approach different types of events 26:00 The power of email lists 29:18 What is DJ primetime? 35:15 Primetime song combinations 37:32 DJ + Music skills 43:50 What makes a good song combination? 47:41 DJ school 51:42 Side hustles 56:15 What is next for Amani 1:00:08 Lifestyle: Sleep 1:02:05 Lifestyle: Mindfulness & meditation 1:02:36 Lifestyle: Exercise 1:03:46 Lifestyle: How do you define yourself? 1:05:01 Practice: Live acapella mixing 1:10:30 Performance anxiety #musicians #songwriter #songwriters #composers #musicmajor #musicmajors #musiceducator #musiceducators #musiceducation #podcast #thebestmusicpodcast #clips #musicpodcast #singer #guitarist #guitarplayer #trombonist #trumpet #violin #viola #cello #bass #brass #trombone #mandolin #banjo #drums #percussion #timpani #marimba #oboe #sax #saxophone #clarinet #basoon #alto #soprano #tenor #piano #keyboard #musicians #songwriter #songwriters #composers #musicmajor #musiceducator #musicpodcast #singersongwriter #musiceducation #singer #trumpet #violin #viola #cello #bass #trombone #musiclife #musicmaker #musicteacher #drums #percussion #saxophone #clarinet #guitar #piano #podcast #thebestmusicpodcast #musicislife #musicindustry #PandoraPodcasts Logo, Intro Video, and Branding: Arron Leishman Audio and Video: Zach Ramey [e-mail] Dan's Thumbnail Photo: John Mollura Photography