DJ ROB SWIFT’S TOP 3 TIPS FOR DJING IN COLD WEATHER

I prefer DJing indoors to outdoors 100% of the time. Especially as the weather gets colder. 

College GameDay Week 9 at the campus of Michigan State was a perfect reminder of why I feel this way.

DJing in bad weather is tough on your gear and your hands. But when ESPN is depending on you to keep an audience of hundreds of people energized for 90 minutes you must adapt to Mother Nature.

Here are my TOP 3 TIPS FOR DJing IN COLD WEATHER:

1) Get to the gig early and let your instruments acclimate to the temperature.

Radical shifts in temperature (both up and down) can damage your equipment. So I recommend bringing the turntables, mixer, etc., in their cases, leaving them on stage IN their cases for a while, and then taking them out just before your set begins.

2) Wear a hoodie. 

A long sleeve shirt or sweater alone won’t cut it. Hoodies are perfect cause they have that center pocket you can easily slide your hands in to warm them up!

3) Hide your laptop if possible. 

I lucked out today cause Game Day set me up with a custom table that has shelves. As much as I prefer having my laptop to the left of my turntables so I can have easy access to the songs I’m switching to throughout my set, that comfort takes a back seat to me protecting my laptop from water. So I was forced to place it inside my tables shelf. You’ll notice me crouching down every now and then in this video because of this.

Despite the bad weather, Michigan State was another successful set ??