Why DJ aka R U A DJ? 

Over the years I've been asked why I DJ in Second Life. Music has always been a big part of my life going back to when I was 10 and my older brother had a band and they would practice in our basement. I took up playing the clarinet at the same time and had 7 years of private lessons. I also play the saxophone, the flute and tinker around on the piano. I've passed this onto my kids who also play multiple instruments except for my son... he's strictly a drummer and I love to listen to him play! If my ipod isn't attached to me then my phone is and I've got my earbuds in and listening to music. I love Sirius/XM and the variety of stations and recently I've become addicted to TuneIn Radio. Mostly I listen to Big Daddy's 80's Club Stream but I also have other clubs streams in there along with some local AM/FM stations. If you haven't used TuneIn you really should check it out and you can follow me there and see what I'm listening to. Ima's TuneIn Station.  Back to DJing... I did my first set in May 2008 and over the years I have played everything from pop and rock to blues and country, disco and sock hop and once I did a jazz set! I know people think you just hit the play button and call yourself a DJ but for myself and many of my friends it goes deeper than that. We spend hours finding new music, putting together songs that flow together, we take requests and all the while watch local chat and hopefully help others to have a good time. Each time I take the stream I think to myself... there could be someone out there listening who has had a really shitty day and they have logged into Second Life to escape that for a while and I want to help them with my music. Yes the tips are nice (we all have tiers to pay or love to shop) but I don't depend on them. I honestly do DJ for fun. I feel if you do it for the money then it's just a job and you really should do something else.