You might not had the biggest crowd this time but you know that the ones that stayed or came over really liked your selection.

Every DJ will lose a floor, it's a right of passage and will happen more than once. Well done for making the jump into Dj'ing.

I love that you shared this even though it didn’t go the way you wanted. There are really important lessons here, and shows a realistic perspective of what can happen. You did everything you could though, had the courage to put yourself out there, and have reflected honestly about what to change to get the outcome you want. 10/10!

Damn, just imagine how much new stuff you have learnt while learning to become dj and this might add a new perspective to your beat production.

For the lag on the hot cue, I think that's due to the quantize function. If its set to be 1 beat, it'll snap to the closest beat, so pressing it slightly earlier should help.

Here is my analysis of what went wrong: 1. Outdoor Summer festivals such as this one, people want to hear 125bpm-170bpm bpm music (psy trance, techno, drum&bass, dubstep, EDM crap etc). As in faster and harder. The dj before you was playing that type of sound and had the crowd fully engaged. 2. You played a more sexy/soulful house set which will almost never work in those surroundings. There was a certain level of energy on the dancefloor when the previous dj finished his set which you were not able to follow up with. As soon as you dropped your first track, you killed the energy on the dancefloor. Essentially went from 600 HP Ferrari energy to 125 HP Toyota Prius energy. This is not a knock on you but it's part of the learning process. I actually liked your sounds much better than the previous guy. Your set was better suited for a club than an outdoor festival. Keep it up. This process is a marathon not a sprint.

Bro is always putting in mad work💯

Really appreciate you sharing this Ocean and doing you’ve always what you wanted to do (always wanted to DJ too!). Anything in music has its challenges so it’s important to overall enjoy the process so thanks for putting in the time and sharing that with us- mad respect 🎉

Ocean continues to inspire us on the daily!

Good stuff! Remember when I first started DJing years ago bro, such a learning curve for sure. Your video totally brought back memories and recalling the countless hours of practicing. Keep it up bro! Been following for long time on your production but really dope to see you focusing on DJing too.

Congrats on your first Dj set Ocean. May this be the beginning of much more success

My favorite vid you ever made

Yo Ocean, this video is sick dawg. I'm a professional producer from Colombia and I've always wanted to start book shows as a DJ too so I'm 100% gonna do something about it now. Truly an inspiration bro congrats on this 💯

this vid was tough love seeing you trying new things and recording the process and can't wait to see the progression 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Such a cool video! Being versatile with the set list is super important. Sometimes the crowd is really in a mood. Of course its also a balance between what u wanna hear and whatll make em groove. Awesome u put yourself out there!!!

Love your house music! Awesome tracks you made there! 😃 I am more a «bedroom» DJ myself, but I have played in a club a few times looong time ago. It is all about reading the crowd. I remember one time a clubber came to me after my set and said he loved my set! I only played for like 30 minutes, but I still remember the feeling! That was 23 years ago! I played right after Luis Molinari, a Norwegian-Italian house DJ. I was so nervous. He had just played some funky house with some hard house tracks to end his set. I played some trance/hard trance and the crowd really liked my set! It helped that the club had the exact same Pioneer CDJ players like I owned myself. The now old Pioneer CDJ-100S. Those where the days. A great memory of my very short DJ career. Now I only produce music for fun. 😊

Tuned in once and now I can't get enough. You've got the magic touch with music. 🎶💞

That was amazing my guy!! You've got the mentality and the passion, that's what's going to drive you far. You're content is amazing. Keep it up g!☝🏻🔥

Maybe THAT crowd left, but those transitions were seamless. So someone will like those. Also you made your own tracks for your first set your already many steps ahead of a lot of DJs.🔥💯

Really sick to see you hop on the house more man! Keep it up 🔥

Bro ocean I have been watching you for years but have fallen off the last year or so. To see you making house and djing is amazing. I love dance music and I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself.

It’s really motivating for me that even house music wasn’t you main genre on your channel, you just do what you enjoy. As a black african musician who enjoys melodic house tracks too but only plays Afromusic, i’m kind of a afraid to play house as an black artist. I know it sounds very weird but these stereotypes are that much stuck in my head. This video helped me to start thinking differently, thank you!!🙏🏾

Inspirational and true. Great video! I wouldn’t feel bad about the floor. I’ve had this happen several times and your gut tells you to switch up and play something more commercial to bring the crowd back but if that’s not the dj you want to be it’s hard to remain true to yourself. Props for keeping with your set style and for reading the crowd well enough to know that the tunes you left out for being “too chill” wouldn’t have worked. It’s a process. Best of luck on the adventure!

Huge props dude! Amazing that you landed your first gig in 6 months and still looked like a solid gig with many lessons learned 🔥

WOW! Bro! I've never thought you'll go on house music! I'm subscribed to you since 2021 and I knew you as an amazing producer! Now you came to the dance scene, and I know that shit's about to get DOWWWN! I love your beats, tips, production quality, and I love house music! I can't wait for some deep DEEP grooves from you!

loving the progression ocean man 🙌

stoked to see the progress! 🔥🔥🔥

That was the best thing which could happen to you, many djs lear the things you learned in a few years , keet it up homie🔥🔥🔥

the first time you ever perform a set, it’s such a feeling, and my first definitely wasn’t flawless, but as long as u can be proud of doing ur best and ppl liking ur work, that’s all that matters!

Thanks for documenting all this Ocean 🔥💪🏻 super inspiring to see dawg

This is such a pure, informative and valuable video! Thank u so much. A real man can admit when or what went less then expected. Thank u 🙏💪

I've been thru that haha first time dj-ing it's rough. Keep on dj-ing, every time you get in front of a crowd, you'll know how to read their mood better and fit the vibe. Much love bro

This is a really impressive story. I bet the music genre was the issue there at this moment in this festival. You did your best and you did great. Keep up the good work and inspiring words.

It's really cool seeing Ocean talking about doing something different but similar. I always saw him to be quiet, less expressive actually. Buh here we are 😂 ocean gang 🌊🌊

Thanks so much for this inspiring behind the scene video !

Great video. It's good to see you putting yourself out their and taking a risk by doing something new.

Ocean, now a House prod and DJ?! Sickk dude im all here for it 🙌 🔥

Can't expect shit to go the way you want especially your first gig. Comes with time, experience, promotion, selection. Great video. Tracks sounding nice too.

Life is about challenge ourselfs to improve, learn and experience life to the fullest...big up g, keep on movin!!!

Not as easy as it looks is it! And the homies giving u 11/10 - at least they love you! Big up for showing full honest approach. Reading the crowd Is the dj’s skill! Respect

Respect! Huge risk to go out there and go for it. Love that you spun your own tunes.

I get it man, this actually happened to me last Friday & I've got years of experience. Till the next gig!

keep going man , chill vibesss!!!!

So inspiring ! Keep going Ocean

Your a fucking beast, creating your own tracks for your first dj gig is insane pretty sure if you continue i just can be going good

Yes bro ❤️💛💚🖤 dope stuff big up ocean 🌊 it’s great to see you go places

Respect the hustle ocean, I'm 18 and used to produce beats at school and on FL and have recently taken on my brothers old decks and got into mixing this gives me inspo to become a serious DJ at Uni

Good Work Brother Keep up the grind

Loved this! Got my first set end of month. Wish me luck lol x

Big respect for showing it didn’t really go how you wanted it to go.

Big up yaself pon ya 1st dj set keep it up as a mix music dj it only gets more fun. 👊🏾✊🏾

Great to see the house scene growing!

as a new dj/producer this was cool to see that im not alone in the feeling of dj'ing for absolutely nobody! haha it is what it is and it's about having fun!

Ocean making house!! This is amazing thank you again for all the inspiration

So nice man! keep it going..

I"m a house dj & hiphop producer myself and not gonna lie, you just inspired me to make house for the first time. Keep inspiring! Is there a place where we can buy your house tracks? Really enjoyed them :) Peace & love from Belgium

I was following your channel but not subscribing because I was only checking u sometimes, but for being so open in trying something new things and not being scared of show vulnerability you own a long term fan

Hey Ocean, I’m also trying to go down the same route as you. I’m currently doing a Dj course at LSA where you was. You have a big head start as you’re already a producer and a following. Keep going and loving the house trax.😁

Brooo, it was your first time. Dj'in is the most anxious thing you can do. More than rappers and singers. you done well so be proud of yourself.

Thank you for showing that djing is not easy and that you learned maybe 10% of what it is like, and prove that this profession is as equivalent to been a teacher o a doctor

Keep going ocean 🙏🔥💪

That's why. Crowd reading is good 🔥💯

I like how you had support from friends. That’s makes it 100x Better!

Nice one. Worth a watch.

I'm a guitarist in a death metal band and no how it feels to go up on stage and expose your soul in front of a bunch of people. It takes guts and I think you smashed it! Don't look too deeply into the crowd situation, I've played shows where there's other bands on other stages that have a bigger following so naturally more people will go that way. The people that stay, they're the real ones.

The producers should have scheduled you an opening slot. Great welcoming vibes ! Congrats 🙌🏽

I still think you did great, the most important part you got onstage and went in like a trooper.

Good on you for your first set! And yeah, those wook crowds today want the dj to bring the hype and never stop! You’ll be better prepared next time 🤘

This was so entertaining! I'm also a DJ and I thought you did really good!

Great Video 🙌🏻

I think you did super well bro. Maybe they should have planned you earlier on the schedule thats all but the good vibe is here and thats what matters in festival. Usually Im that DJ right before that gets all the crowd because I play strong energy electro and house, and quite often the next artist is more chill than me and Im just here before him her because Im less famous. But during festivals what matters is that you show your real you, your universe. In a club set up it's a different thing because emptying the room is really bad. Here you did well, it's a great art performance in my opinion. Great job and good luck for whats next my G

Keep keeping on. 🤜🔥🔥👏

From making beats, to collabs and then being a DJ. You are gonna reach places and crowds, inspire people but mostly: become even better as a producer and as a person. The crowd engaged with your music, as you've noticed. Now it is time to take it to the next level #BestOfLucks

very well done , cheers !

This is super cool thank you for this, makes people like me feel like there’s hope to getting more gigs 😭

Amazing video you are masting your craft. As well as a singer songwriter, I am also a house DJ, and my biggest gig to date, was one of the commonwealth games stages for Birmingham 22. Biggest stage I've ever played on.

Fair play lad. Keep it up

I DJed my first live set about a month ago.. It was a small venue and I played All House.. I had a ball.. The best thing is, I'm in my mid 50s and always wanted to do it... its never too late!!

What you mentioned regarding the hot cues and lag is a well known fact about the 3000’s. Even to the point where masters of the Pioneer club decks like James Hype refuse to use them so don’t beat yourself up about it mate. They’ve tried addressing with updates but no luck. Class video!

Sick stuff man

lol dang a whole week for a echo transition is crazy! a technique i like to use so you are always on time with hot cue is to make a loop (muted) 8 or preferably 16 bars ahead of the transition.. this means you can set up the beat grid properly with time to spare and you just need to turn up the volume when the transition hits. then exit the loop or depending on the mix i like to mashup my songs and will use multiple loops.

those house beats are insane!!!

This is sick bro

Mf props to you for pushing the envelope ocean. You kill it everytime.

really enjoyed this video, a lot of similarly titled videos have been really disrespectful of the medium but this offered a lot of great insight! onto the 2nd gig 👍👍

This was inspiring fr

Your house tracks are 🔥🔥🔥 need to revolutionize some drill house

I honestly can't wait for you to keep going with this house dj journey. You'll make it to Coachella one day!

I don't usually leave comments... But this video was actually sick. I worked at into the woods and had no idea this was going on. Keep up the good work!

Great video!

Into the woods crew are definitely techno lovers your set would of been a different story round a pool well done pal

Intro!!! Gotta grab their attention right away after the last dj left the booth.

What I heard sounded great. It's hard to gauge (especially when you're new) what the crowd will feel. At most festival atmospheres, you want to play really high energy tracks.

For the hot cue something you can do is lower the fader for a second use the jog wheel in vinyl mode and fast forward a beat

As for the crowd leaving dont worry about all that. Thats the risk you always take at multi stage events. You never know who could be coming on at the same time as you (huge headliners) which will obviously draw the crowd over a first time DJ so ye dont worry. Next crowd will be bigger ! 💪🏼

You done ✔️ very well..I got a DJ first gig coming soon.

Respect for taking the risk, keep going

Loved this one man! So inspiring. Out of interest, what BPM was your DJ set at?

Real house heads are hard to find… keep at it 👍🏽

I HAVE THE SAME STORY BRO!!! doing 2 Festivals this weekend!