Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Join Phil Morse in this special edition of the Digital DJ Tips Inside Track podcast, as he tackles the biggest excuses holding DJs back from achieving their goals.

EPISODE NOTES
We've heard them all, and in this special "excuses" edition of our Inside Track podcast, we show you why the things you're telling yourself about what's holding you back in your DJing are nothing more than you getting in your own way.

From equipment to social media to nerves and performing, this is a thorough debunk of all the whoppers DJs tell themselves (and yes, that includes you...) and what to tell yourself instead.

As ever, this was a really fun discussion, made more so by our wonderful live student audience here at Digital DJ Tips, who joined us for the recording. Thank you to them, thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:15 Episode overview
01:48 DJ excuses - we've been there!
03:13 The "gear" excuses
15:06 The "knowledge & skill" excuses
24:12 The "social" excuses
32:38 The "preparation" excuses
36:46 The "fear" excuses
48:52 Advice & closing thoughts

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