Get Your First VJ GIG | PRO VJ TIPS | HOW TO

Sean Bowes
7 Jul 202213:31

Summary

TLDRこのビデオでは、ロサンゼルスのコンサートビジュアルデザイナー、ショーン・ボーズがVJ業界に入るための貴重なアドバイスを共有しています。業界で友達を作ること、無料で仕事を引き受けること、そして自信を持って挑戦することの重要性に焦点を当てています。具体的な例と個人的な経験を通じて、これらの戦略がどのように彼と他のプロのVJたちのキャリアに役立ったかを紹介しています。このビデオは、VJとしての最初のギグを獲得しようとしている人々に実用的なアドバイスとインスピレーションを提供します。

Takeaways

  • 😀業界に友達を作ることがVJとしてのキャリアをスタートさせる大きな一歩になる。
  • 🎶実際のプロジェクトやギグに参加することで、実践的なスキルと経験を積むことができる。
  • 🌟初めてのギグを獲得するためには、無料で働くことも有効な戦略となり得る。
  • 👥業界の人々とのネットワーキングは、新しい機会への扉を開く。
  • 📈「やれるかどうかわからないけれど、チャレンジしてみる」という姿勢が成功につながることがある。
  • 💡特定のソフトウェアやツール(例えばResolume)を学ぶことが、VJとしての技術を磨く上で重要。
  • 🔍自分の作品やスキルを展示するポートフォリオを持つことが、将来のギグを獲得するために役立つ。
  • 🎉実際のイベントやフェスティバルでの経験が、自信と能力を向上させる。
  • 🚀「偽りから入る」(fake it till you make it)戦略が、未知のチャレンジに対処するための自信を与えることがある。
  • ✨初めての公演に向けて徹底的に準備をすることが、成功への鍵。

Q & A

  • VJとの友情が業界に入るための鍵となる理由は何ですか?

    -VJとの友情が重要なのは、彼らが基本を教え、成功への道を示し、初めの数回の仕事の機会を開くことができるからです。業界の経験豊富な人々とのネットワークは、新人VJにとって非常に有益です。

  • VJとしての最初のギグを得るために無料で作業することはなぜ有効ですか?

    -ポートフォリオがなく、自分の技能を証明できない場合、無料で作業することは、スキルを実演し、ポートフォリオを構築する機会を提供します。これは、プロモーターにとってリスクがなく、新人VJにとって経験を積む良い機会になります。

  • 「偽るまで成る」戦略がVJとしての最初の仕事を獲得する際にどのように役立つのですか?

    -「偽るまで成る」とは、準備が整っていないと感じる機会にも「はい」と言うことです。この戦略は、逞しさと臨機応変さを要求し、それが最初のギグの扉を開くかもしれません。自分を押し出し、成功すれば、更なる機会へとつながります。

  • VJ業界でのSean Boseの経験に基づく主要な成功の秘訣は何ですか?

    -Sean Boseは、業界での友情を築き、無料で作業を提供し、自信を持って機会をつかむことを推奨しています。これらは、彼と他の多くのプロフェッショナルVJにとって成功への鍵でした。

  • VJとしてのキャリアを始めるための最初のステップは何ですか?

    -VJとしてのキャリアを始める最初のステップは、業界内での友人を作り、基本的なスキルと知識を学ぶことです。これにより、初めてのギグへの道が開かれる可能性があります。

  • VJ業界でのネットワーキングが重要なのはなぜですか?

    -VJ業界でのネットワーキングは重要で、仕事の機会、技術的な知識、業界の洞察を提供し、キャリアの成長を促進します。他のVJとのつながりは、新しいプロジェクトやギグへの道を開くことができます。

  • VJとして無料で作業する際のリスクは何ですか?

    -無料で作業するリスクには、時間と労力が報われないこと、プロとしての価値が認識されないこと、または長期的に無料作業が期待されるようになることが含まれます。しかし、初期段階での経験と露出を得るためには有効な戦略です。

  • VJとしての自己学習はキャリアにどのように影響しますか?

    -自己学習はVJとしてのキャリアに大きな影響を与え、新しい技術やクリエイティブなアイデアを開発する能力を高めます。独学は、業界のトレンドや技術に迅速に適応するための柔軟性を提供します。

  • VJコンペティションが新人VJにとってどのような機会を提供するのですか?

    -VJコンペティションは、新人VJにとって自分の作品を公に展示し、業界のプロフェッショナルとネットワーキングをする機会を提供します。また、才能を認められ、新しいギグやプロジェクトにつながる可能性があります。

  • VJとして成功するためにはどのようなスキルが必要ですか?

    -VJとして成功するためには、クリエイティブなビジュアルデザインのスキル、技術的な知識、ネットワーキング能力、臨機応変さ、そして機会をつかむための積極性が必要です。これらのスキルは、効果的なパフォーマンスとキャリアの成長に不可欠です。

Outlines

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🌟 VJ業界への入り方

ショーン・ボーズは、ロサンゼルスのコンサートビジュアルデザイナーとして、VJ業界に初めて足を踏み入れる方法についてのアドバイスを共有しています。彼は、業界内で友人を作ることの重要性を強調し、友人が基本を教え、成功への道を示し、最初のいくつかのドアを開くのを手伝ってくれると説明しています。彼は自身と他のプロフェッショナルVJの経験を基に、サンディエゴとロサンゼルス間を週末ごとに往復し、クラブでのレジデントVJとしての地位を確立した自身の物語を含め、具体的な事例を交えてこれを説明しています。また、ウィスコンシンで初めてスクリーンタイムを得る機会についても触れ、最終的にはインターンシップを経てAvalon Hollywoodでの仕事に就いた経験を共有しています。

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🚀 キャリア構築のためのアドバイス

VJとしてのキャリアを築くためには、無料で仕事を引き受けることの価値と、自信を持ってチャンスをつかむことが重要です。ショーンは、ポートフォリオがない場合に仕事を無料で提供することが、スキルを示し、経験を積むための有効な手段であることを述べています。彼はまた、自分自身を挑戦し、準備不足に感じるかもしれないチャンスにも「はい」と言う勇気についても語っています。これらのアプローチを通じて、初めての公演機会を得た経験や、経験不足を感じながらも成功を収めた他のVJからの事例を共有しています。

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🔑 成功への鍵

ショーンは、VJとして成功するためには、自分の技術を磨き、業界の人々と積極的に関わり、機会が来た時にはそれを掴む準備ができていることが重要であると結論付けています。彼は、自身が参加したVJコンペティションでの勝利が、最初の本格的なギグへの扉を開いた経験を共有し、それが市内でのさらなるギグへとつながった方法を説明しています。このエピソードは、前向きな態度、練習への献身、そして新しいチャレンジに対する開かれた心が、VJとしてのキャリアを築く上での鍵であることを示しています。

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Keywords

💡VJ

VJ(ビデオジョッキー)とは、音楽イベントやクラブで映像を演出するアーティストのことです。この動画では、VJとして業界に入るためのアドバイスが共有されています。例えば、VJと友達になることで基礎を学び、最初の仕事を得る機会が増えるという話が紹介されています。

💡業界へのブレイクイン

「業界へのブレイクイン」とは、特定の職業領域や産業に新しく参入することを意味します。動画では、VJとして音楽イベント業界に入るための具体的な方法や、その過程で直面する可能性がある挑戦について語られています。

💡ネットワーキング

ネットワーキングは、同じ業界の人々と関係を築き、情報を共有し、機会を見つけるプロセスです。この動画では、成功したVJになるためには、業界の人々とのネットワーキングが重要であることが強調されています。例えば、イベントで他のVJと友達になることが、新しいギグ(仕事)を得るきっかけになることが示されています。

💡無償の仕事

「無償の仕事」は、経験や露出を得るために報酬を受け取らずに仕事を行うことを指します。動画では、ポートフォリオがない初心者が技術を示し、業界に足を踏み入れるための手段として、最初は無償で作業を提供することが提案されています。

💡ポートフォリオ

ポートフォリオは、アーティストやデザイナーが自身の作品やプロジェクトを示すために使用するコレクションです。この動画では、VJとしてのスキルや経験を示すためにポートフォリオがいかに重要であるかが説明されており、無償の仕事を通じてポートフォリオを構築するアドバイスが提供されています。

💡自己啓発

自己啓発とは、スキルや知識を向上させ、個人的な目標やキャリアの目標を達成するための自主的な努力のことです。動画では、VJとして成功するためには、継続的な学習と自己啓発が必要であることが強調されています。例えば、新しいソフトウェアの学習や、技術の練習が挙げられています。

💡レゾリューム

レゾリュームは、VJや映像アーティストがライブパフォーマンスでビデオをミックスし、エフェクトを加えるために使用される人気のあるソフトウェアです。動画では、成功したVJがどのようにレゾリュームを使用して自分のショーを作り上げたか、そのプロセスが紹介されています。

💡ギグ

「ギグ」とは、特に音楽やエンターテイメント業界で使用される、一時的または単発の仕事やパフォーマンスのことを指します。動画では、最初のVJギグを獲得する方法や、そのギグがキャリアにおいてどのように役立つかが語られています。

💡モーショングラフィックス

モーショングラフィックスは、動画やアニメーションの形で視覚的なコンテンツを作成するデザイン手法です。この動画では、VJがモーショングラフィックスを使用して視覚的な演出を行う様子や、そのスキルがキャリアにおいてどのように役立つかが示されています。

💡テナシティ

テナシティ(粘り強さ)は、困難な状況に直面してもあきらめずに目標に向かって努力し続ける性質を指します。動画では、VJとしての最初のチャンスを成功させるためには、未知の挑戦に直面してもテナシティが重要であると語られています。

Highlights

Make friends with VJs to get guidance and open doors

Offer to work for free to build portfolio and get experience

Say yes to opportunities even if not fully ready yet

The author won a VJ competition which led to first paid gig

Transcripts

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I'm Sean Bose concert visual designer in

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Los Angeles California today I'm going

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to share with you a few tips on how you

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can get your first VJ gigs and break

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into the industry these tips come from

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my own experience as well as the

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experiences of other professional VJs

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that I know and some of which I have

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interviewed on this channel alright tip

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number one make friends with VJ so many

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VJ origin stories start with making a

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friend in the industry someone who can

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show you the basics show you the path to

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success and help open those first few

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doors let's see this in action there was

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not many people to talk to there it was

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so hard to find information about what

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to do but I met a couple BJs in the

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industry at the time and

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they just kind of guided me and just

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through there met more people and it

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just grew and grew my friend Whoopi I

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don't know how I met Whoopi but um he

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was working with v squared and uh also

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at the nightclub called Create Nightclub

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right now it's called Academy but it

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used to be called a create in Hollywood

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and he was going to do some other

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festival and they needed a VJ and

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everyone's busy so I got to go up there

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and I just tried my hardest and everyone

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everyone enjoyed working with me so I

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eventually became the backup Vijay for

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whenever Whoopi was gone I would drive

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up

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um on the weekends from San Diego on

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Friday after my graphic design job I'd

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sit through traffic to get there Friday

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night uh luckily my dad was still living

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in La at the time so I could just stay

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at his house and then work two nights

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and drive back down Sunday go back to

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work

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um so I did that for a long time then I

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became the resident there and every

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weekend I was just driving back and

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forth San Diego to LA

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um and that was when I really really got

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to learn resolume how to Vijay learned

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all of my content what works what

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doesn't work color matching brightness

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working with an LD you know that all

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those nights in the club just really

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really

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got me to where I am

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today I think I went to a show in

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I can't remember what the show even was

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it's just so long ago but I went to a

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show and I met a Vijay there and I was

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kind of just running around the show

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trying to learn what everybody did so um

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I wanted to know what the tour manager

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did what the lighting designer did what

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and and had landed on this Vijay who was

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very enthusiastic in showing me resolume

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and wanted to show me how visuals work

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so the VJ that I met that initially got

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me excited into uh learning how to do

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resolume

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um invited me to drive to Wisconsin

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Miller Wisconsin

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to get some screen time for the first

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time and what he did was basically like

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he had this little mixer he would be

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vijaying and then he would wait to see

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on my like we had another secondary

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display uh we look at that he would just

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look at that and when he thought I was

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doing something cool then he would

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switch it to mine and bring it up so he

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was like you know that was my first uh

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like time vijaying and um I was really

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grateful that he like kind of led me

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along the way in that way

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um and then that kind of led into like

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my first time getting to learn how to

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put a show together because

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um I went to programming for

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um a show that he was putting together

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and we did a really similar thing when

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in the first couple of shows where I

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would make content or I had certain

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songs that I would I would do visuals

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for and he would flip it to me during

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the the set during that time and then

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flip it back to him and do some of the

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other songs and then flip it back to me

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so that was kind of how I started to

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learn how to

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um VJ and about timing of the show and

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um about

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um yeah like lighting calls and things

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like that but one day uh imminent

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surprisingly followed man on Instagram

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and I saw it today and I was like oh

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this is dope so I started

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slid into their DMS asked them if they

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were looking for an intern but I think I

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still have the message in my history

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and so they gave me against the ship got

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to meet Drew was interning with them for

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about a year and then went on graduated

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and started working at Avalon Hollywood

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so one day Drew gives me a ring asking

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if I wanted a TM for 12 Planet I was

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like shocked I was like hell yeah man I

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want to do it it's like cool he also is

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going to start we were in the process of

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creating this like time-coded audio

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visual experience for 1200 now but yeah

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no that was sort of the Gateway into

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what I'm doing now for imminent and for

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Drew just that's sort of how it all kind

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of started so as you can see making

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friends with a VJ is a great way to

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break into the industry

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you can do it in person or even online

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start genuine conversations demonstrate

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curiosity and interest in your new VJ

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friend might be your ticket to your

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first gig

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tip number two do it for free

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this is a controversial one but when you

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don't have a portfolio to demonstrate

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your skills it's difficult to convince

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somebody to pay you to do the task

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so you need to find another way a lot of

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vga's got their start by offering to do

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the gig for free or as being a secondary

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installation as part of an event let's

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listen to a few stories of how people

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have used this technique to get their

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foot in the door my first show I mean I

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beg the promoter to let me show up with

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a projector that I put I was not doing

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the visuals for the show I was literally

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doing visuals on a wall in the back of

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the venue I just wanted to be there and

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just do my visuals and the promoter was

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really cool he was like yes do your

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thing we love creativity like flow

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artists are doing their things I was

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doing my thing and then I met a lot of

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people that way too it was a good way to

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get my foot in the door uh so that was

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one of my first shows

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uh yeah so that was my intro to the more

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underground scene in Chicago

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uh and it worked out because the next

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time uh they had a show the VJ couldn't

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make it so I was the first person that

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they called

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so that worked out pretty well and I

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talked to people too I would talk to The

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BJs after shows uh like go out to be

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like I want to do what you do and then

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ask them how they got involved and then

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I would stay in contact with them

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um and they sort of helped me through

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setting up my resolume for shows things

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like that so that was really nice both I

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remember my first the first time I ever

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played for anyone was it was a Beyond

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Wonderland after party at this hotel and

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the promoter had hired already hired and

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was paying a different BJ but he said oh

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you could just set up your projector in

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the corner and just do whatever you want

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so what I had done is I cut up the

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Disney version of Alice in Wonderland

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into all these little clips and I got

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some other like 3D looking videos and

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mixed the two and so I just set up my

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projector on the back corner of the wall

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and by the end of the night I just had a

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whole group of people just sitting in

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front of my projector watching and

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nobody was paying attention to the stage

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and it was just yeah

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that was the first time I ever played

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for anyone

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so offering your services for free can

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be an effective way of breaking into the

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industry

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this takes the pressure off the promoter

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while giving you an opportunity to

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demonstrate your skills and document it

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for your portfolio now obviously you

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don't want to do this too many times and

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you should start charging as soon as you

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can but offering your art for free for

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the first time might be your ticket to

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Landing your first gig

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tip number three

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fake it till you make it tenacity and

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the ability to think on your feet are

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essential for success in this field and

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it can also be what opens that first

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door for you I've spoken to several VJs

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who have told me that their first

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opportunity came from saying yes to an

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opportunity that they weren't quite

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ready for but

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their tenacity and resourcefulness

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helped them nail it anyway

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let's hear a few examples

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I was making flyers for a lot of the

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club events there

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uh the guy I worked for ended up leaving

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but then the rest of the club sort of

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liked me and then decided uh you know

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hey why don't you just work here for us

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uh at that time the club was called

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qutopia

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and um the event manager at this club

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was Pasquale Rotella from insomniac

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um who you know founded EDC and you know

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face rush and all these Mega brands that

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you know were definitely part of but

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back then he was working the club

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and so the club that we were at was an

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18 and up Club they sold Gatorade and it

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was uh just a rave Club but they won a

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lottery to reopen with a liquor license

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so they closed everything down

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and uh got a whole new video system

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lighting system in that club and me

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being a graphic designer at the club I

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kind of was poking around with the video

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gear and was like

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who's using this stuff and everyone's

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like no one knows how this thing works

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learning how to DJ because I worked at

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the club

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yeah this is probably about 2005.

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um started making some of my own DJ

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Clips I just kind of became the VJ at

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the club and did it until I kind of

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found my place in Motion Graphics and

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you know left the club to kind of do you

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know a bit more commercial work with

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this lawn venue called Rum Jungle in

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Orlando it was like

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we'd never really done anything that big

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I guess and the venue had like an LED

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wall full PA and no one knew how to use

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it

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and hey craze was playing and and they

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were headlining it and this was in 2017

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2018.

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and I was like well I could probably

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figure it out so I went and grabbed my

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MacBook out of my car and like Google

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how to do it and like ran the show on

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the demo like Resolute Watermark up and

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down the corners and just like strobing

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my life away I was like dang this is

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sick you know keyboard Warrior over here

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and then and then from there I just like

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a couple months later I started working

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at one of the nightclubs there and then

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was on tour in like five months wow and

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then just learned from that from there

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like I'm on the Bear Grylls freak Show

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tour just like

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halfway through their tour they came to

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Florida and we're like you wanna just

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like come on the bus and I was like sure

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just went out and and just helped and

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helped Justin their their Tech that was

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vijaying at the time let him kind of

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just build the wall and then I just kind

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of DJ it

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and and then I just learned from there

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and then just kind of take off I guess

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so prepare as much as you can so you can

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be ready for any opportunity that comes

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your way even if you feel it's a little

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beyond your ability this could be the

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ticket to your first gig and if you push

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yourself and succeed it could be the

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ticket to many more

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my own story is a combination of these

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three tips

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I had been practicing on my own for a

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few years and started chatting up vj's

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at some local events that I attended

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they let me know about a VJ competition

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that was coming up as part of a local

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Festival so I decided to enter this was

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my first time vijaying in public and a

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bunch of the local Boston area VJs were

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going to be there so I practice like

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crazy in the weeks leading up to the

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event I ended up winning that

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competition so later that week when one

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of the local VJs needed a replacement

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for one of their gigs they thought of me

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I said yes of course even though that

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would be my first real gig and I was

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nervous but I did pretty well and ended

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up getting hired back as a regular VJ at

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that venue and getting more gigs around

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the city over the years to come

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all right so now you know a few tips for

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how you can get your first gig if you've

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already got your first gig or you use

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one of these tips let us know in the

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comments how you did it if you like this

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video please like subscribe come back

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later for more videos thanks for

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watching

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peace

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