Jun 10, 2026 · 26 min · 12 segments
Claudia and Lynnie sit down with internationally recognized DJ and producer DEEPME for an honest conversation about the realities of the electronic music industry. From building a global career and…
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Um, this is a, a, a, a topic that I wanted to ask because I'm an influencer first and then, you know, I, I do my other stuff.
Do you think DJs now are influencers first and DJs second, or do you need to be a DJ first, influencer second? Like, what is your take on that?
I think you ca- ha- you have to do both.
Because in 2026, uh, you have to have a strong social media presence.
And of course, you have to be having a set of skills.
Uh, because DJing, it's not that you, like, practice at home and had couple of gigs and that's how you're gonna be a DJ.
No, like, you need years, years, and years.
Play...
You need to play different styles of music to understand what exactly moves, how it moves, uh, the crowd, and you gonna be able to read because that skill you cannot buy.
You cannot fake it.
I see, like, for my entire career, uh, of 18 years, I've seen a bunch of, uh, DJs, like, famous DJs, you know, they all, like, on Instagram, they have, like, big crowds, festivals, but once they come into LA and I'm coming, I am coming to their show and they expecting, like, you know, like 2, 3,000 people, and it's, like, thir- 300 people on the floor.
And they, they confused.
And I'm like, "Huh? They, th- this DJ is, like, so famous.
Everybody know their track." Yeah, beautiful-
Um, this is a, a, a, a topic that I wanted to ask because I'm an influencer first and then, you know, I, I do my other stuff.
Do you think DJs now are influencers first and DJs second, or do you need to be a DJ first, influencer second? Like, what is your take on that?
I think you ca- ha- you have to do both.
Because in 2026, uh, you have to have a strong social media presence.
And of course, you have to be having a set of skills.
Uh, because DJing, it's not that you, like, practice at home and had couple of gigs and that's how you're gonna be a DJ.
No, like, you need years, years, and years.
Play...
You need to play different styles of music to understand what exactly moves, how it moves, uh, the crowd, and you gonna be able to read because that skill you cannot buy.
You cannot fake it.
I see, like, for my entire career, uh, of 18 years, I've seen a bunch of, uh, DJs, like, famous DJs, you know, they all, like, on Instagram, they have, like, big crowds, festivals, but once they come into LA and I'm coming, I am coming to their show and they expecting, like, you know, like 2, 3,000 people, and it's, like, thir- 300 people on the floor.
And they, they confused.
And I'm like, "Huh? They, th- this DJ is, like, so famous.
Everybody know their track." Yeah, beautiful-
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