Interested in starting your own journey in content creation but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Darran Bruce, podcast host and executive producer of The DJ Sessions Event Services, located in Seattle, WA, USA.
What's your organization, and who are your members?
The DJ Sessions is a live-streamed/podcast series featuring the hottest electronic music DJs with live mixes and interviews streamed live to a global audience. The series constantly places in the "Top Ten" on Twitch Music and the "Top Five" in the "Electronic Music," "DJ," and "Dance Music" categories. TDJS is rated in the Top 0.12% of live streaming shows on Twitch out of millions of live streamers. It has also been recognized by Apple twice as a "New and Noteworthy" podcast and featured three times in the Apple Music Store video podcast section. UStream and Livestream have also listed the series as a "Featured" stream on their platforms since its inception. The series is also streamed live to multiple other platforms and hosted on several podcast sites. It has a combined live-streaming/podcast audience is over 125,000 viewers per week.
TDJSES is a Washington State Non-profit charitable organization that's main purpose is to provide music, art, fashion, dance, and entertainment to local and regional communities via events and video production programming distributed online for live and archival viewing.
Tell us about yourself
I am the executive producer of The DJ Sessions. I am known to be one of those few people who have been able to bring a truly new and unique concept to the table. With vast years of experience in TV broadcasting and my die-hard love for nightlife led me to the launch of "The DJ Sessions." I have worked in the film/broadcast tv/internet distribution industry for 30+ years and has now expanded my knowledge base to VR/AR/XR distribution. My production schedule includes 12 events per month and over 40 interviews with DJs, Producers, and electronic music professionals. My spontaneous broadcasts stream weekly from the "Rooftop," "On Location," "Silent Disco," "Mobile," "Cab," and "Secret" studio locations with up to 144 hours of unique programming. Combining "Silent Concert/Disco" technology and working with some of the top companies in the streaming community, I figured out a way to septuple, yes that is, increase production/distribution by seven times, "The DJ Sessions" live streaming/VOD distribution and provide multi-genre music events to reach a much larger demographic of electronic music fans.
What's your biggest accomplishment as an organization?
Becoming one of the top live-streaming series in the world.
What's one of the hardest things that comes with being an organization?
Learning how to have patience.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow an organization today?
- Get an education.
- Make sure you have operating capital.
- Make a business plan.
Where can people find you and your group?
Website: https://www.thedjsessions.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvlivethedjsessions
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedjsessions/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedjsessions
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darranbruce/
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