The first installment of The Monday Morning Podcast featuring 3 champion DJs, Big Once, Trentino and Sleeper. We cover everything from getting Adidas and Redbull to care about your work, to the transition from DJing to product and finally, why you should never listen to your college girlfriend about your career.

Presented by TheDJHookup.com - Your Guy on the Inside

Check out our guests at
Big Once: http://www.bigonce.com/
Trentino: http://www.djtrentino.com/ 
(Together: http://www.bigonceandtrentino.com/)
Sleeper: http://www.djsleeper.com/
DJ Maple Syrup: http://www.djmaplesyrup.com/

The Monday Morning Podcast #1: Big Once, Trentino, Sleeper

In 2005, Alex Pyatetsky (then “Xander”) was 19. A regular on DJ forums, he became friends with DJs all over the world. Upon learning that gear was way more expensive in Europe than the US, he became the hookup to cheap, US prices for his international friends.

A few bucks were made. But mainly, it was fun.

5 years later, that experience would inspire him to cofound The DJ Hookup, one of the leading DJ, studio and pro-audio e-tailers in the United States today.

This podcast marks the relaunch of The DJ Hookup, the debut of its new website and release of a new brand focussed on “serving friends” – just like Pyatetsky started 10 years ago.

In this interview, we go behind the scenes of the DJ equipment industry. Pyatetsky reveals how the company almost went bankrupt and the pivot that turned everything around. He shares the biggest lessons learned from serving 1000s of DJs and producers all over the world. And how he intends to make TheDJHookup “the Zappos of DJ equipment.”

 
About The Guests
 
Alex Pyatetsky – www.TheDJHookup.com
Co-founder of The DJ Hookup, Alex has been in love with music since the womb. One time, he DJ’d for over a decade. Today, he builds companies that make people happy and occasionally speaks, writes and otherwise communicates to help others do the same.

Hosted by Sleeper – www.djsleeper.com
One of the top 8 DJs on the planet in the 2006 World Series Turntable Championship, his music has been featured on ESPN, MTV, TED & URB Magazine. Sleeper is one of the modern pioneers of multimedia DJing. He was the first DJ to get over 1,000,000 views on YouTube in 2009 and the first VJ to grace the TED conference stage. His music has brought him all over North America, South America, Asia, Europe & the Caribbean. DJ performances include artists/clients such as Ludacris, Common, Mix Master Mike, Wyclef Jean, BT, David Beckham, Ryan Sheckler, Travis Pastrana, etc. Other clients and partners include Adidas, Red Bull, Live Nation and Spitkicker.

The Monday Morning Podcast 1.5: Meet The New DJ Hookup with Cofounder Alex Pyatetsky

About The Monday Morning Podcast from TheDJHookup.com
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Every weekend, adoring fans look up to their favorite DJs and music producers like rockstars and gods. But every Monday morning, they wake up and go to work like humans. The Monday Morning podcast, presented by TheDJHookup.com, is a place for aspiring DJs and producers to hear candid, hype-free conversations with the artists they admire most. 

As the DJ community grows world wide, The Monday Morning Podcast offers artists a chance to speak openly and honestly about their lives and careers and listeners to learn from their wisdom and experience.

About TheDJHookup.com
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At The DJ Hookup, our philosophy is simple - we sell DJ equipment to our friends. We always take the extra step to get you the best price, answer your most pressing questions and help you choose the perfect gear for your needs. We know you can buy gear anywhere, but you'd rather buy it from your friends.



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