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Mar 14, 2026 / 1 MIN READ

The blueprint to becoming a headline DJ

JAMES HYPE
I don't believe I've got sick musical ability. I'm pretty average. But just through pure quantity, you can become a headline DJ. Because I fucking did it.

You want to know what's standing in the way of you being a headline DJ right now? It's the thousands of shitty tracks you haven't made yet.

I'm not exaggerating when I say I start more than 500 tracks a year. And how many of mine have you actually heard? Just a few. Because there's only a few that are really that good, that have really made an impact. But that's a few out of thousands.

I don't believe I've got sick musical ability or anything like that. In fact, I think I'm pretty average. But just through pure quantity, you can become a headline DJ. Because I fucking did it.