24/02/2026
🎧💰 COST OF A MODERN DAY BEGINNER DEEJAY (2026 Edition 😅)
So you think being a DJ is just pressing play?
My friend… sit down first. Let’s calculate 😂👇
🎓 1. DJ Academy Fee – Ksh 30,000
Why join a DJ academy?
Because YouTube University won’t correct your beatmatching mistakes 😂
At a professional DJ academy you get:
✅ Access to a variety of DJ machines (controllers, CDJs, mixers)
✅ Taught by professionals who have embarrassed themselves enough to teach you what NOT to do 😅
✅ Networking with experienced DJs and upcoming DJs (future connections = future gigs 💼🔥)
✅ Exposure to different music genres (from Old School to Amapiano to Arbantone)
✅ Attachments to real events for exposure
✅ Confidence behind the decks
✅ Industry secrets they don’t post on TikTok
That 30K is not just school fees… it’s investment in noise-making excellence 🎶🔥
💾 2. Hard Disk – Ksh 5,000
Because your laptop cannot survive:
10,000 songs
Wedding playlists
Club bangers
Gospel brunch mixes
Backup of backup of backup 😂
A DJ without backup is like a car without spare tyre 🚗💥
💻 3. Laptop – Ksh 35,000 (Let’s be realistic 😅)
This is your office.
Your studio.
Your stress machine.
Needs to handle:
Serato / Rekordbox
Heavy music files
Last-minute downloads at 8:59PM for a 9PM gig
Cheap laptop = freezing during the drop 😭
And nobody forgives a frozen drop.
🎛 4. DJ Controller – Ksh 50,000
This is the steering wheel of your career.
Without it, you’re just a music lover.
With it, you’re a professional vibe distributor 🔥
Good controller =
✔ Smooth transitions
✔ Professional sound
✔ Respect from other DJs
✔ Ability to press buttons confidently even when confused 😂
🧮 TOTAL BASIC COST:
Sradio Deejay School Nakuru – 30,000
Hard Disk – 5,000
Laptop – 35,000
Controller – 50,000
👉 TOTAL = Ksh 120,000
And this is just the BEGINNING 😭
We haven’t added:
Headphones 🎧
Transport to gigs 🚗
Branding & Photoshoot 📸
Data bundles for updating music 📶
Emergency “I forgot that song” purchases 😅
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