I’m also looking for a mentor that has more knowledge for blending and transitions.
hey Dvinnie, just changed my listener name so here’s looking up.
Love all the help and love in here! Glad you got it sorted Vinnie.
Yeah, the idea to separate them may seem a bit intrusive, but honestly it’s to keep metrics good for the DJ’;s you listen to (and yourself when streaming!) It’s also a way for @uninen to shut you down for a night (as a drunk listener spamming chat LOL) but you can still stream the next day if needed.
At least, I think that’s how it works…
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hi there, Fulleke from The Netherlands here, I’m looking for a mentor to share my profile, as described by the friendly robot, in order to receive an invitation to stream myself. Can you be that mentor ? How does it work otherwise ? thanks in advance ! Fulleke
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There is a ton of information already in different places, but let’s summarise it here to smooth the process. You should check that every point down here is True, and if it is the case, a Mentor will help you to stream.
1) You have created a listener profile which will NOT be related to your future DJ profile.
How do I know it?:
None of the 3 fields (Username, Display Name or Real Name) from your Listener Profile (https://slipmat.io/account/edit/) will be the same as the name you will use as your DJ Profile once you are allowed to create it.
Example:
My Listener Profile was created as you can see here
That allowed me to create a DJ Profile as The Double V, as this was not equal to any of the 3 fields.
Question: Can I have something like XXXXX as a Listener Username and DJ XXXXX as a DJ name here?. Yes you can. You can include “DJ” as a differentiator part of the name, as the administrator of the site @uninen or others are doing. But never any of the 3 Profile Names exactly equal to DJ name.
Known Issue: Sometimes you may change your Listener Names not to be coincident in the future with your DJ Name, but they return to the previous state. Perhaps you are logged in within different devices/browsers and into Backstage forum. Log out from everywhere, just log in to https://slipmat.io/account/edit/ and once ready, you can log in again to Backstage and other Browsers/Devices.
2) Your Listener Profile photo is also NOT related to your DJ logo/promo.
Your Mentor will check that this is true before allowing you to create a DJ profile. You can use your own picture, a shadow, a cartoon, what ever you want that doesn’t include of course ilegal or offensive material.
3) You have defined correctly , also in your Listener profile (https://slipmat.io/account/edit/), your Timezone.
This is important for your future public not having problems with the date and time of your published Events
4) Everything in your Profile Status (https://slipmat.io/invitation-status/) is Green/Ready for a Mentor to Endorse you.
How do I know it?:
It should look like this when you visit https://slipmat.io/invitation-status/:
How do I achieve this?:
- Join the DJ email list with the primary email of your listener profile. Your profile will be linked to the list via this email so make sure it’s correct one or it’ll not be found and your invitation cannot be sent. And very important: Do not unsubscribe afterwards, treat as Spam, etc. or it won’t work. If you did correctly, it will appear something like this in your invitation status https://slipmat.io/invitation-status/
- We have already talked about Listener Name and Profile Picture in the First and Second points of this Checklist.
- Backstage connection is OK
How? Backstage is our forum. It’s an independent platform but connected to your Listener profile. It means that you need to log in in Backstage while logged in Slipmat to establish the connection directly. But it also means that in order to change the name that appears in Backstage, it’s recommended that you logout from Backstage in all your devices (desktop, mobile), log in only at Slipmat and update your Names (mostly this happens when changing them not to use the future DJ Name), and then log in again in Backstage. If you did it right, your invitation status https://slipmat.io/invitation-status/ will look like this, being the “Current Value” the same name as your Username of your Listener profile in Slipmat.
- Participate in the community
We want our new DJs to learn the site and the community so you need to participate by joining events and reading and posting here on Backstage. Your invitation status https://slipmat.io/invitation-status/ will look like this
How do I get Karma? Explained in the above picture and in the FAQ at the bottom of the invitation status https://slipmat.io/invitation-status/ . Just read, comment and participate in Backstage, event chats, etc.
How do I attend an Event? Easy: Go to Slipmat.io homepage. There you will see the upcoming events in the right time and date for you (that’s why it’s so important to configure it properly). Once you see a Live Now event, you could just click it and enjoy the music.
CHECKLIST PASSED? Now what?
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Let potential mentors know that you need, and you are ready for the endorsement, by asking mentorship in this forum DJ Looking for a Mentor
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This is like making friends. If a potential mentor reads how you introduced yourself here and other contributions that you are giving in the community (Backstage, event chats, etc.), is likely that he/she will contact you to offer you being your mentor.
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Maybe the mentor is busy supporting others or watching Netflix!
so it’s ok that if no one contacts you from the mentors, you directly and privately DM them. -
Please, once you found a mentor, let us know by saying it at the DJ Looking for a Mentor forum. Not to lose the time.
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Mentor will tell you to share with him/her the link that you will find within your https://slipmat.io/invitation-status/ to be able to check and endorse your profile. This should be done privately because with that link, you are also sharing your email address.
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Mentor also will guide you with things like: Streaming configuration, first internal test, tagging, promoting it etc.
We hope this little guide helps you smoothing the process and sharing your art with the world as soon as possible.
Thanks!!
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Hi everyone here still looking for a mentor, let me/us know, follow the previous self checklist and DM if you passed it.
Happy to assist you in the process!! 
I’ll be mainly supporting you hear in Backstage. Other mentors are more active in Discord
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My God… what a contribution @TDV you are an absolute BEAST!!!
So thankful for you stepping up on composing this doc / howto - SO needed.
@uninen if we want to suck this out into a general FAQ page it’s composed well enough to version and update as needed I would think.
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Admittedly this recent global pandemic has affected me and mine in some unique ways given my industry etc. As a result I haven’t been around nearly as much the last couple of weeks to help out as intended.
Feel free to reach out to me as well here on Backstage or also on Discord for help with anything related to mentorship or technical issues streaming.
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Agreed whole heartedly DSoul. This info is beyond perfect and should help all prospective newbies immensely. Major kudos. And if anyone else is in need of a mentor I’m happy to be of service.
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Hello Ladies and Gents. I am currently looking for a mentor that can assist me in starting to stream here.
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OK, new Slipmat DJ in town. @MrGoolsby doesn’t need a mentor now.
Who does? Please let us know your updated status and review the above checklist before DM us.
Thanks
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Hi,
I am looking for a mentor.
I am Stefan from germany/hannover (CET time zone).
I am a DJ since roughly 6 years now. My genres are Wave/Gothic/Swing/Blues/Rock and some more niche genres like Southern Gothis, Death Country and Folk-Punk-Rock. I used to play locally at clubs and sometimes weddings until COVID shutdown so I am looking forward to keep up my skills here and maybe find other DJs to share thoughts and ideas.
I am normally reachable in person around 8 pm CET or via forum from 9 AM zo 1 PM.
My DJ invations status says I am OK - nice to hear. 
So I am looking forward to find a Mentor hopefully.
Cheers
Stefan
Hey Stefan. Send me your link via your https://slipmat.io/invitation-status/ and I’ll endorse you. Cheers
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Thank you DVinnie, I will send you the link via PM.
Hi all.I’m very new here. Just 2 days old. I am looking for a mentor to guide and advise me on to the journey to join the big family. So I really looking forward if someone could just mentor me… thanks in advance…
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How far have you got?
basically it’s my 4th day…
just earned basics…
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post up your invite and I’ll have a look if it hasn’t been done already?