Watching newcomers struggle with the invitation process is painful as we’ve put so much work in documenting it and making it more automated and smoother. Still, when you’re in a hurry, reading docs is rarely a priority and you end up in the bottom of the very, very long queue.
So, in yet another attempt to try to help, here’s a short version of all of the included things new DJs need to comprehend:
Life in the fast lane
Let’s say your name is Tim Cook, and your artist name is DJ Apple.
- Before starting, make sure your email address is registered to the Beta DJ email list.
- When creating your listener profile (ie. your Slipmat account), use the same email that’s on the mailinglist, put in Tim Cook and select a username that is not DJ Apple. People call you little Tim, so let’s use that as you use it everywhere online already for personal stuff. You put in username as littletim, real name as Tim Cook. (Note: no mention of DJ Apple anywhere!)
- Log in to Backstage. (This forum that you’re currently reading.) Your data gets synced from your user profile, so now you have your listener profile as littletim, and a Backstage profile littletim. You notice a bot messaging you. Complete the tutorial, it will teach you to use Backstage and also give you some Karma. (Note: your Backstage profile doesn’t have any mentions of DJ Apple either!)
- Join a live event from Slipmat homepage (which is different than Backstage) or the #invite channel in our community chat and find a DJ mentor there. (Do NOT harras the playing DJ, they are there playing and not supporting your newbie ass!) Send them a message with a link to your invitation status page which now doesn’t have any portions in red. (If something is still red, please read the full page, it explains everything.)
- One of our mentors checks out your profile and as its data is good they will immediately endorse your invitation and start teaching you first things to get spinning.
- Within few minutes (it can take up to couple of hours) you’ll get an invitation email. When you now follow the link to your user profile (littletim) it has a button for creating your DJ profile. Yay! Now put in your DJ details: your DJ name is DJ Apple, your Facebook page, your DJ bio, promo photo and all that good stuff. Voila. You now have a listener profile and a DJ profile. After this you can edit them as much as you like, as long as you remember to keep them separated. (No mentions of DJ apple in your listener profile.) Your mentor will help you getting started from there.
This whole process can easily be done in less than 5 minutes.
If you fuck up the very first step by using your DJ name, everything else gets fucked as well and you need to unfuck those things before getting an invite.
There’s lots and lots of documentation, reading it really helps.
However, if you’re in a megahurry or reading docs is just too much, you can always buy a support ticket and we’ll get you sorted out immediately: Commercial Support
Plan B: schedule a free 1:1 Zoom call with DJ Uninen
We’re experimenting with doing personal onboardings with new DJs to get them on Slipmat faster. All DJs will get their invite during the call and will also receive a FREE 30-day license to play on Slipmat. All you need to do is schedule yourself a time for an 30-minute call.
Important tidbits
- Here’s the original: How to Get a Beta DJ Invitation
- Your listener profile can be edited from the account page
- The invitation status page gives you basic info about the status of your invitation process
- Your DJ profile doesn’t exist yet as it is created after you get your invite.
- You can get to our community chat via this invitation link