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Here is the tl;dr version: I've wanted to be a DJ since my teenage years. I purchased DJ equipment in the early 2000s. It wasn't long before I performed at my first rave. I love music and dream big... I knew I wanted to to some day become a DJ. At that time in my life, I spent a lot of time at the local skating rink during the late-1980s through the early 1990s. I distinctly remember spending time outside the DJ booth analyzing their every move. I studied everything from the arrangement of tracks to the mixing techniques and I hoped that some day I could perform for an audience... Of course, at such a young age, it was not exactly possible to become a DJ nor was the equipment even remotely affordable on a 13 year old's allowance. Nevertheless, I can remember walking into a record store, seeing thousands of records (vinyl of course), and the place was always mobbed with DJs searching for the next gem to add to their collection. This experience, although seemingly small and..