How Social Media Connected Me to the Famous

Dukin' it out. This ain't so bad. Here we go!

Alright, let me clarify on the title a little bit. The person I am referring to as "Famous" isn't some big wig A-Lister, he is more directly a small time DJ from North Carolina who has began to gain some country-wide attention. Now, for those of you who don't know me, I am a huge music buff. I have attended dozens of concerts and shows throughout the past few years, and constantly have music playing where ever I'm at. Anyway, the story begins in the Red Rooster--a local bar in Nashville--after the WKU vs. UK football game. A few of my friends and I originally went to the bar to have a couple adult beverages and reminisce on yet another WKU loss, but when we got there we noticed a sign inside that basically read Live DJ. We stayed and listened to DJ D.veloped's set and were all thoroughly impressed by his music. After the show I searched Facebook and Twitter and found he was an avid user of both sites, along with the music social media site soundcloud.com. I, along with my friend Topher added and followed him and Topher immediately began tweeting at the DJ. He basically said "Come party in BG" to which he surprisingly got a reply asking for a place to stay. We immediately offered our house as the place, and the next morning, Davis "DJ D.veloped" and two of his buddies were waiting at our door with music equipment and a couple bottles of  "happy sauce", ready to throw down for the weekend.
The time they spent in Bowling Green was epic to say the least. D.veloped showed us how to tear it up on the mixing boards, he played a live set for a few of our close friends, and went out to party with us at the bars that night. He also explained to us the reason for his name getting out was thanks to people on social media sites. A businessman at heart, he has understood that social media is growing and the best way to get his name out is through releasing new songs, tour dates, and other updates over the internet. He claims most of his word-of-mouth success to soundcloud.com where he uploads his music and releases it to the public as free downloads. If you like mash-up artists or the electronic music scene at all I encourage you to check him out. He is the next GirlTalk.