Benzi, Alison Wonderland, Ekali & More Share Embarrassing DJ Stories

DJs might seem larger than life on stage, but it’s important to remember they’re human beings just like the rest of us. Like you, and me, and all of us — they’re just as prone to make mistakes. In a new post, Benzi leads the way as DJs reveal their most embarrassing moments on stage.

Even the greats like Alison Wonderland, Slushii and Ekali have experienced the worst, mortifying moments that DJs can face. However, in the end it’s all about how they pushed through, bounced back, and shook off their worst embarrassments.

From speeding up to 320 BPM, to having a song cut out mid-track, and even throwing up during a performance — these DJs have been through it. And, lived to tell the story.

We totally feel for all of these DJ/producers, as they share their on-stage horror stories. In the moment, these things probably felt like the end of the world. Now, they’re all able to laugh it off together.

Whether you DJ as a hobby or professionally or simply live to enjoy the music — keep in mind nobody is invincible. Don’t be too hard on yourself. If you have an embarrassing moment you’d like to share, feel free.

Read some of Benzi’s thread below.

Benzi: Embarassing DJ Stories Thread

Embarrassing DJ Stories Thread

i'll go first. back in the day i used an old version of Traktor to change the tempo/key of a song to make edits, but only drawback was you had to record it in real time (aka listen to the whole song) to export it….

— BENZI (@benzi) June 14, 2019

of course my dumbass forgot to remove the middle of the song, & just as the club owner came over to compliment me, the song suddenly stops and there's 10 straight seconds of terrible fake scratching sounds. i tried to play it cool & act like this was all planned, but i was toast.

— BENZI (@benzi) June 14, 2019

Alison Wonderland

I was sick & spewed on myself on stage. 2 different times. And kept playing until the end. https://t.co/0ZJ4ch1FuS

— ALISON WONDERLAND (@awonderland) June 14, 2019

Slushii

back when i first started using CDJs i didn’t know how to reset tempo and back then i synced all of my songs,

flash forward to me playing an entire set at 180 bpm because i didn’t know how CDJs worked. crowd left 3 songs in lmao

— SLUSHII「スラちゃん」 (@SlushiiMusic) June 14, 2019

No Mana

ended up being nervous the whole hour so i wanted to smash a lot of red bull vodkas and i ended up fucking up a few transitions. i spilled a drink on the deck like an idiot. i was finishing my set and @sleepytom was after me and i heard his set go on emergency loop.

— no mana (@ihavenomanas) June 15, 2019

tldr first real festival i played at i fucked it up and cried in the green room

— no mana (@ihavenomanas) June 15, 2019

i have cried in the green room after a set before i feel u

— DUCKY (@QUACKHOUSE) June 15, 2019

Ekali

One time when I was opening for @OfficialRezz the sound system shut off but the booths were still cranked so I was like, head banging on stage going absolutely ham. Crowd was dead still I knew something was wrong. Slowly turned booth down to silence. Then told jokes on the mic.

— Ekali (@EkaliMusic) June 14, 2019

My Bad

Played after a pretty well known DJ at a club and didn’t know he was using sync. had one track that was 80 bpm and the next one loaded up was 160. one transition later it’s playing @hydraulixdub – headbang at 320 bpm…

— MY BAD (@mybadmusic) June 14, 2019