We were lucky to catch up with Jaden Golding recently and have shared our conversation below.

Jaden, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.

I learned how to DJ from an old friend, DJ Billy. He introduced me to Virtual DJ, and within a week I was doing my thing. Looking back, if I had known what to focus on earlier, I probably could have advanced in my career even faster — but everything happens for a reason.
When it comes to DJing, technical skills are important, but your song selection while performing is the most crucial part. The biggest obstacle I faced was my lack of experience. There are millions of songs in the world, but as a 16-year-old, I only knew so many of them.

Jaden, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I am an open-format DJ who specializes in a wide variety of genres. I have been a part of many major events across different cities, including Atlanta, Jamaica, Florida, and more to come. Growing up, my father was deeply into music and owned his own set of speakers and a DJ console that he rented out to various people. In 2016, he began renting his equipment to a place called Waves Beach and hired a DJ I had known all my life — DJ Billy.
Every weekend, I would go there to help set up. Eventually, I became interested, and Billy took it upon himself to teach me. I learned within a week and started DJing there every weekend. That’s where I fell in love with the art.
What sets me apart from other DJs is my knowledge of producing. I incorporate this into my sets to create a unique vibe. One of the things I am most proud of is being part of the recent Atlanta Red Bull Culture Clash. If there’s one thing people should know about me, it’s that every time I play, I’m going to get the crowd moving.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

The drive of all of this isn’t the popularity or the fame, but the love I have for music. I don’t know how far i’ll go but I will go as far as it will take me.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

As someone who lives in a DAW and spends a lot of time on the music engineering side, I had to learn that creativity isn’t always the most important factor. When I moved to Atlanta, I realized that the crowd here was very different from the one in Jamaica. They don’t need a complicated set — all they need is the right song selections to have a great time. That’s why I had to adjust and reinvent myself a bit, finding the right balance of creativity to incorporate into my sets.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/directorgold_/
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/djgold