Tray Fiddy is the founder, creator, and lead writer at StartingtoDJ.
StartingtoDJ was created to help beginner DJs learn practical skills without feeling buried under jargon, expensive gear recommendations, or music-scene gatekeeping. Tray has been mixing music at home and at gigs for about 13 years, and the site grew from years of research, practice, trial and error, and answering the kinds of questions beginners actually search for.
What Tray Writes About
Tray focuses on beginner-friendly DJing guides, DJ controllers, rekordbox, headphones, speaker setup, subwoofers, and audio gear. The goal is to explain technical topics in a way that is useful for people learning at home, building a first setup, or troubleshooting gear they already own.
Experience and Approach
Tray has a background in audio engineering and has spent years researching DJ workflows, practicing mixes, testing setups, and learning how different speakers, headphones, and controllers behave in real use. Articles on StartingtoDJ are written to be practical, honest, and easy to follow.
Editorial Standards
StartingtoDJ aims to update older articles when software, hardware, or product information changes. If a guide is outdated, unclear, or missing important context, readers can send corrections through the contact page.
Affiliate Disclosure
StartingtoDJ may earn from qualifying purchases through affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, StartingtoDJ earns from qualifying purchases. Recommendations are intended to be useful to readers and are not written to imply that Amazon or any other affiliate partner sponsors or endorses the site.
You can also read more on the main About Tray Fiddy page.