If you do want to use an external set-up to stream higher quality video and sound, Twitch does make this possible. All you need to do is create an account and have access to a webcam and wifi. Setting up a stream on Twitch from your desktop, smartphone, or other device is relatively simple especially if you don’t plan on using any external microphones or cameras. Twitch has been the only free platform that has allowed the DJ to stream uninterrupted since the COVID-19 induced lockdown.

If you want anything more than that, you’ll have to pay. The free version of Zoom only allows a limited number of guests and meetings can only last a maximum of 40 minutes. Let us not forget that Facebook owns Instagram, so the Facebook live streaming feature is monitored similarly to Instagram’s. Since the early days, YouTube has been enforcing copyright laws on all kinds of videos and continues to take down content containing unlicensed material. Though all these platforms are great for artists and content creators, in recent months only one of these options have proven to be the best for platforms for DJs in particular. You can read the official blog from Instagram that highlights the most recent changes here.Īfter reading about these new updates, it may be quite obvious that streaming a live DJ set to Instagram is difficult and tricky unless you have a license for every track you plan to play or your entire set will be of original music where you hold the rights.Īs an alternative, you may want to think about streaming your live DJ set to platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Zoom, or Twitch. But if you continue, that is when Instagram will suspend your account. Instagram’s monitoring system may detect unlicensed material in your live set and will at first give you a warning. This tip is especially crucial for live streaming DJs. The next tip is to not use multiple pieces of unlicensed material in a single piece of content. You’re less likely to get detected and ultimately interrupted or suspended if you only briefly use unlicensed material. The first tip Instagram gives you if you are using unlicensed music in a live stream or video, the shorter the better. The update also provided some general rules of thumb to help avoid you from feeling any heat from Instagrams monitoring system.

The update reiterated the fact that Instagram does not allow the use of unlicensed music in any kind of content posted. In May of this year, Instagram released an update to their policies regarding music in live and pre-recorded video.

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