Turns out that if you want to livestream AND keep a recording of your stream online afterwards, there is currently only one option: YouTube. Prefer me to talk you through this? Check out this quick step by step tutorial video on avoiding YouTube copyright takedowns while playing a DJ set. Mixcloud is promising but doesn’t save a video recording of your set, and building an audience is a challenge. Read this next: The Ultimate Guide To DJ LivestreamingĪs soon as you try to do this though, it doesn’t take long to realise that most mainstream social media services are a no-go: Facebook and Instagram for instance are highly aggressive towards streaming copyrighted material. When it comes to livestreaming your DJ sets online, there are lots of potential choices – Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and so on all have livestreaming options, and of course there are DJ-specific services, the biggest being Mixcloud.