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A couple of years ago, as I was setting up for one of my campground events, a woman came over asking the normal questions: "What kind of music do you play?" "What time does the show start?" That sort of thing... She followed me to my truck as I was unloading, saw the magnetic signs on the truck and said "Oh. You're a REAL DJ. COOL!"
So apparently, to be a REAL DJ, you need to have signs on your vehicle! :sqerr:
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So apparently, to be a REAL DJ, you need to have signs on your vehicle! :sqerr:
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A real DJ is a person who is able to comprehend the needs of their client, and based on those needs, deliver a product (show, performance) in a professional manner that adequately meets or exceeds the needs of the client, to the satisfaction of the client and guests.
Sidenote and arguement...:
Not all DJs are the same. Mobile DJs are not necessarily club DJs, or studio DJs, and while they may share skills, they do not necessarily need to. Mobile entertainers in a wedding venue, or similar, do not necessarily need to know how to beat match or have a knowledge of beats, house music etc...whereas club DJs or studio DJs do not necessarily need as extensive a knowledge of music as a mobile entertainer does. Radio Djs are real Djs, but not all radio Djs could club DJ or stand in my shoes as a mobile entertainer.
I think as long as you sell your skills to the proper client, dont promise what you cant deliver, and do it professionally and ethically, you are on the path to being a real DJ.
A real DJ is a person who is able to comprehend the needs of their client, and based on those needs, deliver a product (show, performance) in a professional manner that adequately meets or exceeds the needs of the client, to the satisfaction of the client and guests.
Sidenote and arguement...:
Not all DJs are the same. Mobile DJs are not necessarily club DJs, or studio DJs, and while they may share skills, they do not necessarily need to. Mobile entertainers in a wedding venue, or similar, do not necessarily need to know how to beat match or have a knowledge of beats, house music etc...whereas club DJs or studio DJs do not necessarily need as extensive a knowledge of music as a mobile entertainer does. Radio Djs are real Djs, but not all radio Djs could club DJ or stand in my shoes as a mobile entertainer.
I think as long as you sell your skills to the proper client, dont promise what you cant deliver, and do it professionally and ethically, you are on the path to being a real DJ.
I have decided I am not a DJ.
I a Mobile Provider of Musical Program. Thats MP2 (Don't know how to make the squared 2).
Or Maybe it's MPMC - Musical Programmer and Master of Ceremonies
I a Mobile Provider of Musical Program. Thats MP2 (Don't know how to make the squared 2).
Or Maybe it's MPMC - Musical Programmer and Master of Ceremonies
A couple of years ago, as I was setting up for one of my campground events, a woman came over asking the normal questions: "What kind of music do you play?" "What time does the show start?" That sort of thing... She followed me to my truck as I was unloading, saw the magnetic signs on the truck and said "Oh. You're a REAL DJ. COOL!"
So apparently, to be a REAL DJ, you need to have signs on your vehicle! :sqerr:
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DAMN IT... I couldve saved sooo much money if i went with the signs...
ok grasping that all of those types are DJs which they are, and ive been all of those types in my career.. Which of those types is the help and which ones are entertainers???
DAMN IT SORRY HARRY I COULDNT RESIST
Real dj's focus on what they are doing to become the best dj they can be. They don't spend any of their time worrying or thinking about who else is or isn't a real DJ.
As fas as who gets to decide who is or isn't a real DJ
that would be me.
As fas as who gets to decide who is or isn't a real DJ
that would be me.
I'm not a real dj --- I'm a partytime hobbyist. All the rest of you'ns can keep that fancy 'real dj' title. 
I find that it is only amongst DJs that this question comes about. So many of us are trying to be so elitist or specific about it that we get caught up on terminology. Whether it's radio, club, party, or what have you...we're DJs. People will always refer to us as the DJs; not the mobile entertainer, the wedding concierge service, or the radio personality. They might link a DJ to their business affiliation (DUDE Club's Friday DJ or WFNK 99.9's lunchtime DJ), but in the end, we're all DJs. We all play recorded music to please a crowd. Let's get over this whole "Real DJ" thread, please. 
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I've said it before.
Take, for example, "R&B." "R" & "B" mean "Rhythm" & "Blues," respectively.
Go and ask for some "R&B." You'll get Chris Brown.
Go and ask for some "Rhythm & Blues." You'll get George Thorogood & The Destroyers (one of the best concerts I've ever seen, by the way).
So, "D.J." is short for "Disc Jockey." A "Disc Jockey" is somebody who JOCKEYS DISCS. Rationalise it all you want, but this is the English language.
Using Ducky's word (ducks are my favourite animals, by the way), I think that it is due to the "elitists" that we have changed the definition of a "DJ," the same way we have changed the definition of "R&B."
The English language evolves, and I guess we should, too. For example, I used to be gay all of the time. Now, I am never gay.
Ever since one of my clients laughed when I said, "My service is for those who still believe that 'DJ' means 'Disc Jockey,' and a 'Disc Jockey' is somebody who jockeys discs," I have been using this on my HOME PAGE (regardless of whether or not it is to anybody's shigrin). The bottom line is that this statement defines my services for people, and defines what sort of people want my services.
This reasoning follows one of the most important things in any formal essay: always clearly define that about which you are discussing.
Take, for example, "R&B." "R" & "B" mean "Rhythm" & "Blues," respectively.
Go and ask for some "R&B." You'll get Chris Brown.
Go and ask for some "Rhythm & Blues." You'll get George Thorogood & The Destroyers (one of the best concerts I've ever seen, by the way).
So, "D.J." is short for "Disc Jockey." A "Disc Jockey" is somebody who JOCKEYS DISCS. Rationalise it all you want, but this is the English language.
Using Ducky's word (ducks are my favourite animals, by the way), I think that it is due to the "elitists" that we have changed the definition of a "DJ," the same way we have changed the definition of "R&B."
The English language evolves, and I guess we should, too. For example, I used to be gay all of the time. Now, I am never gay.
Ever since one of my clients laughed when I said, "My service is for those who still believe that 'DJ' means 'Disc Jockey,' and a 'Disc Jockey' is somebody who jockeys discs," I have been using this on my HOME PAGE (regardless of whether or not it is to anybody's shigrin). The bottom line is that this statement defines my services for people, and defines what sort of people want my services.
This reasoning follows one of the most important things in any formal essay: always clearly define that about which you are discussing.
So, are you saying that if I make somewhat of a switch to using a media controller from using CDs, I will no longer be a DJ? I really hadn't thought much about the literal basis of it. I guess that I have always been more focused on the musical aspect and all the technique that goes into adjusting each song and transitioning between them. I don't think I want to lose my title of DJ.
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All of us on this board and other boards looking for ways to improve are real DJs.
Our clients decide how this is defined because if they hire us and we do a great job because we've taken the time and trouble to improve then they recognize us as real DJs.
Of course, a sign helps too.
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Reminds me of a D.J. (probably a fake one, I never saw his sign) I knew in the 90s who had a cdr that he had labelled "The Good Music". When some buzzkill guest would come up and say something stupid like "can't you play any good music", he would pull out that cd.
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