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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: :sqerr:
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.
DAMN IT... I couldve saved sooo much money if i went with the signs...
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'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.
What is a real DJ and who decides how this is defined?