Disc jockey
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| - | :[[Academics]] are intrigued by the fact that the DJ makes a living by filtering information; he makes sense of the confusing mass of musical information that bombards us (there are well over 200 dance singles released each week). There's no way that we could find all the great music within our favorite genre, so we rely on DJs to do it for us. They are like personal shoppers who sift through the hundreds of crap records and find the ones we like. These days, fewer and fewer people buy singles; instead, we decide on our favorite DJs and let them buy them for us. Why spend your life obsessively searching for obscure records (in which case you're probably a DJ anyway) when you can buy a DJ-mixed compilation CD made by someone who does that for a living? You could say that these days we don't buy particular records, we buy particular DJs. --''[[Last Night a DJ saved My Life]]'' | + | :[[Academics]] are intrigued by the fact that the DJ makes a living by filtering information; he makes sense of the confusing mass of musical information that bombards us (there are well over 200 dance singles released each week). There's no way that we could find all the great music within our favorite genre, so we rely on DJs to do it for us. They are like personal shoppers who sift through the hundreds of crap records and find the ones we like. These days, fewer and fewer people buy singles; instead, we decide on our favorite DJs and let them buy them for us. Why spend your life obsessively searching for obscure records (in which case you're probably a DJ anyway) when you can buy a DJ-mixed compilation CD made by someone who does that for a living? You could say that these days we don't buy particular records, we buy particular DJs. --''[[Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (book)|Last Night a DJ Saved My Life]]'' |
| A '''disc jockey''' (also '''disk jockey''' or '''DJ''') is a person who selects and plays [[sound recording|prerecorded music]] for an audience. Many DJs also speak to the audience, either to give the names of the songs and information about the performers (radio DJs) or to [[rap]] or [[toasting|chant]] along with the music ([[reggae]] DJs). | A '''disc jockey''' (also '''disk jockey''' or '''DJ''') is a person who selects and plays [[sound recording|prerecorded music]] for an audience. Many DJs also speak to the audience, either to give the names of the songs and information about the performers (radio DJs) or to [[rap]] or [[toasting|chant]] along with the music ([[reggae]] DJs). | ||
| There are several types of DJs: radio DJs play music that is broadcast on AM, FM, shortwave or digital radio stations; club DJs select and play music in a club, [[discotheque|disco]], a [[rave]], or even a stadium; [[hip hop]] disc jockeys select, play and create music with multiple turntables as a hip-hop artist and/or performer, often backing up one or more [[MC]]s; a [[reggae]] disc jockey ([[deejay]]) is a vocalist who [[rap]]s, [[toasting|toast]]s, or chats over pre-recorded rhythm tracks; and mobile disc jockeys travel with mobile sound systems and play from an extensive collection of pre-recorded music.{{GFDL}} | There are several types of DJs: radio DJs play music that is broadcast on AM, FM, shortwave or digital radio stations; club DJs select and play music in a club, [[discotheque|disco]], a [[rave]], or even a stadium; [[hip hop]] disc jockeys select, play and create music with multiple turntables as a hip-hop artist and/or performer, often backing up one or more [[MC]]s; a [[reggae]] disc jockey ([[deejay]]) is a vocalist who [[rap]]s, [[toasting|toast]]s, or chats over pre-recorded rhythm tracks; and mobile disc jockeys travel with mobile sound systems and play from an extensive collection of pre-recorded music.{{GFDL}} | ||
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- Academics are intrigued by the fact that the DJ makes a living by filtering information; he makes sense of the confusing mass of musical information that bombards us (there are well over 200 dance singles released each week). There's no way that we could find all the great music within our favorite genre, so we rely on DJs to do it for us. They are like personal shoppers who sift through the hundreds of crap records and find the ones we like. These days, fewer and fewer people buy singles; instead, we decide on our favorite DJs and let them buy them for us. Why spend your life obsessively searching for obscure records (in which case you're probably a DJ anyway) when you can buy a DJ-mixed compilation CD made by someone who does that for a living? You could say that these days we don't buy particular records, we buy particular DJs. --Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
A disc jockey (also disk jockey or DJ) is a person who selects and plays prerecorded music for an audience. Many DJs also speak to the audience, either to give the names of the songs and information about the performers (radio DJs) or to rap or chant along with the music (reggae DJs).
There are several types of DJs: radio DJs play music that is broadcast on AM, FM, shortwave or digital radio stations; club DJs select and play music in a club, disco, a rave, or even a stadium; hip hop disc jockeys select, play and create music with multiple turntables as a hip-hop artist and/or performer, often backing up one or more MCs; a reggae disc jockey (deejay) is a vocalist who raps, toasts, or chats over pre-recorded rhythm tracks; and mobile disc jockeys travel with mobile sound systems and play from an extensive collection of pre-recorded music.
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