DJ Music

DJing has been around as long as radio, DJ stands for Disk Jockey, and orginiated when radio stations began to play music on the airwave, it was the DJ who was responsible for being the voice of the radio station, making commentary and presenting, in some cases it was the DJ who was also responsible for selecting the music. It is this love of music that attracts most DJs to the art.

There’s no limit to the type of music a DJ plays, and the line between a DJ and a radio presenter is now very blurred except in the most extreme cases. Certainly the style of music a DJ plays governs they equipment and the technique a DJ may use, but the fundamental spirit of DJing remains the same- to inspire the audience and bring new and innovative music to their ears.

For most being a DJ is all about parties and glamor a la Tiesto,

DJing has been around as long as radio, DJ stands for Disk Jockey, and orginiated when radio stations began to play music on the airwave, it was the DJ who was responsible for being the voice of the radio station, making commentary and presenting, in some cases it was the DJ who was also responsible for selecting the music. It is this love of music that attracts most DJs to the art.

There’s no limit to the type of music a DJ plays, and the line between a DJ and a radio presenter is now very blurred except in the most extreme cases. Certainly the style of music a DJ plays governs they equipment and the technique a DJ may use, but the fundamental spirit of DJing remains the same- to inspire the audience and bring new and innovative music to their ears.

For most being a DJ is all about parties and glamor a la Tiesto, and for a talented and lucky few this might be the case, the reality however is that the majority of work for DJs today is mobile DJing, the sad fact is that if you’re looking to make it big as a professional DJ, you’re looking at a steep hill to climb. In the beginning, radio was the only place where DJs were present, and this was usually only to provide music between commentry, then there was the late night graveyard shift where the DJ was little more than a caretaker keeping the radio station going late into the night. As it becase more expensive to hire live bands at clubs and bars DJs became a viable alternative, it wasn’t until the late 80’s when there was a flourish of electronic music that the first dance music DJs began to come into being, along with innovations in DJ technology and techniques this marked the first steps from whence modern DJing came into being.

For a new DJ it can seem daunting and intimidating, the techniques are difficult to master and the equipment confusing, the team at DJ-Music.org.uk aim to help this process along and this is the first step in helping those interested in DJ Music and DJing mastering an art we all love.
and for a talented and lucky few this might be the case, the reality however is that the majority of work for DJs today is mobile DJing, the sad fact is that if you’re looking to make it big as a professional DJ, you’re looking at a steep hill to climb. In the beginning, radio was the only place where DJs were present, and this was usually only to provide music between commentry, then there was the late night graveyard shift where the DJ was little more than a caretaker keeping the radio station going late into the night. As it becase more expensive to hire live bands at clubs and bars DJs became a viable alternative, it wasn’t until the late 80’s when there was a flourish of electronic music that the first dance music DJs began to come into being, along with innovations in DJ technology and techniques this marked the first steps from whence modern DJing came into being.

For a new DJ it can seem daunting and intimidating, the techniques are difficult to master and the equipment confusing, the team at DJ-Music.org.uk aim to help this process along and this is the first step in helping those interested in DJ Music and DJing mastering an art we all love.

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