To DJ is to arrange music and pieces of music in a manner that engages a crowd at a party. This can involve speeding music up, slowing music down, blending music, or repeating pieces of music.
“DJ” is short for “disc jockey”, which comes from the days when radio hosts used to decide what records (“discs”) to play for radio stations.
The term has broadened in meaning to include anyone responsible for playing recorded music for groups of people (dance, wedding, rave, etc).
DJs eventually became more active in how they interacted with the music they were playing (e.g. “scratching” in rap music) to where “DJing” is now an art form and genre of music all on its own.
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To DJ is to arrange music and pieces of music in a manner that engages a crowd at a party. This can involve speeding music up, slowing music down, blending music, or repeating pieces of music.
“DJ” is short for “disc jockey”, which comes from the days when radio hosts used to decide what records (“discs”) to play for radio stations.
The term has broadened in meaning to include anyone responsible for playing recorded music for groups of people (dance, wedding, rave, etc).
DJs eventually became more active in how they interacted with the music they were playing (e.g. “scratching” in rap music) to where “DJing” is now an art form and genre of music all on its own.