Club and Dance Djs :: Short Introduction

Short Introduction

club dj It's safe to say that just about all of us love music in one form or another. Some of us are passionate radio listeners and will clock up hours of listening time a day whilst we travel to and from work or are sitting with the radio on in the office. Some of us prefer live or performed music, such as that which is featured night after night in the world's best dance clubs. Some of us will choose instead to spend hours on the sofa watching music videos. Whatever your musical passion, there is generally a common uniting theme - the overt or behind-the-scenes organization of a disc jockey (or video jockey).

Disc Jockeys (DJs) have been around for over a hundred years but first gained mainstream popularity in the years following World War II. Ever since we have been accompanied in our music adventures by DJs in one form or another - in fact many would say that their musical tastes have been influenced by the opinions and suggestions of the DJs they listen to. Although these days DJs don't have as much choice over the music selection as what they did do (apart from club-based DJs who generally select their own catalogue to mix), their opinions on the music that is aired can be significant. Some of the world's most famous modern-day DJs, like Chris Moyles, Rick Dees and Howard Stern, for instance, have been known to upset record labels andmusical actsy stating their negative opinions on particular songs, thereby influencing the listening audience and perhaps even effecting the sales of the tracks themselves. This is the power that comes with being a much-loved radio or music-channel personality.