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Posted by Veldrid on Sep-11-2001 12:08:

Is the name "DJ" dieing?

Hey do you guys think that the name DJ is dieing. From what I see more and more people are going with one word names or their actually names as there DJ name. People are saying that putting DJ in front of your name is dumb or that to many people do it that aren't DJ's or aren't good DJ's. So do you think that DJ _____ is a dieing phase? Just wanted to hear some opinions.

Posted by Spad on Sep-11-2001 12:13:

I don't think so. A lot of huge DJ's never used "DJ". Sasha, John Digweed, Timo Mass, Ferry (as far as I know. I bet somebody will tell me they used to be known as DJ Sasha, DJ Mass now ). Off the top of my head it seems to be more popular to use "DJ" in Europe than in the UK though.

Posted by tranceDJ on Sep-12-2001 01:33:

Sometimes DJs are introduced as DJ Sasha or DJ Ferry Corsten. Ferry's name appears as 'DJ Ferry Corsten' on his global transmissions album. You usually can't use your name anyway if it doesn't sound cool...or you change it.

Posted by DJ Rob Noli on Sep-12-2001 03:48:

The reason is b/c too many people try to be DJ's and few really are. alot of people just use the name to be "cool".

The dumbest justification I ever witnessed was a guy who told me he calls himself a DJ b/c he burns CD's.

Foolishness.

Peace on this sad day.

Posted by lMIlk on Sep-12-2001 04:36:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Rob Noli
The dumbest justification I ever witnessed was a guy who told me he calls himself a DJ b/c he burns CD's.

hahah good one. from now on, call me DJ tapes because i record tapes on tv. lol

Posted by patticus on Sep-12-2001 04:55:

haha thats hilarious
me personally i dont really like the moniker "dj" much... but i'll probably use it in the future
even tho i have a bunch of "web-released" mixes.. i still dont put "DJ" in front of them

because its not like im pro or nothin.. its kinda like poser-ish, eH

Posted by DjTS-NeXiLe on Sep-12-2001 13:47:

No, its not dieing... no way. No i refuse to believe it..... no no nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. hehe.

rofl DjTaPeS in the house !!!!!

w0000000t.

Posted by DJ_kimberg on Sep-12-2001 23:57:

i dont think The term "Dj" is fading away.....before Sasha, digweed, ferry corsten, tiesto,etc. because there producers and dj'z put together.SO they can call themselves by just there names....They still use DJ infront of there names when they actually made a set or produced a cd. So you rarely see "DJ" infront of a producer who produced a track, because it's there own track,. I'm a DJ cuz i spin other ppl'z productions and wut have you. So it wouldnt sound right if i called myself just KIMBERG, because i haven't made my own tracks yet...So yeah,thats my opinion on why someone is called a "DJ"

Posted by DJ Rob Noli on Sep-13-2001 06:01:

Another reason I stopped using it was b/c people started spinning with CD's. In my opinion spinning with CD players does not make you a real DJ. Also I don't like to advertise what I do. I have no need.

Posted by Pjotr G on Sep-13-2001 10:03:

In my opinion it's ok to call yourself a DJ if you spin
and if you also produce tracks it's ok to put DJ in front of your producer name if you spin too
Hell i use it

but

it's stupid to go into for example a chat with DJ in front of your name

like "hey everybody i'm cool i'm a DJ" damn that's a bit annoying

BTW If you "spin" mp3's i don't consider you a DJ
if you want the title, also be willin to get the decks!

Posted by tu_face on Sep-13-2001 11:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Pjotr G

BTW If you "spin" mp3's i don't consider you a DJ
if you want the title, also be willin to get the decks!

an mp3 spinnin type person is called an eeJ heheh