just sit down with some friends, make a list of 20-40 names and start kickin out those that obviously suck
When you got three or so left, pick one.
And don't think about it too much, there are some REALLY successful DJs with names that suck A**. Especially in Germany
Hope this helps...

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I got my dj name from my teacher from school.. A wicked guy who always gave nicks to people. Mine was Cripsen, cuz my real name is crispen. Now im Dj Cripsen

good luck with the name

i got mine from the tv one day...
i was watching this rocket truck race, and it was called the "Shockwave" and i thought, wow, that's a cool name...
so to make it sort of individual, i dropped off the E and the end and now i'm Shockwav

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well..mine came to me during a drunken stuppor...a friend said whats up j_spot and it stuck..I dont use it often tho...my shows are usually for underage crowds. so a name like j_spot(and my boss Deez Nuts) arent really appropriate. WE just used em @ college shows

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The Mixmag Guide to making your own DJ name:

TRANCE.
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1) Are you French?
YES - Go to 2.
NO - Go to 3.

2) Forget the idea right now - it's never going to work.

3) Are you Dutch or German?
YES - Go to 4.
NO - Go to 5.

4) What's your name? - That's your DJ Name.

5) Add 'berg' to your last name. Put 'van' between your first and last name. Change any single a to aa and put an umlaut on all the vowels (i.e. ä, ë, ï, ö and ü.) Pronounce avery w as a v and change any -ing endings to -en.

Happycustomers who have already used this system:
Sander Kleinenberg, Timo Maas, DJ Tiësto, Roland Klinkenberg, Paul Van Dyk, Piet Van Hoos.


UK GARAGE.
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1) Do you like capital letters?
YES - Go to 2.
NO - Go to 3.

2) Drop your pen onto the list below two or three times. Whichever letters it falls on are your DJ name.

A B C D E F G H
I J K L M N O P
Q R S T U V X X
Y Z

Happy customers who have already used this system:
EZ, GQ, PSK, Mikee B.

3) Do you want to keep your first name?
YES - Go to 4.
NO - Go to 5.

4) Go into the kitchen, close your eyes and spin around three times. the first thing you see when you open them will become your new last name. Then change every s into a z and every c into a k.

Happy customers who have already used this system:
Master Stepz, Matt 'Jam' Lamont, Spoony, Shanks, John Spice Rack. (OK, made that one up!)

5) Pick an adjective that describes you. Then add either DJ, MC or Crew to it. That's your DJ name.

Happy customers who have already used this system:
DJ Luck, MC Neat, So Solid Crew, Bigfoot.


PROGRESSIVE.
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1) What's your name? - That's your DJ name.

Happy customers who have already used this system:
Lee Burridge, John Digweed, Steve Lawler, Danny Howells, Danny Tenaglia.


Try it out on yourself. My name would be Tïm vän Shääpcöttberg.

LOL, thanks, i needed that. I had no idea there was a prooven formula for creating your professional name! but hey, it makes sense!
Kev

That is really good DJTJ...but how did you get your name then? LOL

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DJTJ, that's a wierd formula!!!!!
so my DJ Name should be Oren Van Kostoberg?? lol man that doesn't really make sense.........
oh well....

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I use to go by "IceMan"...........but ive changed over times....

ive "evovled" I was watching TV and there was this club (i furgot where at) but it was called "Liquid" and i was like......damn......
im a totally different DJ from when i started........

LIQUID sounds like a DOpE dj name.......so i changed over.....u can say it was an evolution.......from Ice to LIQUID

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Although I'd like to take the credit for it, that formula was in an issue of Mixmag!

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Originally posted by DJTJ Although I'd like to take the credit for it, that formula was in an issue of Mixmag!

it was in Mixmag!?!?!?!?!? so you didn't just make that formula up!!! cool!!! lol

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