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Disc jockey facts for kids

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DJ performing with Danny Brown 2014
"DJ" redirects here. For other uses, see DJ (disambiguation).

A disc jockey (also called a DJ or deejay) is a person who plays recorded pop or dance music for dancers or listeners and introduces the names of the songs using a microphone.

Types of DJs

There are several types of DJs. A radio DJ plays music files (like mp3) or recorded CDs on a radio station and announces the names of the songs. A club DJ plays music files or recorded CDs over a PA system (an amplifier and loudspeakers) at a nightclub, rave, or disco. A hip hop DJ uses turntables and vinyl records to do scratching and make music while other hip hop musicians do rapping (rhythmic type of singing). Reggae DJs play recordings of rhythm instruments and then rap or "toast" (made-up chanting and boasting) with a microphone.

Images for kids

  • Luis López durante el programa World Dance Music.

    Radio station DJ in a studio

  • Three CDJs and two SL-1210 at Bob Beaman Nightclub Munich

    DJ workplace in a nightclub, consisting of three CDJs (top), three turntables for vinyl records and a DJ mixer

  • Pete Rock @ The Brookyln Bowl in 2016

    DJ Pete Rock performing at Rahzel and Friends – Brooklyn Bowl, 2016

  • Spooky

    DJ Spooky at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003, using two Technics SL-1200 turntables and a DJ mixer

  • DJ Mixer

    A Numark DM2002X Pro Master DJ mixer. This three channel mixer can have up to three input sound sources. The gain control knobs and equalization control knobs allow the volume and tone of each sound source to be adjusted. The vertical faders allow for further adjustment of the volume of each sound source. The horizontally-mounted crossfader enables the DJ to smoothly transition from a song on one sound source to a song from a different sound source.

  • Mixxx-1.11.0-Deere

    A screenshot of Mixxx DJ software running on Mac OS X

  • DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore (right), inventor of vinyl record scratching technique

    Grand Wizzard Theodore (R). In the early 1970s in the South Bronx, he invented the "DJ scratch" technique.

  • Vintage DJ Station 2019 by Glenn Francis

    Vintage DJ Station. A DJ mixer is placed between the two turntables.

  • Digital Dj utrustning - 2019 (2)

    Pioneer DDJ-RX controller running with rekordbox on a computer

  • Miss Kittin on the decks

    French electronic music producer and DJ Miss Kittin

See also

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