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A real musician · 12-06-2010, 01:54 PM

The definition of what a DJ is has being diluted in the collective ignorance.
DJ = (disk jockey) A person that mount records on a turntable in order to play pre-recorded music created by a recording artist. The profession of DJ was originated in the radio, at the LP and 45 RPM records age. That is why the use of the word (disk).

A DJ that writes songs is a songwriter when he writes the songs.
A DJ that can play skillfully a keyboard and make music with it is a keyboard player when he plays the keyboard.
A DJ that can make noises with a synthesizer is a synthesizer programmer, not a keyboard player.
A DJ that use tracks from somebody else to create a new music piece is a music tracks editor when he does that. That doesn’t qualify as a musician per se; it is more related to a technical job more related to the audio engineer technology. A sound editor is not being an audio engineer at all!
A DJ that produces records is a record producer when he acts like a producer.
A DJ is a DJ only when he play records period. It doesn’t matter if he plays keyboards on the recording, or if he wrote the song, or if he produced it, still a DJ when he executes the action of playing the music on the music device turntable of MP3 or CD changer whatever he uses to play pre-recorded music.
By logic deduction: A pianist that can fix a car is not a pianist is a mechanic when he is fixing his car only. A lady that knows how to cook and plays violin is a violinist when he plays the violin only, otherwise is a chef.
As we see, things are simplified and correctly defined when we use the brain to think in the correct direction.
A DJ is not a musician is a DJ. A person that works as a DJ might have some music talent! When he or she makes display of that talent, by definition they adopt the name according to the action they perform.
If they paint they are painters, if they entertain they are entertainers, if they sing they are singers.
The problem is a turntable or an MP3 by definition doesn’t qualify as a music instrument per-se.
If we consider a turntable a music instrument we need to consider the, cables, the amplifier, the speakers, the mike stand, the headset, etc., etc. etc, and the list start to enter into infinite numbers of entertainment devices, like TVs, PC, satellites, antennas. You can define a music instrument by: Pitch, family, tonal quality, registry, etc. The turntable or any other device used to store music on it, lacks of all this aspects. You can make music with it only if you hit it with a stick, then and only then it qualifies as a music instrument!
So DJ is basically a pre-recorded music player. Anything that happens outside that definition enters inside a different territory compatible with the action he executes. That is why a Dr is a doctor and not a car driver, or a police etc. etc. etc.

12-06-2010, 01:54 PM	#51 (permalink)
A real musician Upright	Negative! The definition of what a DJ is has being diluted in the collective ignorance. DJ = (disk jockey) A person that mount records on a turntable in order to play pre-recorded music created by a recording artist. The profession of DJ was originated in the radio, at the LP and 45 RPM records age. That is why the use of the word (disk). A DJ that writes songs is a songwriter when he writes the songs. A DJ that can play skillfully a keyboard and make music with it is a keyboard player when he plays the keyboard. A DJ that can make noises with a synthesizer is a synthesizer programmer, not a keyboard player. A DJ that use tracks from somebody else to create a new music piece is a music tracks editor when he does that. That doesn’t qualify as a musician per se; it is more related to a technical job more related to the audio engineer technology. A sound editor is not being an audio engineer at all! A DJ that produces records is a record producer when he acts like a producer. A DJ is a DJ only when he play records period. It doesn’t matter if he plays keyboards on the recording, or if he wrote the song, or if he produced it, still a DJ when he executes the action of playing the music on the music device turntable of MP3 or CD changer whatever he uses to play pre-recorded music. By logic deduction: A pianist that can fix a car is not a pianist is a mechanic when he is fixing his car only. A lady that knows how to cook and plays violin is a violinist when he plays the violin only, otherwise is a chef. As we see, things are simplified and correctly defined when we use the brain to think in the correct direction. A DJ is not a musician is a DJ. A person that works as a DJ might have some music talent! When he or she makes display of that talent, by definition they adopt the name according to the action they perform. If they paint they are painters, if they entertain they are entertainers, if they sing they are singers. The problem is a turntable or an MP3 by definition doesn’t qualify as a music instrument per-se. If we consider a turntable a music instrument we need to consider the, cables, the amplifier, the speakers, the mike stand, the headset, etc., etc. etc, and the list start to enter into infinite numbers of entertainment devices, like TVs, PC, satellites, antennas. You can define a music instrument by: Pitch, family, tonal quality, registry, etc. The turntable or any other device used to store music on it, lacks of all this aspects. You can make music with it only if you hit it with a stick, then and only then it qualifies as a music instrument! So DJ is basically a pre-recorded music player. Anything that happens outside that definition enters inside a different territory compatible with the action he executes. That is why a Dr is a doctor and not a car driver, or a police etc. etc. etc.