WHY DO YOU DJ?

[gabriel]

haven't seen this one in a while

but i'm placing a restriction...'i love this music' is not a valid answer. this is dhp. we all love this music (except for that one guy who loves trance). so even if you love this music, why not just dance, etc...?

so...why do you dj?

[Tenyu]

As a dancer, i have never fully liked every record every dj i've heard played in a set, except for when David Morales spun at shelter all morning. as a dj you control the entire programming, something you can't have as a dancer.

[blackwax]

there is no feeling like making people happy through dancing to the music you love how else can you make several hundred people smile smile.gif

[dennis f]

I think.....
Therefore I am.......


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[liL Ray]

Originally posted by gabrielloveshouse:

so...why do you dj? I got tired of seeing lesser talent presenting the music in a f'ed up way and folks thinking that's how it should be done. I also love the whole idea of the party.

....liL Ray

[RX]

because i honor great dj's and imitation happens to be the best form of flattery...

[jeremy]

To share.

[darrow]

I had no intention on being a DJ when I first started mixing. I just wanted to mix records together like I heard on radio mix shows back in the late 80s...in the privacy of my own home. I got equipment, made tapes, got compliments (friends mean well, but dont always listen to them when they say you are good) and then happened to get a gig.

I love the opportunity for self-expression
I love the fact that people danced to my self-expression
I love the excitement people exhibit when they hear something different and/or new

Now it seems like a way of life. I just do it and can't imagine not doing it.

[Jolyon]

To share good music and make people dance/smile.

[formerly known as kenspank]

Originally posted by Ms Rickey X:
because i honor great dj's and imitation happens to be the best form of flattery... i agree with this statement.

during the 80s, i grew up listening to farley, frankie, dj rush, terry hunter, pharris thomas, boo williams, ron hardy, etc. on the radio or whatever. i saw how they made people feel. how they redefined youth culture in chicago. i remember parties for teenagers at places like medusas, the blue gargoyle, mendel h.s. and morgan park h.s. i look fondly back on those moments that other djs were responsible for.

i like playing music at home or wherever and recreating how i felt when i first heard the song.
a friend told me that he once went to a party where frankie knuckles played "i'm happy and carefree and i'm gay" and there was all these gay dudes surrounding the dj booth dancing, crying, and basically worshipping frankie. the fact that music can have that kind of therapy in peoples lives is fascinating to me.

i like being responsible for how i feel. if i can help others feel good by doing something that feels good to me, then thats a blessing.

however, everyone doesn't like what i like and that's a blessing too.

[drilla]

to pickup chics

[Jamie 3:26]

To get laid....but of course. :D

Seriously,to make folks have a good time.

[Huey P. Freeman]

Originally posted by JAMIE 3:26:
To get laid....but of course. :D

Seriously,to make folks have a good time. graemlins/lol.gif
Hey Jamie that's as good a reason as any...
I Dj because it's probably one of the most enjoyable things that I have found to do with my spare time. If I could quit my job today and do it full time I would. But t I gotta keep those bills paid.

[imported_Chr_stopher]

I do it for all of the wads of cash I bring home at the end of the night. $$$$ Cha-Ching !!

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[Rob Mathie]

I find it's the most intense way you connect with music. Mixing creatively is a way of giving back to the music - a chance to express yourself and add to what's already there.

The elation of DJing for a crowd speaks for itself - it's hard not want to be up there when you hear the reaction to DJ.

Also, it's easy to fall into it - you like house, you buy records... it's the logical step.

[sammyrock]

My Gradmother DJ Granny B out of the tribe of Tieno-Indians in Puerto Rico encouraged me to carry not only the music tridition of "Dancin on the Fire" but to make the cattle dance and make babies I need to play music..lol :D

[The Donger]

It's a form of expression. It can be a great way to spread joy around you, or a way to let people see what's inside of you especially if you aren't comfortable expressing and sharing things about yourself in a more conventional manner.

That "something" inside of me that I can't quite put my finger on, just needs to get out.

[JMJ]

The Amish community won't let me retire. They've threatend to steal my chickens and milk my goats until their nipples fall off. Plus Amish chicks throwing their bonnets up on stage or in the booth really does it for me. I can't help but wonder what those undercover freaks have under under those long gowns. Anybody got a razor for these beasts?? Not diggin the lace-up boots though, especially if they've got horseshit imbedded in the soles. Pee-you!!!! In New York they sprinkle baby powder on the floor. In Nappannee the farm freaks drag in horseshit and hay. Now THAT"S house!!!! And that's my story for today, kiddies.....JMJ biggrinangel.gif

[ April 01, 2003, 11:14 AM: Message edited by: JMJ ]

[LEONARD REMIX RROY]

To play my remixes, edits, and be self serving.

nan just kidding on AFD :D

I DJ-ed over this last short time to get the last of the "mix bug" out of my system...90 more days and I walk away from the DJ booth for good.

[dinocrash]

Originally posted by Ms Rickey X:
because i honor great dj's and imitation happens to be the best form of flattery... this is a great honest answer graemlins/beerchug.gif

[Tenyu]

Originally posted by dinocrash:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Ms Rickey X:
because i honor great dj's and imitation happens to be the best form of flattery... this is a great honest answer graemlins/beerchug.gif </font>[/QUOTE]imitating the DJ, or his greatness?

[djje87]

Originally posted by darrow:

I love the opportunity for self-expression
I love the fact that people danced to my self-expression
I love the excitement people exhibit when they hear something different and/or new
graemlins/acclaim.gif There it is!

[YoRel]

I do it for the free Drinks graemlins/all_coholic.gif

[dinocrash]

Originally posted by Tenyu:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by dinocrash:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Ms Rickey X:
because i honor great dj's and imitation happens to be the best form of flattery... this is a great honest answer graemlins/beerchug.gif </font>[/QUOTE]imitating the DJ, or his greatness? </font>[/QUOTE]haha!
how bout "inspiration" in place of "imitation"?
in that case, the dj and his greatness can be one and the same.

[LEONARD REMIX RROY]

Originally posted by YoRel:
I do it for the free Drinks graemlins/all_coholic.gif Good Answer!

And the servey says? ooh that was the #2 top answer in our servey :D

[simon b]

For those "moments" where you say to yourself this is the best ****ing job in the world and I am previliged to play this great music for all these wonderful people!

Sounds corny as hell, but that's what does it for me. That and getting the system exactly as you want it and just bugging out on how incredible the records sound.

[DJ Keith Porter]

Its a forced Marriage.
I have both sides of my family to thank.... graemlins/acclaim.gif

[djmarkbethemechanic]

Tha MONEY
The Bitches
The Paper
The Hoes
The Coin
The Disco Bunnies
The Scratch
The Pussy

and besides how else does one get into a party uninvited

[E-Double]

I got into it becuase I've always been a record collector and saw some of the neighborhood kids doing it and thought to myself "I can do that". 19 years later it has become my job and is still as much fun as it was since day 1.

[Querck]

Because I can't help it :D

[jsd540]

1. Love to be a catalyst of others enjoyment
2. Gives me a sense of freedom
3. Allows me to focus any negative energy towards a positive outcome
4. I can go many hours spinning without saying a word, and my silence is understood
5. No two sets are ever the same
6. If you **** up you get another chance in about 6 or seven minutes.
7. I can always find a track that meets my emotions or changes them...
8. I just love the smell of new vynil, mmmmmmm
9. There is always new music
10. I loooooooove Music :D

[Djay Raare]

I deejay for the people to make them feel the rhythm in theyre souls to make everybody come together & loose control under one roof. So let yourseeeeeelf gggggooooooouuuuuuu let music take control peace...........

[Pete Nice]

to be broke and frustrated graemlins/cussing.gif

[Gojay]

To PLAy to an empty dancefloor!

[lyot]

because i gotta do something with all these great records that i have, and that (almost) nobody else seems willing to play overhere..

[Pete Nice]

almost forgot.... to have your so-called friends not come and support 'cuz you can't possibly be as good as big name so and so. even with the offer of free alcohol.
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