Disk Jockeys(DJs) play music for audiences at live venues, or entertain radio audiences. DJ may use various formats including vinyl, CD or MP3, and a range of equipment such as turntables, mixers, microphones and amplifiers. DJs could be radio DJs, club DJs or mobile DJs.
Disc Jockey (DJ) Duties and Responsibilities
- Operate lighting and visual effects in time to the beat
- Play and mix records in clubs or bars, to create atmosphere or keep people dancing
- Choose music to suit your audience’s taste and the venue’s music policy
- Create your own sounds by manipulating beats, using samples, adding extra music and sound effects
- Work with an MC who raps or sings over the music.
- Choose the music to be played
- Keep up an entertaining and natural flow of chat
- Operate studio equipment to play music, pre-recorded news, jingles and advertisements (known as ‘driving the desk’)
- Interact with the audience through phone-ins, emails, texts and social media
- Keep to a very tight timing schedule
