DJ

The full name of DJ is Disco jockey, which can be understood as the emcee or disc jockey of DISCO dance hall. If we want to talk about what DJ is, we must start with the development of DISCO.

DISCO already existed before World War I, but at that time it was not as crazy and HIGH as it is now. At best, it was just some music with a stronger rhythm, and the DJ was just a program host behind the scenes. , just like the current radio host.

The song "Play the Funky Muisc" by the "Cherry Lips" band in 1972 can be regarded as the true origin of DISCO. This style of music was immediately favored by the majority of young friends under the circumstances of the time. It was later named "Funky" and is still deeply loved by people today. The "DJ" has moved from behind the scenes to semi-behind the scenes, and has participated in some front-end work such as singing, music production, and concert hosting. It cannot be called a professional "DJ" yet.

In 1981, an era that everyone is very familiar with appeared - the era of break dancing. The original style of break dancing continues to this day and has become a style that everyone knows. They also originate from black street music and have the same characteristics - "RAP" which was popular in 1997. "DJ" officially moved from behind the scenes to the front desk in 1981, responsible for selecting suitable music from various kinds of music to play for guests. There were no CDs or LDs at that time, and DJs were just playing something called "Record", which we call bakelite discs or records (we professionally call them big discs).

At this point, I must talk about something that is necessary for a DJ---the development of turntables. Don't think that this is irrelevant. Without turntables, there would be no DJ. The company "Technics" is still the leader in the turntable manufacturing industry. No DJ does not know that this company developed and manufactured tape-type turntables and quartz-type turntables to this day, but few people know about "Technics" As early as 1979, the first professional record player was produced, laying the foundation for the special industry of DJ.

In the early 1980s, DJs could not give full play to the advantages of turntables and could only operate them mechanically. In the late 1980s, someone invented something called scratching records (I don’t know how to explain it to you, so I have to call it “scratching” in our jargon). Now you can see DJs constantly scratching a turntable, matching The beat makes a squeaking sound, pushing DISCO to its first climax. After that, DISCO languished for several years under the strong impact of the emergence of karaoke. In 1995 and 1996, it once again swept the world with the power of a thunderstorm, and it came back.

Now, I think it is the heyday of DISCO and DJ. Various new styles of music are emerging one after another, and the techniques of scratching are becoming more and more incredible. The word DJ already represents the latest, most powerful, most poisonous and most HIGH Muisc.