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Do you need to know music to play DJ?

When it comes to "DJ", many people's first reaction is:

Isn't he just a music player? What's the big deal.

But some professionals have objections to this: We DJs need to be quite technical, and an excellent DJ is already a professional music producer!

So, is the profession of DJ considered a music professional? Why is it just a showpiece to liven up the atmosphere in the eyes of the Chinese people?

First of all, DJ in the traditional sense means live music host. This industry was introduced from abroad. It is mainly divided into three categories: radio DJ, dance hall DJ and jukebox DJ. The main job of a DJ is to mix and select songs.

Maybe the concept of "remixing" is a one-sided understanding for most people.

In fact, a good DJ will integrate many pieces of music to create a complete set of music performances, making it almost difficult for the audience to detect the connections and transitions between songs.

This not only allows the energy of the show to be maintained, but when the two songs alternate, the elements in it will also have a very good effect. DJ mixing is a simple skill that anyone can learn. But being able to integrate music also requires professional music knowledge and musicality as well as long-term accumulated experience. But ultimately, this is just a mechanical thing.

Let’s talk about the most basic aspect, which is the choice of songs. When a DJ performs, he selects a large number of songs and then mixes them together perfectly and seamlessly. This is different from us ordinary people who usually pick a bunch of favorite songs and play them in the car or on the player on the computer. The songs we choose are just based on our own hobbies and needs and are random. The DJ needs to consider the emotional changes of the audience to adjust the type and order of the music played.

Although the music played is other people's music, the same song sounds completely different when played live than at home. There is a huge gap between good and bad DJs in terms of music selection and live atmosphere. In fact, it is a job that requires talent and experience.

Generally speaking, the professional qualities required by modern DJs are as follows:

1 Proficient operation of software and hardware

2 Mastery of music theory, music style and computers Basic skills of music production

3 Have personal unique musical insights and appreciation abilities.

4 Requires audio knowledge and professional skills in tuning and mixing.

Compared with excellent foreign DJs, most local DJs have not achieved the above points. Therefore, the impression created on the audience is that the DJ is just a pretentious young man wearing headphones, wearing hip-hop clothes, and vigorously scratching the disc with his hands.

In addition, people's understanding also has great restrictions on the development of DJ in China. Now you may all know that the cities with the best development of DJ industry in China are Shanghai and Beijing. These two areas are also two cities that big foreign brands must visit when they come to China. This is because in comparison, more people in these two areas will know about DJs, dance music, and electronic music culture. It’s not like in most cases in China now, if you ask a DJ which music style he likes. Maybe most people can only name two types: one is "slow rocking" and the other is "high music". This is the possible "gap".

In short, only DJs with high professional musical literacy can be called musicians. However, most domestic DJs still need to work harder to hone their skills and accumulate experience in line with foreign standards. Only in this way can this industry be promoted and popularized as soon as possible.