Do you need to know music to play DJ?

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

Isn't it a music player? What's the big deal?

However, some professionals disagree with this: our DJ needs quite high technology, and an excellent DJ is already a professional music producer!

So is a DJ a musician by profession? Why is it just an active atmosphere in the eyes of China people?

First of all, DJ in the traditional sense refers to the live music host. This industry is introduced from abroad and is divided into three categories: radio DJ, ballroom DJ and point-singing DJ. DJ's main job is to mix and choose songs.

Perhaps the concept of "mixing" is one-sided for most people.

In fact, a good DJ will combine a lot of music and create a whole set of music performances, making it almost impossible for the audience to perceive the connection and transition between songs.

This can not only keep the vitality of the program, but also produce very good results when two songs alternate. DJ mixing is a very simple skill that everyone can learn. However, the integration of music also requires professional music knowledge and sense as well as long-term accumulated experience. But in the final analysis, this is just a mechanized thing.

Let's talk about the most basic aspect, which is the choice of songs. When a DJ performs, he will choose a large number of songs and then mix them seamlessly. This is different from the concept that ordinary people usually choose a bunch of songs they like and then play them in the car or the player on the computer. The songs we choose are just random according to our own hobbies. And DJ needs to think about the emotional changes of the audience to adjust the type and order of playing music.

Although everyone plays other people's music, playing the same music on the spot sounds completely different from playing it at home. There is a big gap between good and bad DJ's choice of music and their grasp of the atmosphere. In fact, this is a job that requires great talent and experience.

Generally speaking, a modern DJ should have the following professional qualities:

Skilled operation 1 software and hardware

Master the basic skills of music theory, music style and computer music production.

Have a unique personal musical opinion and appreciation ability.

You need to master sound knowledge and professional skills of tuning and mixing.

Compared with foreign excellent DJs, most local DJs failed to achieve the above points. So it gives the audience the impression that the DJ is just pretending to be a young man wearing headphones, hip-hop clothes and rubbing dishes with his hands.

In addition, the common people's understanding also has great restrictions on the development of DJ in China. Now it may be known that the best cities for the development of DJ industry in China are Shanghai and Beijing. These two regions are also two cities that foreign big names must visit, because in contrast, more people in these two regions will know about DJ, dance music and electronic music culture. Unlike in most cases in China, ask a DJ what kind of music style he likes. Perhaps most people can only say two things: one is "slow shaking" and the other is "singing", which is the possible "gap".

In short, a DJ with high professional musical literacy can be called a musician, but most DJs in China still need to work harder, strengthen their own technical training and accumulate experience by connecting with foreign countries. Only in this way can this industry be popularized as soon as possible.