With this free course of 41 video lessons you will learn about the most important concepts of DJing
A disc jockey (also known by the abbreviation of DJ, DeeJay and its Anglo-Saxon pronunciation of Deejay) is a person who selects and mixes recorded music of his own or of other composers and artists, to be heard by an audience. Originally, the term disc (or commonly disk in American English) referred to phonograph records, and not to later compact discs. Today, the term includes any type of music reproduction, regardless of the medium used.
There are several types of disc jockeys: radio jockeys play music that is broadcast on their programs, a club jockey selects and plays music in different places, such as bars, clubs or discotheques. Hip hop DJs often use multiple turntables, and their music often serves as the basis for an MC to sing over. In addition, this type of DJing carries out multiple effects, known as turntablism. In Jamaican music, the DJejay does not play records, but unlike the meaning of the term in previous contexts, he is responsible for singing by practicing what is known as toasting. The individual who plays the records in Jamaica is usually part of an itinerant sound system, and is known as a selector.
Many of the most well-known DJs are also music producers, recording their own creations (mixes, remixes, or compositions) for later sale and distribution.
