There are many, many reasons for someone to want to DJ. Here are some of the ones I’ve seen, the good and the bad.
A - Wanting to share the passion and wide knowledge you have for the music.
B - Love the challenge of working a room of dancers and getting them excited.
C - Believe you can do a better job than other DJ’s in your scene.
D – Prefer to spin music for dancers over dancing yourself.
E - See DJing as a means of becoming popular in your scene.
F – To show people what kind of music they should dance to
G - I way of making some money on the side.
(added 2/6/05)
H - There was/is a requirement for DJed events in my scene, and I put my hand up
I hear many people saying to be that they would love to DJ. I start to think, what is a healthy reason for someone to start DJing?
When I think back to when I stated DJ it was because of point “A” and “C”. To me now I DJ as per point “A” and “B”.
Why do you DJ? Has it changed? What are some of your good and bad reasons to DJ?
Brian
Another reason to DJ is if no-one else will/can do it. Mike T. and I started spinning in Rochester for dancers about the same time I think. We just wanted something more dynamic and varied than a mixed CD. Does that sound right Mike?
