I don't want to be called a "DJ" My sister was talking to me about what my alias was going to be once things here get rolling, and I told her that I don't want to be "DJ" ANYTHING, I just want to be me, Christian. When it comes to the banners/posters I literally just want to have my first name up there.
This might come across as the MOST dumb ass question to date, but is that "allowed"? Can I just use my first name as my "DJ" name? I don't even want DJ in front of it, just, Christian. |
Dannie Dimora
05.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by ReggieUK
How about Chris Chun?
I actually repeated that one in my mind a couple times, sounds real good! |
Pablo Siske
03.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by Chrxstxxn
My sister was talking to me about what my alias was going to be once things here get rolling, and I told her that I don't want to be "DJ" ANYTHING, I just want to be me, Christian. When it comes to the banners/posters I literally just want to have my first name up there.
This might come across as the MOST dumb ass question to date, but is that "allowed"? Can I just use my first name as my "DJ" name? I don't even want DJ in front of it, just, Christian.
Your community
name is dam cool, just use that |
Kristofer Krauel
02.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by Karlos Santos
It's an older DJ thing. It's just something that many (including me) did back when they started.
It wasn't viewed the way it is now. It was something that you called yourself if you were an ACTUAL DJ. You didn't call yourself DJ Billy-Bob if you didn't actually get gigs. It just didn't seem the right thing to do.
These days we have people joining the community
with no gear and certainly no gigs under their belt calling themselves DJ Whoever. It's just the way it is. Don't get me wrong, I don't care but the DJ tag is used with abandon.
If you don't actually DJ, you are not a DJ. Hey Hum doesn't matter but it's true.
I used the DJ tag cus I was amazed that I was actually earning a living from it and I wanted people to know I was a DJ and who I was. I used my real name. People knew/know me as a DJ.
I have since spent a good number of years trying to lose the DJ tag for no other reason that I don't need it and yeah, it sounds a bit naff these days but there are a lot of people that still call me DJ blah blah. I live with it, it's no bad thing cus it often reminds me of the time when I first started to admit to myself that I wasn't just some student with a bag of records playing at a pub but I was a DJ. I earned a living DJing and I did f*ck all else to earn my money. I was very hesitant to call myself a DJ because that was a term reserved for 'real DJ's like Norman Jay or Carl Cox. Took me a while to realise that I didn't have to be world famous to be a 'real DJ'.
This is why you often hear older DJ's whining about kids calling themselves DJ's when all they do is house parties or mates houses.
Personally I couldn't give a rats ass what anyone else calls themselves or what they believe they are. It has no baring on me and what I do but I understand why older guys get a bit pissy.
I've got milk.... but I ain't a milk-man.
Oh and another awesome DJ name, DJ SCOTCH EGG.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Scotch_Egg
HAHA you really got in to that rant didnt you??!! |
Hellen Mindrup
01.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by DJSigma
I put "DJ" in my username on here precisely because of threads like this, lol. When I wrote an article for DJ TechTools, I got them to put "D.J." in front of my name as that's even more old school. To me, anything that winds up people who have an aversion to the term "DJ" has got to be worth doing.
Trollin it up |
Michell Wehrmeyer
01.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by Eliot Han
To answer your question: Yes you can ... I actually dropped my old moniker and went with my full name.
Yes, but just a first name is a bit odd. What if Carl Cox was just Carl? Or Richie Hawtin was just Richie?
Not using DJ is definitely fine, but I would try your full name or first + middle or something similar. |
Dannie Dimora
01.10.2013 | In practice, you shouldn't.
I men, lok at DJ BL |
Dannie Dimora
01.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by b1sh0p
This board has taken a strange turn over the last few days.
seconded |
Lilliana Perris
01.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
I actually can't believe of many "famous" DJs who have "DJ" in their name at all. As soon as I hit "post", however, a bunch will probably come to me.
DJ Sammy?
*Ducks and Runs* |
Loyd Cardova
08.10.2013 | I go with "Dirty Trunk Monkey". Just some random set of words i thought sounded good. |
Dannie Dimora
05.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by ReggieUK
How about Chris Chun?
I actually repeated that one in my mind a couple times, sounds real good! |
Belen Wermes
05.10.2013 | christian -> chris-chin -> chris chim -> chim chim
chim chim, like the monkey from speed racer. haha silly right, i don't know man just spit-balling
you could also do that old pornstar trick where you take the name of your first pet and the street name of your first address! |
Olimpia Briden
05.10.2013 | How about Chris Chun? |
Dannie Dimora
05.10.2013 | Crix |
Belen Wermes
05.10.2013 | hmm just "Christian"... doesn't sound right, religious connotation aside, a little bland honestly.
simple names are cool, but there's a fine line between simple and uninteresting. could you tack on your middle name or last name to fill it out? |
Pablo Siske
03.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by Chrxstxxn
My sister was talking to me about what my alias was going to be once things here get rolling, and I told her that I don't want to be "DJ" ANYTHING, I just want to be me, Christian. When it comes to the banners/posters I literally just want to have my first name up there.
This might come across as the MOST dumb ass question to date, but is that "allowed"? Can I just use my first name as my "DJ" name? I don't even want DJ in front of it, just, Christian.
Your community
name is dam cool, just use that |
Kristofer Krauel
02.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by Karlos Santos
It's an older DJ thing. It's just something that many (including me) did back when they started.
It wasn't viewed the way it is now. It was something that you called yourself if you were an ACTUAL DJ. You didn't call yourself DJ Billy-Bob if you didn't actually get gigs. It just didn't seem the right thing to do.
These days we have people joining the community
with no gear and certainly no gigs under their belt calling themselves DJ Whoever. It's just the way it is. Don't get me wrong, I don't care but the DJ tag is used with abandon.
If you don't actually DJ, you are not a DJ. Hey Hum doesn't matter but it's true.
I used the DJ tag cus I was amazed that I was actually earning a living from it and I wanted people to know I was a DJ and who I was. I used my real name. People knew/know me as a DJ.
I have since spent a good number of years trying to lose the DJ tag for no other reason that I don't need it and yeah, it sounds a bit naff these days but there are a lot of people that still call me DJ blah blah. I live with it, it's no bad thing cus it often reminds me of the time when I first started to admit to myself that I wasn't just some student with a bag of records playing at a pub but I was a DJ. I earned a living DJing and I did f*ck all else to earn my money. I was very hesitant to call myself a DJ because that was a term reserved for 'real DJ's like Norman Jay or Carl Cox. Took me a while to realise that I didn't have to be world famous to be a 'real DJ'.
This is why you often hear older DJ's whining about kids calling themselves DJ's when all they do is house parties or mates houses.
Personally I couldn't give a rats ass what anyone else calls themselves or what they believe they are. It has no baring on me and what I do but I understand why older guys get a bit pissy.
I've got milk.... but I ain't a milk-man.
Oh and another awesome DJ name, DJ SCOTCH EGG.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Scotch_Egg
HAHA you really got in to that rant didnt you??!! |
nayit ruiz jaramillo
01.10.2013 | It's an older DJ thing. It's just something that many (including me) did back when they started.
It wasn't viewed the way it is now. It was something that you called yourself if you were an ACTUAL DJ. You didn't call yourself DJ Billy-Bob if you didn't actually get gigs. It just didn't seem the right thing to do.
These days we have people joining the community
with no gear and certainly no gigs under their belt calling themselves DJ Whoever. It's just the way it is. Don't get me wrong, I don't care but the DJ tag is used with abandon.
If you don't actually DJ, you are not a DJ. Hey Hum doesn't matter but it's true.
I used the DJ tag cus I was amazed that I was actually earning a living from it and I wanted people to know I was a DJ and who I was. I used my real name. People knew/know me as a DJ.
I have since spent a good number of years trying to lose the DJ tag for no other reason that I don't need it and yeah, it sounds a bit naff these days but there are a lot of people that still call me DJ blah blah. I live with it, it's no bad thing cus it often reminds me of the time when I first started to admit to myself that I wasn't just some student with a bag of records playing at a pub but I was a DJ. I earned a living DJing and I did f*ck all else to earn my money. I was very hesitant to call myself a DJ because that was a term reserved for 'real DJ's like Norman Jay or Carl Cox. Took me a while to realise that I didn't have to be world famous to be a 'real DJ'.
This is why you often hear older DJ's whining about kids calling themselves DJ's when all they do is house parties or mates houses.
Personally I couldn't give a rats ass what anyone else calls themselves or what they believe they are. It has no baring on me and what I do but I understand why older guys get a bit pissy.
I've got milk.... but I ain't a milk-man.
Oh and another awesome DJ name, DJ SCOTCH EGG.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Scotch_Egg |
Olimpia Briden
01.10.2013 | I like dj in front of my name, it means I'll never get mistaken for an MC, and nobody wants that, right? |
Sonja Roybal
01.10.2013 | DJ Shadow. DJ Jazzy Jeff. DJ Craze. |
Gracia Vandivner
01.10.2013 | DJ Shiftee, DJ QBERT are the only two I can believe of. |
Hellen Mindrup
01.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by DJSigma
I put "DJ" in my username on here precisely because of threads like this, lol. When I wrote an article for DJ TechTools, I got them to put "D.J." in front of my name as that's even more old school. To me, anything that winds up people who have an aversion to the term "DJ" has got to be worth doing.
Trollin it up |
Lina Rawie
01.10.2013 | I put "DJ" in my username on here precisely because of threads like this, lol. When I wrote an article for DJ TechTools, I got them to put "D.J." in front of my name as that's even more old school. To me, anything that winds up people who have an aversion to the term "DJ" has got to be worth doing. |
Michell Wehrmeyer
01.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by Eliot Han
To answer your question: Yes you can ... I actually dropped my old moniker and went with my full name.
Yes, but just a first name is a bit odd. What if Carl Cox was just Carl? Or Richie Hawtin was just Richie?
Not using DJ is definitely fine, but I would try your full name or first + middle or something similar. |
Dannie Dimora
01.10.2013 | In practice, you shouldn't.
I men, lok at DJ BL |
Dannie Dimora
01.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by b1sh0p
This board has taken a strange turn over the last few days.
seconded |
Lilliana Perris
01.10.2013 | This thread was awesome....good end of the day laugh!
|
Lilliana Perris
01.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
I actually can't believe of many "famous" DJs who have "DJ" in their name at all. As soon as I hit "post", however, a bunch will probably come to me.
DJ Sammy?
*Ducks and Runs* |
Lilliana Perris
01.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by johney
Sadly not, it's not allowed by the supreme authority, but you can still try Christian DJ.
how does that sound?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA....I had a good laugh at that one man!
|
Hellen Mindrup
01.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by Dohjo
These threads lol.
Lol |
Hank Guidas
01.10.2013 | These threads lol. |
Loyd Cilek
01.10.2013 | I use my own name, Dean Oakley.
My facebook page is set up as 'DJ Dean Oakley' which, for some reason, just doesn't sound right. Unfortunately I can't change it as I now have over 200 likes. But hey, in that sense it does distinguish between my page and my personal profile.
When it comes to flyers, it's straight up 'Dean Oakley' |
Ryan Raczek
01.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by johney
Sadly not, it's not allowed by the supreme authority, but you can still try Christian DJ.
how does that sound?
awesome |
Kristofer Krauel
01.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
I actually can't believe of many "famous" DJs who have "DJ" in their name at all. As soon as I hit "post", however, a bunch will probably come to me.
DJ Yoda and DJ PP are the only 2 I can believe of. |
Oretha Afful
01.10.2013 | You can ruin anyone's credibility by adding 2 letters to their name.
George Washington
DJ George Washington |
Gracia Vandivner
30.09.2013 | You can't protect it very well and people might believe you are like another person, so I would go with a DJ name without DJ but significant to you. Like Ean Golden, or Mad Zach. |
Cyndy Beneski
30.09.2013 | Do what you want mate. Nothing wrong that using for first name, like Dillon Francis.
For me personally, having DJ infront of the name sounds so cheesy. |
Hellen Mindrup
30.09.2013 | I go by my nickname, dj is nowhere in my name. Its your call. |
Giselle Giffels
30.09.2013 |
Originally Posted by jdownesbaird
I hear you.
Christian seems like a very enthusiastic guy, and his heart is in the right place. But, he's also the guy who started a thread recently worried about what he might do after he retired from DJing, as he didn't want to be that old man in the club still playing tunes. Now he's started a thread about choosing his DJ name.
Here's the thing: Christian hasn't yet mixed a tune, because he still hasn't purchased a single piece of gear
. There is certainly NOTHING wrong with all his questions, research, and consideration; I love that all music lovers are welcome in this community
, and he's really showing immense interest.
But, for some reason, none of the veterans here have given their usual good advice: start small, focus only on the basics, and practice/practice/practice. Don't worry about what to do after retirement, or what your name might be some day, or if you want to play hip hop without scratching. Just find a way to start playing music, and see where it takes you. You don't need to have all the answers yet. You don't even know how much you'll enjoy it, or how good you will be at it. Just focus on the things you are passionate about and don't over believe all the logistical stuff just yet. Your goal right now is to have fun; make it a job later.
Christian, please don't take my comment as a criticism. You definitely have great energy, love, and respect for the scene, and you should keep asking any question you like. But, in my humble opinion, you shouldn't get too worked up about these little details. There really are no rules set in stone for you, and you can blaze your own path. I believe the best part of this journey is the thrill of discovering the art and science of this whole thing as a BEGINNER, and just doing what YOU want to do since you aren't answering to anyone else. Just try not to skip over that part!
Big ups, thank you for this reply, really, thank you. |
Random X
30.09.2013 |
Originally Posted by Eliot Han
To answer your question: Yes you can ... I actually dropped my old moniker and went with my full name.
Ah yessss, D!RK. |
Doreen Schurle
30.09.2013 | I actually can't believe of many "famous" DJs who have "DJ" in their name at all. As soon as I hit "post", however, a bunch will probably come to me. |
