Posted: May 12, 2008, 12:59 AM CST
Usedname wrote:Sure. Just load up an Ipod and press play. That's what the DJ at "Pearl Ultra Lounge" does. And he gets paid MORE than a 4 piece band. And by the way, he, (The DJ), does not even speak the ENTIRE night. All DJs do is profit from Musicians Creativity and Talent.
Ah.....know it's not the thread topic but....
not when I used to do the job it wasn't.....in effect, if it wasn't for DJ's, both club and radio as I was, songs wouldn't get heard, so in effect the DJ is part and parcel of musicians getting thier talents out to the public.
Maybe today with the advent of technology one can do it directly on his own, but I doubt it happens without somebody there to promote....
Also, it may look like just pushing a button on an Ipod, but there is a hell lot more to the job then meets the eye.
U try and set yourself up with an Ipod and go up there and keep the people who want to party happy......then u may understand.
But don't just criticise..it's easy enough to do that....
I am extrememly proud of having been part of that profession for a decade and a half.....