| The pre-internet DJ use to be the "go to" person | | | | play lists as they want. In some cases, events |
| for people looking for "that" song or songs by | | | | that would previously had a live DJ, have opted to |
| that elusive mystery artist or well known artist | | | | instead use an iPod hooked to a sound system. |
| with a hard to find new or old recording. The DJ | | | | The current state of the music business offers |
| was the authority when it came to sharing new | | | | DJ's the challenge of further proving their value to |
| music with the masses whether at a party, at a | | | | the crowds and even internet users. Probably one |
| club, or even on the radio. When a person needed | | | | of the best ways deejays can show their worth |
| a new "mix" tape or CD to listen to while jogging | | | | & skills is to create Remixes of songs that will |
| or driving etc, having a DJ as a friend or | | | | offer the people a different outlook on the DJ's |
| acquaintance was a foot in the door to getting | | | | skills leaning more toward being an artist their self |
| good music or just finding out what artist was | | | | than being just a music provider. DJ's can also |
| doing what. The DJ was always the one who | | | | become music producers, using their love of great |
| seemed to buy or come by the most music titles | | | | songs to help artists create new great songs. |
| even if they were not all to their own liking, it | | | | Mash-up mixes have also become popular which |
| was kind of the DJ's responsibility of sorts to | | | | are an extra spin on DJ blends/ song mixes of |
| have the music needed to entertain crowds of all | | | | the past. The DJ should no longer rely on being |
| kinds. If you go back to the early NYC hip hop | | | | needed as a mobile Jukebox and/or sound |
| block parties the DJ would serve up bits & pieces | | | | system provider and try to offer deeper musical |
| of songs from all genres and as long as the beat | | | | services which will be unique to them. They should |
| was funky the crowds would dance, there was | | | | focus on personality & having qualities that cannot |
| no need for the songs to be in mainstream radio | | | | be replaced with technology alone. This will keep |
| rotation in order to entertain the crowd. The | | | | the Deejay relevant into the future as more & |
| people use to trust the DJ to serve them up with | | | | more changes occur with the music business as a |
| cool fresh sounds & take them on a journey | | | | whole. |
| where they may discover music that they may | | | | The internet does offer many advantages to the |
| never had heard before or had access to. | | | | deejays as well making it easier for them to |
| The internet along with free mp3 downloading & | | | | collect the large music libraries just as easily as |
| music piracy has made virtually any song available | | | | the non deejays. The popularity of internet radio |
| to anyone with an internet connection and a hard | | | | also gives mix show & club style deejays to |
| drive to store it on. The average person is able to | | | | expand their reach out of their local area sharing |
| build up a massive mp3 music library just as big, | | | | their own mixes worldwide. This Is extra helpful |
| or bigger than the deejays themselves. The web | | | | to deejays in specialty/underground genres as |
| has replaced the DJ as the go to place to find the | | | | they may grab a far away booking after being |
| music & instead of the people needing the DJ to | | | | heard on an internet radio mix show or on a social |
| supply the mix tapes or CD's they are instead | | | | networking website with musician options. |
| able to just download & burn as many different | | | | |