Disc jockey

A disc jockey, also known as a DJ is a person who mixes different sources of preexisting recorded music as it is playing. This is typically done in a live setting at night clubs, parties, weddings, and over live radio. The phrase disc jockey was not even brought into use until the early 1930’s and the first ever live DJ event was held by Jimmy Savile in 1943 and he mixed jazz records for the party goers. The history of disc jockeys span through decades of disco, jazz, techno, and modern music. Throughout

The American Disc Jockey The American Disc Jockey is one of the most important aspects in the development of music, especially rock-n-roll. Many radio personalities became widely recognized on the notion of them having a specialized voice or that they are able to provide a wealth of knowledge about the artists that they play (Eliot, 92). Whatever the situation, the fact remains that disk jockeys have helped to build an excitement for radio, yesterday, today, and hopefully tomorrow.

Yvonne Daniels, also known as the first lady of radio, is an influential women who paved the way for more women to become disc jockeys. In her 30 plus year career in radio she worked at WYNR, WCFL, WSDM, WLS-AM, WVON, WGCI-AM/FM , and WNUA. Daniels was an African American “broadcast pioneer”. She was born in 1937 in Jacksonville, Florida, to Billy Daniels a jazz musician. Growing up she was always surrounded by music. She has said that her dad influenced her taste in music from an early age. He would

In 1935, American commentator Walter Winchell coined the term "disc jockey" (the combination of "disc", referring to the disc records, and "jockey", which is an operator of a machine) as a description of radio announcer Martin Block, the first announcer to become a star. While his audience was awaiting developments in the Lindbergh kidnapping, Block played records and created the illusion that he was broadcasting from a ballroom, with the nation's top dance bands performing live. The show, which

When discussing the career of being a disk jockey, it is important to include the history of the profession. The world's first radio disc jockey was Ray Newby, of Stockton, California. In 1909, at 16 years of age, he began regularly playing records on a small transmitter while a student at Herrold College of Engineering and Wireless, located in San Jose, California, under the authority of radio pioneer Charles "Doc" Herrold. (“History of the Disk Jockey”). By 1910, regular radio broadcasting had

This essay is going to look into how the film American Graffiti (dir. Lucas, 1973), depicts a teen experience. In order to understand how American Graffiti depicts a teen experience the camera, sound, characters and mis-en-scene will be analysed. It will be discussed on how Lucas portrays teen experiences through each character 's action and how their teen experience changes through the film through the use of the camera, sound and mis-en-scene. Also, it will be discussed how each characters teen

The 4 Elements of the Movement of Hip Hop The Urban Dictionary’s definition of Hip Hop is: A name for the 4 elements of the late 70 's New York City renaissance which includes break dancing, emceeing, (rapping) graffiti, and turntablism. Wikipedia’s definition is: Hip hop or hip-hop is a subcultural movement that formed during the early 1970s by African-American and Puerto Rican youths residing in the South Bronx in New York City. Hip hop is truly several forms of art used to express emotions visually

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, language is "the system of words or signs that people use to express thoughts and feelings to each other". Therefore, language can be considered as a form of human communication. As cultures and societies grow and evolve, language evolves with them too. Annually, four thousand words are added to the Oxford English Dictionary . Many factors contribute to the evolution of the English Language such as: technological advances, interaction and exposure to

I will choose to evaluate the topic You, the D.J. (online music movies to the cloud) which is written by Sasha Frere-Jones. A D.J. or ˜Disk jockey ' is someone that conducts a program of recorded music on the radio, television or at clubs and other dance halls. They introduce and play CD 's or records on record players. The history of the disc jockey actually begins in the nineteenth century when Thomas Edison invents the phonograph, the precursor to the record player. Before, the only way to enjoy

it Out explains “[R]ap is what you do; hip hop is what you are. Rap is the act; hip hop is the culture” (48). Hip-Hop is the culture that create rap music. This music style has special members who are responsible for the rapping and the rhythm. Disc Jockeys, better known