What does dj stand for

: disc jockey. DJ. abbreviation. Definition of DJ (Entry 2 of 2)

1. What does DJ usually stand for?
2. Why is it called a DJ?
3. What is it called when a DJ scratches a record?
4. When was DJing invented?

What does DJ usually stand for?

DJ stands for “disc jockey,” a callback to a time when DJs primarily worked with vinyl records. ... – Radio DJs: These are the radio hosts that play music on air, answer requests and often chatter and share news or celebrity gossip.

Why is it called a DJ?

In 1935, American radio commentator Walter Winchell coined the term "disc jockey" (the combination of disc, referring to disc-shaped phonograph records, and jockey, which is an operator of a machine) to describe radio announcer Martin Block, the first radio announcer to gain widespread fame for playing popular recorded ...

What is it called when a DJ scratches a record?

Scratching, sometimes referred to as scrubbing, is a DJ and turntablist technique of moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable to produce percussive or rhythmic sounds. A crossfader on a DJ mixer may be used to fade between two records simultaneously.

When was DJing invented?

History of DJing

In 1943, radio DJ Jimmy Savile launched the world's first DJ dance party by playing jazz records in the upstairs function room of the Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds in Otley, England.