How to Make up and Choose Your DJ Name

Alright guys, first of all the tune you're listening to is from Karmic Power Records, there will be a link in the description. So, you've got the kit, you've got your headphones, you've got speakers, you've got turntables, controller, CD players, you've got everything you need to become a DJ but you haven't got a name. A name! Well, how can you choose a name? First of all, what you need to do is make sure that no one else out there has got your DJ name. That's really important because the worst thing in the world would be for you to think of a great DJ name and you're unknown. Slowly over time people start to know who you are, you get booked to venues, to nightclubs, people hire you and you get to the big scene.

Only to find someone has got the same name. They don't have the same name as you, but they had it before you. By all rights, you can't have that name anymore. One good way of course is to go online and check up, so if you think of your name, type it in Google and if you see another DJ with that name then maybe don't use it. But how do you choose a name? What's going on? What do you want to do? How do you find a name? What's the best way of getting something? Who are you? What do you like? What do you dislike? What music do you like? What music do you hate? What did you eat for breakfast? What did you have last night for tea? Are those questions you need to ask yourself? They are in a way, because we have DJs out there called Eats Everything.

We have crazy DJs who wear funny things. We have DJs with weird and wacky names. So try and imagine a name that befits you. But at the same time, make it your own. Make it something eccentric and wacky that people will not only remember but it will make their ears prick up. In other words, if your name is Sam. DJ Sam. No, this is not going to work, alright? Think of an elaborate name around Sam. Think of a name around Sam and around what you like and what you dislike. Make it your own. Make it unique. The more crazy and wacky, the better. But try not to make it too long. Short and snappy is the key, alright? A bit of an insight here. A bit of help on how you can choose your DJ name. Practice and enjoy.

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