Results: DJ's and DJ'ing
Published on 08/14/2020
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1.
1.
The term "DJ" (disc jockey) brings what to your mind?
Announcer/presenter of music, whether on disc or not, on radio
33%
869 votes
One who plays music, not necessarily on discs, in a club/discotheque, roller rink or other setting for the purpose of inspiring people to dance/skate and/or set a mood
31%
826 votes
Accompanist using one or more turntable and/or CD player to complement one or more rappers, singers, poetis, spoken word artists and.or instrumentalists
15%
394 votes
All the above
38%
1012 votes
i've never encountered the term before this survey.
12%
325 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
32 votes
2.
2.
In which settings do you regularly encounter the presence of DJ's (or did before whatever covid-related self-isolation yu're undergoing)?
Radio
43%
1133 votes
Skating rink
13%
354 votes
Nightclub/disco
31%
824 votes
Coffeehouse
5%
140 votes
Rave
8%
209 votes
Music festival
16%
420 votes
Concert (especially hip-hop. r&b and/or nu metal?)
11%
297 votes
Practicing my DJing prowess on my own
2%
56 votes
Weddings
34%
888 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
19 votes
Not Applicable
24%
638 votes
Birthday party/Bar (Bas) Mitzvah/Quinceanera
16%
410 votes
House party
13%
342 votes
All the above
8%
202 votes
3.
3.
Have you ever DJed?
Yes (and I may describe in what context/s in a comment)
8%
217 votes
No
84%
2224 votes
Unsure (that is, I've done something that may be considered DJing, but I'm uncertain)
8%
201 votes
4.
4.
Since so much music nowadays played in the above-listed venues isn't played from discs of any sort, do you think "DJ" remains an appropriaet term for people playing and programming pre-recorded music for others' appreciation?
Yes
30%
793 votes
In certain circumstances
20%
531 votes
No
15%
388 votes
Unsure
14%
383 votes
Haven't thought about it/Don't want to think about it
21%
547 votes
5.
5.
How important do you believe DJ's are cuuretly in the conveyance from people who make music to music consumers such as you and I?
Very
13%
339 votes
Somewhat
21%
546 votes
Variable on a context by context basis
18%
473 votes
Not very-to-not at all
11%
287 votes
Unsure
19%
509 votes
Uninterested
18%
488 votes
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