Here's something that's been bothering me since I started DJing: does being a DJ qualify as being a musician?
Let's face it. DJing in it's purist form means playing other people's music. However, not everyone can mix songs, and few people can do it very well. There certainly is a level of skill required.
I'm not trying to say one way or another. I'm still on the fence about it.
I played guitar for about six years. I quit playing because I wanted to focus on producing electronic music. A lot of people would argue that making music on the computer doesn't qualify me as a musician, since I technically am not "playing" anything. "Composer" might be a better word.
I'm not trying to hit any nerves. I'm just curious what you guys have to say about this. So let's hear it. Do you Disc Jockeys consider yourselves to be musicians?
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