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A group of Disc jockeys in the US is organizing a "Million DJ March" on Washington D.C. this August. Organizers hope to bring together DJs from all over the world to discuss the current state of the DJ, and highlight the true integral importance of their role.

Says event founder A. Shaw: "DJs are the middlemen in the success of the industry. They are the filters that help the economy of many markets. DJs are the least compensated in the industry element. No matter how many write ups DJs obtain, no matter how many tours they grace, they seem to stay on the same level. It seems that the DJs are a culture of sorts that is segregated by parts of the industry. I am calling on the industry to show support of an event to unify DJs and create future economic safety for these people. The Million DJ March will be the conclusion to a long road of requests from many markets to aid in our mission of security."

The event will also introduce a new DJ union, developed to protect those who chose this art form as a career.
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7 responses // DJs to march on Washington

  • I can already imagine the rallying cry:

    "No more 80s requests! No requests, ever!"
    digitrash
  • WTF!!!! I spent 10 years covering DJ culture over at URB magazine, so am well aware of the DJs "plight", but really there's so much serious sh*T going down in the world right now. Whether DJs get enough credit (for playing OTHER peoples records) is hardly a priority right now. Please people, go focus your activist energy somewhere where it really counts. You pick: health care crisis, war on terror, environment, greedy oil companies.... This million DJ march will just prove how out of touch the million DJs really are!!!!
    AndreaKnoll
  • Agreed Andrea. This is silly :)
    danlevine
  • I agree with you as well Andrea! DJ's want a union while the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) is struggling to keep strong contracts out there for live musicians. I wonder why it's so hard to get musicians decent paying gigs these days. Oh yeah! DJ's are stealing many of the gigs that live musicians once had.
    toddsimonmusic
  • to andrea...to work with urb magazine which was founded on dj and nightclub culture i find your response to be very hypocritical....being a professional dj who travels and plays in a band as a keyboardist constantly, i find that the respect is not always there in certain markets...i am not saying that we as dj's need to be put on a pedestal but people need to realize that some of us take our craft very seriously and would like to be recognized for it
    cheakywillie
  • You can't demand respect, you have to earn it. Why on earth do you think you can land in a market and expect "respect" on tap. It's just not how it works. And winging about it won't help your case.
    AndreaKnoll
  • to andrea...i am not sure what winging means...and i dont think that i said that i demand respect...but if a promoter or nightclub owner books me to play i expect the same courtesies that other performers get as well...
    cheakywillie

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