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  • February 11, 2013 at 7:18 am #36557
    Terry_42
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    The thing is: You need to make you and your style somehow unique to stand out.
    There have been lots of people calling themselves dead mouse. But Deadmau5 is different, he has a certain lightshow and his head.
    Now having a more unique DJ name does help a bit, e.g. I get constantly asked “well Terry is prolly your name, but why 42?” and this gets the ice broken. But it is not necessary, if you can pull this off any other way.
    I know a DJ MasterChief, Cypher and Terror in my town. All 3 names that have been copied over and over, but still those 3 are very successful all over Austria and Germany. They have special flyers, special fonts to display their name etc. to make them stand out.

    February 16, 2013 at 5:12 pm #36834
    DJ Skittles
    Member

    My DJ name is DJ Skittles. If you google DJ Skittles, you will get a underground house DJ in San Francisco, a Deep House DJ in Chicago, and nYc Music Mixers DJ from New York, a Club promoter in Baltimore, and me in Utah as well as countless others. That being said, the reason I have the name “DJ Skittles” is because “Skittles” has been my nickname for 5+ years now. You shouldn’t necessarily worry about everyone else who might have your name, but rather if that name describes you personally. Thats how people close to you and people in your area will know you. No reason to boot the name simply because its close to someone elses

    February 16, 2013 at 5:36 pm #36835
    NietzSKY
    Participant

    at first I wanted DJ Chopin, but it was taken. Then I went for DJ NietZsche, also taken. I took the Polish variant of the surname Nietzsche (which looks a lot like Netsky but sounds different) and success. There are a few Nietzsky’s who are blog, but no djs/musicians =D

    February 16, 2013 at 6:21 pm #36836
    Coltrane09
    Participant

    So in the instance of there being several DJ Skittles, will that pose a trademark infringement threat even if the DJ’s are in cities/towns across the country?

    February 16, 2013 at 7:16 pm #36838
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    Not unless they registered their DJ name as a trademark, which most won’t have done. I think it would be a mistake to try going by Tiesto, Afrojack or Armin van Buuren thouhg 🙂

    March 5, 2013 at 6:36 pm #37615
    DJ Skittles
    Member

    Coltrane09, post: 36992, member: 2800 wrote: So in the instance of there being several DJ Skittles, will that pose a trademark infringement threat even if the DJ’s are in cities/towns across the country?

    Chuck van Eekelen, post: 36994, member: 2756 wrote: Not unless they registered their DJ name as a trademark, which most won’t have done. I think it would be a mistake to try going by Tiesto, Afrojack or Armin van Buuren thouhg 🙂

    you know, I’ve always wondered this. Thanks for the info

    March 5, 2013 at 6:39 pm #37617
    DJ Skittles
    Member

    Also, adding on to the previous question, would i pose trademark infringement to the brand Skittles?

    March 5, 2013 at 7:33 pm #37622
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    Good question. If it is a registered trademark, which I assume it is, I would think that you are not allowed to use the name unless you have acquired written prior permission. As with all things, if you are a small fish they might not mind or even notice. However, if you DO become world famous, then they are sure to notice and might take offense.

    I know there are more DJ Vintage’s in the world, but they are in the US and since I have no plans whatsoever to promote myself there, I don’t see any big problems in the future. But it could already get tricky if another DJ Vintage started posting on this forum under that name for instance. Not because of trademark/copyright reasons, but just simple things as confusion amongst readers and who knows, potential bookers/promoters. That is why I incorporate my full name in my pay off.

    In this world of internet it is getting more and more difficult to find a unique name.

    So, sometimes you accept that someone else somewhere else in the world might be using the same name. If you play the local or regional scene, that shouldn’t be a big problem.

    Still an interesting topic.

    Greetinx,
    C.

    March 5, 2013 at 9:18 pm #37625
    DjCharity
    Member

    I chose my name Charity not long ago, and that was the first thing I did was google it, only one other dj charity. which was okay, cos he lives on the other side of the planet.

    March 9, 2013 at 7:36 pm #37793
    “Big Daddy G”
    Member

    Dj Armin van Buuren who the heck is he – if you want to be differnt, use your own cool, unique name!

    Waste of time, worrying about a name, promote yourself, hone your skills, use this time to gain knowledge, get out to see whats happening in your market, make connections. Trust me, know one is going to hire Dj I’mthebestthingsinceslicedbread , but only in this case they will remember your name.

    March 9, 2013 at 7:42 pm #37794
    “Big Daddy G”
    Member

    Thought I was on to a name for you…… fail

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    March 9, 2013 at 8:09 pm #37796
    Mitch Hambling
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    DJ Skittles, post: 36990, member: 4032 wrote: My DJ name is DJ Skittles. If you google DJ Skittles, you will get a underground house DJ in San Francisco, a Deep House DJ in Chicago, and nYc Music Mixers DJ from New York, a Club promoter in Baltimore, and me in Utah as well as countless others. That being said, the reason I have the name “DJ Skittles” is because “Skittles” has been my nickname for 5+ years now. You shouldn’t necessarily worry about everyone else who might have your name, but rather if that name describes you personally. Thats how people close to you and people in your area will know you. No reason to boot the name simply because its close to someone elses

    lol one of the dj’s at a local radio station is DJ skittles. IM DEEJAY TEEKAY KANDI DEEJAI

    March 9, 2013 at 9:25 pm #37797
    DJ Contour
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    The One and Only DJ Connibis!!! Whole google search page was mine! lmao.. Does anyone expect me to receive grief over my Name at all?

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