What is in a name…

Sounds pretty good mate, but there a few things I think you need to keep in mind when you brand something (in this case you/your music!)

-Has somebody already taken the facebook page/url?
-Is your name not like any other “popular” DJs around (I’m thinking how many deadmau5 copy cats there are around, putting numbers as letters) (excuse the pun)
-Dont prefix your name with “DJ” that’s a little too corny/obvious. Unless you’re a scratch DJ from tha ‘hood.

And above all, BE UNIQUE!!!!

Hopefully we’ll be seeing you play at Ministry Of Sound in a few years 😀

***DISCLAIMER****
This is all my personal opinion, feel free to ignore/criticise/applaude as you wish.

Sounds pretty catchy!

jezalenko, post: 6590 wrote:
-Dont prefix your name with “DJ” that’s a little too corny/obvious. Unless you’re a scratch DJ from tha ‘hood.

***DISCLAIMER****
This is all my personal opinion, feel free to ignore/criticise/applaude as you wish.

I think we have to look (to some Degree) at a Person Starting Out (a Person or a DJ ?);
As Tiesto was called ‘DJ Tiesto’ for a Number Of Years; as was Carl Cox also called ‘DJ Carl Cox’;
In the Beginning of a Person’s Career; it is Possible/More Likely that the ‘DJ’ Title will get them More Recognition;
The ‘DJ’ Title can Certainly be Dropped once a Person has Gained Some Exposure/Recognition; or Moved into Remixing or Production; (as Tiesto and Carl Cox Both did); or maybe Times Have Moved On I don’t know;
As a Female we are Lucky if we get 1% the Exposure of a Male; just because of ‘The Business’ we are in;
And ‘Initially’; Without the ‘DJ’ Title (unless we Begin in Production making the DJ Aspect Irrelevant); our ‘Chances’ of being ‘Heard’; or even ‘Accepted’ could Possibly be Even More Minimal;

jezalenko, post: 6637 wrote: You have some good points there Emma. However, what I was trying to say is that there a large number of “wannabe” DJs out there today, and if you want to succeed, you have to differentiate yourself in as many ways as possible, not just your music. While for people like Carl Cox or Tiesto origionally had “DJ” in their names, it was the fashion back then to do this. (Hey, even “DJ Phil Morse” is just “Phil Morse” these days :))

That said, if you came up to me in the street and said “I’m Lukas van der Westhuizen and I play house/electro/tech/trance music”, I’d think thats pretty cool. As some of my duties as part of a universtiy DJ club, we have a lot of wannabe DJs coming up to us and begging for gigs. I’d say 90% of them have DJ or numbers in their DJ name, and this tends to make me think that everyone is like this, so I dont even bother to listen to their horrible youtube mixes. (see here for what I mean). When the other 10% “seem” different, I actually listen to what they send me, and some of them get gigs.
So what I’m trying to say is – Be Different!

Yes; he would have been Better Off calling himself ‘Demon Dubz’; but that Name is Taken 🙂
And My Goodness; that is Not The Way to Mix Dubstep or Any Other Genre 😳
Yes; and I Agree; that Must have been How It Was back in them days; because there are So Many people I could mention who ‘Did’ have the DJ Title; but in the Top 100 DJ’s; only One Person has DJ Before their Name now;
Unfortunately I think I have Destroyed My Reputation by Experimenting with Dubstep; and should have just stuck with Everything But Dubstep (although it Literally Saved My Life a few months ago so is Important to me); as my Fan Base has Dropped Considerably; and this where we get onto the Subject of Different Names for Different Productions; which I also Feel is Credible; and is something that is Not Unusual;
But; I have Messed Up; I have to Take Responsibility; and Now I Have To Suffer 🙁

Remember what I said in the “How To Succeed” series. Be on dotster.com and find a domain name (http://www.yourname.com) as you figure out your name.

Emma Partnow, post: 6639 wrote: Unfortunately I think I have Destroyed My Reputation by Experimenting with Dubstep; and should have just stuck with Everything But Dubstep (although it Literally Saved My Life a few months ago so is Important to me); as my Fan Base has Dropped Considerably; and this where we get onto the Subject of Different Names for Different Productions; which I also Feel is Credible; and is something that is Not Unusual;
But; I have Messed Up; I have to Take Responsibility; and Now I Have To Suffer 🙁

That’s a shame, I as quite like people who experiment with other genres – it’s a great way of learning more about music. While dubstep isn’t my cup of tea, I dont ridicule anyone who likes/plays/produces it.

(Although, do you have any non-dubstep on your soundcloud Emma? If so, I’d be keen to hear it!)