History of Nightclub And Bars or DJ.

Today profession DJ is well known and respected, everyone knows who the DJ, but when that last word the DJ and DJing did not exist in nature and did not appear in any dictionary in the world.

1906. considered the year of birth DJ.

On Christmas evening, Reginald A Fessenden transmitted the first radio signals are not encrypted, it was the music and words.

The first time the word disc jockey sounded in 1934. the American commentator Walter Winchell. Walter used the term disc jockey (combination of 2 words "drive" that refers to vinyl records, and "jockey" who is the operator of machine (player)), this term has been pronounced against the radio presenter, at the time the lead was Martin Block the first DJ who becomes a star. Later this phrase reduced to acronyms familiar to us from the DJ which will be a new derivative of the phrase dj-ing, ie Work DJ.

The emergence of club DJs.

In 40-ies of the radio has an impact on clubs, vinyl discs are gradually being squeezed out of clubs and dance pads of live musicians. By the time the bars the United States have long been used jukeboxes losers of the plate, but the technique is not able to understand the desire to dancing audience only hear the song you want them, so in order to lead the evening at a night club needed a man who will play the disc. So entrenched vacancy disc jockeys in nightclubs.

The first disco.

The term disco was applied in 1947. It was a night club "Whiskey-A-Go-Go" opened in Paris (France). Discotheque phrase comes from the French word, means both the "night club where he plays music from vinyl disks. This term is beginning to apply to all night clubs in Europe and the USA. In the late 40's early 50's like night clubs quickly gaining popularity, the number of discos is growing rapidly. Over time, the phrase discotheque reduced to a word disco.

Programs and mixes.

In the mid-50's, American radio DJs are broadcasting continuous music. To do this, hire a musician (drummer) so that it fills an impact gaps between songs at a time when the DJ changes the plate. In 1955. Bob Casey is the first system doubles player who had the ability to quickly switch between them, with DJs the opportunity to carry out the hit parade is not playing the whole track but only the fragment, one of those hit parades became a Top 40. In 1969. Francis Grasso told the world that such a mix . Francis, is considered the father of the founder of di-dzheingu brought in the first 2 tracks by combining the speed bit in a bit, for he has learned to hold your thumb speed records of one player. Of course, having no training, the skill to do it was not very simply. Francis Grasso taught note mixes of other DJs, and later the U.S. began to open DJ school, teaching in schools were both DJs from different clubs in the U.S., as well as learn the art of mixing coming DJs from Europe.

Special-effects.

When the information mix a bit in bits Francis Grasso noted that this process can affect the tone of the sound. But the most remarkable invention of the time scratch (scratch) presented DJ Grand Wizard Theodore in 1976. This sound was the result of needle scratching vinyl player, became a good complement to the musical style and an inherent part of Hip Hop. In a profession DJ has a new direction - Hip Hop DJ.

Equipment for DJs.

As you understand from the above equipment was very primitive and greatly complicates the work of a DJ, but we must pay tribute to companies to manufacturers of audio equipment that went to the meeting DJs. In the late 70's appear first vinyl record players and mixing consoles. The first professional player equipped with a function Pitsh Control (steeples adjustment of speed) was the Technics SL1200; later this model had a lot of modifications but is still considered a DJ - the best.

DJ Studio (DJs for DJs).

Working with a large number of vinyl discomfort DJs. Required ready-made programs (collections) of different hits on vinyl records, and such collections have appeared.

in 1977. founded the first studio Disconet Program Service in New York City, USA as monthly subscriptions, which was aimed at facilitating the work of professional DJs and presentation of new music DJ's, audiences clubs. The first program was published in October 1977. for all time of existence (1977-1990gg.) each month come out a new program made up of remixes and mixes, publications produced limited edition, only 500-1000 copies. Company Disconet was the beginning of the concept of studio-di-ing.

One of the followers was Disconet Studio DMC (Disco Mix Club) United Kingdom, which opened in 1983. Disco Mix Club also publishes a monthly digest of mixes and remixes on vinyl with the words on the envelopes DJ MEMBERS ONLY. The projects involved DMC DJs from across Europe.

Studio mixes are becoming popular releases, selling well both among DJs and music lovers, a major European studios (ZYX, Max Music) hire DJ's to work for recording serial issues. Publications mixes come in large numbers and are selling well, DJs have become world stars.

Club music.

Born in the early 80's in the club Chicago style House, to the mid-80's in the U.S. and the end of the 80's in Europe, gradually replacing the legendary Disco. Style House - essentially a Disco with electronic drums, with partial or complete lack of vocals.

In 1989. world-famous Dutch export underground djs disc jockey, remixer, producer and performer Peter Slaghuis "Hithouse" own track record "Jack to the sound of the underground". This song has a great success and rises to 14 number in the UK music charts. Constantly repeating the phrase Jack to the sound of the underground - has become so popular on that is still used by DJs in various mixes as a sample.

New styles.

Club House music became the basis for the development of new styles and trends in the early 90's. There are new styles, Acid, Hip House, Rave, change the style of Techno - becomes more rigid. Nowadays, many styles are modernized, new direction, a different approach to mixing techniques, but still the foundation of all modern disco is - club music DJs.