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The making of a disc jockey is a journey not traversed by many.
If you are planning to take up this profession or simply interested in what a disc jockey is all about, read on to enhance your knowledge. A disc jockey or a DJ is a person who selects and plays prerecorded music for an audience. In 1934 American commentator Waller Winchell coined the term “disc jockey” the combination of “disc” referring to disc and “jockey” which is the operator of a machine.
In 1943 Jimmy Savile launched the worlds first DJ dance party playing Jazz records in England. In 1947 he became the first  DJ to use twin turntables for continuous play. In 1947 the “Whiskey-a-go-go” night club opened in Paris, France, considered to be the world’s first discotheque or disco deriving its name from the French word, meaning a nightclub where the featured entertainment is recorded music rather than an onstage band.

There are several types of disc jockeys – MCs Reggae disc jockeys- In Reggae the DJ is a vocalist ra