Word: djs
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...Battle for World Supremacy, first held in 2000, is a single-elimination tournament, with 18 competitors who perform meticulously rehearsed 60 and 90 second-long sets. The participants—all winners of DMC national competitions—are judged by roughly 20 of their fellow DJs, who look for performance skills and technical ability...
...Pandora refers to its database of more than 600,000 major-label songs--all of which have been categorized by musical attributes such as voice, tonality and chromatic harmony--then serves up similar-sounding tracks. That can get a little monotonous, so Slacker, which launched in March, uses professional DJs to dream up constantly changing playlists that give you more variety while still adhering to your basic tastes. If you ask for Gwen Stefani, for example, you'll also get the Cars, Talking Heads and Björk in addition to more obvious matches such as Blondie and Madonna. And Last.fm...
Even old-school DJs see the appeal of personalized radio. Elvis Duran, who hosts a popular morning show on New York City's Z100, says he could imagine a future in which listeners wake up to some comedy and conversation from the show followed by three songs tailored to their tastes. But he doesn't expect live DJs to become obsolete: "When people wake up in the morning, it's good to hear some people who are talking about interesting topics and who let you know, hey, the world's still spinning and I can go out there." Good idea...
...RadioX, operating out of Long Island at 94.7FM, 94.9FM, and 104.5FM, is run by former commercial radio DJs so dedicated to good programming that they have chosen to operate outside of the industry. Playing a mix of standard Top 40 hits and lesser known college radio fare, the pirate station is just as popular as any Clear Channel station on Long Island, consistently coming in the top five in Arbitron ratings...
...need a translation, you should probably stick to Christian rock).Another of many overlaps between the genres is the growing focus on producers as the center of musical scenes. Back in those early days of block parties, b-boys and b-girls, the early focus on DJs like Grandmaster Flash and Kool DJ Herc gave way to a more producer-centric organization as hip-hop started to have a commercial life beyond the South Bronx. As rap radio shows and records soared in popularity, Marley Marl became the archetype of the champion beatmaker for the “Juice Crew?...