A co-worker insists that a deejay is a musician. I say that is a load, that at most he is perhaps an editer or producer.
Can a legitimate case be made in his defense?
Absolutelyl not! He does not create or recreate music, he uses other people's music. And for the anal, the true test is whether a DJ must join the AFofM. I suspect that the union would have him shot for taking work away from live musicians.
On the other hand, I've come to accept that rappers ARE musicians, and that the spoken word can be considered music. Hey, there are Grammies for rappers, but not, as far as I can remember, for DJs.
John
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