Here on this very blog DJ Alex and DJ Tatianna have spoken beautifully about music. Of course, at HotTrax we are all about the music. Each of us have a unique love of music, or we wouldn't be here. The "pay" we receive for being a DJ is simply the joy we get from bringing our music to the listeners. Each DJ has put together their own playlist. We occasionally receive music from a loyal listener, or another DJ, but the majority of our music we have put together individually. So every DJ's list is uniquely different. I would say that most of the DJ's have primarily rock music, with country being a close second. What we play, however, is up to the individual DJ and the listeners.
Some DJs program a lot of their shows before they ever take the airwaves, while others chose a few songs to start their show, and then see how it goes. I generally start my shows with a set of songs in the que, and then wait to see if I get any requests. Once I get going, I'll see who is in the chat room, and who appears to be tuned in on the listeners map, and then chose my tunes accordingly. After being a DJ for a while, you learn what your loyal listeners like, and I think most of the DJs try to remember songs and groups that their listeners enjoy. We also try to keep up with what is on the charts, and add current tunes as we can. Of course along with obtaining new music, comes tagging all the music. A DJ's music library is a never ending pursuit. Occasionally DJs have been known to compete with regard to the size of their libraries. But the single thing we absolutely have in common is our love for music. Without that, we could never be the quality station that we have become.
Yes, as DJs, we all love music... and our job is to get the listener to love it, too!
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Yes I agree that the great advantage of using our own libraries is there is no formal 'play list'. We can give listeners variety with every show and you don't get the dictat of having to play the top twenty every so often as is the case with bigger stations and a central record library.
Of course there is the other side of the coin where, if we are going to grow and target audiences, maybe we have to get a little more focused on what we play. But as Bill has said, we are in it for the fun - we don't get paid and money isn't the object. It would be nice though, from a purely competitive streak, to know we are good enough to knock spots off some of the competition and I think the news released today re listener figures is a wonderful start in that direction.
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