disc jockeys

Radio music hosts

Disc jockeys are people who select and play recorded music for an audience.

The term covers radio personalities who host music programs, entertainers who spin records at clubs and parties, and performers who use turntables as instruments—scratching, mixing, and layering tracks.

Often abbreviated DJ: The disc jockeys kept the dance floor packed all night.

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live performance

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Musical performing groups

instrumentalists · orchestras · singer-songwriters · rock bands · symphony orchestras

audience role

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Those who attend aurally

concertgoers · clubgoers · partygoers · viewers · spectators

music creation

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Creators of musical works

songwriters · music producers · record producers · recording artists · arrangers

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G