Everyone’s a DJ

Everyone’s a DJ Just because you have a laptop, doesn’t mean you are a DJ

I love a good DJ —and it’s easy to figure out when you’re in the presence of one. Signs that a DJ is awesome include but are not limited to: a crowded dance floor, you, your friends/everyone continue to yell, “Omg, I LOVE this song,” you haven’t thought about pissing off the DJ by requesting a different song, you’re extra hungover the next day because you kept drinking while dancing all night, you wake up barely able to walk (see aforementioned “dancing all night”).

But let’s be clear, there are also a lot of shitty DJs out there, and these days we’re living in an epidemic. With the rise of technology, digital music, and a general interest in “DJ culture,” suddenly everyone thinks they’ve got what it takes. Whenever you’re out, you’re bombarded with fliers upon fliers to come check out the latest and greatest “DJ.” And it’s not just no-name DJs—sadly some of our favorite bands and artists are promoting their “DJ sets,” and let’s just say...we wish they wouldn’t. At first I thought this was just a joke between my friends and I—but now Portlandia is even clownin’ it (complete with Walking Dead reference!) . It’s true, “Everyone’s a DJ,”

is officially a thing. —ms