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disc jockey

Disc jockeys mix music from various sources using turntables or a mixing console and play music at events in front of a live audience.

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DESCRIPTION

Disc jockeys mix music from various sources using turntables or a mixing console and play music at events in front of a live audience. They may provide the music on the radio. They select the music played on the radio and make sure that it is broadcasted according to schedule. Disc jockeys can also create mixes for later distribution and playback.

THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
musical genres

PRACTICAL SKILLS

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
edit recorded sound
compose playlist
OPTIONALOptional competences
follow a brief
record music
compose music

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Skills overview

39total
19 essential
20 optional

Breakdown

Knowledge
1
Skills
5

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Quick insight

This role requires 19 essential competences across both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

DATA SOURCED FROM ESCO (EUROPEAN COMMISSION) & O*NET (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)

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