Feel like bestowing me with a snappy DJ moniker?

June 23, 2007 1:30 PM

DJ name me, if you please.

So I just got asked to guest DJ a little dance night my friend puts on in Toronto. Well, more like fake mp3-type DJing, but I'm okay with that for now. Here's my point: I've only got a couple weeks to prepare, but most importantly, I'm missing a DJ name. Hit me, people! [If it helps, I'll be playing dancey indie electro type stuff to hipsterish mid-twenties urban types. I don't have a complicated haircut or anything though.] Have some fun with this!

posted by freudenschade to grab bag (76 comments total)

I've always wanted to see a DJ Plotz, but that may be just me...
posted by pupdog at 1:31 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Tanner
posted by dhammond at 1:32 PM on June 23, 2007 [3 favorites]

@dhammond: Honestly, my friend and I were just talking about that name, but a friend of mine used it a few years back and I have to respect that. But yes, best DJ name ever. Keep 'em coming, y'all...
posted by freudenschade at 1:38 PM on June 23, 2007

Pawl Okenfold
Rony Skies
Karl Kox
Bruder and Morfmeister

Are you female? Too bad if you are, because the coolest female DJ name in the world is already taken: Beverly Skillz.

Disclaimer: She's my sister.

When I was spinning I came up with a new name for almost every gig. I'd think that my set had gotten so much better that I wanted to differentiate myself from my last incarnation. Ha! Like it mattered!

DJ Uvula
Free Beer
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 1:44 PM on June 23, 2007

@spike: I'm male, actually. I like the DJ Uvula, though.

More please!
posted by freudenschade at 1:47 PM on June 23, 2007

Oh, and what's your area code? That's always cool.

318 Underground
512 Posse

It's better for naming a DJ collective. So when you and your friend are playing together you're representing the 416 Stunnaz.

Boyeeeeee!
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 1:47 PM on June 23, 2007

Special Guest
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 1:50 PM on June 23, 2007

Well, it's not really a collective. And actually, the party already has a name: No Guff. Good name, no?
posted by freudenschade at 1:56 PM on June 23, 2007

I always thought DJ Murder Your Face would be a good one.
posted by corpse at 1:56 PM on June 23, 2007

Venus Flytrap

I would go to that show.
posted by pupdog at 2:00 PM on June 23, 2007

2nd DJ Tanner, or, if you're a Roseanne fan, DJ Connor. Actually, that would be a terrific DJ Battle.

& just because someone has to suggest it,
DJ-09-F9-11-02-9D-74-E3-5B-D8-41-56-C5-63-56-88-C0
posted by activitystory at 2:04 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ 'schade, obviously
posted by misterbrandt at 2:05 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Dr. Philharmonic
DJ Conner (from Roseanne)
DJ Ibouti
DJ Tao Jonze
DJ any 1-5 word pun.
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew at 2:10 PM on June 23, 2007

Besides the DJ Tanner you know, there's also at least one other one. He released a mixtape called Turntable of Contents with Nikoless Skratch.

Or, if you don't like DJ 'schade, how about DJ Freud? DJ Fraud?
posted by box at 2:10 PM on June 23, 2007

I really do like DJ Schade, especially since it means "shame" in German, but it's pronounced almost exactly like DJ Shadow. Which makes it simultaneously amazing and intimidating as far as name associations go.
posted by freudenschade at 2:15 PM on June 23, 2007

How about DJ Average ?
posted by jamjam at 2:16 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ BJ

or maybe DJ CJ.
posted by thirteenkiller at 2:18 PM on June 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

"DJ BJ"

I lol'd at that one for sure.
posted by freudenschade at 2:19 PM on June 23, 2007

Not a name, but a tagline: I am the DJ, I am what I play.
posted by Oriole Adams at 2:20 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Z (Jay Z, get it?)
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 2:26 PM on June 23, 2007

also,
DJ Spindy Crawford
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew at 2:27 PM on June 23, 2007

Since it is one night only, and not even "for real":

DJ Temp (or... DJ Tempo to play on the music and the temp job)
DJ Phone-y (As in headphones and fake)
DJ Napster
DJ Downloader
DJ Faux
DJ Nightjob
posted by The Deej at 2:32 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ 'ibouti
posted by monkeymadness at 2:38 PM on June 23, 2007 [4 favorites]

Actually I'm hoping I can make it a more regular thing if it goes well...
posted by freudenschade at 2:39 PM on June 23, 2007

Spin City
Margaret Scratcher
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 2:40 PM on June 23, 2007

mp3po
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 2:44 PM on June 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

Anything but DJ.
posted by humannaire at 2:48 PM on June 23, 2007

Excellent, monkeymadness! Given my crudeness, I'd have to go one step farther to DJ Booty, though.
posted by jamjam at 2:54 PM on June 23, 2007

Smashie or Nicey.
posted by essexjan at 2:57 PM on June 23, 2007

Boyardee.
posted by mdonley at 2:57 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Octogenarian Terrestrial Lobster
posted by [expletive deleted] at 3:04 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Hooker.
posted by adamrice at 3:04 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Subject to Change
posted by cosmicbandito at 3:13 PM on June 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

There's already a DJ Connor in Chicago.

Personally, I don't think you absolutely NEED a dj name... with the rise of laptop djs, EVERYBODY has a dj name, and it's almost at the oversaturation point, IMHO. If it doesn't come naturally... well, it can be cheesy. Just saying. (I've hosted a couple shows on a local community radio station for years now, and dj out occasionally, and I always use my real name.)

That being said, if the party is called "No Guff," why don't you call your self DJ Guffman, as in Waiting for Guffman?
posted by tugena13 at 3:18 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Not-Appearing-In-This-Film
posted by pupdog at 3:20 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Octogenarian Terrestrial Lobster
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DJ [expletive deleted]
posted by The Deej at 3:29 PM on June 23, 2007

LOLDJ.

very topical.
posted by doublesix at 3:34 PM on June 23, 2007

maybe au courant was the word i was looking for ...
posted by doublesix at 3:35 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Schmeejay.
posted by Homeskillet Freshy Fresh at 3:50 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Jesus Put a Microchip in My Face
posted by four panels at 3:57 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Dick Paney
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 4:01 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ DO NOT WANT
posted by parallax7d at 4:04 PM on June 23, 2007

freudenschade posted 'If it helps, I'll be playing dancey indie electro type stuff to hipsterish mid-twenties urban types.'

DJ Cunt.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 4:09 PM on June 23, 2007

MC Escher.
posted by Partial Law at 4:12 PM on June 23, 2007

Straighforward Haircut.
posted by 31d1 at 4:20 PM on June 23, 2007

Well, more like fake mp3-type DJing, but I'm okay with that for now. - - DJ Click Wheel (Assuming you're using an iPod)
I don't have a complicated haircut or anything though. - - DJ Fro?
Or, just generally because I like it, DJ Forceps.

P.S. to Partial Law: MC Escher, that's my fav-o-rite MC
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 4:24 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Octogenarian Terrestrial Lobster
posted by [expletive deleted]

DJ [expletive deleted]
posted by The Deej

The Deej
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 4:26 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Frank, dammit.
posted by mbd1mbd1 at 4:41 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ TV's Frank
posted by pupdog at 4:46 PM on June 23, 2007

"DJ Cunt." Right. DJ Oh Snap.
posted by freudenschade at 4:57 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Industrial Average

might help if your music is a little on the dark side, but not absolutely essential
posted by b1tr0t at 5:03 PM on June 23, 2007

I have always wanted to go as "DJ Escher".

But then it would make sense to play records whose groove was a circle instead of a spiral, and your record just constantly repeated itself eternally. Which would make more sense if you were spinning house.
posted by louigi at 5:15 PM on June 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

Damn it, Partial Law!
posted by louigi at 5:16 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ TBA
DJ Pozer
DJ U-Boot*
DJ Whirly Gig
DJ Faux Nettix
DJ Combo Platter
*get it, you're a sub?
posted by rob511 at 5:16 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Oot and Aboot
posted by lukemeister at 6:08 PM on June 23, 2007

PhDJ

=]
posted by cholly at 6:17 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ [Redacted]
posted by gnomeloaf at 6:48 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ FAQ.
posted by flabdablet at 7:05 PM on June 23, 2007

It's taken, and more of an MC name than a DJ, but I am really partial to Optimus Rhyme.
posted by feloniousmonk at 7:05 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Hang The
posted by MCTDavid at 7:47 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Educated Stupid!
DJ (disambiguation) ..
Your Favourite DJ Sucks?
posted by plant at 8:14 PM on June 23, 2007

Lo-jack
posted by samsara at 8:36 PM on June 23, 2007

dj fatass
posted by peetle at 8:50 PM on June 23, 2007

uhh.. why not dj askme!
posted by twiggy at 8:59 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Neric

(Generic! I slay me!!!!)
posted by The Deej at 10:58 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ Prostate Cancer

DJ Wheeze

DJ Organic Chemistry

DJ Philadelphia Inquirer

DJ High Colonic

DJ Electrocardiograph

DJ Osteoporosis

DJ Yield

DJ Chair and Table

DJ Ing

DJ LMNOP

DJ 8675432

DJ Horchata

DJ Liver

DJ Clam

DJ Incinerated Field Mouse

DJ Genetic Proximity

DJ Meh

DJ George Washington

DJ Or

DJ Cleave

DJ 700 Klub

DJ Madly Masturbating to Julia Roberts

DJ Edelweiss

DJ Cuban Cigar Cheesecake Mister Cool Hot Guy Skateboard

DJ Schizoanalysis

DJ Deterritorialization

DJ Mexican Hat Wyoming

DJ Islets of Langerhans

DJ Lymph

DJ Mileage Plus

DJ Caecilian

DJ Bench

DJ Heroic Dose

DJ Comparative Culture

DJ Rough Overview of the Impact of Geography on Human History

DJ Casual Encounters

DJ Contact High

DJ Canker Sore

DJ Tumor

DJ Sippycup

DJ Wind Beneath My Wings

DJ Universal Hate

DJ Brown Reason to Live

DJ Heartsteak

DJ Lumpy Milk

DJ Old Cold

DJ Sedale Threatt and the Seven Horsemen of the Apocalypse

DJ Do Run

DJ Roundeye

DJ Stan Van Gundy

DJ Untrammeled Malevolence

DJ Negotiations Expected to Stall

DJ Political Exigencies

DJ Ignominy

DJ Unseemly Sense of Humor

DJ Vicious Guard Dog

DJ Yes, and?

DJ Familiar Smell

DJ Lacking that "Sense of Urgency" that Characterizes Greats of the Past

DJ Vocal Minority

DJ I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
posted by Joseph Gurl at 11:36 PM on June 23, 2007

DJ [NOT ROCKIST]
posted by afu at 2:16 AM on June 24, 2007

Mixmaster, General Electric
posted by Max Power at 6:37 AM on June 24, 2007

DJ Meta?
posted by devilsbrigade at 8:38 AM on June 24, 2007

@Joseph Gurl: Wow JG, just wow. So many gems there, you get the "best answer" distinction.

Thanks for keeping this up, peeps. I have made myself a tentative short list. Keep them rolling in if you have more. I'll be sure to post my decision when I make it.
posted by freudenschade at 8:42 AM on June 24, 2007

DJ Kitten/Computer/Website
posted by box at 10:32 AM on June 24, 2007

DJ Dragon Warrior, DJ MaryKateAshley Olson, DJ Gonzo, DJ Hacks, Mix Master One, Tony from Queens, Vinny Algonquin, and finally... BJ Dob.
posted by Derek at 8:50 PM on June 24, 2007

Im probably a few days too late for this, but what a great thread! Anyway.... Mid Twenties Hipsters? YAY! Bring on the subtle irony!

DJ Garden State Soundtrack

DJ Zach Braff made me a Mixtape

DJ I can has cheezburger?

DJ Has a flavor

DJ Optimus Subprime Lender

DJ Put my thang down, flip it and reverse it

DJ What the F@%K is vinyl?

DJ MP1 + 2

DJ Diamond Rio with 32 Mbytes of internal memory

DJ Destroy Him My Robots

DJ F1rst P0st

DJ Mitsubishi Eclipse (subtle!)

DJ Balearic Islands (too subtle?)

DJ Oontsa Oontsa Oontsa

DJ Teh Googles

DJ O'RLY!?

DJ Dance faster... my guild needs me for an instance run.

DJ Tank I need an exit!

DJ Badgers Badgers Badgers Badgers

DJ Stevie Wonder is a Musical Genius

DJ Scott Bakula Fan-fic

DJ I love you... always have.

DJ AskMetafilter

DJ Oot & Aboot (toronto!)

DJ.LICIO.US

DJ Relax... Dont do it

DJ Off the Record

DJ OMG I love this song!

DJ CHOOOOOON

DJ Man Im having fun with this and spending too much time thinking of funny DJ names YAY.
posted by skrike at 5:27 PM on June 26, 2007

Ok thought of some more. (and just noticed that someone else had Oot & Aboot above... my bad)

DJ Worst DJ Ever

DJ Faux Hawk

DJ WikiWikiWikipedia (that would be such a great name for a music related wiki)

DJ Emernemerneminen

DJ IRL

DJ FTW

DJ Someone at door BRB

DJ Market Slump

DJ GloboThermoNuclearWarfare

DJ Melt Wizard

DJ Heckuva Job

DJ Where we're going we dont need roads

DJ You have died of dysentary

DJ Im totally blogging this

DJ Student Loans
posted by skrike at 5:48 PM on June 26, 2007

DJ Snappy Monica.
posted by flabdablet at 12:06 AM on June 27, 2007 [1 favorite]

DJ iggy
posted by jamjam at 11:31 AM on June 27, 2007