A person who plays and mixes music, usually pre-recorded, at nightclubs, over the radio, and/or as a backup musician for spoken word, or hip hop performers. Abbreviated as DJ or deejay
disc jock·ey disc jockeys in AM, also use disk jockey A disc jockey is someone who plays and introduces CDs on the radio or at a disco. = DJ. An announcer who presents and comments on popular recorded music, especially on the radio; a DJ. DJ someone whose job is to play the music on a radio show or in a club where you can dance. Person who plays recorded music on radio or television or at a nightclub or other live venue. Disc jockey programs became the economic base of many radio stations in the U.S. after World War II. The format generally involves one person, the disc jockey, introducing and playing phonograph records and chatting informally, usually extemporaneously, in the intervals. Because popular DJs are in a position to influence public tastes, record companies have sometimes attempted to bribe them with money and gifts, known as "payola