DJ Name Generator

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How to Name a DJ Business

One peculiar thing about the highest earning DJs like Chainsmokers, DJ Martin Garixx, DJ Tiësto is how memorable and personal their names appear. Your brand name is the first thing that people will hear, and while DJs usually have the luxury of hiding behind their music, the name is just as important if you want to make it big. 

 Go Personal

If you want to create a brand identity that suits you and your music, adding a personal touch is a great way to make you stand out from the crowd. To make it personal, you could just use your name. 

Draw Inspiration 

You can draw name inspiration from the world around you. Think about the art, film, literature, or music that inspires you most. Take the most well-known iconography from your favorite creative masterpiece and try to include that in your name.

Be Emotive

Think about the feeling your music evokes in people, be it passion, excitement, or ease, you can use that as the basis for your name. A name that evokes emotion makes your DJ name memorable and ties it firmly to the acoustic aesthetic of your music.

 Create an Alter Ego

You can construct a whole new identity for yourself based on traits you’d like to have or that you love in characters and other people. For example, you might be fascinated by superhero villains and adopt a name that sounds like a villain from a superhero movie. 

Consider using Wordplay

Subtly referencing albums or songs in your DJ name is a clever way to make an inside joke with music fans. For example, DJ Sgt. Pepper. Puns, rhymes, and alliteration also work well, e.g. DJ TurnTable or Scratch Master.

 Get Feedback

Now comes the fun part of testing out the different names with friends and seeing how they react. Ask people who share in your musical passion what they think about your preferred DJ names. They may help you point out some details you didn’t notice earlier, but at the same time, you mustn’t necessarily follow their suggestions.