User Classes
- College Party DJ
- Young adults
- Hosting parties and gatherings of similarly aged listeners
- Voluntary service
- Professional DJ
- Experienced and well-versed in the DJ community
- Gets paid to DJ
- Radio DJ
- DJs on the radio
- Playing blind to an unknown audience
- Experienced and well-versed in the DJ community
Observations & Interviews
Interview No.1 - College DJ
Interviewee #1 began DJing about 2 years ago, after getting more and more interested in the profession while in high school and actually attending parties at MIT. Joining a fraternity gave him the opportunity to perform and play music for people at the school and provide a positive atmosphere for students to enjoy the festivities. However, while maintaining equipment, volume, and music quality, it is hard for him to gauge the audience and get feedback on how he’s doing as DJ.
Backed up with song requests and unable to add some of his original flavor into the songs, he finds that the college DJ has a much harder job than it might appear. The main method he uses to get a feel for how the crowd is enjoying his music is to react to expressions from people, listening for audio clues as to what the audience is feeling at the time. Owning both Android phone and tablet, he is technologically equipped to handle many different software based tasks while working the booth.