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VietNamNet Bridge – They have to be awake all night to work with sound mixers and vibrant sounds, and their job is considered the profession of playboys but DJ is still an attractive job to many young people. Remuneration per hour is up to VND250,000 – VND300,000 ($12-15).
At around 8.30pm, the atmosphere in Myfa café (District 10, Ho Chi Minh City) was stirred up by the appearance of DJ (Disc Jockey) Pham Minh Dang.
Wearing a headphone, swiftly rotating disks, Dang adjusted nodes on the sound mixer. Vibrant sound rang out, many people swayed to the music. "Seeking the audience immersed, drawn by the tone, I felt refreshed and loved my work more," Dang said after his performance.
The main task of DJs is mixing, blending melodies together to make their own styles, bringing vibrant space for dance halls, bars, etc. Thus, DJs must know how to use a variety of techniques to make songs be converted in creative and unique ways. To do that, they have to experience a hard training process.
There is no training class for DJs in Vietnam so they have to train themselves, observe and learn from others. In his free time, Dang surfs the Internet to find out more about this job. "For professional DJs, the most difficult thing is to memorize each switch, each tempo button on each sound mixer brand," Dang said.
DJ Hoang Anh (Photo: Nguoi Lao Dong).
With good-looking appearance, impressive face, female DJs Bi (Nguyen Thi Diem Trinh) became the focus of Ozone cafe (Phu Nhuan District, HCM City). This job came to Bi was accidental. Right from the first time she went to a discotheque with her friends, Bi was fascinated by the lively music. She wanted to be like DJs.
However, Bi said that when she really learned it, she knew that the job is not simple. Besides passion and talent, DJs must have knowledge to put music, catch tempo, mix sounds and especially they have to master sound mixers and audio devices.
Today, many young people see DJ is a profession to earn a living, not just a hobby. Thus, DJs always compete fiercely. In addition, the working environment of the DJ is usually in bars, dance halls or recording studios, which makes DJ's job be seen as the job of "hedonistic people."
Winning the first prize of the "Searching Vietnamese young DJ talents" competition and having been a professional DJ, a songwriter, a mixer for nine years, Vu Hoang Anh – a DJ of the High Club (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) said that DJ is a hard job because they have to be awake all night, but in return, income from this job help him and his family have a comfortable life.
Not only with Hoang Anh, DJs have stable income. DJ Pham Minh Dang said that every night, he plays music at 3-4 bars, with remuneration of VND250,000 - VND300,000 an hour.
For DJ Bi, after a period of accumulation of experience and acquaintances, she currently plays at bars and clubs, with over VND10 million ($500) of income a month.
However, Bi said: "Recently, there are many professional female DJs, but female DJs are often difficult to develop because their seniority is not long. Particular, women’s perception is poor than men’s. Not everyone is healthy enough to work in a noisy environment, where they have to stay up late. Moreover, the work of the DJ is very sensitive, easy to affect other relationships, especially family. "
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