dj names

[kalel13]

so i have come across some one else using the same dj name. its a bit crazy when your not using your real name and your using an alias. so what happens. anyone else had the same problem. if i wasnt hooked on inthemix i wouldnt have known.

what to do???
:stroke:

[Pro Tool]

If they've been doing it longer - you change your name. Teh Endz.

[dj_onanism]

If they've been doing it longer - you change your name. Teh Endz.

x 2

nothing further to see here, people

;D

[kalel13]

so there is 2 of us, do you combine how many years of mixing between the 2 of us, vs the other guy. or seperately who has been mixing longer or do you have a mix off...

[Pro Tool]

Ummm.... You could of course complicate things like that. I'm sure if you tried hard enough you could probably incorporate a Miss World style pageant contest in there somewhere too. Perhaps some kind of rock-paper-scissors variant and if you're really feeling particularly combative a good old fashioned best of 3 SFII playoff. Race each other round the block once or twice and then just give up, become a 3 piece and fall in a pile of unadulterated man-dj-love.

Or - if they've been playing under that name longer than you have (together remarkably), are more famous than you, or will just beat your skull in - forfeit the name.

Alternatively fuggedaboudit. I'm sure they'll wise up to you sooner or later.

And when in doubt, ask the int0rnehtz.

[littlebrains69]

If he's bigger and better known then you.... change it. If the other way around..... dont worry.

Thats what happened to me once, but then I went and spoke to Dragan he changed his name to Dirty South and now everyones happy...
:ninja:

[Pro Tool]

:lol: Excellent story.

[LMAC]

so there is 2 of us, do you combine how many years of mixing between the 2 of us, vs the other guy. or seperately who has been mixing longer or do you have a mix off...

Hmmm I don't really like any of those ideas. Do you have a plan b?

[littlebrains69]

Hmmm I don't really like any of those ideas. Do you have a plan b?

Angus?

[plan-b]

you called:?

[littlebrains69]

Do you have a plan b?

Angus?

you called:?


what to do???
:stroke:


Play trance is the answer I guess? .......... Though I don't agree. :lol:

/thread

[Bumpy]

Call yourself "The Aston Ruffle"

[Hertz]

if you end up with any kind of success over this other guy but he can prove hes had the name longer than you and hes the type to hold a grudge you might not like the situation he could put you in legally. i think thats right anyway. meh its probably a remote chance at worst and im talking shit at best

[MuntedRaver]

As soon as you select your fully sik dj name... patent it mofo....

/end

[defected819]

There is a guy djing in Melbourne under the name Ben Watt, I guess it's his name and he is entitled to it/ but damn has he been living under a rock?

[dj_onanism]

when i moved to sydney, i met a guy who used the same dj name as me and played the same damn records. he'd been playing that stuff longer than i so i thought a change is as good as a holiday, changed the dj name, started playing techno and haven't looked back.

[Funkedub]

no one would want the reputation that goes with Funkedub ^_^

BTW, what's the name ?

[Bumpy]

There is a guy djing in Melbourne under the name Ben Watt, I guess it's his name and he is entitled to it/ but damn has he been living under a rock?

Wats wrong with using your own name?

[Dee Jay Mikey]

register your dj name as a trading name with veda advantage / consumer affairs, then if he is getting paid whilste earning money on your trading........ trouble!! he / she will have to give it up. it will cost around $110 and it will last for 3 years, or $500 for 10 years.

[gamblore]

Wats wrong with using your own name?

Using your own names fine, but if you share the same name with a famous DJ/producer/label boss then you may rethink using it as a DJ name.

[Funkedub]

register your dj name as a trading name with veda advantage / consumer affairs, then if he is getting paid whilste earning money on your trading........ trouble!! he / she will have to give it up. it will cost around $110 and it will last for 3 years, or $500 for 10 years.


are you serious?

[plan-b]

Wats wrong with using your own name?
Google Everything But The Girl and you'll find out...

[plan-b]

are you serious?

Step 1. Steal underpants
Step 2. ????
Step 3. Profit :-D

[Portal]

you need to fight him.

it's that simple.

[gamblore]

you need to fight him.

it's that simple.

Make sure you video tape it too. Except you will wanna hope your DJ name isn't Kimbo Slice...

[LMAC]

Dats a baaaaad man.

[DJ_Ange]

There's nothing wrong with DJ'ing under your own name. In fact, I believe the best DJs out there need no alias.

Apparently there is a DJ Ange in NZ. Never heard of her, not likely to run into her and we've never crossed paths so I doubt it'll be a problem unless one of us hits the big time .... hopefully that'll be me, lol

But I would never use my surname ... too many jokes to be made with that one hahahaha. But, in saying that it could work in my favour ..... I share my surname with the world's first supermodel, a British TV Antique's show dealer and a 70's actress .... you figure it out and you'll see why I don't want to use it, lol

[pomrocks]

There's nothing wrong with DJ'ing under your own name. In fact, I believe the best DJs out there need no alias.

Apparently there is a DJ Ange in NZ. Never heard of her, not likely to run into her and we've never crossed paths so I doubt it'll be a problem unless one of us hits the big time .... hopefully that'll be me, lol

But I would never use my surname ... too many jokes to be made with that one hahahaha. But, in saying that it could work in my favour ..... I share my surname with the world's first supermodel, a British TV Antique's show dealer and a 70's actress .... you figure it out and you'll see why I don't want to use it, lol

Twiggy?

[P_A_Sime]

If they've been doing it longer - you change your name. Teh Endz.


Im still finding it funny he didnt understand this simple suggestion :rainman:

Dj Stoopid?

[Pro Tool]

Twiggy?
Dickinson.

[dave1986]

Dickinson.

was about to say that haha

[Dee Jay Mikey]

are you serious?

Deadly:ninja:

[rancho]

so i have come across some one else using the same dj name. its a bit crazy when your not using your real name and your using an alias. so what happens. anyone else had the same problem. if i wasnt hooked on inthemix i wouldnt have known.

what to do???
:stroke:

considering angus only uses plan-b as a forum name and not dj name im quite sure you have nothing to worry about except the fact that a few people may associate you with trance in which case run for the fucking hills.

[elwood_dj]

im sweet, i just have to compete with a clothing brand . . . *sigh*

[Dr Fegg]

register your dj name as a trading name with veda advantage / consumer affairs, then if he is getting paid whilste earning money on your trading........ trouble!! he / she will have to give it up. it will cost around $110 and it will last for 3 years, or $500 for 10 years.

Good in principle but doesn't work in practice.
Registered business names are state-based not federal so you can have the same business name in different states that are totally different businesses.

And you have to police it - they don't. Better get a lawyer son...

Trademarking your name may be better - anyone with experience of this?

[gamblore]

Good in principle but doesn't work in practice.
Registered business names are state-based not federal so you can have the same business name in different states that are totally different businesses.

And you have to police it - they don't. Better get a lawyer son...

Trademarking your name may be better - anyone with experience of this?

Yeah I trademarked 'Busty Leroo' for an x-girlfriend. Worked well.

[plan-b]

considering angus only uses plan-b as a forum name and not dj name im quite sure you have nothing to worry about except the fact that a few people may associate you with trance in which case run for the fucking hills.
ahhh... so this that other duo then yeah?

[DJ Hejira]

check round the net before you commit to your new name, google, myspace, etc.. found nothing on hejira except a metal band in the US, so i went with it.

[Dr Fegg]

Yeah I trademarked 'Busty Leroo' for an x-girlfriend. Worked well.

What Gamblore - you mean that's now a trademarked phrase meaning an ex-girlfriend? :lol:

If you have more than one (and don't we all?) is the plural Bustys Leroo, Busty Leroos or Busty Lesroos... :lol:

[Spitchen]

BTW, what's the name ?

Richard Head?

[Funkedub]

check round the net before you commit to your new name, google, myspace, etc.. found nothing on hejira except a metal band in the US, so i went with it.

the only other funkedub you'll hit with google is the name of a track by some band called Universal Language :ahoy:

[rancho]

What Gamblore - you mean that's now a trademarked phrase meaning an ex-girlfriend? :lol:

If you have more than one (and don't we all?) is the plural Bustys Leroo, Busty Leroos or Busty Lesroos... :lol:

i hope youre joking, because if you didnt read that as him doing it on an ex-girlfriends behalf then i have serious, serious doubts about your intelligence.

[plan-b]

curious now Gamblore... where did Billion Dollar Boys Club come from?

[Bumpy]

I wonder if there's a Dj called Lickety Slick not that that's my "DJ" as i dont have one

[littlebrains69]

^^ Thats John Courses real name

[gamblore]

curious now Gamblore... where did Billion Dollar Boys Club come from?

Always loved these guys that were solo but sounded like more than one person. E.g. Kings of Tomorrow. So that's what I was after. Then one day I was watching TV and flicked on an old film called, 'Billion Dollar Boys Club' and I knew that's what I was looking for all these years! After using it for a while I find out Pharrel Williams has a clothing brand 'Billionaire Boys Club'. I was not happy! X(

[Bumpy]

Lol, I always thought there was one then more person in the Billion Dollar Boys Club.. obviously i was wrong lol

Btw.. how do we join this club?

[gamblore]

Lol, I always thought there was one then more person in the Billion Dollar Boys Club..

Hahaha, good, that's what I wanted you to think!

To join, your have to live in Tokyo, love soulful house music, be able to DJ and give me a billion dollars. Anyone interested?

[Bumpy]

I got a billion dollars in monopoly money.. does that count?

This thread makes me think i should get a Alias instead of using my real name. Maybe i should use Alias :p

[defected819]

Wats wrong with using your own name?



edit - Everyone beat me to it.

[Bumpy]

Yeh, Don't know of any other Dj with the same name as me.. well that i know of so far

[LMAC]

Hahaha, good, that's what I wanted you to think!

To join, your have to live in Tokyo, love soulful house music, be able to DJ and give me a billion dollars. Anyone interested?

For a possible cheaper alternative see Pharrell Williams for application to the Billionaire Boys Club.

[BBC]

For a possible cheaper alternative see Pharrell Williams for application to the Billionaire Boys Club.

Yeah different club though, Billionaire as opposed to Billion Dollar

[DJ_Tingles]

well i feel it's a matter of rank ... there is someone out there with my name who is a talented designer ...
so i thought, i'll be a designer AND a DJ ... it means i deserve my name more :lol:
That'll teach him for stealing my name ...

[CyBeR DiGiTaL]

I got a billion dollars in monopoly money.. does that count?

This thread makes me think i should get a Alias instead of using my real name. Maybe i should use Alias :p


Yoshi uses Alias sometimes when he plays breaks.......

I thought it was a pretty shit name.........told him so too!!!!!:haha:

[Bumpy]

hahaha yeh I wasn't being to serious... i'll just stick with my real name.. Mike Oxlong.





no that's not really my name

[DJ_TMC]

DJ names... get the rep and you can name yourself anything loll

[mofunk]

i just stumbled onto this topic

i guess i've had my name around for quite sometime now....

but this past few months i've been quite pissed at some dipshits in our city for not doing research on their potential dj names

i have yet to approach either of these knobs but can someone please explain why there are

1- Dj jo funk

&

2- Dj charlie bo'funk

out there

its the funniest shit ive ever heard, not because its nearly a complete bite of my name and what i do, but because both of them are associated with lame ass music and have simply no cred with anyone respectable

So if either of you dick heads happen to read this then now u know that i know, so quit with your lame ass dj names and think of something decent, because all your gonna get from people in this scene with any cred is that your name sounds like mine

trust me, u dont want that

so change your names dickheads

the one and only Dj Mo'funk FUCKERS!!!!

[mems]

^ i don't know you... but you sound like such a wanker.... all this talk about knobs, cred and mofunk

[Funkedub]

Moo Funk would be a neat name

[holtless]

^ i don't know you... but you sound like such a wanker.... all this talk about knobs, cred and mofunk

disagree. mo'funk has been around for ages.

In addition, those names are pretty clear rip offs of his.

In reply to the original post.. there is a DJ called One Man Army who plays at Chinese Laundry almost every week. Up until sometime last year, he was called DJ Impact, but another (i think) hardhouse DJ moved to Sydney from the UK using the same name.

Even though the Australia one (the one now called One Man Army) had held the name far longer, he gave it up. I think this was due to style changes in what he played and the like, as well as not really being bothered to compete for a DJ name, but yeah, i thought that might help.

[shaggdoggz]

If you become really famous even using your own name can be not allowed. Using acting as an example, Michael J Fox added the J because there was someone before him who was big and famous called Michael Fox. So individuality is a must, question is how important is your name, you dont want to be stuck wiht eric claptons dilemma where he couldnt sell an album or show under 'derek' until it was announced to the media that derek is eric.

[trenthalliday]

Consider it changed mate.....

No longer Dj jo funk, I am now....DJ gregory funk......

There are plenty of bands/DJ/artists out there with similar names, look at the Shapeshifters and Shapeshifter....always have to look twice when I see them on the bill.

My names an alias, but I think im starting to grow tired of it, everyone keeps calling me trent, and I come accross as a rude c**t when I dont respond

[archietech]

bugger the 'dj' bit off

bugger it off the the hills i say


'as known as' would be a decent name hmmm

[ShuffleStuff]

^ or simply "DJ Name"

[Funkedub]

^^^^

i've been working on a flyer for some gig and cos i don't have the names one of the names is Dj Name ... there's also DJ Crackhead on there too

[BBC]

Consider it changed mate.....
No longer Dj jo funk, I am now....DJ gregory funk......

Can't tell if your taking the piss or not, but DJ Gregory is already a BIG name in the house world, do you think adding funk to the end is such a good idea?

If you become really famous even using your own name can be not allowed. Using acting as an example, Michael J Fox added the J because there was someone before him who was big and famous called Michael Fox. So individuality is a must, question is how important is your name, you dont want to be stuck wiht eric claptons dilemma where he couldnt sell an album or show under 'derek' until it was announced to the media that derek is eric.

This is kinda like Lil' Louis and Little Louie Vega. Also, Dimitri From Paris was just Dimitri, until someone else was producing songs under the name Dimitri as well, so to set himself aparent he added the 'From Paris' part.

[deck]

I used to call myself Ruckas (Being the huge Wu-tang fan that I am) when I first started making bedroom mixes and handing them out to my mates. Then after a few years I noticed there was another DJ Ruckas doin' the rounds. He was good, I was shit, so it was a no brainer in deciding who deserved it more. Not sure how this helps your cause, but a similar story nonetheless.

[elwood_dj]

i just stumbled onto this topic

i guess i've had my name around for quite sometime now....

but this past few months i've been quite pissed at some dipshits in our city for not doing research on their potential dj names

i have yet to approach either of these knobs but can someone please explain why there are

1- Dj jo funk

&

2- Dj charlie bo'funk

out there

its the funniest shit ive ever heard, not because its nearly a complete bite of my name and what i do, but because both of them are associated with lame ass music and have simply no cred with anyone respectable

So if either of you dick heads happen to read this then now u know that i know, so quit with your lame ass dj names and think of something decent, because all your gonna get from people in this scene with any cred is that your name sounds like mine

trust me, u dont want that

so change your names dickheads

the one and only Dj Mo'funk FUCKERS!!!!

sheesh go nuts mate!! My opinion is that those two names are totally fine, just cuz they have 'funk' on the end has nothing to do with you! Unless someone calls themself Dj Mo'funk, what is there to whinge about? :meh:

[mofunk]

sheesh go nuts mate!! My opinion is that those two names are totally fine, just cuz they have 'funk' on the end has nothing to do with you! Unless someone calls themself Dj Mo'funk, what is there to whinge about? :meh:


its not that they have 'funk' in the name its that theyre so called names are close to mine dumb ass

mo - jo - bo

i find it hilarious, but at the same time frustrating that these 2 didnt do some research or even if they did, that theyre names sound so alike to mine

in the end it aint my problem, its for theyre sake that im warning them. i have built a respectable and good name in this city and nearly everyone involved in this biz in sydney knows who i am... you go around calling your self 'jo funk' or 'charlie bofunk' then your gonna get either laughed at or questioned about how alike theyre name is to mine

if anything its fukin hilarious

[Master Mischief]

I've always liked....Banana Robot...or Robot Sausage...as a DJ name...meaninless DJ names are the bomb...and always raise an eyebrow here and there...

Or DJ Beer'n boobiez...(two of my fav pass times)...

[Nixtol]

in the end it aint my problem, its for theyre sake that im warning them. i have built a respectable and good name in this city and nearly everyone involved in this biz in sydney knows who i am... you go around calling your self 'jo funk' or 'charlie bofunk' then your gonna get either laughed at or questioned about how alike theyre name is to mine


Well if you're so chilled about it what's with the earlier agro? Prob just a couple of young guys starting out, no need to be calling em dipshits and dickheads....

[trenthalliday]

Can't tell if your taking the piss or not, but DJ Gregory is already a BIG name in the house world, do you think adding funk to the end is such a good idea?


I keep wanting to call you gamblore....damn you gamblore, damn you!!! (and I have always wanted to say that since I saw your name.....:lol:)

And yes, it was a joke, damn internets and sarcasm dont mix too well.

[Unique38]

ive had that happen to me afew times but then i just chopped nad changed and done some differnt spelling, i always wonderd should i just call myself.. "DJ..." or is that cheesy even giving yourself the label DJ... but then im kinda becomming content with my normal name even tho i have a "stage name".... so what i mean to askis...
is having a stage name mean taking yourself/your gig/the whole image seriously?because sometimes it can come off being cheesy and or try hard. so im iffy about it all...
whats your thoughts?

[Funkedub]

is having a stage name mean taking yourself/your gig/the whole image seriously?because sometimes it can come off being cheesy and or try hard. so im iffy about it all...
whats your thoughts?

having a "stage name" can work both ways. you can use the same one name to do everything you do under .... or create alter-egos who play other styles/genres. either way, have fun with your "image"


wear mirrorball helmets too

[BBC]

I keep wanting to call you gamblore....damn you gamblore, damn you!!! (and I have always wanted to say that since I saw your name.....:lol:)

And yes, it was a joke, damn internets and sarcasm dont mix too well.

:lol: Yeah I didn't know if you were serious or not, thanks for clearing that up! ;)

P.S. There should be a sarcasm meter in the sig of each post, would really help!

[elwood_dj]

its not that they have 'funk' in the name its that theyre so called names are close to mine dumb ass

mo - jo - bo

i find it hilarious, but at the same time frustrating that these 2 didnt do some research or even if they did, that theyre names sound so alike to mine

in the end it aint my problem, its for theyre sake that im warning them. i have built a respectable and good name in this city and nearly everyone involved in this biz in sydney knows who i am... you go around calling your self 'jo funk' or 'charlie bofunk' then your gonna get either laughed at or questioned about how alike theyre name is to mine

if anything its fukin hilarious

well thats even more childish on your behalf then "dumb ass". Because they "sound so alike to mine" WTF? :rainman:

[dja2364]

There is an Ajax in both Sydney and Melbourne...

[mofunk]

wow elwood

u must be thinking on a completely different wavelength man

im just not gonna bother writing shit on forums anymore coz someone no matter how unrelated & missinformed to the topic they are, will want to butt in and give their opinion

fuck it im done with this shit

[elwood_dj]

no no im on the " it sounds like your just whinging" wavelength.. same one as you! And i dont see how im unrelated to the topic? It is a DJ forum yes?

but seriously man, its just an opinion, thats all. not meaning to bust balls, but cmon, they are dj names ffs!

[mems]

^ nah nah man its all aboutz them steeet credz, steal my deejay name and i be bustin teh capzzzzorzz

[BBC]

wow elwood

u must be thinking on a completely different wavelength man

im just not gonna bother writing shit on forums anymore coz someone no matter how unrelated & missinformed to the topic they are, will want to butt in and give their opinion

fuck it im done with this shit

If you would turn the agression down you might get a better response. No need to fly off the handle and swear it up, express yourself maturely and you may enjoy yourself more.

But you wont reas this cause your 'fucking done with this shit'.

Bye bye

[nickpivce]

lolllll

[plan-b]

:lol: Yeah I didn't know if you were serious or not, thanks for clearing that up! ;)

P.S. There should be a sarcasm meter in the sig of each post, would really help!

Nah... It's only open to abuse...

[macc4]

Penis?

probably wont find one here choppy, maybe try this thread

http://www.inthemix.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=228143

[CHOPPY_INDAHOUSE]

is that, that run dmc mash. ew

[djman]

Good in principle but doesn't work in practice.
Registered business names are state-based not federal so you can have the same business name in different states that are totally different businesses.

And you have to police it - they don't. Better get a lawyer son...

Trademarking your name may be better - anyone with experience of this?


It also pays to register the domain name, but you need a registered Business name or company to get the .com.au It is up to you whether you put it on line or not but at least it prevents others from taking it.

My name is Man and was able to register DJ Man as a business name and www.djman.com.au as well as www.djman.net.au. Trade mark rego is underway but would recommend it to all if you are serious about protecting your name.

Regards
Man

[Euphoria85]

i just stumbled onto this topic

i guess i've had my name around for quite sometime now....

but this past few months i've been quite pissed at some dipshits in our city for not doing research on their potential dj names

i have yet to approach either of these knobs but can someone please explain why there are

1- Dj jo funk

&

2- Dj charlie bo'funk

out there

its the funniest shit ive ever heard, not because its nearly a complete bite of my name and what i do, but because both of them are associated with lame ass music and have simply no cred with anyone respectable

So if either of you dick heads happen to read this then now u know that i know, so quit with your lame ass dj names and think of something decent, because all your gonna get from people in this scene with any cred is that your name sounds like mine

trust me, u dont want that

so change your names dickheads

the one and only Dj Mo'funk FUCKERS!!!!


1. dj jo funk djs in the group called the funky punks - an electro house group playing at roxy, dfly etc and those places

2. charlie bo funk used to come to my school.. i think he is a 4-play dj (the jimmy z label) play at the cedar bar shit thingy night at cherrijam and some other places

there all from the area lol

[plan-b]

Well I want DJ name back...

Global Gathering sent out the marketing material with me playing as Plan B because they were told that was my stage name :meh:

[mashedman]

its not that they have 'funk' in the name its that theyre so called names are close to mine dumb ass

mo - jo - bo

i find it hilarious, but at the same time frustrating that these 2 didnt do some research or even if they did, that theyre names sound so alike to mine

in the end it aint my problem, its for theyre sake that im warning them. i have built a respectable and good name in this city and nearly everyone involved in this biz in sydney knows who i am... you go around calling your self 'jo funk' or 'charlie bofunk' then your gonna get either laughed at or questioned about how alike theyre name is to mine

if anything its fukin hilarious
Well dumb ass, do you really think you are the first person to use mofunk? Why couldn't you have come up with something more original in the first place?

[Bill]

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Mo%27+Funk

fail

[plan-b]

lol @ everyone trying to come up with a DJ name no one else in the world has...

Do you play tunes that no one else in the world plays??

[macc4]

lol fail