VJ
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For other uses, see VJ (disambiguation).
A video jockey (usually abbreviated to VJ or sometimes veejay) can mean two things:
- One describes an announcer who introduces and plays videos on commercial music television such as MTV or VH1.
- The other, often meaning a visual jockey, is a live performer of visuals in clubs, music festivals, and arts events — mixing visuals in much the same way the DJ mixes music. See VJ_(video_performance_artist).
The term "video jockey" is a derivative of the term "disc jockey", "DJ" (deejay) as used in radio. The term was popularized in the 1980s by the Music Television Network (MTV). (See List of MTV VJs.)
Other names include "VDJ" (Video DJ) and "MVJ" (Mobile VJ).
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