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CMV: I think DJs get far too much praise for what they do.

I think DJs are unduly adulated because they don't really do anything.
Playing songs one after another seemlessly requires little skilll, but people treat DJs as if they are real musicians when it isn't an artform by any stretch of the imagination.

All they do is press buttons, put their arms in the air and say inane things into a microphone, yet they receive celebrity status for it.

Nobody goes to the cinema because a well known projectionist is working, but they do basically the same thing as a DJ.

I understand the need for a 'showman' at a rave or other music event, but I do not understand why people like DJs so much.

This is not an attack on electronic music - I love electronic music and listen to it daily. A computer is just as much a musical instrument as anything else these days, whether you like it or not.
gpt
Firstly, let us set the guidelines for a DJ. Are you referring to the likes of Deadmau5, David Guetta, Skrillex or Tiesto? These men are all musical producers; although their live performances may be "men pressing buttons", their creative skills are in the studio. To sell their creative talents it is necessary for them to perform and display - as it is for any artist - and so they have their CDJ decks and computers at festivals like Ultra, and they perform to their fans.

But, in the case of a night club/radio DJ, don't relate a DJ to a projectionist. Instead, imagine them as an aural chef. 

If you and famous DJ X are given 100 songs, you can both play about 5 hours of music. Equally, if you and Chef Z are given 20 ingredients, you can make a 3 course meal.  Just as you may actually understand the peanut butter does not go well with venison, you may also have enough of an ear for music to know not to blend staying alive in to like a G6.

But the DJ has still mastered combining songs, in the same way that the chef has mastered combining tastes. They know how to watch the crowds reaction to tempo, tone and genre, like a chef watches heat, spice and flavor of a broth in a pot. A chef at a Michelin star restaurant will become famous for his quality dishes, a DJ at a super club for this quality mixes. 

Yes, they also exist to be a master of ceremonies, but they are themselves an artist. A chef has not raised the chickens he serves in his dishes, just as the DJ has not created the music, but it is the awareness and synchronization with their mediums that makes them deserving of credit.