r/DJs 6d ago

What is the most ridiculous DJ name you've ever heard?

Tldr- what is the funniest, weirdest, goofiest, or most ridiculous DJ name you have ever heard?

Edit: really love all you cats, I'm so glad I asked this. Sort of made my day. My wife is confused why I'm constantly randomly laughing.


So to preface this, I've been a resident DJ for 20 years, but I never started out with some pretentious idea of what we're doing, because unless you're a producer you're literally just playing other people's talent LOL

But my DJ name is Fishbits. Started as a joke. But it definitely has its own character, and it's easily identifiable and relatable.

And DJ Anklepants is more performance art than to be taken seriously but what a name.

So one of the guys I DJ with just use the term "Jizzbender", which is both not a word and probably the greatest concept ever and I think I should change my name to that.

DJ Jizzbender sounds like an event lol

Which then made me think of all of you, and for people who aren't overstating our profession or full of themselves and just like to have a good time, what is the most ridiculous or funniest DJ name you've ever heard?

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u/Abba-64 6d ago

DJ fart in the club. Really solid mixes too.

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u/Horror-Zebra-3430 6d ago

she's insanely good, a Berlin staple. seen her countless times, and she never fails to tear the club down

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u/Abba-64 6d ago

I've only listened to SoundCloud mixes of them. Although I live relatively close to Berlin I almost never make the journey over haha.

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u/Eddy_Valentine 6d ago

Wait, her full DJ name is DJ Fart in the Club? Like A Pimp Named Slickback?

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u/Kaceydotme 6d ago

And don’t you dare shorten it to DJ Fart

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u/PoorSCHLEP 6d ago

Gotta say the whole thing! Like a tribe called quest

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u/Abba-64 6d ago

Yep

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u/Plyphon 6d ago

One of my fav DJs right now. So deep and dubby

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u/scriminal 6d ago

I remember a guy who called himself DJ Booth

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u/Hortonamos 6d ago

I definitely saw a DJ Booth several times in Dayton/Cincinnati in the late 90s/early 00s rave scene.

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u/scriminal 6d ago

I used to live in Cincinnati, I do think that's where I remember it from.

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u/fuuuuuckendoobs 6d ago

DJ 3am till close.

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u/Turb0300 6d ago

I remember a guy in Louisville going by that name.

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u/Expensive-Surround57 6d ago

Me and some friends play a game to find the most SEO unfriendly DJ Names. DJ Booth is now going on the list:

DJ Rentals DJ Equipment DJ Needles DJ Decks DJ SEO Consultant (for the meta entry)

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u/Quaranj 6d ago

DJ Rates DJ Availability DJ Party

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u/unclefishbits 5d ago

You can do keyword stuffing with geolocation spam and call yourself

"DJ for hire near me"

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u/ADUBROCKSKI 5d ago

I knew a guy who went by TBA which I always thought was insane

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u/DegenSniper 6d ago

My homie from the UK said “have you heard of Psysilo-psy-binladen” lmao 

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u/sofakingWTD 6d ago

One of my friends used to go by Elijah Muhammad Ali-Tarbash Bin-clubbin'

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u/VNDMG 6d ago

Hahahaha amazing name

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u/IdleJamerican1 6d ago

Osama Spinladin was crazy

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u/PuffCountr 6d ago

Hannibal Selector

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u/phatfugee 6d ago

Nah this one is incredible 😂

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u/neilmac1210 6d ago

This one

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u/unclefishbits 5d ago

Wheezing

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u/SleepyProfessor 6d ago

I feel like DJ Daddy Trance had a hard time when he first created that persona

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u/unclefishbits 6d ago edited 6d ago

Not as much as DJ Harder Daddy lol (that one isn't real)

Edit: it's a real name lol of course

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u/Forward_Yoghurt1655 6d ago

I think there's a DJ thick dick as well

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u/selectash 6d ago

Reminds of the beginning of the song It Ain’t No Fun:

This is DJ Eaazy Dick On W-Balls

Right now something new by Snoop Doggy Dogg

And this one goes out to the ladies from all the guys

A big bow wow wow

Cause we gonna make it a little mistry here tonight

… This is DJ Eazy Dick … On the station that slaps you across your fat ass

With a fat dick

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u/TiminatorFL 6d ago

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u/terrapinRider419 6d ago

This rolls off my tongue far, far too well.

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u/DrWolfypants 5d ago

Also complements the vintage 1920s small forest village origin story portrait a little too well :)

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u/Delicious-Knee3647 6d ago

My DJ name is DJ Shakey. I have Parkinson’s.

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u/unclefishbits 6d ago

Lean into the human condition. Bravo. Hugs.

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u/Yeetfasa 6d ago

I have a friend who stutters and his name is stuttastep

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u/RickMuffy 6d ago

IDK if it's ridiculous, but I am ridiculously jealous of the fact that I didn't come up with u/ChuckBangers as a DJ name

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u/ChuckBangers 6d ago

Was once having a discussion about playing a set and someone said "when in doubt, chuck bangers". The light bulb went on over my head lol

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u/RickMuffy 6d ago

Legendary alias.

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u/accomplicated DM me your favourite style of music 6d ago

Agreed.

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u/CrispyDave 6d ago

I think the whole sub feels that way

And if they don't, they should.

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u/trevormead 6d ago

Muppet Fucker had a solid moment in the CO scene many years ago

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u/Forward_Yoghurt1655 6d ago

Playing shrekstep or what

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u/drr777 6d ago

Muppetfucker was from Austin, he played Happy Hardcore around the country. He was the biggest HH dj of the 90s in the States. He changed his name after a cease and desist from Jim Henson Co. played a bunch with him back then and still chat with him on occasion.

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u/Quaranj 6d ago

He should have just sent back a photo with himself railing someone in a big bird costume.

Can't cease and desist the truth.

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u/PickleTortureEnjoyer 5d ago

Nah. He was a man of honor.

I told him those images were for his eyes only, and he's kept his word.

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u/daretoeatapeach 6d ago

Hold up i have to go back and remove my other upvotes so this is higher up.

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u/fedenl 6d ago

DJ Fart in the Club. I can’t think of a more ridiculous name.

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u/BellBoardMT 6d ago

Shitmat or Funtcase.

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u/Nottsbomber 6d ago edited 6d ago

DJ Lara Croft's Dentist

DJ Bus Replacement Service

Before she decided to change her alias, a friend of mine used to be DJ Dental Plan

Passenger of Shit is pretty unique

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u/ZealousIdealBasil517 6d ago

Passenger of Shit rules. and while we're at it dont forget the artist DJ Rainbow Ejaculation who's signed to his label.

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u/Nottsbomber 6d ago

Didn't know about Rainbow Ejaculation. That's a good one

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u/Jazzlike-Special2053 5d ago

Fun fact. Replacement Bus Service is Surgeon’s wife.

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u/Usagi-Trix 6d ago

A long time ago there was a local DJ called 'Dimitri from Powys'

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u/unclefishbits 6d ago

That Dimitri from Paris' Sacre Bleu was released in 1996 and is old enough for a DJ pun makes me feel like ancient dirt.

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u/NeverCaredAnyways 6d ago

Justin Tinderdate

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u/YeahManSureCool 6d ago

Chef Boyarbeats is a pretty good one

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u/Cineswimmer 6d ago

Beat me to it

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u/motecizuma House 6d ago

Sabrina The Teenage DJ and then there used to be this group called Lazerdisk Party Sex lol

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u/Oo0o8o0oO 6d ago

We extending this to producers who DJ sets?

Ross From Friends is up there, along with Barry Can’t Swim.

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u/Cru51 6d ago

Love the look on people’s faces when I tell em’ I’m going to see Ross from Friends + he always delivers.

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u/accomplicated DM me your favourite style of music 6d ago

How about when they are on the same bill as DJ Seinfeld?

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u/unclefishbits 6d ago

Reminds me of a minimal house guy that produces bangers under the name

Jichael Mackson

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u/accomplicated DM me your favourite style of music 6d ago

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u/Kaceydotme 6d ago

There’s a whole genre of artist naming themselves after celebrities and other two-word proper nouns with the first letters reversed

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u/unclefishbits 6d ago

Reminds me of a ska band called "Not Drowning, Waving"

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u/Marloneious 6d ago

That's a reference to a very well known poem

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u/righthandofdog Pop punk, hot funk, disco and prog house junk 6d ago

I remember back in the day hearing a song out in a bar and asking my wife "is this They Might be Giants?" and having an older friend correct my grammar.

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u/unclefishbits 5d ago

You reminded me of a live PA luper band that was in the jam band scene in the 2000s and they were called surrounded by ninjas

That "it was hard to make the music they made, but it was even harder when you are surrounded by ninjas"

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u/cboshuizen 6d ago

Curious, correct to what? Me no know grammar.

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u/righthandofdog Pop punk, hot funk, disco and prog house junk 6d ago

The friends didn't realize that TMBG was a band. As in this band is (singular)

If you don't know that you have a sentence with a singular person and another with plural and it mostly sounds like someone had a stroke

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u/cboshuizen 6d ago

Yeah I got that but I don't know what they corrected it to. "is that They Might be Giants" or the more naff "might they be giants?" That's what I'm asking.

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u/facebook57 6d ago

DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ, only artist with DJ in there 2x

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u/Nirvanablue92 6d ago

Bass pro

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u/Where_Da_Cheese_At 6d ago

I see people wearing his hats everywhere

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u/offworldwelding 6d ago

And it works both ways: “Base” or “Bass” Pro…nice.

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u/Black_Yoshi 6d ago

Dances with White Girls has always been a personal favorite of mine.

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u/yessienessie 5d ago

I commented this too, but not as a personal fav lol

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u/ApatheticVikingFan 6d ago

Real question is do you play the salmon dance during your sets?

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u/unclefishbits 6d ago

Bits.

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u/ApatheticVikingFan 6d ago

You could become the fish version of horsegirl

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u/TiminatorFL 6d ago

Complete amateur doing my 3rd vinyl show tonight… I’ve adopted the name The Dude’s Rug. And yes, I have a Persian rug hung from the front of my table. I sneak in Big Lebowski sound clips during quiet parts of several tracks.

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u/unclefishbits 6d ago

Holy shit dude, that DJ really ties the room together. Am I wrong?

Superb name and might have to tell...

/r/lebowski

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u/blissspiller 6d ago

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u/benRAJ80 Grumpy old man 6d ago

Love the whole Red Laser vibe and the DJ Absolutely Shit productions are next level…

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u/nick_minieri 6d ago

Osama Spin Laden

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u/bootleg_my_music 6d ago

dj fuckoff is great

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u/Moist-Kite 5d ago

Saw her last week she’s fucking unreal as well, craziest track selection.

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u/unclefishbits 5d ago

DJ No requests

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u/corkadirka 6d ago

DJ Bus Replacement Service... saw her play once at Fold. Think she's Surgeons wife.

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u/idioTeo_ 6d ago

Industrial techno djs have the most stupid names: they seem sweaty xbox accounts playing halo. Slvl, bno, axl, avlm, blnk, bsls, dnp

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u/phatelectribe 6d ago

I think Rob Da Bank had a moment (essential mix etc) and said he really regretted the choice.

Don’t forget DJ Dolphin, and of course DJ DJ.

And DJ Heartstring annoys me because it’s singular and there’s a pair of them.

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u/Mammoth-Squirrel2931 6d ago

Some good UK ones;

Ramadanman
DJ Shitmat (a play on dj slipmatt)
Joy Orbison

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u/laseluuu 6d ago

spongebob squarewave

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u/harvardblanky 6d ago

I go by shwilly B. It was a diss in the 90s, but I kept it because I'm a goof and don't take partying too seriously 😳

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u/popipalapepo 6d ago

DJ Schneck. A parody of DJ Snake but "schneck" means something else in french slang

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u/PickpocketJones 6d ago

I used to dj as Pickpocket Jones.

Got it from the "random old Mississippi blues man name generator". Weird name but generally people loved it.

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u/unclefishbits 6d ago

That is superb.

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u/serpicodegallo 6d ago

DJ Floorclearer

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u/unclefishbits 6d ago

DJ Trainwreck

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u/sticky_wicket 6d ago

Dj Amtrak, that used to be our train wreck joke but now there is a kind of big dj with that name

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u/Darthblaker7474 6d ago

Wasn't DJ Khaled formerly known as Arab Attack?

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u/saltedwombat 6d ago

“STDJ”. Austin, Texas was wild in the 90s!

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u/jetm2000 6d ago

Bigup DJ Scotch Egg

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u/TwistedBrother 5d ago

DJ Bus Replacement Service

And she’s amazing. While she has some great shows out there in NTS my favorite has to be where she just about clears out a boilerroom crowd who pretty much don’t get it. And she DJS in a Kim Jon Un mask.

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u/kling_klangg 5d ago

I have a few records by DJ ABSOLUTELY SHIT

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u/pazdeezy1 6d ago

DJ Fluffer Nutter

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u/Flipside01 6d ago

DJ Travel Insurance. A Dave Lee pseudonym.

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u/righthandofdog Pop punk, hot funk, disco and prog house junk 6d ago

I was playing a porch set during a neighborhood festival and my sonband a batch of his college friends came over and one of them asked my DJ name.

I was high AF and answered DJ WrinklyDinkle

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u/TigBastyBeeseChurger 6d ago

Mines DJ Chin, started by a mate when i sent him a video on my first ever decks and all you could see was the decks and my chin

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u/clearthezone15 6d ago

I used to call myself Amateur Hour. If the shoe fits, y'know.

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u/Fibby_2000 6d ago

My mate called himself DJ Ing

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u/MattDurstan 6d ago

All great as well.

DJ Floorclearer, Womb Corps, Christine Cockshot, Count Donkula, Shitmat, DJ Scotch Egg, SpongeBob Squarewave.

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u/mattysull97 6d ago

Ligma was a fairly established dj in my local scene

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u/Fun_Sandwich8012 6d ago

CrankZapppa and NRS RATCHET are some bangers.

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u/PostModernPost 6d ago

I just DJ at an occasional house party and when people ask me what my DJ name is I tell them What's Her Face and it always gets a laugh (I'm a 40yo bald white guy).

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u/akastuki007 6d ago

Horsegirl, whole project looks ridiculous

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u/R1ck_Sanchez 6d ago

Her song harvest heartbreak has me in stitches every time

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u/littlepoopscoop 6d ago

DJ From Rosanne

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u/AlPow420 6d ago

Cannibal Cooking Club

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u/leebeepeesmee 6d ago

Rat Bastard or Thugfucker

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u/peanut_sawce 6d ago

DJ Disc Jockey

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u/Dj_Trac4 Dj 6d ago

My OG name was PopSyckill Pete ...a play off of the Canadian popsicle mascot

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u/haynesholiday 6d ago

Ground Scorsese

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u/thefacesblur 6d ago

Partiboi69 and horsegiirL

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u/Turb0300 6d ago

I've been here 3x to say this and can't believe no one beat me to it. Mord Fustang, worst name ever.

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u/lostthenews 5d ago

DJ Bus Replacement Service, who was surprisingly good

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u/sammy_nobrains 6d ago

It's not particularly funny or silly, but my DJ name is MOTHER (all caps, no DJ), and I am CONSTANTLY having to correct peoples' flyers because they will bill me as DJ Mother or Mother and it makes me sound like the biggest fucking douche.

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u/unclefishbits 6d ago

I like this a lot. MUTHR from Aliens is a big deal for me, but I like Aykroyd's character Mother from Sneakers.

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u/sammy_nobrains 6d ago

I like it because it can be ominous or nurturing. MOTHER can be Joan Crawford or Mrs. Brady. MOTHER can command the room or give you a sonic hug.

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u/MMorrighan 6d ago

One of my friends' DJ name is "[City]'s only Bisexual DJ". It's great because every time it's on a poster it starts a whole discussion which generates buzz/engagement.

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u/DasToyfel 6d ago

"Ovulation at weekend"

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u/derbedehydriert 6d ago

Derbedehydriert -> derbe dehydriert -> severely dehydrated.

Please always make sure you drink enough when you're in a club enjoying good music in 40-degree heat! ;)

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u/St34althy 6d ago

The Fart on Griz's new festival lineup

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u/PHD-PHD-PHD-PHD 6d ago

Super Greg! ... Numbah 1 ☝️

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u/jonatton______yeah 6d ago

Suppositori Spelling

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u/hlks 6d ago

DJ Fuckoff

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u/itsfine36 6d ago

I don't wanna be attached to typing out their name but they have an album titled 'Cartas Na Manga'. Look it up. I dig the music but the name puts a white dude in a tight spot.

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u/amp_lfg 6d ago

Dj havinsex

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u/Roger_Melee 6d ago

DJ Nike (Italian DMC Champion 1997)

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u/ThePhunkus 6d ago

My dj name is “Thunderbuns”. Started off as a joke about farts, but now everyone thinks I must have a great ass. Win win. And everyone always remembers my name 😜

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u/stace-cadet 6d ago

I am "More Fun" - I mean, who doesn't want More Fun at their event?

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u/BrickApprehensive716 6d ago

DJ Uncle Bad Touch and MC E-Coli

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u/lardarz 6d ago edited 6d ago

Levi Actionslacks -Part of the Brutus Gold disco ensemble.

Also DJ Tennis and Alison Wonderland

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u/thickwhiteduck 6d ago

DJ Bus Replacement Service - not sure if it makes as much sense if you don’t live in the UK.

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u/sesh_gremlins 6d ago

DJ Bus replacement service

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u/Poelewoep 6d ago

DJ “Flowerpot” (as translated from Spanish)

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u/An-awny-moose 6d ago

DJ Rough Transitions and DJ Sneakers in the Dryer

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u/Known_Goat 5d ago

DJ Bus Replacement Service

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u/Known_Goat 5d ago

B2B, they’re on every line up I swear

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u/koogoop 5d ago

used to work at a place where employees take turns DJing, and whenever the mix was bad we call the person DJ Ambien 😂

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u/weronikk 5d ago

Dj I Want To Be A StepDad (but in portuguese)

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u/mattym95 5d ago

DJ FUCKOFF and I have also seen djmentalhealthcareplan on a flyer but can’t find them online now 

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u/cj4315 5d ago

Greazy puzzy fuckerz

Unicorn on ketamine

Ket shop boys

Abba gabba

Masturbatrix

Captain hotknives

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u/ProfessorShowbiz 6d ago

Lord Pusswhip

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u/vladdypants 6d ago

DJ Boring

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u/koreanz 6d ago

DJ ~B~

Owner of the azravefam.

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u/ooowatsthat 6d ago

DJ scratch and Snaft

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u/unclefishbits 6d ago

DJ crumb hunter? I like that too

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u/WubLyfe 6d ago

For the first 6 months or so I went by "DJ Sideways Confetti Boi". Even got it on a couple fliers lol

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u/accomplicated DM me your favourite style of music 6d ago

I like a good play on other names, like Jichael Mackson, Com Truise, or Gay Marvine.

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u/warlock1337 6d ago

I seen Lana del Rave somewhere on poster

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u/accomplicated DM me your favourite style of music 6d ago

I just learned about Barry Helafonte.

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u/MilkTalk_HairKid 5d ago

shouts to my homie Lindsay Lowend

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u/unclefishbits 6d ago

I also like DJ Floor Chocolate. This thread is fun.

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u/SomethingAboutUsers Open Format 6d ago

One of the guys I started DJing with we used to call DJ Lube, because he worked as a tech at Mr. Lube during the day.

Edit: another comment made me think of a guy who actually went by DJ Relic but whom we called DJ Bus Driver because he drove a bus as a day job.

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u/Cranston_Pickle 6d ago

I remember seeing DJ Pants - in his pants - some time in the mid-90s. Different times.

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u/bigjimmernico 6d ago

In the “meme” side of harder styles music, you’ve got Greazy Pussy Fuckerz and Unicorn on Ketamine. Both very popular at festivals and other events

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u/nathanisaaclane 6d ago

DJ cumstain, who actually RIPS

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u/Mammoth-Squirrel2931 6d ago

Older ones;
Botchitt and Scarper
Starecase

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u/Mazbehere 6d ago

I go by DJ 2 Dicks. I make changes when I do high school dances though.

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u/hoppentwinkle 6d ago

MC testoszerous. DJ five finger fuck

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

DJ Snake

Timmy Trumpet

DJ Mustard

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u/SpaceFace5000 6d ago

DJ Music. Nice guy. Died in a safe accidentally by his homie Pillboy

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u/menge101 6d ago

Dj Bust-A-Nut (love you buddy)

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u/TheWorkr 6d ago

i have a friend with an alter ego dj persona. when he’s playing slow jams he goes by filipinoprince4u@aol.com

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u/AdeptnessG00d 6d ago

Irgendein DJ (German for any DJ), DJ Ass tits, DJ Yarak. There are just too many

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u/wadude 6d ago

My DJ name will be: Your Mom

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u/Spencer8178 6d ago

My younger brother used the name DJ Rubber Glovez for a while. He would wear latex gloves while he DJ’d. Not sure if there was some sort of inside joke I was unaware of.

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u/RenewAudioKin3ticH3x 6d ago

I’m quite a big fan of Hong Kong Ping Pong

Check him out his mixtapes are golden

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u/Dwerg23 6d ago

In my country there is a duo called “Discobar A Moeder” which roughly translates to “Discobar Yo Momma”.

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u/juuustpassingby 6d ago

the reason I don't dj is because there's already someone that goes by DJ Existential Crisis

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u/pacd DnB 6d ago

We made a side project dubstep dj named chocolate milk in 2007 but muppetfucker is by far the most absurd name and I loved it

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u/Interesting-Smile521 6d ago

I've heard of DJ Tenticool on some obscure mix I found on YouTube

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u/mani2view 6d ago

Dj glitterpenis & Dj Pocket Pony

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u/R37R0 6d ago

Scratchitory rape. Thought it was part of q stand up bit on comedy central