Career As Radio & Video Jockey

Do you enjoy interacting with the people? Do you love Music?

Yes!…………Then, a career as RJ/VJ/DJ might be tailor-made for you.

All these are the exciting, challenging and promising career. RJs, VJs and DJs, are very talented professionals with a lot of similarities.

One who wish to get into the field of RJ/VJ, right after schooling can go for a short term/diploma course to hone their skills and work as a VJ/RJ.

Who are the Radio, Disc & Video Jockey?

A Radio Jockey (or RJ) is a person who entertains the listeners of a radio program. He plays music on radio, delivers news, chats with the listeners, manages contests and interview guests.

A Disc Jockey (or DJ) is an individual who remixes various kinds of music and play at clubs, parties, live shows, discotheques, etc.

A Video Jockey (or VJ) is an announcer who introduces and plays videos on commercial music television stations.

Some of the famous radio jockeys are Ameen Sayani, Rahul Vaidya, Jeeturaaj, Mantra, Richa vyas and Hamid Sayani. DJ Akbar Sami is known as the Indian remix guru. Some famous VJ’s are Cyrus Baroacha and Rhea Chakraborty.

Career Scope

With the fast development in the music industry, the scope of the music related jobs are also increasing side by side. If you wish to make your career in RJ/VJ/DJ, you can go for it without wasting your time. As music channels are increasing day by day on TV, the video jockey is becoming an interesting career option among youth. There is a number of working area where you can work as RJ/VJ/DJ like TV, RJ’s on Radio and DJ’s in live shows in clubs, restaurants, Music stores etc.

To be a RJ, one should have great communication skills, presence of mind, and should be able to manage crowd. One you should have confidence, attitude, communication skill, knowledge and command on the current affair

Courses

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There is no formal academic qualification is required to become a successful VJ/DJ/RJ. Some training institute offers diploma, short-term certificate and mass communication courses in these fields.

Radio Jockey Courses:

• Diploma and Certificate course in Radio Jockey
• Diploma in Radio Management
• Diploma in Radio Programming and Management
• Diploma in Radio Station Operations and Management
• Certificate Course in Announcing, Broadcasting, Comparing and Dubbing
• Certificate Course in Radio Production Programme
• Post Graduate Diploma in Radio Programming and Management

Video Jockey Courses:

• BA with Journalism
• Course in TV Reporting, Presentation and Production
• Diploma in Communication and Media Development
• MA in Mass Communication
• Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism/ Mass Communication

Skills required to become a good RJ/VJ:

• Soothing and impactful voice
• Accurate pronunciation
• Friendly
• Good sense of humor
• Creativity of mind
• Intensive knowledge of music and current affairs
• Own style of communication
• Confidence and Respectful

Eligibility & Admission

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How I start my career in these fields?

• No specific qualification is needed, you have just completed your 10+2 or any graduate degree in any stream.
• You can also do short-term certificate and diploma courses in this field.
• From time to time, radio channels and channels invite young aspirants for VJ hunts and RJ hunts.
• You can also apply directly to the channel for audition and start working as an intern.
• Those candidates want to make their career as a DJ, they can get direct admission in top institution of DJ’s. These institutions are run by the famous DJ personalities.

Top Institution in India offers certificate and diploma Course in Radio Jockey and Video Jockey:

• Radio City School of Broadcasting, Mumbai
• The Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad
• Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai
• Academy of Radio Management, New Delhi
• Asian Academy of Film & Television
• Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi
• Xavier’s College, Mumbai

Famous DJ’s Institutions in India are:

• Sound of soul, New Delhi
• ‘Sound of Music’, Vasant Kunj
• Spin Gurus DJ & Remixing Academy
• Scratch Z D J academy Bangalore

Career & Jobs

In entertainment and media Industry, there is a lot of scope for job opportunities for radio jockey and video jockey. The demand of these professional increases day by day.

With the opening of the air waves, radio jockeys are in demand to the private sector. They can work with the various leading FM channels and private radio ventures such as AIR, Radio Mirchi, Big FM, Red FM, Radio Mid-day, Radio Wani, Times FM, Radio Star and many other independent radio stations. They can work as an FM/AM radio jockeys, Satellite Radio Jockeys, Sports talk Radio Jockeys and Talk Radio Jockeys.

To be a DJ you should have knowledge about DJ mixer, sound mixing and other equipment. You can assist professional DJs or begin practicing on your own way through computer based mixing software.

With the existence of different music channels on TV, Video jockey is becoming an exciting career choice for the music crazy generation. The main job of the VJs is to present most of the host music related shows and of the music videos on TV. VJs are mainly employed by Producers of music shows, Music channels and film based programmes. Some of the popular prospective employers are: MTV, B4U music, Channel V, MCM Asia etc.

Radio Jockey Job Profiles

• FM /AM Radio Jockeys
  • Play music or live talk shows
  • Interaction with an audience
  • Public radio station jockeys
• Satellite Radio Jockeys
  • Same as FM/AM Radio Jockeys
  • Can talk or play explicit content
  • Not regulated by any board
• Talk Radio Jockeys
  • Discuss various social & political issues
  • Interaction with an audience
  • Only talk for the entire time period of the show
• Sports Talk Radio Jockeys
  • Discuss sports news
  • Interaction with an audience
  • Jockey has to be either a television anchor, a former athlete or sports writer

Salary

If you start your career as a beginner radio jockey then you can expect a salary upto Rs 2 Lacs to Rs. 4 Lacs per year. After gaining an experience, the salary will be doubled and depending on the show’s popularity, RJs can earn Rs. 10 Lacs to Rs. 15 Lacs per annum.

Video Jockey can earn the starting salary Rs. 3 Lac to Rs. 5 Lacs per annum. As you get to be famous and a known face in the industry with some real on-camera experience, your salary will also keep growing.

Books & Study Material

• Romance the Microphone: Be a Radio Jockey by Swaty Gupta
• The Radio Jockey Hand Book by Simran Kohli
• How to Become a Radio DJ: A Guide to Breaking and Entering by Mike Staff
• Encyclopaedia Of Journalism And Mass Communication by OM Gupta
• Fundamentals of Radio Broadcasting by John Hasling

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