Apart from the beats, a good night should also provide visual stimulation along with an audible one. The often forgotten people who control these visuals – the visual jockey- are the artists that create a harmonized, visual component to further the audio-performance of the DJ.
In its own right, VJing is a relatively new profession that began to develop with the rise of technology and development of cheap computers in the 90s, with the first VJ software being released in 1992. The VJ operates technology that creates a 2- or 3D animation with specific software or film to generate real-time, optical illusory visuals displayed on a monitor.
VJs have to be on-top of their game, capable of synchronizing their art with that of the DJ, flexible so as to adapt to a number of different styles of music in one night, often not knowing what track will be played next. Slowly but surely, VJs are stepping out of the shadows of DJs, creating a stand-alone, independ