How to Come Up With a DJ Name Coming up with a DJ name used to mean sticking with whatever nickname was offered by peers and the crowd, but choosing a relevant, simple name that reflects a style is a great way to go. Get recognized by a catchy DJ name with information from a professional DJ in this free video on music production. Comments Video Transcript Hey this is DJ Hurricane here in South Beach Florida. Alright, how to come up with a DJ name in this clip. There is a little controversy surrounding this. In my time you never really came up with a DJ name yourself. Your crew or your peer group or other DJ's in your area kind of dubbed you a certain name and you kind of stuck with that. But you can always pick out anything. Something that is relevant to you. There is really no rules here. For instance a lot of DJ's in to tech noise tend to keep their real name. A friend of mine DJ Trick Cantrell, somebody like Robby Rivera. This is these guys names. In Hip-Hop it tends to be more street names and nick names and sorts. DJ Hurricane for instance. DJ Memorial, you know things like this. Something that is relevant to you. I am from New Orleans and I'm DJ Hurricane. Most importantly, like I said there is no rules. Make a name for yourself. Your DJ skills and how much practice you put in