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A video jockey (abbreviated form VJ or veejay) can mean two things: One describes an announcer who introduces and plays videos on commercial music television such as MTV or VH1 and the other, often meaning a visual jockey, is a live performer of visuals in, say, clubs, music festivals and arts events - mixing visuals in much the same way the DJ mixes music. The term "video jockey" is a derivative of the term "disc jockey", "DJ" (deejay) as used in radio. The term was popularized by the Music Television Network (MTV) in the 1980s meaning a veejay was someone who introduced music videos on television, much like a radio DJ would play records or CDs. Downtown Julie Brown was a popular Veejay on MTV. A VJ is also one of those guys you see at raves, they control the psychedelic visuals up on the screens. Other terms used are VDJ for "Video DJ" or MVJ for "Mobile VJ."
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