More or less music is about live performances...though Djing holds greater part of it

During the old ages, specially in the 90's many

rock bands, rappers, orchestras were

on fire and most of the gig bookings were belonged to them. As the years passed by the popularity of electronic music has soared in the form of djing. Now a days djs have got a way to be a part of these gig bookings. Whether it's a lounge night, a night club, a house party, large audience gathering like EDC, Coachella.... djs are playing everywhere. They have been gaining respect and attention for quite a decade now. Its not look like that djs will be stopping somewhere. After the giant stardom of rappers, instrumentalists, djs now have got the momentum and they are replacing those stardoms by themselves. With the rise of electronic music the art of djing is getting highly appreciated. People are interested in knowing who's that dj, instead of passing the terms like as a guy who's just playing music while they are in a party.

Being in a dj set a dj normally plays and mixes the pre recorded music through cds or vinyls. The tracks a dj plays overally include the artistic work of other musicians and sometimes also of himself. Dj sets helps the artist to have a more intimate connection with the audience. With so many people in the crowd it's impossible for a dj to get a clue of what a particular person actually want. But a dj can understand if the majority speaking about a particular thing. As long as the dj is producing the same kind of energy as the song, everyone in the crowd will scream out in excitement and be happy for their own presence. Dj sets give the artists a different kind of freedom. Having a USB drive in the hand with the tracks are being copied into that a dj can spin all the tracks to which he is mostly associated. A dj is a real dj who has the ability to construct a musical journey by piecing together and mixing various tracks in a unique way for matching with the crowd's reaction as a decisive turn out for each of his track selections.

A live set is a much more demanding performance by the people. The ability to handle an instrument and playing great music on live mode take many years and hours of practicing. Its not easy at all. To come up with new discoveries every time with new structure is difficult...specially on the stage. Live sets needs to be rehearsed accurately and this set is completely based on the artist's own composition and production. Its a pretty gentle and formal set of musical 
performance. When a person attends 
live concert (specially attendees) he 
knows exactly what to expect from the 
artist. When a dj performs his live set 
he is not merely doing djing with the 
tracks but he is actively making a live 
podcast on the go, by using CDJ 
equipment with the completion of 
multiple softwares and hardwares that 
are used for djing.

Some live performances may include actual instruments like guitar, piano board, string, drums, snares etc...While others may just use technical equipments like ableton, cubase to produce music and performing right in front of crowd. Live acts for djs can also generate the same level of energy from their live performances. The dj sets give the crowd an emotional rise and exciting vibes on a more personal level.  Live acts are very much useful when you are playing long sets, 
in large festivals. You have to keep 
the excitement up. 
Let's have a look at the words of Ibiza 
based Dj Mr. Julian perez.

“No DJ wants to sound boring when playing long sets but trust me, it's not easy to get the crowd engaged for many hours and I can personally count the number of people who can do it successfully with all my fingers in one hand. It is a big advantage when you have a musically educated and respectful crowd in front of you during long sets. From my experience, try to not sound repetitive by not playing tracks of the same genre one after the other. You need to be versatile on the track selection and keep a steady flow. You have to keep people engaged and anticipate the next record you’re going to play through feeling their vibe and see what works, and what doesn’t. Long sets give you the chance to showcase a proper history of your personality through music. Then you're able to show who you really are as an artist. The experience plays a huge part here. Important fact to note is that you need to figure out yourself when it's time to move. Stop playing the back-to-back with your own ego and pass the turn to the next DJ”.

A live set represents the way music should be designed according to the artist. A dj set represents the way music should be represented according to crowd. A live set is all about an artist and a dj set is all about crowd. But now a days artists have to do both the tasks effectively; Skills enough should be to represent both, if they deserve respect enormously.