As most pro DJs I spend tons of hours daily to explore new music, listening and searching non stop so I can find tracks that are special and finally add them in my library and sets. Sometimes it takes to listen to 200 songs just to find a special one and the effort is huge daily to be on top of our game. And, just like that when I play in a gig some wanna be DJs simply Shazam every track along
from my set , stealing my hard work to discover gems and ofc skipping the hard part of our work. It would be great if there was a special mode in DJay pro software to make non discoverable the tracks we play from Shazam and similar apps. What is your thoughts ?!!
If your tracks really were special (obscure) then Shazam would give no results.
IMO as a DJ itās (part of) our job to introduce people to tracks they may never have heard before. I certainly love discovering new tracks, and then playing them - and telling people what they are.
Two DJs that I discovered recently work much harder than me (and probably you) to find obscure tunes and play them in their sets. Both these DJs publish playlists on Spotify, post their discoveries on Instagram, and are quite happy to share the artists and titles with people - and thatās the way it should be IMO
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I respect your opinion but allow me to totally find you out of the main meaning of my post !
I was ready to reply but I realize you are a young and/or totally unexperienced fellow in the DJ and music world.
Be blessed my friend and keep going.
What was the āmain meaningā of your post then? It reads to me as if you donāt want people to know what youāre playing. If Iām wrong, please explain what you did mean.
You asked for our thoughts. I gave you mine - and as you can see others are of the same opinion.
Young and inexperienced? No, completely the opposite. Iāve been DJing for over 45 years.
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Technicallyā¦ what you can doā¦
play in a club, which doesnāt have wi-fi, where no cellular phone works , i.e no connection to internet.
2nd step is to gather all devices which can record audio in that club, so that no one can record your set.
3rd option : add so called āwhite noiseā to audio so much that shazam doesnāt work, but then the audio quality is ā¦ yeah 
ā¦ and this sarcastic comment ā¦
4th opiton : play vinyl recrods or such music which doesnāt yet have been digitized i.e most probably not possible to find with shazan
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I agree a big part of the job is to surprise people. But Iām not afraid of others copying āmyā tracks or playlist.
Every evening is different, and I prefer to read the crowd and adapt. My playlist is continuously in flux to raise the vibe. Itās what I love about DJing and that part of the craft canāt be copied either.
If your gig depends on a couple of exclusives, just make sure you stay ahead of the pack. 
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Ok, I asked for an ON/OFF option so DJs could choose to use it or not as they please. I did not ask for the opinion of anyone to judge my desire to have this option. And I simply justified my wish that I do not like to share my hard work to lazy wannabe DJs, though, I always share with real DJs music, many times we share tracks lists new releases remixes etc.as we all do as we love music and respect each other. My comment was to avoid with the ON/OFF discover button all the wanna be DJs for my self and anyone that wishes the same every time we spot some.
Scenario: Youāre playing in a club. People in the crowd are using their phones.
How are you supposed to know who in the crowd is a ālazy wannabe DJā and who is a āreal DJā if you see them using their phone? How are you supposed to know theyāre using Shazam? What if the person is not a DJ at all?
If someone comes up and asks you face to face, will you ask if they are a ālazy wannabe DJā?
OK, lets go again.
Can you simply tell us if you would like to have this mode or not and let us know why for your self.
Let me and all others that wishes to have the option in the near future to be free to wish for it .
I donāt want to argue with anyone that does not want it, If ever it will be available simply do not use it.
And here you could just share your opinion why you wouldnāt use it.
Simple ?!
Thanks for the suggestion @John_Stergiou. I have forwarded this to the dev team for consideration. In the meantime, please use the blue Vote button at the top left of this page so we can gauge user demand for this feature.
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Thatās exactly what Iāve been doing, as have others. No one is denying your wish.
The fact is, even if it were possible to block Shazam, or disable wifi in the venue, or block phone reception completely, anyone who likes the track (lazy wannabe DJ or not) can simply record audio to their phone and search later. They could also ask others in the venue who may know the track.
Also itās quite common now for people to stand and film the DJ, which also records the audio. How do you propose to stop that? Will you ask the venue to ban phones?
You canāt prevent people from āstealing your workā even if they just remember the track in their head.
Still you keep commenting about my thoughts (why I want to use it) and why you think that I should not think like this or why what I think is not workingā¦ Maybe I should not write my why!!!
My question for all as well for you my dear PK and all was to simply write your personal thoughts like: "yes I would like to use it for this reasonā¦ or I would not want/need it for that reasonā¦ .
Thank you
Thank you guys for all the great results and the continuous development !!!
Short answer 
Seems technically impossible as well as ethically unwanted.
Anything you share during your set can be checked. Not only is this of value to the artists that make the tracks you are on the prowl for, as playing their music is what they need, it also aids in promoting new music. In the old days record companies would " plug" tracks via DJās, both radio DJās and club djās alike.
So in my personal view you have a responsibility as a DJ to not just care about how good āyou lookā but how well you offer music that fits the room, the crowd and promoted new artists that need it. So I am all for digging through those new crates in the ( virtual) record store, even if the tracks are digitally obtained, so new artists can get their " Moment To Shine " and YOU can make that possible.
Cheers,
Peter
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Hi @John_Stergiou, I spoke with engineering and as I suspected, they donāt think this would be technically possible without seriously degrading the audio quality.
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