One particular complaint about Kygo that has irked me is: “All he did was press play.” Criticisms such as these display a fundamental misunderstanding of what performing as a DJ entails, so I want to take a moment to explain what Kygo—and other DJs—do beyond pressing play and why they are worth the money.

Digital Logic, otherwise known as Jeremy Klein, out-dueled the other finalists earlier this month to win the first ever WU DJ Battle, earning him a chance to DJ at W.I.L.D. along with DJ Keeno.