DJ skills crash course

Course overview

This is an exciting and intensive 2-day crash course that’s suitable for complete beginners or people looking to enhance their existing skills. We can teach you how to DJ whether you prefer to use vinyl, cd's or mp3's and you will learn on the very latest industry standard equipment, including the Pioneer CDJ1000 cd decks, Ableton 8, Serato Scratch Live, Pioneer and Vestax mixers and controllers.

Whatever music genre you're into we can teach you all the skills needed to start mixing and DJ'ing in clubs and bars. If you are looking to DJ professionally or as an enjoyable hobby we will help you achieve your goals with advice on how to promote and run your own events and choosing the best equipment and software to suit your budget.

Whether you choose to learn in a small group of 4 people or take the one to one option, you will receive practical hands on tuition from our industry professional tutors from day one. If you choose the option of studying this course on a one to one basis you can change the course content and timetable to suit your personal requirements.

For further information regarding this or any other course please call 0207 247 8800 and an advisor will be happy to assist you.

Snapshot of what you will learn during the course

Introduction

- what equipment and software is used by the modern DJ such as turntables, mixers, laptops and headphones

Music structure

- count beats/bars and their relevance to mixing, structures such as verses, choruses and basslines

Beat matching

- how to beat match, cueing and synchronizing two basic rhythms/beats together

Mixing techniques

- blend one record into another in one seamless motion and using the faders, equalisers and filters

Effects

- making your set sound professional by using kill switches and applying effects such as reverb's and phasers

Mix CD production

- record and edit a mastered mix of your dj set using software such as Ableton Live and Logic Studio 9.

For a detailed course outline please visit our download page

Course fees

1 day (5 hours) one to one £189
2 day (10 hours) one to one £349
2 day (10 hours) group course £198

Group course weekend dates 2010

June 5th and 6th
July 3rd and 4th
July 31st and August 1st
September 4th and 5th
You can enroll on this course at anytime throughout the year on a one to one basis.

how long does the course last? The course lasts for just one or two days for the one to one version and two days for the group course.

What time of the day do I attend the course? For one to one courses you choose the timetable which can be anytime from 10am to 10pm. Group courses start at 12pm and finish at 5pm.

Can I really learn that much in a single weekend? Yes you can, our crash courses are structured to be intensive yet informative and students gain a great deal of knowledge from them. We constantly monitor the content and delivery of all our courses and if they didn't work we wouldn't’t be running them!

What's the cost? the course costs just £198 per student for groups. For the one to one option the cost for one day is £189 and two days £349.

Can I pay in installments? unfortunately we are unable to offer payment plans at present.

What's next? if you would like to enroll, telephone us on 0207 247 8800 (+44 207 247 8800 outside the UK) and we will do the rest!