DJ Academy

No matter what kind of DJ you are, DJ academy courses cater for every style, whatever level you are at.

Basic DJ Course

The Basic DJ skill course is perfect if you want to learn the art of DJ for the first time or simply need to brush up on your beatmatching. Whatever style of music you want to spin, the DJ academy course will cater for that. Over four weeks you have one-to-one sessions with your tutor who will guide you step-by-step through how the equipment works and how you can utilize it to start building your own DJ skills. We teach in small groups to ensure plenty of one-to-one coaching and every student has their own decks and mixer in class to gain essential hands-on experience. By the end of the Basic DJ course you should be confident in your mixing technique and be able build a set, blending seamlessly from one track to another.

Learn how to:
>Set up equipment: decks and mixer to various types of audio setup
>Get to know bars and phrasing in music
>Drop Mix: mix between different styles and genres
>Know what tracks go well together: mixing by beat pattern or by key
>Record your mix to CD

Intermediate DJ Course

You’ve mastered beat-matching but are now looking to hone in on gaining your own creative DJ skills and get the most from the latest DJ technology. The intermediate level DJ academy course gives you the scope to become more creative with your mixing. We'll look at CD mixing, MP3 mixing, effects and recording. Pro DJs show you how to add a real performance element to your set and how to put together a professional demo to get those all-important gigs. We teach in small groups and every student has their own decks and mixer in class to ensure plenty of hands-on experience and one-to-one coaching.

Learn how to:
>Consolidate your mixing
>CD Mix: adapt your turntable skills to CDJing
>Mix with MP3 DJing software Serato Scratch
>Utilize samples and effects
>Record and edit your mix
>Promote yourself as a DJ

Advanced DJ Course

Pro DJs from every scene demonstrate how to take the turntables and transform them into a musical instrument, using the full range of turntablist skills. From scratching to beat juggling and many more complex routines, the advanced DJ course will teach you how these skills can build up your repertoire as a DJ and make you stand out from the rest with your signature DJ skills. The classes are small, which ensures intimate one-to-one training and each student has their own pair of decks and a mixer to work with, so plenty of practical experience at hand.

Learn how to:
>Mix creatively to your full potential
>make the most of drops, fill and kicks
>master the art of scratching
>perform contests and battles with a DJ partner
>record and edit your mixes to a professional standard

If you wish to go from beginner to pro you can also enrol onto our Full DJ Course, which combines all of the three courses above.

Ableton Live DJ Course

In this digital age, technology is constantly moving forward and the world of DJing is no different. Ableton Live has paved the way for allowing laptop DJs to scrap the time consuming task of beat matching so they can concentrate on pushing more unique DJ skills. Once you know Ableton Live inside out, the digital DJ can manipulate Ableton Live in order to blur the line between DJing and live performance.

Learn how to:
>Set up Ableton Live on your computer and arrange your laptop DJ template
>Warp audio files
>Use midi controllers with Ableton Live
>Create your own mash ups and remixes
>Use effects and processing
>Perform with Ableton Live