Beginner dj courseS

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• How to manage your music library 

• How to edit your beat grids

• Understanding different mixing styles including using musical key, smooth transition techniques, creative mixing and beat dropping

•  Basic trouble shooting

• Introduction to the business side of DJ'ing - Branding & Promotion

• Record a 15 min mix for your own promotional use

Bestie 1 Day DJ Course x 2 Participants

A complete introduction, you can expect to learn the basic elements to DJ'ing in

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• Equipment set up and introduction to hardware

• Introduction to DJ Software (Serato or Rekordbox)

• Understanding beats, bars & phrasing

• Understanding beat matching

• Introduction to hot cues & loops

• How to smoothly mix one track into another

Day 2

Group Sessions  3 - 4 People +

A complete introduction, you can expect to learn the basic elements to DJ'ing in

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• Equipment set up and introduction to hardware

• Introduction to DJ Software (Serato or Rekordbox)

• Understanding beats, bars & phrasing

• Understanding beat matching

• Introduction to hot cues & loops

• How to smoothly mix one track into another

Music Mangement 

A complete introduction, you can expect to learn the basic elements to DJ'ing in

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• How to manage your music using I tunes or an external hard drive

• Organise your music library according to the style of DJ that you are - set times, riddims, artist/year era, tempo (this will help you to seamlessly play through your DJ sets

• Learn a range of quick short cuts functions and tips including how to effectively use smart crates and tags through your library

• Learn how to edit your beat grids, hot cues and loop functions effectively

• Basic trouble shooting tips including updating and back up your library and analysing your music files.