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Audio Engineering | Audio Production | Music Production
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English
About Program

Program Overview


This 3-month Complete DJ - Part 1 program, starting in July or September, offers weekly evening classes with renowned DJs as instructors. Students gain practical skills in DJing techniques, using industry-standard equipment in a Shoreditch studio. The program provides potential career opportunities in music and entertainment industries.

Program Outline


Outline:

  • Duration: 3 Months
  • Available Start Dates:
  • 2024: 8 July (Limited Availability), 30 September, 13 January, 14 April, 14 July
  • 2025: Dates to be announced
  • Weekly Timetable: 1 evening class per week.

Content:

  • Complete DJ - Part 1:
  • Modules:
  • Equipment & Set-Up
  • Drop Mixing
  • Beat Matching
  • EQ-ing
  • Rekordbox
  • Transforming
  • Harmonic Mixing
  • Looping
  • Effects
  • Scratching
  • Creative Mixing
  • Recording A DJ Mix

Teaching:

  • Teaching Staff:
  • Darren Henry:
  • DJing (Pioneer of the UK Dubstep sound with releases on Deep Medi Music and Dub Police)
  • Nigel Hosten:
  • DJing (Aka Mr Dex; DJ'd with Ghostface & Raekwon (Wu-Tang), Omar, Estelle, Sway, Scratch Perverts and DJ Jazzy Jeff; Hosts The DeX Files weekly on itch.fm/live; Member of ‘A Bunch of Deckheads’ DJ agency)
  • DJ Shorty:
  • DJing (Long history in radio, youth work, and live events; Resident DJ at the world-famous cHip sHop in Brixton; Co-founder of More Than Music (MTM) focusing on youth work with at-risk and vulnerable young people)

Careers:

  • Potential Career Paths:
  • Resident/Freelance DJ
  • Music Publisher
  • Music Producer
  • Sound Designer
  • Producer/DJ
  • Music Promoter
  • Remixer
  • Sound Engineer
  • Artist/Performer
  • Artist Manager
  • A&R/Label Manager
  • VJ Artist

Other:

  • Studio Location: Shoreditch, London - a global hub of London music venues and bars; state-of-the-art technology and a Pioneer DJ sponsored studio.
  • Class Sizes: Small, with plenty of 1-2-1 support and each student having their own set-up in class.
  • Music Styles: All music styles are welcome.
  • Quote: "The best equipped academy in Europe!"
  • Tania Lee, Pioneer DJ Europe.
  • Alumni:
  • Madam X: DJ, label head, club impresario; mixing grime, techno, bass, garage; hosts shows on Radio 1, Rinse & NTS.
  • Goldie: Legend in electronic music; invited PB students to a VIP drum recording session at Assault & Battery studios.
  • Spoony: Legend in UK dance music; brought garage to the masses; staple on Five Live.
  • Patrick Topping: "The World's Biggest Tech House Producer!
  • "; secured three Beatport #1s; owns two DJ Awards & DJ Mag’s ‘Best Tune’.
  • Nicole Moudaber: Studied DJing at PB; Residencies in Ibiza, Ministry; releases on VIVa Music & Plastic City.
  • Pete Tong: Godfather of Dance Music; founder of BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix; learned Native Instruments Maschine at Point Blank.
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