The Complete DJ Course is a comprehensive One Month course which guides students through the full range of DJ skills: beat matching, CD and vinyl mixing, digital DJing featuring Traktor, introduction to scratching…it’s all here. For more than a decade Rose Music Institute has been teaching students of all ages how to mix. Atlantic College of Music is sponsored by Pioneer and classes are taught by professional DJs on the latest top of the range Pioneer kit including: CDJ2000 Nexus, DJM2000 Nexus, EFX 1000, RMX 1000, DDJ-SX DJ Controller as well as Native Instruments’ Traktor Kontrol S4, X1 and F1 and trusty, ever faithful Technics 1210s. Each student has their own DJ workstation in class to ensure plenty of hands-on experience. All music styles are welcome and every student on the DJ course has access to the facilities 5 days a week for the duration of their course. All students get the chance to play a set in a Indian and International club by the end of the course.
Content:
Equipment & Set-Up
Equipment/mixer functions
Introduction to Pioneer CDJs/Technics 1210s
Fade Mixing: basic transitions using the volume faders
Cueing techniques/Setting a cue point on Pioneer CDJs
Counting beats and bars, ‘Drop Mixing’
Beat-Matching
How to detect BPM/Tempo using Pioneer and Serato mixers / BPM Counters
Understanding the Structure of Dance Music / beats, bars and phrasing
Beat matching different tracks
Practice phrase alignment/ synchronising beats for mixes
Beat-Matching/Creative Mixing
Using EQ controls for subtle blends
Understanding different dance music genres
Cross-fader technique – using the cross fader to chop up beats/vocals etc
Structuring a mix
How to synchronise tracks using BPM counters (trade secrets of pro DJs)
Recording Demo Mix
Learn how to connect equipment
Checking levels for effective recording
Record your own demo mix
Basic recording and editing techniques
Burn your mix to CD/ Save to a USB key
Harmonic Mixing/Digital DJ Skills
Understanding music formats/sound quality
Using Pioneer’s Rekord box software to prepare your music
Importing music from CD into i-tunes without losing sound quality
Analyse and detect the key of tracks for perfect harmonic mixes
Back to back mixing with other DJs
Loops & Hot Cues
Creating/ Adjusting loops using Pioneer CDJs
Beat Matching with quantized loops
Creating/triggering Hot Cue points on CDJ 1000s/2000s
Learn how to use any CDJ to create a hot cue for repeated triggering
Using loops to create build up effects to hype the crowd
Effects/Samples
Creating a Delay effect with two identical tracks
Using the mixer’s ‘Delay’ & ‘Echo’ effects to enhance your mixes
Using the ‘Roll’ and ‘Filter’ effects
Transitions between different genres using effects
Create your own bespoke samples for use in mixes/podcasts
Acapella Mixing/Digital Tricks
Using Acapellas to create live remixes
Digital scratching tricks used by pro DJs (James Zabiela, Laidback Luke)
Using insert effects on Pioneer DJM 900 and DJM 2000 mixers
Basic scratch techniques (Baby, Slur, Transforming)
Use Pioneer’s EFX 1000 & RMX 1000 external effects units
Native Instruments Traktor
Using digital vinyl systems featuring Native Instruments
Traktor DJ incorporating S2, S4, X1, F1
Tips on organising/categorising/ labelling your music
DVS effects, samplers, tricks and tips
Producing a Mix/Podcast
Plan and perform a DJ set using the latest Pioneer equipment
Record your demo using Logic Pro software
Learn basic post production/editing techniques
Get expert advice/tips from a pro DJ
Upload your mix online
Promotion
Tips & advice on how to promote yourself
Tips on how to prepare for professional gigs
Writing a DJ Profile
Creating an online presence
Building your DJ brand / Create a DJ logo
Play Set in a Club
DJ at a Chennai,Bangalore Venue and All Over the world Club
Test your skills in live club environment
Try out everything you have learnt
Back to back mixing with other DJs
Learn to read the crowd and improvise
