Electronic Music DJ Course | Portland
The Garnish Electronic Music DJ course is a split-level course that incorporates the chance to play your own DJ slot at a club night in Marbella - assuming you make the grade!
The course has been devised in such a way that it caters for both beginners and bedroom DJs. And there’s no better way to learn from one of our exceptional roster of Electronic Music and Hip-Hop DJ instructors than in a group that never exceeds four students.
The whole course has been designed to be fun, and not some stuffy set of lectures - as that’s the best way to learn. If learning to play the most popular genres of electronic music under these terms sounds good to you, it’s time to sign up!
We aren’t able to guarantee that club nights will always be scheduled directly after your course, so if you’re attending this Marbella course from further afield, that’s definitely worth bearing in mind. Therefore, if you aren’t able to make the lineup on the date in question, but would like to do so on a future night, please note that we’ll do our very best to make that happen.
What you'll cover.
Let's Go
- →Equipment, set up, and ready to go
- →Mixer essentials
- →Beats and bars
- →Intro to beat matching
- →The structure of electronic music
Arrangement of Electronic Music
- →Pitch and identifying dissonance (known as clashing)
- →Where to mix in and mix out
- →Differences you need to know between Trap/Bass and 'Four-On-The-Floor'
Building a Set
- →Tips on track choice
- →Tempo
- →Set order
- →Mix points
- →Teaser mixes
FX
- →Introduction to common FX
- →EQ
- →All about filtering
- →FX in the mix dos and don'ts
Your Set
- →Fine tuning your set
- →Mixing acapellas
- →Reading a crowd and having a 'plan b'
Advanced Mixing & Digital Tricks
- →Sampling and triggering
- →All about delay and reverb in the mix
- →Looping and making your own mash-ups on the fly
- →Impact mixing with levels and FX
- →Body language behind the decks
Advanced Set Building & Ad-libbing
- →Out-of-the-box song choice
- →Tempo change tips
- →Music programming
After Your Show
- →How to keep the momentum going and get more gigs
- →EPK tips
- →Developing your sound
Frequently asked questions.
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