Learn how to DJ underground Techno and House to a professional standard on our Underground DJ course. If you’re over 21 and make the grade after assessment, you will be invited to play at our night.
If you’re serious about House and Techno, and want to learn in groups of no more than four from a DJ plugged in to LA’s underground music scene, this fully comprehensive Underground DJ course for you. Our generously equipped DJ lab has every piece of industry standard equipment you’d see in respectable venues, including Pioneer Nexus decks with Rekordbox, Native Instruments Traktor with S8 controllers, Serato, and there’s even Technics 1200 vinyl decks for you to get to grips with. Learning how to DJ should be FUN – not frustrating!
Edit: Now the genre lines are blurred more than they were back in the mid 2010s, we have consolidated to just one Electronic DJ Course. Click here to see it.
101
Beats and Pieces
Arrangement of Underground Electronic Music
Building a Set
FX
Our Extensive Pro Hardware & Software
201
Your Set
Advanced Mixing & Digital Tricks
Advanced Set Building & Ad-libbing
Preparing for Your Show
After Your Show
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The modern technology that goes into DJ mixers these days is a far cry from my original Made 2 Fade two channel mixer. This piece of crap was so prehistoric that it didn’t even feature any EQs, but I guess that didn’t matter as my mixing in those days sounded like someone throwing a piano down a flight of stairs!...
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