Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Learning to Mix, Scratch and Spin!

It was the weekend of May 9th and 10th...

Just another weekend for most.

But not for these 5 lads who dared to explore the unknown.

A passion that was long built up,
And long due to explore.

At a posh club in Bangalore, these 5 lads learnt all that it takes to be a DJ!


Starting from the basic of bars and phrases to actually misxing on the consoles, here is what the course covered:
 

• Brief of dance music
• Equipment Knowledge, setup & maintenance
• Counting Beats, Bars and Phrases
• Drop Mixing (Mixing without beat matching)
• Name Selection
• Review on cueing and drop mixing
• Music Selection and style
• Mixing process, matching tempos etc
• Using Faders, Cross-fader and EQ on mixer
• Mic setup & functions
• Crowd analysis
• Turntablism
• Review on beat-mixing
• Basic audio recording
• Preparation for Recording a live set
• Utilizing EQ, effects and Cross-Fader
• Basic Scratching
• Tips and tricks of mixing
• Scratching and Effects Revision
• Flow of DJ Set, Song selection
• General Rules of thumb in the DJ/Entertainment Industry
• Attitude & attributes
• Self Promotion/Marketing





Want to be a part of this Workshop?
Call our hotline: 09663857828 or send a mail to mail@ireboot.in 

1 comment:

  1. Nice to see that people have started looking that as a viable career option. Sounds exciting

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