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Enjoy one-to-one bespoke tuition tailored to your chosen subjects. We offer teaching, your way. choose from our different modules and hone in your skills.
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→ Choose your own course length from 1-10 weeks.
→ Choose from our list of up to twenty modules to build a DJ course tailored for you.
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→ Led by your own tutor with over 10 years of first hand industry experience.
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OUR modules.
Begginer.
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Topics:
What a DJ actually does (phrasing, energy, track selection)
Overview of Pioneer DJ ecosystem (controller vs CDJ setup)
Signal flow: deck to mixer to speakers
Controller vs club gear differences
Headphones, cueing, and monitoring
Skills:
Powering up a Pioneer setup
Loading tracks on Deck 1 & 2
Using headphones + cue buttons
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Topics
Rekordbox interface overview
Track analysis (BPM, key, waveform)
Beatgrids and why they matter
Library organization (playlists, tags)
Export mode vs Performance mode
Skills
2–3 minute long blends
Mix tracks with subtle BPM differences
Phrase-shift correction drills
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Topics:
BPM, bars, beats, and phrasing
Song structure (intro, drop, breakdown, outro)
Counting music (1-2-3-4)
Waveform reading on Pioneer screens
Skills:
Count phrases on CDJs/controllers
Identify phrase changes using waveforms
Drop tracks on phrase-correct points
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Topics:
Tempo faders on Pioneer gear
Sync vs manual beatmatching
Jog wheels: nudging vs bending
Matching BPM by ear
Skills:
Beatmatch using Sync
Beatmatch without Sync
Jog wheel correction drills
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Topics:
Channel faders vs crossfader
EQ basics (low, mid, high)
Avoiding clashing basslines
Common Pioneer DJ mixing styles
Skills:
Bass swaps
EQ blending
Long vs short transitions
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Topics:
Hot Cues (memory vs hot cues)
Manual & auto loops
Loop roll basics
Using quantize properly
Skills:
Set hot cues on drops and vocals
Loop an outro to extend a mix
Use loops to recover mistakes
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Topics:
Sound Color FX (filter, dub echo, noise)
Beat FX basics (echo, reverb, delay)
Timing FX to phrases
Common FX mistakes
Skills:
Filter transitions
Echo-out mixing
FX + EQ combinations
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Topics:
Reading a room (or imaginary one)
Energy curves in DJ sets
Track selection vs technical skills
Genre-appropriate transitions
Skills:
Plan a 30-minute set
Practice opening, middle, and closing sections
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Topics:
Recording mixes in rekordbox
Recovering from trainwrecks
Club & booth etiquette
Proper gain staging
USB prep for CDJs
Skills:
Record a full practice set
Simulate error recovery (wrong track, off-beat)
Intermediate.
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Topics:
Micro-timing adjustments
Riding jog wheels vs tempo faders
Long blends vs fast cuts (when to use each)
Eliminating drift without overcorrecting
Mixing across phrasing changes
Skills:
2–3 minute long blends
Mix tracks with subtle BPM differences
Phrase-shift correction drills
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Topics
Wide BPM jumps
Tempo fader resolution on CDJs
Beatmatching with imperfect beatgrids
Mixing live edits and older tracks
Skills
Mix tracks ±5–8 BPM apart
Disable Sync and Quantize
Correct drifting tracks by ear only
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Topics:
Frequency overlap theory
Mid-EQ mixing for vocals and synths
Sculpting transitions instead of swapping
Mixing tracks with clashing arrangements
Gain staging across long blends
Skills:
Mid-focused blends
Vocal-over-instrumental mixing
Gain-matching drills across multiple tracks
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Topics:
Manual vs auto loops
Loop length progression (8 → 4 → 2 → 1)
Using loops to fix structure problems
Building tension with loops
Emergency loops in live situations
Skills:
Outro extension loops
Loop-based transitions between genres
Loop rescue drills (bad phrasing recovery)
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Topics:
Sound Color FX combinations
Beat FX timing (1/1, 1/2, 3/4)
Pre-drop FX builds
Echo-outs vs reverb washes
Avoiding overuse and mud
Skills:
FX-only transition drills
Drop-enhancing FX
Filter + Echo combinations
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Topics:
Cue jumping for energy control
Vocal stabs and callouts
Hot cue patterns for drops
Pad mode combinations
Preparing performance-ready tracks
Skills:
Build a live remix section
Practice cue juggling
Drop swapping between tracks
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Topics:
Tempo transition strategies
Key compatibility basics
Mixing between genres cleanly
Energy vs BPM vs vibe
Handling unexpected requests
Skills:
Genre jump transitions
Tempo ramps using pitch faders
Open-format mini sets
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Topics:
Recognizing crowd feedback
Adjusting energy mid-set
Recovery after a bad track
Playing warm-up vs peak-time sets
Working with other DJs
Skills:
Reprogram a set mid-performance
Practice energy resets
Track replacement drills
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Topics:
Recording broadcast-quality mixes
USB management for CDJs
rekordbox export best practices
DJ intros and transitions
Building a promo mix
Skills:
Record a polished 30–45 minute mix
USB-only CDJ practice
Gain staging for recording
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