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The Complete DJ Course for Beginners: A Full Step-by-Step Guide To DJing

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Overview

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Course Overview:

This course is designed to be a simple step by step guide to DJing that you can easily follow along with.

All the music that is used in this course is available for you to download for free, in the resources below this video.

This means you get included over 20 free music tracks to mix along with over 30 guided mix tutorials.

If you want to learn to DJ with this course it will be a whole lot easier because you can practice along in real time and do the exact same mixes and techniques as I do in the course.

Course Layout:

Quick Set Up - The course starts off with how to do a quick set up of your DJ software, including both DJ softwares of Rekordbox and Serato. This will make it a lot easier for you to learn and to follow along with the course by having the correct settings and layout on your DJ software.

The Structure Of Music - Without knowing how music is structured, it is not possible to DJ effectively. This is where we will create the foundation that you need to be able to DJ properly.

Beat Matching -  This is when you get the speeds and beats of two tracks in time with each other, so they sounds good together and are ready to mix with.

Guided Mix Tutorials - This is when we will learn all the different ways how to mix our tracks together. These are all done with guided video tutorials that you can follow along with in real time, going from complete beginner mixes using correct basic timing, all the way up to advanced mixes using hot cues, loops and FX.

About The Instructor:

My name is DJ Jak Bradley and I have over 10 years experience and DJed all round the world, including places such as Thailand, Australia, France, England and my latest residency for the last 5 years in Greece, where I have DJed the for the biggest clubs, boat parties, pool parties and festivals

I have a huge range of DJ experience, and in this course I don’t hold anything back.

I share with you all of my DJ techniques, tips and tricks that I have learnt over the years. so you too can be a successful DJ

So without further a due, if you want to learn the best DJ techniques, let's get started and jump straight into the course.

Don’t forget to download your free DJ music pack from the class project that includes all the songs used in the course so you can practice along with me.

See you on the course…

Syllabus

  • Welcome To The Course!
  • Sample Mix Tutorial - The Rule Of 32
  • Download Free Music From Resources
  • Quick Set Up - Rekordbox
  • Quick Set Up - Serato
  • Intro - The Structure Of Music
  • Beats Bars And Phrases
  • Frequencies And Sounds
  • Sections Of A Dance Track
  • Counting Phrases
  • Intro - Beat Matching
  • Decks Walkthrough
  • Tempo Fader And Jog Wheel
  • Beat Juggling
  • Sync - Rekordbox
  • Sync - Serato
  • Beat Grid - Rekordbox
  • Beat Grid - Serato
  • Intro - Basic Mixing
  • Significant Sounds
  • Basic Mix 1 - 'Give It Up Lola'
  • Basic Mix 2 - 'Give It Up For Me'
  • Volume Faders
  • Diagram Walkthrough
  • Basic Mix 3 - 'Give It Up On Time'
  • Basic Mix 4 - 'Give It Up Sounds Better'
  • Making Notes Of Phrases
  • Headphones
  • Intro - Intermediate Mixing
  • Equalizers And Filters
  • Intermediate Mix 1 - 'Trick Me Saved My Life'
  • Intermediate Mix 2 - 'Trick No Good For Me'
  • Intermediate Mix 3 - 'Trick The Feeling On'
  • Intermediate Mix 4 - 'You're No Good For Me Lola'
  • Intermediate Mix 5 - 'Last Night A Dj Is No Good For Me'
  • Intermediate Mix 6 - 'Needin' A DJ Saved My Life'
  • Intermediate Mix 7 - 'You're No Good Music Sounds Better'
  • Intermediate Mix 8 - 'Are You Out Of My Mind'
  • Mixing In Key
  • Intermediate Mix 9 - 'Insomnia Jump'
  • Intermediate Mix 10 - 'Video Utopia'
  • Sampler
  • Intro - Advanced Mixing
  • Hot Cues
  • Loops
  • Advanced Mix 1 - 32 Beat Loop Intro
  • Advanced Mix 2 - 4 Beat Loop Intro
  • Advanced Mix 3 - No Percussion Loops & Hot Cues
  • Advanced Mix 4 - Add Bass With Hot Cues
  • Advanced Mix 5 - Acapella Bridge 1
  • Advanced Mix 6 - Acapella Bridge 2
  • Advanced Mix 7 - Loop Build Up 1
  • Advanced Mix 8 - Loop Build Up 2
  • Advanced Mix 9 - Loops & Fader Cuts Build Up
  • Advanced Mix 10 - Hot Cue Play
  • FX Unit
  • Advanced Mix 11 - FX Build Up
  • Advanced Mix 12 - Echo Out
  • Class Project
  • Intro - Hip Hop and R&B
  • Sections of a Hip Hop and R&B Track
  • Hip Hop and R&B Mix 1 - Basic Mix
  • Hip Hop and R&B Mix 2 - Mixing In
  • Hip Hop and R&B Mix 3 - Beat Juggling In
  • Hip Hop and R&B Mix 4 - Mixing Out
  • Hip Hop and R&B Mix 5 - Changing BPM's
  • Hip Hop and R&B Mix 6 - Acapella Bridge
  • Hip Hop and R&B Mix 7 - No Intro Hot Cue Jump
  • Hip Hop and R&B Mix 8 - Drop Mixing
  • Hip Hop and R&B - DJ Mix Demonstration
  • Congratulations!

Taught by

Jak Bradley

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