Hear It From the Back -
DJ Workshop Cohort
In partnership with Hamilton Artists Inc., we have organized workshop series consists of three monthly workshop, facilitated by Dunaway and Peachface Lovedeep.
What worked? Questions Raised?
Do you think [your city] is a musical city? What’s the first thing when you think about when you think about music in [your city]?
What are your listening habits? Where do you listen music? How do you describe your relationship with music?
How has your musical life changed throughout the years?
“DJs are just celebrities-wannabes”?
What do you think a DJ does? What separtes a good and a okay DJ?
DJing as communication, DJing as musical journalism
Between radio, dance, selector, knowledge (”in-focus”) sessions, how do you describe your sound in relation to what kind of DJ you are, or you can be?
Resources
Emma Warren, “Document Your Culture: A Manual.”
Instagram @Ellijah
February: Setting the Dancefloor
Introduction
Chats: Setting the Dancefloor (25 minutes)
Mixing Overview (20 mins): Mixing Music as Communication
Break (5 mins)
Deck 101 (20 mins)
Q&A (10 mins)
Next Steps (5 mins)
March: Pushing Buttons and Turning Knobs
Getting Technical
DJ Deck 101
Loading Tracks
Play & Pause Button
Cue Points
BPM, Phrase
Volume slider
EQ
Loops
Mixing Demo
April:
Sign up & last chance!
Recap of past workshops
(Re)setting the Dancefloor: Group Activity
Getting Ready: C.O.D.E.
Conversation about Culture
