Electronic Music DJ Course | Lisbon
Electronic Music DJ Course | Lisbon
Let's Go
- →Intro to beat matching
- →The structure of electronic music
- →Equipment, set up, and ready to go
- →Mixer essentials
- →Beats and bars
Arrangement of Electronic Music
- →Pitch and identifying dissonance (known as clashing)
- →Where to mix in and mix out
- →Differences you need to know between Trap/Bass and 'Four-On-The-Floor'
Building a Set
- →Teaser mixes
- →Tips on track choice
- →Tempo
- →Set order
- →Mix points
FX
- →All about filtering
- →FX in the mix dos and don'ts
- →Introduction to common FX
- →EQ
Your Set
- →Fine tuning your set
- →Mixing acapellas
- →Reading a crowd and having a 'plan b'
Advanced Mixing & Digital Tricks
- →All about delay and reverb in the mix
- →Looping and making your own mash-ups on the fly
- →Impact mixing with levels and FX
- →Body language behind the decks
- →Sampling and triggering
Advanced Set Building & Ad-libbing
- →Out-of-the-box song choice
- →Tempo change tips
- →Music programming
Preparing for Your Show
- →Recording your set for submission
- →Marketing and promoting your gig
After Your Show
- →How to keep the momentum going and get more gigs
- →EPK tips
- →Developing your sound
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Lisbon's course runs in small groups at our studio, taught by working producers, with live-online attendance for students elsewhere in Portugal, using our specialist music collab software, Muse. The city's fast-growing electronic scene makes it a good place to learn this. Discover qualities that distinguish us, here.
What our students say.
“The Garnish DJ course gives you a full spectrum of experience from practicing your set, refining it, and then playing for an audience. The DJ course provided the knowledge and experience I needed to feel confident playing anywhere.”
Patrick Lewey
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