GARNISHSEA
Course — Seattle

Electronic Music DJ Class | Seattle

  • Equipment, set up, and ready to go
  • Mixer essentials
  • Beats and bars
  • Intro to beat matching
  • The structure 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'
  • Tips on track choice
  • Tempo
  • Set order
  • Mix points
  • Teaser mixes
  • Introduction to common FX
  • EQ
  • All about filtering
  • FX in the mix dos and don'ts
  • Traktor S4 and S8
  • CDJ Nexus
  • Rekordbox
  • Rane Serato Scratch
  • Technics SL-1210 vinyl turntables
  • Mixed In Key
  • Fine tuning your set
  • Mixing acapellas
  • Reading a crowd and having a 'plan b'
  • Sampling and triggering
  • 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
  • Out-of-the-box song choice
  • Tempo change tips
  • Music programming
  • Recording your set for submission
  • Marketing and promoting your gig
  • How to keep the momentum going and get more gigs
  • EPK tips
  • Developing your sound
$1299 + $100 Registration if booked 14 days before start or $1599 + $200 Registration
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