Live DJ

Learn What It Takes To Become A DJ & Producer

If you want to launch your career as a DJ, consider choosing a school or program that will help you connect to the music industry.

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Financial assistance is available through Meritize.

Our DJ Workshop teaches you how to Create, Arrange, and Perform Your Sets

The Recording Connection Live DJ workshop teaches aspiring audio enthusiasts and music makers what it takes to be a Live DJ on the festival circuit. As a part of the Live DJ school and EDM production program, you will learn the principles of the genre in order to create amazing live performances for an array of live music audiences and settings.

If you want to launch your career as a DJ, consider choosing a school, workshop, or program that will help you connect to the music industry without forcing you into huge amounts of debt. With our on-the-job training approach, we believe the Recording Connection is the place to start your career as a real working DJ.

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Our comprehensive course covers all the basics you'll need to know, from mixing and blending tracks to beatmatching and song selection.

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In this course, you’ll be introduced to the Pioneer DDJ-FLX4, a controller you’ll be using with Rekordbox.

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With Rekordbox, you have all the tools you need to take your DJ skills to the next level.

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Proper transitioning techniques are what separates amateurs from professionals, and in this course, you'll be learning the ins and outs of how to master it.

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For this assignment, your task is to compile a full set list in Rekordbox that can be mixed into a 30 minute set, containing between 20-40 songs.

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Your final assignment in this program will be to create a 30-minute demo mix and reach out to 5-10 promotion companies.

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Our DJ Workshop Partners you with Music Industry Pros

A Live DJ’s best friend, the digital audio workstation (DAW) has become a staple for many electronic musicians. Depending on the processing speed and storage of your laptop, it’s like having a sound studio in your computer bag. Pre-loaded with instruments, sample packs, and the ability to store and arrange your files, a Live DJ should never leave home without their DAW.

But there’s more to becoming a Live DJ than just having the right DAW or DJ controllers, you also need to know how to use your tools as a pro DJ. That’s where the Recording Connection comes in. By working one-on-one with an experienced DJ inside of a real-world studio, our DJ program is much more than beat matching, sound design, and mixing techniques.

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Meet Our Mentors

Our mentors have worked with the biggest names in the industry, won the biggest awards, and worked on platinum-selling albums. And now you get to work with them.

Andy Shoemaker, Rax Trax Recording

John Davis

1988 Entertainment

Southern Eagle Music Group

Writer’s Room Recording Studio

Madison Records / The Oates Music

Over 250 Studios Across the World

You’ll learn at a studio nearest to you. We’re partnered with over 250 studios around the world who are committed to your development.

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United Kingdom

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FAQs

DAWs and improved home computing have made it easier than ever to learn how to become a live DJ. With YouTube videos, online tutorials, and message boards, anyone can learn how to DJ, live stream, or upload their sets to the internet. But are they learning the right way, or picking up bad habits? With our one-on-one mentoring, you’ll learn how to DJ in today’s world, how to adapt on the fly, and how to use the software to its fullest much faster.

They aren’t free, but when compared to university or trade school tuition, we feel our programs offer a tremendous amount of value and experience that just isn’t available in other educational institutions. Read more about our tuition rates here.

Get your music production certification and build your music production and audio engineering skills by learning with an industry professional near you.

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