Urban Weekend

Introduction

We will also look at the basics of Turntableism with top tutors Joe2Grand and Morphingaz.

Day 1

The first day is all about the decks, we feel it's very important to have good control and to master your deckstrous techniques. If you make a mistake on the decks then the mix isn't going to sound good.

If you have been mixing but are having problems with pitch matching then here we can really break your techniques down and home your skills.

Day 2

On the second day (sun) we will work on music structure, mixing board techniques, EQs, turntablism and really getting you going as a DJ. Giving you a feeling for what it's really like behind the decks. As well as looking at all of the technical aspects of mixing, we feel it's important to understand what goes on in the mind.

We will discuss the industry giving you a chance to find out more about the pro's from the pros.

After completing the weekend urban music course, you will have all the knowledge you need to mix, with some hard practice and dedication it won't take long to master all you have learnt.

Course Content

Here is an overview of what you can expect to learn from the course

We start with a D.J performance by tutor

Then move onto...

• Basic baby scratches and Cuts
• Scribble and Tear scratch Echo scratch
• Introduction to and demonstration of "Drop mixing" (inc. beat and phrase counting)
• Use of E.Q in mixing Accapella mixing techniques
• Beat cutting and creating basslines with turntables
• Crab scratching
• Breakdowns and Flares
• Mixer-less scratches (skippable records)
• Accapella mixing
• Transformer scratches

• Ambidextrous scratching
• Looping of two records (introduction to juggling)
• Further practice of Drop mixing hip hop mixing in a club
• Different techniques in Drop mixing
• Further Juggling and Looping techniques
• Introduction to and demonstration of beat matching
• Use of E.Q in beat mixing Combining scratches. general advice for djing (tempos,genres)
• Production of mix CDs
• Industry advice
• Advice on recording scratching
• Securing/promoting gigs

Course Time

The course runs sat and Sun 12-8pm