Electronic Music DJ Course | Tokyo
- →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
- →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
Electronic Music DJ Course | Tokyo
- →Intro to beat matching
- →The structure of electronic music
- →Equipment, set up, and ready to go
- →Mixer essentials
- →Beats and bars
Please add the learner's name and email address in the 'Additional Information' box at check out if they are different from the payer's. If there are fewer than 48 hours before the start of your course, please contact us to ensure we still have availability before you book.
101: $799 | 201: $799 | Both: $1199 if booked, paid, and taken together
A) Thursday Evenings | 7.30 - 10.30
101: January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15. 201: February 22, March 1, 8, 15, and your show
B) Saturdays | 12 - 7
101: February 10, 17, 24. 201: March 3, 10, and your show
C) Sundays | 12 - 7
101: March 18, 25, April 1. 201: April 8, 15, and your show
C) Saturday Afternoons | 3.30 - 6.30
March 24, 31 April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, and your show.
D) Spring Boot Camp | 12 - 7
101: April 2, 3, 4. 201: April 5, 6, and your show
E) Saturdays at Noon | 12 - 3
101: May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16. 201: June 23, 30, July 7, 14, and your show
J) Sundays | 12 - 7
101: July 8, 15, 22. 201: July 29, August 5, and your show
K) Summer Boot Camp | 11 – 6
101: July 9, 10, 11. 201: 12, 13, and your show
L) Monday and Wednesday Evenings | 7 - 10
101: July 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25. 201: July 30, August 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, and your show
M) Saturday Afternoons | 3.30 - 6.30
101: July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18, 25 201: September 1, 8, 15, 22, and your show
N) Sundays at Noon | 12 - 3
101: September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7. 201: 14, 21, 28, November 4, and your show
O) Thursday Afternoons | 3.30 - 6.30
101: September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18. 201: October 25, November 1, 8, 15, and your show
P) Saturdays | 12 - 7
101: September 29, October 6, 13. 201: 20, 27, and your show
Q) Halloween Bootcamp | 11 - 6
101: October 12, 17, 19. 201: October 24, 26, and your show
R) Saturdays | 12 - 7
101: November 17, 24, December 1. 201: December 8, 15, and your show
S) Winter Bootcamp #1 | 11 - 6
101: December 3, 4, 5. 201: 6, 7, and your show
T) Winter Bootcamp #2 | 11 - 6
101: December 17, 18, 19. 201: December 20, 21, and your show
U) Holiday Special | 11 - 6
101: December 27, 28, January (2019) 2. 201: January 3, 4, and your show
2019 V) Thursday Evenings | 7.30 – 10.30
101: January 10, 17, 24, 31 February 7, 14. 201: February 21, 28 March 7, 14, and your show
W) Saturdays | 12 – 7
101: February 9, 16, 23. 201: March 2, 9, and your show
X) Sundays | 12 – 7
101: March 17, 24, 31. 201: April 7, 14, and your show
Y) Saturday Afternoons | 3.30 – 6.30
March 23, 30 April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25, and your show.
Z) Spring Boot Camp | 12 – 7
101: April 1, 2, 3. 201: April 4, 5, and your show
A) Saturdays at Noon | 12 – 3
101: May 11, 18, 25, June 1, 8, 15. 201: June 22, 29, July 6, 13, and your show
B) Sundays | 12 – 7
101: July 7, 14, 21. 201: July 28, August 4, and your show
C) Summer Boot Camp | 11 – 6
101: July 8, 9, 10. 201: 11, 12, and your show
D) Monday and Wednesday Evenings | 7 – 10
101: July 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24. 201: July 29, 31 August 5, 7, 12, 14, and your show
E) Saturday Afternoons | 3.30 – 6.30
101: July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 201: September 7, 14, 21, and your show
F) Sundays at Noon | 12 – 3
101: September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, October 6. 201: 13, 20, 27, November 3, and your show
G) Thursday Afternoons | 3.30 – 6.30
101: September 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17. 201: October 24, 31 November 7, 14, and your show
H) Saturdays | 12 – 7
101: September 28, October 5, 12. 201: 19, 26, and your show
I) Halloween Bootcamp | 11 – 6
101: October 11, 16, 18. 201: October 23, 25, and your show
J) Saturdays | 12 – 7
101: November 16, 23, 30. 201: December 7, 14, and your show
K) Winter Bootcamp #1 | 11 – 6
101: December 2, 3, 4. 201: 5, 6, and your show
L) Winter Bootcamp #2 | 11 – 6
101: December 16, 17, 18. 201: December 19, 20, and your show
M) Holiday Special | 11 – 6
101: December 26, 27, January (2020) 2. 201: January 3, 4, and your show
2020: Similar schedule
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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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Questions we hear a lot.
Yes - it's designed for both complete beginners and bedroom DJs.
It's genre-specific to popular electronic music, so everyone in the room - instructor included - shares that musical focus.
Pioneer Nexus decks with Rekordbox, Serato, Native Instruments Traktor controllers, and Technics 1200 vinyl decks.
Yes - the course builds toward playing your own slot at an open decks event in Tokyo.
A maximum of five, taught by one of our electronic music DJ instructors.
Not as a group class - DJing is learned hands-on at the decks, so our DJ classes are taught in person. Online, we teach DJing one-to-one: ask admissions about private instruction.
36 Hours | In-Person: ¥500,000
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