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self taught vs. dj schools...

im a self taught dj and i have breen djing since i was 16 im 20 now and i cant help but get curious of what happens in a dj school! whats in there that u cant learn by urself (except for the latest technology and stuff)? am i missing out on anything?

Well, there are always connections.

But on the whole, you just have to look at some of the threads here and you will understand why they can and do exist. Not meaning to put anyone down but there are people who have a tougher time getting started than others.

If this affects their overall ability as a DJ, who knows?

But I know a lot of people who are of the view that it's for people who might not be as commited as others and perhaps want it to come a lot easier than it really is. If that is the truth, again who knows?

I have tought people to DJ to make money and the majority of people were clueless or hopeless. But then you get people who are naturals who picket it up straight away.

It's easy to forget how difficult it can be for a beginner when you have been doing it for a long time.

It's always worth watching a DJ regardless of his or her level as in most cases they will teach you something.

Cheers
Nem

I learnt most of the basics from websites like recess.co.uk, and TA, and then from friends. but for people who don't know anyone with decks, or don't have access or want to be on-line, dj schools are a perfectly good, albeit a tad expensive, way to learn the basics. Only the basics really though, beyond that it comes from lots of practice and creativity

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Originally posted by Nemesis44 It's always worth watching a DJ regardless of his or her level as in most cases they will teach you something.

+1

I love watching a DJ go to work. You might just pick up a trick or a new technique, or a better way of doing something.

Might be adding slightest improvement to your own style, but it gives you additional tools in your sets.

ive always thought its best to be self taught. Theres nothing wrong with abit of guidance though.

There actually are DJ schools?

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery There actually are DJ schools?

http://www.spunacademy.com/

I don't think its a bad idea really, it has some bad points to it, like kids going there for a week or so, then running around saying they can DJ, and end up taking nights away at a club that a better DJ deserves, but when I started out I had no one to talk to and no internet to learn, so when I found out I had to have 2 turntables and a mixer, I got some and then didn't know what to do with them AT ALL, and so spent ALL my time just messing with them hoping I would figure something out, I would of loved to had access to some kind of tutorial or teaching for this new hobby but didn't, and I'me sure there are many kids out there that are in the same boat right now, although I guess its not too bad since most people have the internet now.

As long as these teachings are open minded and don't tell people to DJ to a certain set of rules of some kind, then I see no problem with them.


but with that said, self taught FTW.

Fergie's mum runs a school in Northern Ireland and while its very well organized and Alice is a lovely woman, they're just looking to manufacture an army of Eddie Halliwell clones. What i mean is theyre teaching people to play is a tough sound with scratching over it. those who were technically excellent at mixing lost out to the kids who were ok to poor at mixing but better at scratching.

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Originally posted by idoru http://www.spunacademy.com/

someone enroll Tiesto to this school.

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Originally posted by montana someone enroll Tiesto to this school.

Wow, nobody saw that coming.

quiet you. now go kiss your tiestoposter

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Wow, nobody saw that coming.

Just like no one ever sees your worthless contributions to a thread either

I'm guessing the poster above made yet another cheap dig at me.

Good thing I've been having him on ignore for months now as that's the only thing I've ever seen him do.

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery I'm guessing the poster above made yet another cheap dig at me. Good thing I've been having him on ignore for months now as that's the only thing I've ever seen him do.

Tool.

He said: Just like no one ever sees your worthless contributions to a thread either

How surprising.

Oh come on - it's all good fun!

It used to be, but it's getting a bit tedious now that he's had the same lines on repeat for a year or so.

Mr Mystery - where are you from?

I thought you were from the UK once, now I'm not so sure.

Jarv

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It's always worth watching a DJ regardless of his or her level as in most cases they will teach you something

So true, always like watching others and how they DJ. There are lots of different styles out there, good to vary your approach and try something different every now then. Even watching the videos on youtube are interesting - v useful for beginners

+1 for self taught here aswell

Yeah theres a heap of shit dj's on you tube though... Check out some of the hip-hop homos

**not turntablists

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Originally posted by montana someone enroll Tiesto to this school.

I LOLLED!

self taught is always a good thing that way you develope your own style instead of sounding simular to another artist but theres nothing wrong with going to a school for learning other things such as structure or stuff like that so really it can work both ways depending on what you wanna do with it

Bad habits die hard.

i taught myself and i seem to be comming along just fine. started almost 2 years ago with one of those cheap DJ starter kits from numark and have recently gone digital. i only had one other friend who spun but he spun hip hop and couldnt help me much on the EDM side of things. beatmatching was a bitch tho

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