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Likl Devil
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Posted - 2004/09/23 : 15:03:02
Hi, i really wannabe a DJ. I've heard of Subbass DJschool in London but a weekend course starts at £300!!!
Anyone wanna give me some advice???
pleeeez help
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clarke101
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Posted - 2004/09/23 : 15:23:32
Check out the videos on the quosh site and practice practice practice.
http://www.quoshrecords.com I seem to remeber theres some stuff on the radio 1 site somewhere.
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mark-ireland
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Posted - 2004/09/23 : 17:03:18
Ye im not a dj meself but id say its like everything just keep on practising and dont give up on it. Practise makes perfect.
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djsytronik
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Posted - 2004/09/23 : 18:35:51
Yup indeed, keep going until you feel you are mixing with your eyes closed 
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Dave Murray
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Posted - 2004/09/23 : 18:39:08
I think it's pretty shitty paying to go on a course to learn to DJ.
What ever happened to putting hard work in & learning for yourself.
It aint rocket science.
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capone13
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Posted - 2004/09/23 : 18:40:15
quote: Originally posted by clarke101:
Check out the videos on the quosh site and practice practice practice.
http://www.quoshrecords.com
Yeah, I was watching some of that today, quite a lot of useful tips. DJ J-me
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clarke101
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Posted - 2004/09/23 : 18:58:30
I actually watched them for the first time last night. I think i would have got more benefit from them if i had watched them 2 or 3 months ago.
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djsytronik
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Posted - 2004/09/23 : 19:00:33
I think I might even take a peek! 
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slavetomysoundwave
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Posted - 2004/09/23 : 19:16:49
yeah, you don't need to pay money to learn how to play the decks - my little brother has a set (he's into his hip-hop tho, not the hardcore) and he has a few hard-house records - I had a go at mixing them and even after few tries I was able to line up the records. It just needs practice and a bit of creative thinking (like bringing the next record in at right time to get a nice sounding mix or pairing records that sound good together/go well into one another)
I hate to say it but mixing dance records isn't rocket science - the real skill is in scratching. What seperates good DJs from shit ones is track selection and, as I said, a bit of creative thinking in their mixes (at least thats what I think anyway).
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Brian K
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Posted - 2004/09/24 : 00:03:55
save your money to buy your decks =P
and mixing is actually somewhat difficult. anyone can beatmatch, it's puting a set together as a whole that makes a good dj.
scratching isn't that difficult either. all you have to do is put forth the effort to learn...and have money for your new expensive hobby =P
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mark-ireland
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Posted - 2004/09/24 : 00:58:49
I think a really good dj can pick the right kind of tunes to blend together and not just be able to mix perfectly. Getting the right type of songs in a set is an art imo.
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Likl Devil
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Posted - 2004/09/24 : 10:47:58
Ta peeps.
Any of you ever played in a club or anything? wat was it like?
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djDMS
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Posted - 2004/09/24 : 10:50:10
Playing out is great!
Send me £300 and i'll teach you (that's to DJ by the way before anybody starts with the innuendo!)
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djsytronik
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Posted - 2004/09/24 : 11:43:14
playing out to a crowd is a massive buzz big time. Though if you havent even started Djing yet dont even think about it for like another 2 years or so. Though it all depends on how quickly you pick it up 
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Likl Devil
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Posted - 2004/09/24 : 12:09:29
LOL djDMS, very funny
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laydeeraver
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Posted - 2004/09/24 : 14:11:56
yeah...one of my best mates has taught himself and he can quite easily stand his own in a club full of older djs even tho hes only 17...u wouldnt know it from his mixes and his tracks...i definatly agree that the tracks make the set...we went to a local rave n there wer 3 quite well known local djs and my friend...he kicked all there asses,he had at least 3/4 of the club up constantly throughout his set simply cos he was banging out tne after tune mixing classic with newer stuf and packin in the anthems....after his set 40% of the crowd left!hes never bin taught proffesionally...jus worked hard!
so jus sayin practise... listen to loadsa varyin stuff...go 2 gigs and use ur imagination....jus picture urself bhind the deks at slamin n ul never giv up lol
good luck!
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