This course is for those of  you playing hip hop, R&B and Drum and bass. The course is for those at the beginner to intermediate level. We will start with the basics and make sure you gain a good knowledge of pitch matching, beat mixing, music structure, phrasing and mixing board techniques. We will also look at the basics of Turntableism with top tutors Joe2Grand and Morphingaz

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.

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.                                                                                              

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 
 
The course runs sat and Sun 12-8pm

Urban Weekend  £300




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