mix music

doubtful. but i’m always listening to my ipod and thinking wow, this song could go great in that one, that sound and this beat could totally change this song, etc etc. i’ve made several playlists, and each song flows (IMO) really well into the next. but to actually mix? too much money, too much time. but hey; my other goals are be more confident and less lazy, so we’ll see.

http://www.scratch.com/index.html

DJ 101 Beginner

This 6-week course is designed for the person who has never stepped in front of a turntable and wants to learn the basics. The course is a combination of lecture and lab, however, students will spend the majority of the time receiving hands on turntable training. This overview course is ideal for students interested in starting their career as a DJ, as well as for those interested in picking up a new hobby.

Course Specifics:
Prerequisites/Skill Requirements None
Equipment Requirements None (all equipment and records provided)
Class Size 30 students (2 students per turntable set up)
Course Length 6 Classes (70-minute class meets once a week)
Make Up Classes Yes. Meets 45 minutes before each class to review previous lesson.
Practice Times Free. Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm, Fri 10am-7pm, Sun 3-8pm

Skills Covered:
• Equipment set up and break down
• Standard hand to record and hand to fader technique
• Basic music theory
• Basic mixing and blending
• Basic scratching
• Basic beat making

Winter Term Section 2:
Dates: January 7th– February 11th, 2006
Time: Saturdays, 12:30-1:40pm
Price: $300

I’m thinking about, like seriously thinking about going to DJ School in January. The class meets for 6 weeks, and costs 300$. Mind you, I have minimal experience with turntables. I have maximal(that’s exageratey, but wha-evs) experience with enjoying and adoring the beats that go boom boom. I mean, I’ve dreamt about mixing Arabic/Daisy/central Asian inspired housey music with long-riffed live Grateful Dead and even Phish musics. I enjoy scratching, well, the sound of it, ‘specially Qbert styles, and this class is actually at a ‘scratch’ based school. Now, 300$ for this class, or put that 300$ towards some equipment? Obvi. there’s gonna be the usual, and ever-annoying fronting and “keeping it real” fronting that surrounds this sceney scene, but I’ve overcome that a lot. It makes me stay truer to me, and works positively now-a-days. I need to research equipment now, and set myself a 3 month goal so that when the class is over, should I decide to take it, I would be well equipped with some decent medium and a couple of records. Sorry “vinyls”. Okay. Goal 1, in motion.