any djs in SA willing to teach newbie?

hi just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction to pick up some tips and hints, am willing to pay for the lessons/course etc. As ive only just bought the gear and need to get kick started... (please not dj bootcamp) a mate of mine did that in Sydney and said it was a huge waste of $$$. I am really serious about doing it and willing to learn, ive been a drummer since i was 4yrs old, and wanting to get into Djing.

if you know what your doing and want to make some $$ for your time and effort please email me@

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not being nasty, but teach yourself. that's how most people do it.

that's all we need, another oddy... although even i though you we're good at one stage...HA.

not that you're shit now, i just don't like that music anymore.

1- hopefully you bought technics decks for starters ??? if not take them back or sell them and get technics.

2- Listen hard to other djs

3- start a track off and pay attention where it loops and where the first bass drum on that loop is ( if the track starts with a snare find the first bass drum ), then cue your other track from the start of the loop on the first track adjusting the pitch to get it in time . Always play tracks from the start then you can't go wrong . It will take a while to develop an ear as which track is going faster but you will get there .


4 - teach yourself you will learn your own style


5 - play techno

Learn to count to 32.

Thats all you need to know!

Im yet to hear anything good about the DJ Boot Camps and Im pretty sure Adrian V does lessons at MTME. No disrespect here, but I dont really know what you can learn from a 16 year old with very little experience playing out, especially to a crowd.

There is so much more to learn than just mixing records. Anyone can teach themselves to mix, its the other more important aspects of DJing which nobody seems to be teaching.

Although, a lot of experienced DJs frequent places like ITM and Rave Adelaide and you can gain a lot of good hints by reading the right threads on sights like these.

Dont pay anyone to teach you tho. Save the money for more important things like records and good equipment!

Yup agreed. Get on the decks when ever you can and have a bit of a muck around. Won't be long before you start getting the feel for it, also helps to watch other djs if you get the chance and just listen carefully to other peoples mixes so you can here when they bring in tracks, cut across, etc. Also helps if you can tape yourself and listen back so you can pick up where you went wrong and try to improve it next time. Good luck

hang in there and practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice .... get the picture?

also, don;t get influenced by your mates or other DJ wanna-bes or people who are not big in the DJ world as to what you should be playing or any of that. big mistake cause you could end up with a lot of shite records that your friends all thought were great (and so did you) but are worthless in terms of no-body wants to hear them on the dance floor.

---> find out what is top 10, top 20 and buy those tunes. i know it sounds like a cop out to buy the "in thing" or the most played tunes even if you hate them. but that is how you make it. i didn;t learn this until i got out of the adelaide scene and moved to Melbourne. have never looked back, but might come back to play a few gigs in the future... <---

what is it with Adelaide people? can't take any advice?

check out the top10 @ Central station and check out what tunes are being played in the Onion magazine. trust me.

what style man?

Just a question, how much do decks and mixers cost brand new in general, i know different stores have different prices but im after a general price, would like to buy the necessary equipment in the near future.

Yeah i had a hard house set once, but after i had played all of the top 20 that i saw on Video Hits my set was over and i couldnt play any of my preferred records! It sucked but at least i played now im bound to get the big gigs

when u drop Sunny the plae is gonna go nuts mal

I thought she died sometime between Terminator 2 & 3?



Not quiet, she is in the third one but funny none the less goatboy.

thanks for all the help ppl, im jumping a little ahead of myself as yet, as the decks/mixer only arrived a couple days ago, and the amp and speakers are still being shipped! should be here next week.

I would like to teach myself, but i have no idea how to set the decks/mixer correct with needle etc? so mixing etc is a way off. I got taught by my dad at 4yrs old to start the drums, and that got me on my way, im not asking for months of help, just the basics, and tips/tricks,like sixer said whos got the time? i work full time and well want to kick this DJing thing in the ass and get a headstart!

i went to MTME and bought some records, as i said im very very new to this and walked in looked at all the vynil and was like WTF??? who are these names/titles/companies etc, and records with plain labels god knows?

ok i dont want to bore evry1 and take up all their time, as im not sure what musice im really into, i mean i usually listen to fresh and go to some clubs, but i wouldnt know whats classed as house, trance,techno etc? what the hell is breaks? LOL

dont laugh but here are some beats i bought off the net...

Jakatta - One Fine day - cicada mix
Tomcraft - Into the light
Tomcraft - Loneliness Benny Benassi/Club mix
Green Velvet - La la land - Original/Futureshock mix
Adam Freeland - We want your Soul(Club Mix)
Kurtis Mantronix - How did you know
X-men2 - 50 Cent - Indaclub breaks mix(white)
Layo & Bushwacka - Its up to you club mix
Aalto – Rush
Alex Gold Feat. Phil Oakey – L.A. Today
wicked whites riggsy drugz?
dark monks - insane
united nations?
simon eve- final destination/rock ya mind
Stimulator scream (flash harry)

i tried to get some to cover different styles i think (hope lol)
what can be done if some of the records seem to skip?

Don't listen to them... play what you want... not what others are playing....

Not wanting to sound like I am repeating what everyone else is saying but the best way to learn is to teach yourself. Get on the decks, start mixing. Buy what YOU think is good and not what everyone else OR the charts tells you to get. Eventually you will develop your own technique and your sound and style will also develop over time.

The main thing is to Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice!! That is the key my man.

who cares what others think what your playing, just play wha u wanna place

/me puts we want your soul acapella onto of anything

the Simon eve tune is the only god one ya got mate !

MTME is like a lucky dip , go to electric circus records in town and tell paul your story he will sort you out .

records generally don't skip ( if you have good needles),
you may not have enough weight on the arm .