The DJ Course is a comprehensive program which guides students through the full range of DJ skills. Beatmatching, CD mixing, and Digital DJ'ing. For several years now, Von Ukuf has been helping Djs from beginner to advanced skills, learn the tools and tricks of hte professionals, and perfect them for live set use. Classes are taught by Von Ukuf himself, and are either one on one or in gvery small groups to ensure plenty of hands-on experience to ensure each student learns efficiently and effectively. Here is a brief course review of the skills that will be taught during the course.

Equipment & Set-up
Equipment & functions
Turntables, mixer and cartridges
Introduction to Pioneer CDJs
Leads and connections

Beats, Bars and Phrasing
Tempo and BPM (beats per minute)
Structure: beats, bars and phrases
Finding the first beat of the bar
Cueing a track: faders and pre fade controls

Drop Mixing
Switching between styles and tempos
Matching levels
Cueing
Crossfading

Sampling andEffects
Learn how and where to use effects
Delay, flange, phasing and filtertricks
Pioneer DJM 600 on board effects andsampler
Basic scratch techniques and acapellamixing

Introduction to Music Production gives students a thorough grounding in essential music production skills in Logic Pro 9. If you are serious about becoming a producer or sound engineer, then it is crucial to master these skills before you can progress further. This music production course is perfect for beginners, but even if you have been making music for some time, you will benefit from learning professional techniques from an experienced producer with major artist credits.

Introduction
Optimising your computer for Logic Pro
System requirements & soundcards
How to use a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)
Audio Units and MIDI programming in Logic


Drum Programming
How to make a beat in Logic Pro using Ultrabeat
Tempo & styles: dance, urban and beyond
How to use quantize, velocity and note length
Creating your own sound


Music Theory: Chords & MIDI Plug-ins
The basics: notes, octaves, tones & semitones
What's a scale? Scale construction
What's a chord? Chord construction & inversion
Using MIDI plug-ins: Logic's arpeggiator object


Synthesizers & Sound Modules
Using Audio Units in Logic Pro
Classic synths: Juno 106 and Roland TB303
Editing: waveforms, oscillators, filter & envelope
Modulation: give expression to your sounds



Audio Recording
Recording vocals and "live instruments" in Logic
Microphones: positioning and techniques
Recording levels and monitoring
Using audio tools in Logic: parts and events

Sampling
History of sampling: classic samples and loops
How to edit drum loops and other material
Importing samples into your sampler (EXS24)
Changing tempo and pitch. Creating keygroups


Mixing Configuring the mixer in Logic Pro
Channel strips, balancing levels and panning
Using EQ: Cutting and boosting frequencies
Frequency ranges for instruments and sounds



Effects & Dynamics
Setting up insert and send effects in Logic Pro
Types of effect: how and when to use them
Delay, Reverb, Chorus, Phase, Flange etc
A guide to compression


Arrangement Techniques
Structuring your track
Arrangement styles from pop to club bangers
Intros, breakdowns, drops, fills, riffs and hooks
How to create arrangement templates in Logic



Final Mixdown
Mix down your track in Logic and burn to CD
1-2-1 session with Von Ukuf to finalise your mix
Submit your completed piece of music