Hi Nick, I'd say it depends how much your friend has got. As Andy says, with most courses I know, your hands on experience is limited - including the course that I went on (Music Tech at London Guildhall University), and courses friends have been on (e.g. SAE in the past - though I don't know if this has changed). If she gets some decks before the course (likewise if you've got a sampler before taking a course), I think she could get a lot more out of it. Sounds like the course is wider than DJ'ing, with cubase etc. Depends if she wants to go that far. It's probably better to get to know a few people in London though, and see if any DJ's are up for teaching her (it's how I learned, as like most probably...).
-----Original Message----- From: ANDYGEEZERBLOKE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 29 January 2002 18:59 To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] Re: DJ courses in London.. Ez nick, i done a music tech/producers weekend crash course at Point Blank about 3-4 yrs ago,it was �280 for a sat and sun(crash) or 6 weeks of 1day a week ,3hrs, course,expensive, but i had no other options of how to get in2 producing,as i knew no-one who even had a remote interest in this stuff,anyway I took the weekend. They were very nice peeps or peep as it were who ran it ,but u had 6 of us crammed round an akai s3000 etc all trying to look at the tiny lcd, so basically i learned very little as 6 of us were trying to all take turns etc(although it gave me a rough idea of the gear needed to make tunes etc) anyhow, i dont know what it would be like for the djing, but if the prices r anything like what i paid, i personally would have expected either 1-2 people in the class not 6! that way i feel id have learned more.Anyway nick,dont mean to go on, and for all i know things there might have improved? cya, Andy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Lankester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 12:36 PM Subject: [dnb-prod] DJ courses in London.. > A friend of mine has decided she wants to represent the female species and > learn to DJ! > > She's found this site which offers some (very expensive) courses that seem > to cover pretty much everything: > > http://www.point-blank.co.uk/dj_desc.htm > > I just wondered if anyone had any suggestions as to how to do this for cheap > ? > (Other than just getting some random bloke out of the paper).. > > > It's well annoying coz I've got a load of mates who DJ who could teach her > but none of them are in London :( > > cheers, > > Nick > This document should only be read by those persons to whom it is addressed > and is not intended to be relied upon by any person without subsequent > written confirmation of its contents. Demica plc accepts no liability for > the consequences for any person acting, or refraining from acting, on such > information prior to the receipt by those persons of subsequent written > confirmation (by letter or fax). If you have received this email message in > error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone. Please also > delete the message from your computer. Any form of reproduction, > dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or > publication of this email message is prohibited. The contents of this email > message do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Demica plc. Citadel is > the registered trademark of Demica plc. Copyright Demica plc. All rights > reserved. > > --- > Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk > You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________ _________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by UUNET delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. For further information visit http://www.uk.uu.net/products/security/virus/ DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and any attachments to it contain information that is private and confidential and should only be read by those persons to whom they are addressed. Neither Tower Hamlets College nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to check the email and attachments (if any). No contracts may be concluded on behalf of Tower Hamlets College by means of email communications. Any views or opinions presented are only those of the author and not those of Tower Hamlets College. If this email has come to you in error please delete it and any attachments. _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by UUNET delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. For further information visit http://www.uk.uu.net/products/security/virus/ --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
