Latour masterclass

ONE-ON-ONE IN PERSON DJ LESSONS

I’ve had a lot of people asking for lessons, so I decided to make it an official option.

Over my 17 years of DJ’ing (16 years professionally in clubs & festivals) I’ve come across almost all there is when it comes to dj’ing and everything else that comes with the nightlife industry. Plus I helped train & coach a YourShot winner.

I’ve played at most of the main known house & techno venues across the country including, elsewhere, Revolver (Revs), onesixone, mvmnt, IVY, BRLN, WeLove, Pawn N Co, La Luna Beach Club, Summa House, TBC Club, Rattlesnake, Day Spa, Storyville, Circus Melbourne, otherwise, Old Soul, 170 Russell (Billboard) & more.

Played in all major cities; Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Byron Bay, Townsville, Noosa. Over multiple tours.

Festivals such as; Splendour In The Grass, Falls Festival, Burning Man (USA), Full Moon Down Under, Circus Paradise, Nautic Giants, Babylon Festival, Festival X (Hypersonic)

Headlined techno rave in Tokyo, Japan & performed on a famous art-car from San Francisco at Burning Man.

Supported and played alongside DJs such as: Dom Dolla, Tiga, Gorgon City, John Summit, Rufus Du Sol, Cloonee, Green Velvet, Michael Bibi, What So Not, Alison Wonderland, Victor Ruiz, Sam Divine, Rebuke, Cassian, Westend, Odd Mob, Torren Foot, Motez, Drunken Kong, Script, Acraze, Tchami, Wax Motif, Jax Jones, TDJ, Chris Lorenzo, Kyle Watson, Justin Martin, Don’t Blink, Luke Alessi, Kolombo, Sharam Jay, Will Clarke, Marten Hordger & many more

Lessons from beginners/brand new to advanced teaching;
- PIONEER CDJs
(understanding what every single button does & when to use)
- PIONEER DJM MIXER (understanding what every single button does & when to use)
- RMX-1000 EFX UNIT
- BEAT MATCHING / BEAT PHRASING
- SONG SELECTION
- CREATING A SET
- RECORDING A SET
- READING A ROOM/CROWDS
- SETTING VOLUME & GAINS
- LOADING YOUR OWN PERSONAL SETTINGS ON CDJs
- ENERGY/HOW TO CREATE A JOURNEY
- EFFECTS (understanding each effect and different uses)
- DJ DECKS TRICKS
- LOOPING & PRESAVING LOOPS
- LAYERING MULTIPLE TRACKS LIKE A PRO
- USING DJ SOFTWARE
- SETTING CUE POINTS & HOW TO USE
- ADVICE ON GEAR & PURCHASING AT EACH LEVEL
- DIFFERENCES IN USBs FOR DJ’ING
- WHEN TO PLAY WHAT TYPE OF SET
- MAKING YOUR USB UNIQUE
- UNDERSTANDING FLOW OF A SONG/DJ SET
- UNDERSTANDING TRACKS
- ADVICE ON HOW TO GET BOOKED
- HOW TO SET UP DJ DECKS
- EQ
- HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT ON THE GO WHEN ERRORS HAPPEN
- HOW TO BUILD A ROOM/NIGHT
- HOW TO WARMUP FOR A HEADLINER
(keeping the headliner, the booker & the dance-floor happy with you)
- SETTING AND EDITING BEATGRIDS
- CDJ BACK END
- MUSIC PREP/HOW TO PREP FOR A GIG
- DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSITIONS
- RECOVERING FROM MISTAKES
- HOW TO USE A MICROPHONE
- DJ ETIQUETTE (how not to piss off other djs, headliners, bookers, venues)
* not everything on this list can be taught in detail over one booking, we will go at whatever pace/stage you’re at and comfortable with.

Plus any other general dj advice/questions.

Held in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast on gear: 3 × CDJ 3000s + DJM v10 or 900NXS2. Which is standard to advanced club equipment. All knowledge is transferable to any dj gear.

Genres include; House, Techno, Tech House, UKG, Minimal, Deep House, Indie Dance, Afro House

Pricing is $150/hr with a 2 hour minimum (3hr max. per session)