Did something a little different last night.  Myself and A couple of DJ friends all headed off to the 8th Burgess Hill Scout Hut in Burgess Hill for a mixing workshop.  We taught the lads about music structure, the components of a good mix and how you can use FX and samples to make mixes more interesting, but best of all we let them loose on thousands of pounds worth of professional DJ equipment and try it out for themselves.  They really enjoyed it especially the bit where they each chose two tracks and went head to head with the other groups.

We answered any questions the boys had and also planted the seed in their minds that DJ’ing can be a proper job and you can earn good money out of it if it’s done properly.  We also discussed the dangers of tinnitus, a dreadful condition that severely affects your hearing through prolonged exposure to loud music.

The grand finale however was between myself and the other DJ’s where we each chose a song and then next DJ had to professionally mix from that song into a song of their own choice.  It was a great example of our own skills, especially as we did not know what song each DJ was going to choose!

Fun was had by all and I think we’ll be looking to take our workshop to other groups in the area so if you run a group of under 16’s please do get in touch!