DJ TRAINING
Hands-on practice and coaching to develop your DJ skills in a club-style studio (in Berlin only)
Focus areas (adapted to your level):
• Beat synchronisation & phrasing: understanding bars, transitions, and smooth mixing without relying on sync
• Harmonic mixing & effects: blending tracks musically and using FX creatively
• Building & recording DJ sets: structuring energy levels, preparing for gigs, and recording mixes
• Music library organisation: preparing playlists, cue points, loops, and Rekordbox setup
• DJ psychology: balancing preparation with improvisation
• Stage presence & confidence: : tools to stay calm and focused behind the decks
Sessions are highly practical: you’ll be mixing from the start, with feedback on technique, flow, and musical choices. Training can focus on fundamentals for beginners or performance skills for experienced DJs.
Equipment:
• CDJ-2000NXS2 & XDJ-1000MK2
• DJM-900NXS2
TRACK FEEDBACK
Coaching and Track Reviews. A space to analyze and refine your productions through feedback (online or in Berlin)
Focus areas:
• Arrangement & storytelling: how to build tension, release, and narrative
• Rhythms, grooves & percussion: creating drive and variation
• Atmospheres & textures: layering sound for depth and mood
• Harmonic and melodic development: strengthening themes, chords, and melodies
• Polyrhythms & composition techniques: adding complexity and interest
• Mixdown essentials: achieving balance and clarity
• Preparing tracks for release: formats, loudness, and final polish
Detailed feedback on your tracks, with suggestions for structure, composition, harmony, and rhythm. We’ll also cover mixing fundamentals. This works best if you already have a nearly finished track, and want another perspective to expand ideas and improve before release.
ABLETON LESSONS
Structured lessons for beginners in electronic music production (online or in Berlin)
Focus areas:
• Workflow & interface: navigating Ableton efficiently and setting up a productive workspace
• Rhythm & groove building: constructing drum patterns and grooves that drive the track
• Arrangement techniques: turning loops into full songs with dynamic structure
• Automation & sound design: shaping evolving sounds and learning synthesis basics
• Mixdown & mastering fundamentals: balancing levels, EQ, compression, and finalizing tracks
Each lesson combines explanation, demonstration, and hands-on exercises. The goal is to give you practical tools and workflows so you can confidently start and finish tracks on your own.
Equipment:
• Ableton Live Suite 12
• Ableton Push
• AKAI MPK mini
• KRK Rokit RP7 G5
• DT 990 PRO