If you haven’t yet heard of the Red Bull Music Academy, its a top notch DJing and production school where a lucky few get to learn from some of the top DJs in the world! The good news for you is that now you can be one of the lucky few because the videos of their lectures are now available online.

Thats right, you can now browse through hundreds of top professional experts that will explain all the ins-and-out of DJing, producing and the music industry. You may not recognize some of the lecturers (guest DJs) at first. This is because they are using their real names. And a lot of the speakers are big industry folks that pull the strings behind the scenes.

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Want to know how to be a DJ? Everyone wants to know how to become a dj these days so its important that you start out properly to get ahead of all of the DJ competition out there.

Even if you just want to learn how to be a DJ in your bedroom, it is important that you follow a crucial series of steps to ensure that you don’t get frustrated and give up learning how to be a dj.

98% of new DJs that start out learning how to become a big dj end up giving up before they can fully beatmatch, let alone ever play a real DJ gig. Its kind of sad but its true!
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All new DJs starting out learning how to DJ picture any amazing dj lifestyle of fun, females and furious parties. The reality is that most DJs end up going the other way and end up like the guy you see here in this video.

My best friend was watching this video and he said it made him think of me. After watching the video and feeling insulted (joking) I flashed back to all of the new DJs that I started DJing with. Most ended up like the guy in this video; weird, fat, hermit, tech heads that call themselves DJs but they have never played a real DJ gig.

So what went wrong for all of these new DJs. And how you can you avoid the same fate of become a weird guy that tells everyone he’s a DJ?

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Want to learn how to mix songs? You’ve come to the right place!

Know how to mix songs is a lot easier than it looks. I can remember looking up at the DJ booth in a nightclub thinking “wow that looks so cool” and “I wonder if I can learn how to mix songs together?”. 9 years later and I’ve now DJ’d all around the world professionally and played with all of my favorite DJs. It all started from where you are now.

How To Mix Songs

The fact is that DJing and mixing songs together is not as complicated as it looks. All DJs really do when they mix songs together is blend one song after the other. So the goal of mixing is to play one song and then to have the next song fade in and play together at the same time as the first song, creating a unique mix of songs that has never been created before.

To do this the Dj must do a few simple things.

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This past week I was down in Puerto Vallarta. There is a pretty strong DJing scene here in Mexico. Its inspiring to see soo many beinnger DJs learning how to DJ and moving on to play in some of the SICK nightclubs and parties they have down here.

One aspect of DJing that I never really considered until this weekend was that if you learn how to DJ you instantly have a job to pay the bills anywhere in the world. I don’t care if we’re talking Jordan, South Africa, Morocco, Mexico, Hong Kong or New Zealand. If there is a city you can bet that they have parties and nightclubs that need new DJs.

How cool is it that you can do something fun like learning how to dj and be guaranteeing yourself work all around the globe. Its like become an accountant or a doctor without the 8 years of lame school! Sure you make less money but we are all aware of the other benefits of DJing that people like accountants wish they had (girls, lifestyle, VIP celebrity DJ treatment etc).

In fact the DJing scene in a lot of other countries is BETTER than in places like North America and even the UK. Why?
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A lot of new DJs ask me how they can make their own beats. Thats called being a music producer and its a lot different from being a DJ. Both require completely different skillsets and personal strengths yet both are crucial for your success as a professional DJ.

So here is the low down on DJing vs Producing. We’ll take a look at why each are so important. Read the rest of this entry »

Want to learn to dj? This is a picture from the club last Friday Night (taken on my iPhone) that might inspire you. If this picture doesn’t make you want to learn to DJ than I don’t know what will!

The nightclub was packed and people came ready to hit the dancefloor. This is how to learn to dj! I got paid very well and the dj equipment in the dj booth was awesome and tweaked for perfection. The room was filled with beautiful people and it was definitely a house music friendly crowd! It was a great night to be a DJ! I reflected back on my time when I started to learn to dj and was struggling to learn to mix and I remember that back then I couldn’t imagine DJing at nightclubs like this! All I wanted was to learn to dj online. Now I was the man controlling the party!
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Looking for dj lessons? I spend a lot of my free time cruising DJ message boards, online magazines and blogs to stay on top of whats new in the dj lessons industry and to constantly find new ways to help aspiring DJs like you that are looking for a dj lesson.

One common thread I always see on message forums is new DJs having troubles finding gear, learning how to dj mix and get their beat matching tight. You probably have or currently are experiencing similar problems and have thought about looking for dj lessons in your city or online dj lessons as well.
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Looking for a DJ school? You came to the right place! DJ schools can be expensive and there are so many to choose from. Choosing the right Dj school can be a confusing process so I wanted to help you out.

If you choose the wrong dj school your progress will be slow and frustrating. Choose the right dj school and you’ll progress quickly. You’ll learn to beatmatch and mix with ease and you’ll be getting gigs in no time.

So if your looking for DJ schools the most important factor to take into account is the Djs that are running the dj school! A lot of dj schools are run by local DJs that never really ended up playing any big dj gigs. They start dj schools because their DJing can’t cover their bills. They figure that it will be easy to get some money off of kids that are looking to learn to dj so they launch their dj school and the kids come flooding in.
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If you want to learn to dj you came to the right spot! HowToDjFast.com is the leader in helping new djs learn to dj by sharing helpful articles and videos.

If you want to learn to dj there are a few steps you need to be aware of before you get started. Most people that want to learn how to dj miss one of these stpes or do them in the wrong order, and this ultimately leads to their failure as a DJ. Failure as a DJ? I mean never learning how to dj – as in beatmatch or mix lke a pro dj and never being able to play a gig.

The sad fact is that 98% of new DJs will never learn how to dj mix properly or play a gig. They have dreams of becoming a successful dj, someone that is the center of the party with all the girls, banging their music to a high dancefloor full of screaming people.
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