Fill out the Mixing 101 form at the link below and someone will be in touch with you within 2-3 business days to answer any questions or to schedule the lessons. A payment link will be sent for the lessons and a confirmation email will be sent after payment processing.

https://djpetealexander.com/mixing101

Currently, lessons are offered at $350 which include 4× 90 minute lessons.

Lessons are available Tue-Thurs 12pm-6pm

No equipment is required, however, it is highly encouraged to obtain a few basic equipment to practice. Most new students start with a controller, wired headphones, laptop, and laptop stand. Here are a few popular controller models for beginners.

Controllers
(ordered by price low-high)

Pioneer DDJ-FLX4
Pioneer DDJ-FLX6
Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX10
In our lessons, we use Pioneer SRT-1000.

Laptop Stand
https://a.co/d/0gce8YiQ

In the lessons, we use a laptop running Serato DJ Pro, turntables, mixer, controllers, headphones, speakers, and microphone. For music, a mixture of vinyl records and digital files are used. All students are welcome to bring any of their own gear to practice with but not required.

That depends on many factors such as practice hours, comfortability, and the type of gig.  If there’s a specific type of gig (or personal goal/date) you are practicing for, please let me know and I’d be happy to help cater the training for it.  With that said, give yourself time and patience.  It took me over a year before I played my first gig which was a house party…and I was a complete mess. LOL.  Granted, I didn’t have a course or formal instructor to help me along the way.

This introductory course is designed to get you familiar with essential dj equipment and basic understanding of blending songs together.

DJing is a lot like learning a new language or instrument. After four sessions, you’ll have moved past the "What does this button do?" and into "Ahh, I’m starting to get this.." phase.

Practicing between sessions is crucial as it allows me to see your progress and help you along the way. I recommend at least 30-45 min a few days out of the week.  Treat this as playtime or a fun activity, not a chore.  It doesn’t need to be lumped into one session.  Even a few 10-15 min sessions now and then can make a world of difference.  You’ll be surprised how quickly small practices add up.  Write down any questions or challenges you go through so that we can talk through them in our in-person practice sessions.

Yes.  There is a follow up beginner/intermediate course available.  These lessons focus on enhancing precision and developing a higher comfort/confidence level in the booth.  Each session combines technical drills with exercises, focusing on key elements such as harmonic mixing, advanced phrasing, creative looping, drops and blends. Please inquire with instructor if you are interested in learning more.