The United DJ Mixing School is now taking applications for our mid year courses in 2008. We have had overwhelming number of students joining the popular comprehensive dj course at the beginning of the year and are now making preparations for the winter sessions. All applications are to be lodged via the enrolment link here.

"Battle of the DJs" - the graduation nights, over the last several years have proven to be very successful with students training hard and obtaining job placements straight after the course and some even before completion. If you would like to see some of our 2007 students live in action check Ms Stylz at Substance this sat 23rd Feb, Tyrone at Mynt Lounge on 28th Feb and Saturdays at room 680, JC at Allurve Bar saturdays, or Lindeluxe supporting Miles Dyson (Germany) at LaDiDa on 29th Feb 2008. And if you happen to be in Beijing you'll find Electro Princess touring at all the hot spots...

The success of our students is what we pride our school on and this next 'battle of the djs' will be no exception with two of the competitors DJ Nikx and Artama recently placed in a weekly residency in Melbourne CBD.

Come and check out the hype ! Our very first edition of the student graduation night "Battle of the DJs 2008" Vol 1 will take place on Saturday 1st March with competing DJs : Neelzo, Artama, Nikx, Chadster, Zaga Zag, Shy Knee, and Binman. Each student will be given 20 minutes to showcase everything they have been taught in the 12 week program with extra skills of their own choice thrown in. View previous battle winners on our YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/djsunited The battle will take place at F4 Night Club, Level 2, 322 Little Collins St, Melbourne. Battle starts 7PM Sharp and FREE entry for all before 8PM so bring your friends and support the local upcoming talent over a few drinks and party on after with DJs Agent 86, Dave Pham and Mike Callander.

For more info phone the school on (03) 96399990, email admin@djsunited.com.au or join our network at www.myspace.com/djmixingschool

Here we go again ~ ! another graduation night, another battle to see who will be our next upcoming star DJ. This has been an interesting group with some very enthusiastic students now already working in various clubs whilst others training hard just for the battle night. So expect to see some very talented club orientated DJs to keep you on the floor in this round. The student battle night was initially conceived to make the students work harder towards the end of the course and hence bringing out the best in them with prizes as incentives. We have found lately that students are taking the night more and more seriously and we have had some incredible results in 2007. As an example, two students (with only 12 weeks of training) J.C and Electro Princess from the October class played peak sets at Obsession (Sold out event 1,000+ at Brown Alley).

Congratulations to these DJs and also a big congrats to DJ Ty (winner of graduation battle in January) for taking out the Basement's Open Deck Competition on Saturday 27th October, judged by Grant Smillie. He was up against some credible Djs such as Cranky Franky, Dutchee and Jon Bling. Ty will now be spinning the decks along side Grant Smillie and John Course on NOVA FM and also playing at the Ministry Of Sound Tour @ Room 680 on the 23rd Dec. Also congratulations to Ms Stylz (winner of graduation battle in February) who has now earned a monthly residency Saturdays at melbourne's renown "Croft Institute". Big shout outs to these very talented DJs and others that have taken the course seriously and achieved amazing success within such a short span of time.

This next graduation battle Vol VII will take place at our usual spot F4, this Saturday 24th November 6PM Sharp with host MC Thorn. FREE Entry as per usual so bring your friends and check out Melbourne's upcoming talent over a few drinks before heading out or you can stay and party on at F4 (pretty simple) with DJs Agent 86, Dave Pham and Mike Callander.

Battle of the Djs 2007 took place on Saturday 20th October with many dedicated students that trained hard for this graduation night. They were aware that this will be their final stage before stepping out into the music industry so they gave it all they got. They had shown skills in many diverse areas throughout the course and were now ready for their debut performance. Congratulations to Jez Sing who was the overall winner on the night taking away the $1,000 prize. He utilized an MPC sampler to overlay and remix tracks live and was very smooth in his mixing and transitions (dj profile and video coming soon). Congratulations to all other students who also did extremely well and also now playing at major dance parties in Melbourne. We will be uploading the category winners soon on our YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/djsunited

On Saturday the 14th July 2007 it was time again for our students to go head to head and battle it out for prizes to the value of $1000. This year has seen many talented DJs come through the school with the battle standards getting progressively higher. Each student got the opportunity to create their own instinctive style in the 12 weeks of the course and this night was their chance to show-case it behind the decks. In all previous battles, students have not only impressed the judges and crowd but also the club managers and promoters alike. In addition to this, the recent popularity of digital technology has encouraged students to raise the bar yet again and push it's boundaries !

The winner was DJ Sanks, who used Serato, Ableton Live, 2 Laptops, 2 Mixers, Turntables and a Foot switch to produce his own track 'live' layer by layer. He combined his production skills with his DJing and turntablism skills to put together a complete allrounder set.
DJ Bliss won the "club category" by showcasing quick but smooth mixes with some beat juggling thrown in on the Pioneer CDJs.
DJ Murphalicious won the "performance category" by demonstrating great showmanship combined with technical ability in an energetic set. He was definitely the crowd favorite being only 16 yrs old.

Click on pics to view their 20 minute sets on You Tube. Please give feedback with your comments...

DJ Sanks (Overall Winner) >profile< Genre: (Breaks)	DJ Bliss (Club Category Winner) Genre: (R&B/ Hip Hop)	DJ Murphalicious (Performance Category Winner) Genre: (Old Skool Hip Hop/ House)

Congratulations also to Doubl-L and Shen Jyt who came equal third.. We will be uploading their sets soon on our YouTube Channel.
We would like to thank F4 Night Club for hosting the event once again and supporting the upcoming talent. Keep your eye on this site for the next upcoming battles.

:: Videos of previous students at the graduation battle ::

Key Tek (Old Skool/ Hip Hop)	Bex (Trance/ House/ Turntablism)	Ms Stylz (Breaks)
Vyking (R&B / Hip Hop)	Herbie J (Electro/ House)	Dlema 1 (Drum and Bass)
I.C (R&B / Hip Hop)	Baby Barbarella (Electro/ House)	Kirkham (Minimal House)
Southside (Old Skool/ Hip Hop)	Ty (Electro/ House)	Kram Kandy (Hard Style)

:: DJ SEMINAR VIDEOS ::

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DJ Q Bert (World Renown Turntablist) 56k Dial Up :: 250K Broadband	DJ Craze (3 X World DMC DJ Champ) 56K Dial Up :: 250K Broadband	DJ RAFIK (Current ITF World DJ Champ) 56k Dial Up :: 250K Broadband

The school's comprehensive course has been exposing many talented DJs this year with some students obtaining club residency and time was due for the 4th edition of our class graduation battle. Battle of the Djs 2007 Vol IV took place on Saturday 5th May 2007 with competing DJs Key Tek, Bexter, Baby Barbarella, and Rock Jem. These DJs had 20 minutes to showcase everything they have been taught in the 12 week program which includes creative mixing techniques, scratching, turntablism, effects, live production and other extra skills they have picked up along the way. The night proved to be one of our best nights with all competing DJs showcasing various technical abilities and showmanship in smooth and well programmed sets. However as per usual there can only be one winner and the winning prize to the value of $1,000 and the title "Battle of the DJs Champion" went to DJ Bexter. Bexter showcased amazing skills in all aspects of DJing from very smooth and flawless mixing to complex scratching and beat juggling. All other competitors also did extremely well and you can view their sets at the links below on YouTube.... The battle was followed by the Smirnoff Ice inthemix party featuring DJs Agent 86, Dave Pham, Gavin Keitel, and Jai Spence.

Watch DJ Bexter winning set (Trance/ House/ Turntablism)
Baby Barbarella (Electro/ House) .: profile and MP3 download :.
Key Tek (Old Skool/ Hip Hop)

Some students from this particular class could not do the final test as they had to travel overseas so we decided to put up a special profile on one of the DJs who showed amazing dedication and talent throughout the course. Farewell to Duncan AKA DJ Walter Ego who has gone back to the UK to pursue the art further. Check his profile and MP3 Mix FREE Download .

When: Sat 5th May, 7PM - 9PM (Battle start 7PM sharp)
Where: F4 Night Club, Lvl 2, 322 Little Collins St, Melbourne.
Upcoming DJs : Key Tek, Bexter, Baby Barbarella, and Rock Jem
Resident DJs : Agent 86, Dave Pham, Gavin Keitel, and Jai Spence
Cost : FREE before 8PM

DJ SEMINAR 2007

featuring:

DJ ROK RAIDA - NYC
(X-Ecutioners, DMC World Champ)

Wednesday 25th April (Anzac Day) 7PM - 9PM

Level 10, 94 Elizabeth St, Melbourne 3000 Ph: (03) 9639 9990

It has been almost 10 years since Roc Raida visited our school and with the unfortunate cancellation of the X-Ecutioners Seminar in 2004 due to the group breaking up, we thought time was now due for the Grandmaster to share his wealth of new found knowledge with our students. We are delighted to have him back for our next DJ Seminar 2007.

Roc Raida began his DJ career in the early eighties at the age of ten. Surrounded by such inspirations as his father, a member of the Sugar Hill Records act Mean Machine and hip hop impresario Grandmaster Flash, Raida cultivated his interest into an absolute passion. Now, Roc Raida is considered among the best of the contemporary DJ’s and has brought the art of Turntablism and Party rocking to a fresh new level.

Roc Raida's former crew the X-ecutioners were, along with San Francisco's Invisibl Skratch Piklz, among the first all-DJ outfits to sign a recording contract, and the first to release a full-length album focusing on the art of turntable manipulation. They released their first full-length disc, "X-Pressions", in 1997. Roc Raida, Rob Swift and Total Eclipse revived the project in 2002 with the release of "Built From Scratch", its nu-metal-oriented cut "It's Goin' Down" featuring Linkin Park enjoyed a 8 week chart run in the top 20 of Modern Rock Tracks and put the album at #15 on The Billboard Top 200 chart. They returned a year later with "Scratchology" that appeared in the top 20 of the U.S. Independent Albums chart.

In 1995 Roc Raida took on the world and won the infamous WORLD DMC DJ CHAMPIONSHIPS. Since then he has been traveling around the globe in such exotic locations as Singapore, Turkey, Japan and Australia to China, Hawaii, Moscow, and the South of France. Two years ago on a panel at the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Raida was appointed "Grandmaster", by some of Hip-Hop’s founding fathers. To round out a phenomenal decade, Raida was also inducted into the DMC Hall of Fame at the 1999 DMC World Finals in New York City.

Roc Raida has been featured on an episode of "Saturday Night Live"; the first DJ to ever share the stage with the fabled SNL band. Proving, once again, that Raida is the perfect example of a master perfecting his art.

In the last 8 years he has produced record for artists, such as, Big L, Smif ‘N’ Wessun, Fat Joe, Bad Boy recording artist Aasim, Ghostface, Black Thought of The Roots and Linkin Park to name a few. He has also lent his hand’s scratching on records for artist’s like O.C.’s classic “Time’s Up” to pop sensation Pink’s new album “I’m Not Dead.” Recently Raida was the star of the National Pepsi commercial entitled Speakerboxx.

With many more projects to come in the near future and now a part of the Heavy Hitters crew you will be hearing and seeing a lot of Raida for many years to come through his music, his visuals, his style and the radio where he is the newest edition to Washington D.C.’s #1 radio station WPGC 95.5.

Roc Raida will be hosting DJ Seminar 2007 at The United DJ Mixing School, Level 10, 94 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, this Wednesday 25th April (Anzac Day) from 7PM - 9PM. Limited seats, existing students will be given first priority. For any further details phone the school on (03) 96399990 or email : admin@djsunited.com.au

DJ Roc Raida plays at Phat Fridays at Club F4 Friday 27th April with local supports DJ Flagrant, A Style, Cargo, Chango Phat + More... For more info visit http://www.ffour.com.au

On saturday the 24th February, it was on again ! the infamous battle of our finest comprehensive course students to find our next star DJ. This was our second edition for 2007 and showcased DJs of many diverse genre and style. Each DJ was allocated 20 minutes to showcase everything they had been taught in the 12 week program. This time round the students were not as nervous and proved that with confidence you can achieve a lot more and give optimum performance. All DJs showed great skills in their own unique style with smooth mixes, acapella drops, external effectors, and even live percussion. However Ms Stylz had the set with the most diverse skills and showcased an all rounder set. She demonstrated creative programming with some tricks in between, scratching skills, and most importantly originality all put together in a very energetic set. She was also the crowd favorite on the night and walked away with a FREE Advance course and private tuitions to the value of $1,000 to further develop her skills. She definitely has come a long way in 12 weeks and no doubt she will go a long way. We would like to once again thank F4 Saturdays for hosting the event and the resident DJ Dave Pham for the FREE mix CD giveaways.

The winning set can be viewed with real player : Broadband or YouTube Genre: Breaks.

:: Ms Stylz Profile :: For bookings visit http://www.myspace.com/natisfree or email admin@djsunited.com.au

2006 was an exciting year for the school with many talented DJs coming through the courses and obtaining job placements. On Saturday the 13th January we kicked off 2007 with a DJ Battle of last year's comprehensive course students from November/December. These students have had only 12 weeks of formal training and many were nervous at the start of their sets but later showed some incredible skills and originality. Each student had roughly 20 minutes to showcase everything they have been taught in the course including mixing, scratching, effects, and tricks combined in their own unique original style. To our amazement the winning set was won with the CDJs alone. DJ Ty simply kept it clean and utilised many samples and accapellas to live remix some popular electro tracks. The programming of the whole set was smooth and for Club DJing this element is essential. Other students also did extremely well in other areas like scratching, tricks, etc. but DJ Ty was the best allrounder club DJ on the night and he walked away with a FREE advance course to the value of $750. Congratulations to all that competed and special thanks to F4 Night Club for hosting the event. The winning set can be viewed with real player : Broadband or YouTube

Click here for DJ Ty's Profile. Available for Clubs, Parties, and Functions. Genre: Top 40, Dance, Electro.
For bookings visit www.myspace.com/djty05 or email admin@djsunited.com.au

Student DJ Battle 2006
Vol. IV

On the 7th October the school held the next edition of "Battle of the DJ's" to find our next best graduate from the comprehensive courses. The event was held at Revolver Upstairs prior to their popular saturday night "The Late Show". Competing DJs were I.C, Dlema One, Herbie J, Diamond Tooth, DJ Enerate, Kirkham, and Bass Oxide. Each DJ showed their own style and individuality with many diverse genres. Thay all showed originality which is what these events and the school is all about. With so many different genres of music and different talents, we had no choice but to categorise the DJs. The overall winner was announced on the night but the categories was decided at a later stage. The winners are as follows :
Club Category Winner : Herbie J, Technical Category Winner : IC, and the Overall Winner (Taking the FREE Advance course) was Kirkham who showed the smoothest club mixing skills and also incoporating live percussions to complement the set. Check out their sets with Real Player below...

DJ Kirkham 56K 256K	DJ Herbie J 56K 256K	DJ IC 56K 256K

The United DJ Mixing School would like to thank Revolver Upstairs for helping us co-ordinate the event and supporting the upcoming talent.

:: JOHNNY GLEESON ::
GUEST LECTURES
MELBOURNE'S COMPREHENSIVE COURSES

Our popular comprehensive course is designed for beginners and spans over 12 weeks. We will take you step by step from the very basics of music structure to all different styles of mixing, scratching and tricks in all different genres of music. Students will receive unlimited practice time and free private one-on-one tuitions throughout the 12 weeks for the complete hands-on training. All our tutors have minimum 20 years experience within the industry and have won numerous Australian DJ Championships. Lectures are held in group sessions one night per week with many established DJ's and guests from across Australia. Our school is renowned for it’s conception of DJ Seminars since 1993 and you are guaranteed at least one international guest throughout the term.

Johnny Gleeson has been teaching at the school since the early days when DJ Schools were nonexistent and helped us write curriculums and teaching methods which are now widely used within many new institutions here and abroad. His teaching methods helped many students to learn the art so quickly that he soon became our main instructor alongside Paul Holden, Pee Wee Ferris, KC and DJ ASK throughout the 90's. Johnny also helped establish the Advance courses in Sydney in 1999 and also appearing on BBC UK's Club Choice documentary of the School. Johnny has taught the art of mixing to thousands upon thousands of students who alongside many younger established jocks have all affectionately named him the Godfather.

One half of the chart topping "Southside Hustlers", solos recording artist, Pacha resident (Ibiza 2005), "Defected in the House" Resident (Sydney), and resident DJ at Sydney's number one Venue Tank. Johnny Gleeson is one of Australia's finest DJ/Producer exports. In the last year alone he has rocked dancefloors through London, Italy, Ibiza, New York, Miami, Beijing, Shanghai and almost all of the major Australian hotspots, released 5 successful singles and has one currently on Data (Ministry of Sound U.K) which recently hit No.5 in the Global DMC Dance and Mainstream charts and No.3 in the U.K club charts. For more info and downloads visit the official site www.johnnygleeson.com

Johnny Gleeson will be playing at "One Love" @ Prince of Whales, Melbourne on Sat 8th July and teaching classes at Melbourne's United DJ Mixing School from 10th July to 13th July. For more info email admin@djsunited.com.au

Level 10, 94 Elizabeth St, Melbourne 3000 (Map) Ph: (03) 9639 9990

Student DJ Battle 2006
Vol. III

The school would like to congratulate all students for showcasing some amazing talent last Saturday night at The Loft Night Club (Melbourne). However with all battles there can only be one winner and DJ Southside is now officially the first female DJ to win our comprehensive course "Class Battle". When the courses first started in 1993, the initial idea was simply to hold the final test in a Night Club so that the students can have the experience of playing live in a club environment, and also have the opportunity to perform in front of a crowd. We later gave away prizes as an incentive so the students would train harder. The most appropriate prize was naturally our "Advance Course". This proved to be a success as many students became more technically advanced in a shorter period of time. Now the results speak for itself and we are very proud to have produced many talented DJs over the years. We would like to once again thank "The Loft" for helping us coordinate the event and supporting the upcoming local talent. The winning set can be viewed with Real Player :: 56K Dial Up :: :: 250K Broadband :: YouTube

Student DJ Battle 2006
Vol. II

We would like to congratulate DJ Kram Kandy for winning the class test held Saturday 6th May at The Loft. He will receive a FREE advance course to the value of $750. Danielle C started the night off with some groovy Jazz tunes which lead up to DK playing some of the latest R&B and Hip Hop. Seany D and Sepps took it up to House and Hard House. Then Kram Kandy blew everyone away with his smooth mixing skills and showmanship in the Hard House Genre. The School would like to thank The Loft for helping us co-ordinate the event. The winning set can be viewed with Real Player :: 56K Low:: :: 250K Broadband:: YouTube

DJ SEMINAR 2006

featuring:

DJ SKIZO (Milan, Italy)

Thursday 4th May 7:30PM - 9:30PM

* Demonstrations * Lectures * Course Outlines Explained * Q&A's *

Due to limited places please RSVP with your contact details to admin@djsunited.com.au

Level 10, 94 Elizabeth St, Melbourne 3000 (Map) Ph: (03) 9639 9990

The United DJ Mixing School will be hosting another FREE DJ SEMINAR launching our advance courses in Melbourne 2006 on Thursday 4th May 7:30PM – 9:30PM. The Advance course is designed for people wanting to learn the art of scratching and turntablism as well as advance mixing (eg. multiple decks, effectors, and utilising latest digital equipment) and music production with the latest software (Cubase, Reason, and Ableton Live). The course will also cover many essential business aspects of the industry including promoting your own event, sponsorships, record industry, marketing yourself and contracts. This particular course was launched in Sydney in 1999 and have produced many established DJ's with resident clubs across Australia and abroad. Some have established their own DJ Business and Schools whilst others have won numerous DMC/ ITF Competitions. There are prerequisites to this course and will be explained on the night.

Our next guest lecturer is no stranger to our shores. DJ SKIZO has visited Australia many times headlining at major dance parties like FUTURE DREAMS and guest appearances at many renown clubs including HOME Sydney. He has taught many successful DJ's the art of scratching and all aspects of the DJ culture in our advance courses in previous years. He is now back for a short tour and will be demonstrating and teaching his latest scratch techniques at the Melbourne School. FREE entry for all wanting to learn the art !

Student DJ Battle 2006
Vol. I

As of 2006 we will be uploading Melbourne's Comprehensive Class 'Final Tests'. Our first edition was held on the 5th March and all students proved that with hard practice and training, you can be ready for any club set within a short period of time. We would like to congratulate DJ Vyking for winning the test. He will receive a FREE advance course to the value of $750. Also special shout outs to DJ Melicious and DJ Pat G who showed great skills on the decks. The School would like to thank First Floor and Players Ball for helping us co-ordinate the event. The winning set can be viewed with Real Player :: 56K Low:: :: 250K Broadband:: YouTube

DJ Seminar 2005

Part IV featuring :

ITF WORLD DJ CHAMPION

Rafik, 22 years old, began spinning house music 9 years ago. At the age of 13, he had his first club gig in the world famous Unique-Club in Düsseldorf, Germany, where he did the warm-up program for Eric D. Clark and letting the place burst to flames.
In the year 2000, Raffia started messing around with hip hop, scratching and turntablism. This led him to compete and immediately win his very first dj-battle in 2001. In 2003, he had his breakthrough winning three out of four national ITF-titles, as well as placing second in three major European competitions and the ITF-world finals.
2004, finally, turned out to be even more successful, as Rafik won the ITF-World Championships in three categories (advancement, scratching and team), after placing second in the DMC-World Finals.
Rafik is also a member of the music project “Cosmic Delivery”, the former “Turntable Jazz”, one of the worlds most revolutionary combinations between turntables and musical instruments, in which he plays the turntable part. The band’s home base is the Unique-Club in Düsseldorf.
For the present and the future Rafik is working on a lot of solo projects, which include producing songs, battle-records, compilations and forming collaborations with high quality producers such as ben human, hardfloor and the phoneheads.
Rafik as a club DJ, plays a danceable mix of underground hip hop, funk and electronic music. He can also provide independent and underground hip hop if wanted. After his first club experience 9 years ago, Rafik has his residence in the Unique club in Düsseldorf again.

DJ Rafik will host an exclusive Scratch Seminar at the following venues in Sydney and Melbourne.

* DJ Rafik Melbourne Hip Hop Seminar with Wickid Force Breakers, Mistry, and Excel (Zulu roc) Universal Zulu Nation
- Topics will include the history and progression of B-Boys in Australia, Graffiti, MC's and Turntablism as well as topics on how the different elements sit in our society today. WICKID FORCE BREAKERS has been Australian B Boy Champions 3 Years running with a 5th placing at the Battle of Year in Germany 2003. As part of the Fringe Festival the crew recently showcased "Melbourne Breaks" which sold out all 6 shows at Theatreworks. MISTRY has been involved with the Australian hip hop scene since early 80's as a B boy/ Graff Writing (Bounty Hunterz, 21st Century) and released various albums and ep's with Brethren. Zulu Ahki Excel began his journey into the Hip Hop culture in the year 1980 as a writer and b boy turning to Djing around 84.He continued as a Dj in the culture where in 1989 began to work as a Hip Hop Producer releasing his crews first 12” in 1992.He continued to produce through the 90’s for many of the crews that paved the way for so many i.e Bias B – Reason – Dedli Cii – Curse Ov Dialect to name but a few. Excel has progressed through the culture helping uplift and bring Positive awareness. As Chapter Leader of the Australian Branch of the Universal Zulu Nation he continues onward to bring Knowledge, Truth, Equality, to help preserve and uplift our culture Hip Hop.
Come and learn some tips and tricks from the World Champ and explore moments in the lives of Melbourne and Sydney's b-boys from the 80s, 90s and today.
- Check out the highly influential breakin crew New York City Breakers in an early 80's Documentary. (Real Player Required)
Thursday 20th October 6:30PM - 8:30PM at the Hi Fi Bar. (FREE Session. Open to Public - RSVP)

* DJ Rafik Sydney Scratch Seminar with DJ Revolution
- Topics include Scratch Techniques, Technology with Turntablism, Production and Business tips.
Thursday 27th October 6:30PM - 8:30PM at HOME Sydney. (FREE Session. Open to Public - RSVP)

Simply RSVP to admin@djsunited.com.au with your details. For updates of future workshops and events become a Member.

DJ Rafik will be touring down under this October with the Australian ITF DJ Championships. See Rafik in action CLICK HERE

DJ Seminar 2005

Part III featuring :

DJ CRAZE

(3 X Technics World DJ Champion)

On September 23, 2000 in London, England, Craze defended his 1999 title and claimed the 2000 DMC World Champion title, an unprecedented 3X win, making DMC and turntablist history. He also won the Team Championship for 2000 alongside Allies' crew member A-Trak, regaining the title from the UK's Scratch Perverts. To date CRAZE is still the only solo DJ to win the DMC World Championships 3 years consecutively !

There are DJs and there is 23 year old, three time DMC World Champion DJ Craze, a feared warrior who's also taken the top prize in the ITF, Zulu Nation and East Coast Rap Sheet battles.

Craze's championship titles include:

World ITF Scratch Off Champion '98
World DMC Champion '98, ’99, '00
USA DMC Champion '98
ITF Western Hemisphere Scratch Off Champion '98
Winter Music Conference Scratch Off Champion '96, '97, '98, '99
East Coast DMC Champion '97
East Coast Rap Sheet Champion '96
Zulu National Champion '95, '96

DJ Craze lectured at our school in 1998 when he had just won his first World Title. He has no doubt come a long way since then, and we are honored to have him back to host our next DJ Seminar 2005.

The seminar will take place on Friday 22nd April 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM at our Melbourne Branch.

The United DJ Mixing School.
Level 10, 92-94 Elizabeth St, Melbourne.
Ph: (03) 9639 9990 Fax: (03) 9639 9930

Seats reserved for Students and Members only...

Simply RSVP to admin@djsunited.com.au with your details.

DJ Craze Australian Tour Dates:

Wed 20th April - C-Moog, Byron Bay
Fri 22nd April - Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne
Sat 23rd April - 360, Hordon Pavilion, Sydney
Sun Apr 24 - 360, Perth

For complete Bio visit www.djcraze.com

DJ Seminar 2005

Part II featuring :

DJ BABU
(Dilated Peoples, Beat Junkies)

Master in Illustrating the Musical Blend of the Classic DJ Arts With New-School Turntablism

With the dawn of the 1984 Breakdancing explosion, came an instant surge of peaked interest in the musical art form of the DJ. Amongst this body of music enthusiasts stood Christopher Oroc, internationally acclaimed as DJ Babu of the world famous Beat Junkies. Captivated by the intense skills and techniques demonstrated by neighboring DJ innovators, Babu's drive to embrace this art and contribute to its advancement, has lead him to honorably stamp his mark in music history. Globally recognized as a DJ legend, Babu states that music is the soundtrack to his life. Applying this creative intellect has empowered him to conquer notable achievements in a number of areas, more specifically victories extending throughout the music realm.

One of the most documented DJs in the world, Babu continues to appear in both national and international media outlets, including live television showcases on MTV's "Direct Effect" and "BET Live", as well as feature stories in highly-circulated music publications such as VIBE, Source, and Rolling Stone.

Dilated Peoples, comprised of Babu, along with MCs Raaka and Evidence, introduced their second album entitled "Expansion Team" (CapitolRecords). This album, which was released last October, includes a number of songs, which display Babu's remarkable beat-making skills, turntable talent and production expertise. "Expansion Team" also features an original Beat Junkie track entitled "Dilated Junkies", created solely for this highly anticipated album. With three successful albums as the critically acclaimed group Dilated Peoples. Collectively they have countless numbers of collaborations with everyone from DJ Premier to Kanye West, have toured the world incessantly since the early 90’s, and have managed to straddle the fine line between the “underground” and mainstream with ease. “DP is one of the few groups out right now that has been able to appeal across musical boundaries without sacrificing their artistic integrity” says long time friend and ABB president Beni B.

Already breaking ground in Los Angeles with the success of the Nightlife parties in Hollywood, ETS (Expansion Team Soundsystem) will be touring Australia and stopping at the United DJ Mixing School for DJ Seminar 2005.

DJ BABU Seminar/ Workshop @ United DJ Mixing School

Wednesday 23rd March - Level 10, 94 Elizabeth St, Melbourne. 7PM - 9PM

Limited seats so please RSVP (Strictly Members and Students only)

Ph: (03) 9639 9990 or email your details to melbourne@djsunited.com.au

United DJ Mixing School Pty Ltd.
Level 10, 94 Elizabeth St, Melbourne (Next to Flinders St. Station)
Ph: (03) 9639 9990 Fax: (03) 9639 9930

New Zealand Tour Dates :

Wed. 16th: Dunedin
Thurs. 17th: Christchurch
Fri. 18th: Wellington
Sat. 19th: Auckland

Australia Tour Dates :

Wed. 23rd: The Prince (29 Fitzroy St, St.Kilda, Melbourne)
Thurs. 24th: The Rev (Warner St, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane)
Fri. 25th: St.Paul's, Adelaide (Cnr Flinders & Pultney St, Adelaide)
Sun. 27th: Gaelic Club (64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills, Sydney)

For more information please visit www.expansionteamsound.com

DJ SCHOOL OPENS IN MELBOURNE
with a special DJ SEMINAR

featuring

DJ RAW
(1991 - 2000 New Zealand DJ Champion)

DJ Raw is the 3 times New Zealand DMC DJ Champion and 2 time New Zealand ITF DJ Champion with a recent top 10 placing in the 2000 World Technics DJ Championships. He is also the recipient of the “British Council Scholarship for achievement in Music”. Over the past couple of years he has played in New York, London, L.A, San Fran, and Singapore with high profile artists such as Rok Raida of the X-Ecutioners, DJ Cash Money and DJ Craze to name a few. DJ Raw has been a forefront of the New Zealand Club Scene for over a decade and his club sets are known to set the crowd in an uproar with his tasteful blending of the old skool classics through to the latest R&B/ Hip Hop Hits. Being a Club DJ, Turntablist and a DJ/Producer for his band The Footsouljahs, he will cover topics on all aspects of the DJ Industry.

Opening Seminar : Monday 21st February, 7:30PM - 9:30PM

United DJ Mixing School Pty Ltd.
Level 10, 94 Elizabeth St, Melbourne (Next to Flinders St. Station)
Ph: (03) 9639 9990 Fax: (03) 9639 9930


DJ Raw & The Footsouljahs Australian Tour Dates:

18th Feb – Replublica, Collingwood (Melbourne)
19th Feb - Bliss Lounge, 11 queen st, Melbourne
21st Feb – United DJ Mixing School (Melbourne)
22nd Feb – Motion (Bondi)
23rd Feb - Good Bar (Sydney)
24th Feb - Beach Road Hotel (Sydney)
24th Feb – Listen Up @ Mona Vale Hotel (Sydney)
25th Feb - Bling @ Cave (Sydney)
25h Feb – Good Bar (Sydney)

DJ Seminar 2004 (Melb)

Featuring :

DJ Revolution
of The World Famous 'Wake Up Show'

Click on pic to preview his previous lecture in Real Video

Back in Oz to promote his new mix album "Class of 85", DJ Revolution performed at Oiishi in Sydney and HonkyTonks in Melbourne. DJ Revolution have visited our Sydney School twice and has given us many tips in all areas of DJing including turntablism, the record industry, and promoting yourself in this ever-growing industry. He loves to teach and he is all about passing on his wealth of knowledge within the industry to the upcomers and established DJs alike. This particular lecture in Melbourne focused more on the growth of technology and the future of the DJ. We will be uploading a preview of this lecture in the coming weeks.

This FREE exclusive Seminar was held at Honky Tonks Duckboard Pl, Melbourne on Wednesday the 3rd November.

DJ SEMINAR 2004
featuring
DJ KOOL HERC
Founder of Hip Hop

The rapper scene originated in New York where Club DJ's had developed and extended the Rhythmic form of Speech they used to introduce records and dancers. The earliest examples of Rap on Record are by the Last Poets and Gil Scott-Heron which date back to early 1970's. DJ Kool Herc's story began in the Town of Kingston, Jamaica - the home of other musical legends as Bob Marley, Sean Paul, Beanie Man, Shaggy, Shaba Ranks, Buju Banton and Heavy-D. Herc was heavily influenced by the music of his native Jamica and also the sounds of American music which resulted in his meshing of the two musical traditions, Jamaican toasting (an adaptation of a much older African Tribal Tradition of recounting stories) with the funk and soul of Black America.

When Herc moved to the Bronx after leaving Jamaica. His love for music continued and an interest in DJing began. He attempted to incoporate his Jamaican style of DJing, which involved reciting improvised rhymes and the dubbed version of his reggae records. His style evolved to using instrumental and percussion section of the day's popular music. In 1973 Kool Herc Dee Jayed his first event for his sister Cindy, a back to school party held at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, New York. It was there that a musical revolution was started when Kool Herc adapted his style to American Funk and Soul. He developed a method for keeping the music going at the breaks in the record. Because these breaks were relatively short, he extended them by hipping and hopping (where the term "hip-hop" evolved).

Kool Herc first introduced using two turntables to make the beats last longer. This created the illusion of one long break for the B-Boys (Breaking Boys) to show off their skills. There was no B-Boys until Kool herc labeled them so. This is where Herc brought the Jamaican style of calling out the names of the dancers - the sort of rhythmical patter that would eventually be set to rhymes, now known as rapping and picked up by other MC's. However, Herc was unaware what kind of a visionary he had become.

DJ Kool Herc is consistently credited as the founder of Hip-Hop. His mastery on the decks is known worldwide, as are his positive contributions to the evolution of Hip-Hop culture. Herc has received a great deal of recognition including being highlighted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. The peoples' Hall of Fame Award and certificate from Govenor Mario Cumo were given to Herc in 1994 for establishing the roots of Hip-Hop in the City of New York. His photograph and Bio hangs permanently in The Museum of the City of New York and is always being profiled in countless magazines and books on Hip-Hop culture. The 2002 issue of TIME magazine credited DJ Kool Herc for being an innovative music founder of Hip-Hop, along with Elvis Presley for Rock 'N' Roll, Louis Armstrong for Jazz and Bill Monroe for Bluegrass.

Though his role as the inventor of the Hip-Hop phenomenon is known worldwide, the Bronx is still home base for DJ Kool Herc. He is still very active in the circuit, DJing in New York, UK, Gremany, France, Ireland, Denmark, Italy and for the first time ever this October 2004 - Australia !

Kool Herc gave his exclusive lecture on the history of Hip Hop and the roots of DJing at The United DJ Mixing School. The Seminar was open to Established DJ's as well as the general public.

SYDNEY SEMINAR - Monday 18th October @ CQ's Lounge 195 Oxford St Mall, Bondi Junction (Next to the railway station) 7:30PM - 9:30PM.

MELBOURNE SEMINAR - Wednesday 20th October @ Prince of Wales, St. Kilda 7PM - 8:30PM.

KOOL HERC TOUR DATES :

Sunday 17th October - Gaelic Club (Sydney), after party Suzie Q's
Monday 18th October - FREE DJ Seminar @ United DJ Mixing School (Sydney)
Wednesday 20th October - FREE DJ Seminar @ United DJ Mixing School (Melbourne)
Wednesday 20th October - Prince of Wales, Melbourne
Thursday 21st October - Tivoli, Brisbane
Friday 22nd October - Heaven Night Club, Adelaide
Saturday 23rd October - Monkey Bar, Perth

The X-Ecutioners Seminar Cancelled

We regret to inform you that the scratch tour that everyone has been looking forward to has been cancelled due to a split in the group. Roc Raida and DJ Total Eclipse have now formed alliance with turntablists DJ Boogie Blind and DJ Precision. Boogie Blind from Harlem, DJs for Pharoahe Monch and is the 2000 Vestax DJ World Extravaganza Champion. DJ Precision from Queens is the 2002 Allies All-Star Beatdown World Champion and a protégé of Rob Swift. Both are current members of the NYC based DJ crew: The Lo Lives. After 7 years as an X-ecutioner, DJ Rob Swift departed the group to concentrate on his solo music projects.

DJ Seminar 2004 (Melb)

Featuring :

DJ Shortkut
of The World Famous Beat Junkies

Known for his unbelievable beat juggling and percussion techniques and routines, Shortkut has expanded these skills to directions that cannot be defined. As an explosive member of the Beat Junkies, he continue to stir the imaginations of audiences, and leaves them captivated with his phenomenal music. His classic compositions provide an experience that is incomparable to any other music adventures.
Shortkut began his DJ career is 1987 with Just 2 Hype!, a DJ crew based out of Daly City, California. In 1994, Shortkut, together with QBert and MixMaster Mike, formed the Invisibl Skratch Piklz, a legendary turntable band that heralded a new era in the DJ/turntablist world, and helped raise this musical art to its new form. Later that same year, J.Rocc, the "Funky President" of the Beat Junkies, invited Shortkut to join their internationally acclaimed collective, based out of Los Angeles. Shortkut's addition to this musical group has diversified the Beat Junkie audience to new realms. Heavily influenced by legends of yesterday and today, he has studied the compositions and music styles of jazz icon Miles Davis, electric guitarist Jimi Hendrix, Rob Swift of the X-ecutioners, and DJ QBert. Shortkut incorporated the styles of these pioneers into his musical creations and began composing his own music, which became internationally respected and celebrated.

Shortkut claimed numerous titles including the 1994 and 1998 West Coast DMC Champion, and the 1996 Zulu Nation International Champion. He was also featured in prized national and international publications including Rolling Stone, Details, Spin, and VIBE. Shortkut's current project with the Beat Junkies is his mix-CD entitled "Rekonstrukted Elements". Shortkut's creation presents famous hip-hop compositions, which were reconstructed in Shortkut's own unique way. He shares with the audience a medley of break beats, inventive music bits, and the art form of scratching. The CD features scratch sessions between Shortkut and other master scratch musicians. This recording does not only cater to DJs or turntablists, but to all people that appreciate beats and soul. "Rekonstrukted Elements" will be released later this year on the Beat Junkies independent label, Beat Junkie Sound.

This was our third Seminar in Melbourne and DJ Shortkut explained and demonstrated his unique scratching and juggling techniques as well as Q&A's at the end. Everyone that attended the seminar also received a discounted $5 entry to the club set courtesy of Honky Tonks.

Melbourne Seminar : Honky Tonks Duckboard Pl, Melbourne - Wednesday 29th September 7:30PM - 9:30PM.

Shortkut Australian Tour Dates:

Wednesday 29th of September: FREE DJ SEMINAR @ United DJ Mixing School (Melbourne)
Wednesday 29th of September: Honkytonks Nightclub, Melbourne
Thursday 30th of September: Traffic Nightclub, Adelaide
Friday 1st of October: Sub-Culture Nightclub, Queenstown, New Zealand
Saturday 2nd of October: Home Nightclub, Christchurch, New Zealand
EXCLUSIVE SYDNEY SHOW: Sunday 3rd of October: O-ii-shi @ Suzie Q's (169 Oxford St, Darlinghurst)

DJ Seminar 2004
(Sydney - Melbourne)

Part III Featuring :

DJ Melo D of The World Famous Beat Junkies

Since 1992, David Mendoza, globally recognized as DJ Melo-D of the world famous Beat Junkies, has conjured fascination amongst music enthusiasts both in the national and international scenes. Elevating his individual style and developing his turntable talent to emit technical precision and a flawless style of mixing are practices he has mastered throughout his DJ career. As an accomplished musician, Melo-D invents original compositions that illuminate his rhythmical creativity and striking imagination. His audible innovations exemplify his dedication to advance the DJ artform --- a goal he has clearly achieved.
Melo-D began his DJ career in 1990, as a member of the DJ group Modern Muzique, based out of Cerritos, CA. In 1992, he officially joined the Beat Junkie crew and immediately began conquering a host of achievements. Linked to his name are the prestigious battle titles of Vestax USA Champion (1995), Vestax World Champion (1995), and the honor of Vestax Team World Champions (1996). In addition, Melo-D, along with several of the highly talented musicians of the Beat Junkie crew, captured the distinguished International Turntablist Federation (ITF) World Champion titles in 1997 and 1998. The Beat Junkies are the first and only turntable band to capture and defend this celebrated title two consecutive years.

This was Melo D's third visit to the school and we were very honored to have him back. Melo D showcased advance turntablism techniques and also guided everyone through every basic scratches and Juggles right through to all the new combos and stylez.

Sydney Seminar - 20th April @ BJ's 195 Oxford St Mall, Bondi Junction 7PM - 9PM.

Melbourne Seminar - 21st April @ Honky Tonks Duckboard Pl, Melbourne 7PM - 9PM.

MELO D Australasian Tour 2004

Tuesday the 20th April DJ Seminar (Sydney)
Wednesday the 21st April DJ Seminar (Melbourne)
Wednesday the 21st April Honkytonks (Melbourne)
Thursday the 22nd April Christchurch, (N.Z.)
Friday the 23rd April Queenstown, (N.Z.)
Saturday the 24th April DJ RAW'S DJ BATTLE, Wellington, (N.Z.)
Sunday the 25th (Long Weekend) O-II-SHI, (Sydney)

DJ Seminar 2004

Part II Featuring :

The New Technics World DJ Champion

Click on Picture to preview the lecture

The art of turntablism continues to please audiences across the globe, it goes without saying that DJ Dopey has played an integral role in its rise to the forefront. Having performed alongside the artform’s finest including such names as DJ Q-Bert, DJ Craze, Mixmaster Mike, DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Beat Junkies, Scratch Perverts and The X-Ecutioners to name a few, DJ Dopey has solidified his rank among the greatest in his field by winning the coveted title of 2003 DMC WORLD CHAMPION. At the young age of 24, DJ Dopey has definitely paid his dues in the "battle" circuit. Being no stranger to the game, DJ Dopey has consistently pushed the envelope through his innovative techniques and constant originality. In addition to his DMC World title, other 1st place achievements he holds dear to him include the 2001 Allies All Star Beatdown put on by renowned turntablist crew "The Allies", as well as the 2002/2003 Vestax Canadian Championships. And the list goes on… DJ Dopey has shared stages with artists including Eminem, Slum Village, Frank N Dank, Kardinal Offishall, Gang Starr, The New Deal and Kid Koala. Furthermore, in 2004 he will be collaborating with Columbia Records signed punk/rap group Dead Celebrity Status on their upcoming album.

DJ Dopey hosted an exclusive DJ Seminar on Wednesday 7th April at BJ's 195 Oxford St Mall, Bondi Junction. This seminar was open only to our students, members and associates. DJ Dopey showcased, demonstrated and taught his skills and techniques on the decks which won him the title and the 'gold decks'. This was a rare opportunity to meet and greet with this incredibly talented DJ and everyone that attended was in total amazement.

DJ Dopey Australian Tour

Thursday April 1st – Club Zos, Melbourne
Wednesday April 7th - DJ Seminar
Thursday April 8th – Gas, Sydney
Saturday April 10th – Fannys, Newcastle
Sunday April 11th – Canberra

Don't just believe the hype, check him in action at www.djdopey.com

DJ Seminar 2004

Until our official relaunch, the school will be hosting various seminars in early 2004. The first being DJ REVOLUTION who amazed our students in 2002 with his wealth of knowledge within the record industry and shared many of his own tips and tricks of the trade. This DJ has done just about everything you can think of with records in the last 2 decades. Spun ’em, scratched ’em, juggled ’em, sampled ’em, collected ’em, produced ’em, sold ’em, distributed ’em, promoted ’em, and so on. His world famous radio show "The wake up show" of LA on Power 106, has now made the transition to television and Revolution can be seen doing what he does best on MTV . His lecture included topics on all aspects of the DJ Industry (Considering he is one of the few in the world that has achieved recognition in ALL areas of the record business) and he also showcased turntablism tips and techniques with a 1/2 hour set on the decks. As usual we will upload parts of the seminar on our site. To stay informed with our updates click on the above link.

Revolution – March Tour:

Tuesday the 16th of March: DJ School – Sydney
Wednesday the 17th of March: Honkytonks – Melbourne
Thursday the 18th of March: Checkout Wax – Brisbane
Friday the 19th of March: Fu Bar – Aukland, N.Z.
Saturday the 20th of March: Subculture – Queenstown, N.Z.

2003 - CELEBRATING 10 YEARS

"in teaching the art of DJ'ing and turntable manipulation"

Within the last decade the school have educated thousands of students on the history of DJing, it’s culture and fast growing techniques on the decks from many international guests and world champion DJ’s. With movies like “scratch” and various documentaries the public is now more aware of who the pioneers are. There are now tours of many of the old school pioneers to Australia, which would have been unheard of a decade ago. With all this progression of the general public’s knowledge on the roots of the DJ Industry however, we have not recognized the pioneers in our own backyard.
Australia was a very rock based industry up to the very late 80’s, a time when Funk and Hip Hop could only be heard on Steven Ferris JJJ Show Saturday Nights and rarely on community stations like 2RDJ and 2SER. A time when there was only one Import Record Shop (Disco City, York St). There were many people who have worked hard (In many cases loosing money, time, and their frustrations), to bring dance music and Hip Hop to the mainstream market. Our very own school would struggle to operate 1 class per year.
When Joseph Coneely and Lindsay brought the franchise of Disco Mix Club to Australia from the U.K. DMC was in it’s 2nd year with it’s World DJ Championships, and the videos of it being made available to the Australian DJ’s was an amazing advancement as we now had a medium to learn from. The “slow motion mode” on the video tape. Drew Muirhead who now owns DMC Sound and lighting and E.P.S was the first Australian DMC DJ Champion, and was respected by many DJ’s at the time. He opened up an independent label “Dis and Dat” and released D Man’s “Rock it on”. Many local DJ’s supported the track and could be heard in most clubs, but Radio was another thing. We first started seeing breakthroughs when Sony signed up Sound Unlimited as the first Australian Hip Hop Artist, Pee Wee Ferris with his first compilation of dance tracks made only by Australian DJ’s, and Paul Holden, Ming, Johnathan Wall, and Jacqie O pushing the boundaries of Dance Parties at the Infamous Hordon Pavilion. These are just some examples of DJ’s that pushed the Australian Music scene purely for the love of it. From these creations and breakthroughs the new generation of DJ’s live the luxury of being well paid and DJ product manufacturers, retailers, publishers, promoters and street press now making billions in this market.
In Celebration of the School’s 10th year birthday, the school honored these Aussie pioneers with the one course only instructed by some of these DJ's who are still actively working in the Scene in mid 2003.

N.B. There are many DJ's and artists that I did not mention in this brief summary and my appologies to them as the list would have gone for too long. But a definite shout out to some of the people that started the whole Hip Hop scene in Sydney in the early 90's : Def Wish Cast, my crew Bad Reputation and ESP, Lill Harris, Tony vass, DJ Sing, and last but not least nuff respect to DJ A.S.K.

DJ SEMINAR 2003

featuring

The World Famous Beat Junkies

Last year we hosted many seminars with many renown DJ's and Turntablists from across the globe, ranging from old school DJ's who played a crucial role in starting this whole DJ Phenomenon decades ago to the stars of the new millennium. It was definitely an eventful year for the School's calendar and our students gained knowledge they would never have expected. The Beat Junkies have always had a passion for teaching the art and spreading their knowledge. Icy Ice was the first Beat Junkies member to teach at the school. He now operates many DJ workshops with regular guests in L.A. Later on the year DJ Melo D of the Beat Junkies gave us his exclusive lecture that amazed all our students on what can be achieved with the turntables as an instrument. This year they are back to showcase a team set that will combine all their different styles and show Australia what the Beat Junkie sound is all about. D Style recently rejoined with the crew after many successful world tours with The Invisible Skratch Piklz (Mix Master Mike, Q Bert, Shortcut and himself) who have recently split up due to individual commitments. On his Australian tour with the Junkies in March, he dropped in at the School for an exclusive lecture. . More ...

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