![]() ![]() ![]() I am being completely honest here, I learned more in three days of your course, than I did with the Stafford brothers course. I asked for a refund from the Stafford Brothers, and without hesitation, signed up for Dano's class. I continued to search the internet to learn, and luckily discovered Traktor DJ Course at the beginning of November. I didn't feel as if I learned enough to even begin mixing. The course was $150, and I sat there thinking to myself, how in the world can I start DJing. Sure, I was able to learn and gain new understandings through their course, but I didn't really feel like I learned anything from them. Between September and October, I had purchased a DJ schooling through the Stafford brothers, Master DJ Course. I first purchased my Traktor in September. I am very thankful for all that you have done Dano. I was upset with myself for not discovering your course sooner And trust me when I say that these are the nuts and bolts of being a great Traktor DJ. Hey, why not make one now, to make it easier for people who are just starting out?”Īnd that's how this Traktor DJ Course was bornĪll the information in this course is “Battle-tested” at gigs. But I can teach you the right stuff.Īfter I had become successful I remember one day thinking: "I wish I had all the knowledge that I have collected thorough trial and error, back when I started, in a compact, comprehensive video tutorial. This confidence comes from two things: learning the right stuff and practice. You need confidence to go out and play in front of a crowd. The smart way is to find a proven system and learn it. I’ve seen many DJs giving up in the process. Go play, make mistakes, take the beating, learn from it and get better. And there are two ways to build confidence: the hard way and the smart way. My biggest obstacle was feeling insecure. You need confidence to go out and play in front of a crowd.” But when you first start doing it, it's very challenging to get it right. ![]() I invested a lot of time on the Mixing-in-Key topic. Tried out all the effects and ended up using only two. I spent a lot of time optimizing my sets, created loads of controller mappings and deleted them again. Since then I have played well over 250 gigs and my setup now looks very different from when I first started out. Until I finally, 6 months later, had built enough confidence to go out and look for gigs. I kept on searching, reading, watching YouTube videos, trying this and that. "Reading up on Stuff in my Bedroom and Playing Live were Two Very Different Things" And - finally - I began mixing! But I soon found out that reading up on stuff in my bedroom and playing live were two very different things. So, I started organizing my playlists and analyzing tracks. ![]() I knew that what I needed to master was the decks, effects, EQs and cue points. Just to give you an idea how much time and hustle you are going to save.) Just to find out that most of the stuff wasn´t really necessary for me to know! Waste of time most of it! At one point I spent 6 hours straight checking the preferences! (In my course, I will cover all you need to know about preferences in a 5 minutes video. I was serious about becoming a great Traktor DJ and read the manual back to back. Lightyears away from having the confidence to walk up to a club manager and ask for a gig.Īfter didling around for a while I started digging through the manual. Where to start? What do all these buttons do? Which ones are important and which are not? I felt confused, uncertain. Soon thereafter I began to feel overwhelmed with all the options, functions and settings. Which did not take me too long - after one hour or so I had figured out how to drag my first track into a deck and press "Play". When I bought my first Traktor S2 Controller in 2012 I was really excited to get it up and running. ![]()
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