Always about helping you learn to become a DJ

This site has always, and will always be here to help you learn how to become a DJ. This 'home' page on this site contains news and info about the book, and the rest of the site contains info about DJ equipment, how to mix, and some video and audio clips to help you, and support the info in the book.

Find me on Facebook!

(Check out the YouTube channel for the book too, where all the videos are handily kept together.)

It's been a really busy time since the book's release in 2007, so busy that there's so much still left to do to get this website bang up to date and fully supporting the book. I still need to add, edit or upload pages on here about Advanced Mixing Techniques, Scratching, Professional DJ Equipment, DJing Live, Getting Work as DJ - and a few more - but I think the black-spots on the site have now disappeared for the time being. If there's something missing on here though, PLEASE get in touch and I'll get something back to you immediately. Especially if you're looking for something I link to from DJing for Dummies - let me know, as I don't want to lead people into dead ends.

Top reviews: DJ Mixing DJ Decks DJ Gear
Product search:

Ciao Box Generator

Buy the Book

MySpace etc

We all know it's dumb, but face it, we all have a MySpace page. Feel free to add me as a friend if you're involved with any of the following (clicking on the link takes you to my page):

MySpace

MyDJSpace

MyClubbingSpace

Chatroom

As an extension to the forum, the UserPlane chatroom allows us all to 'chat' - but more importantly, play music over the internet to each other.

Check out the forum for instructions on how to make this work, and to log-in to see if anyone's online.

Slappa CD cases rock! I use them for my CDs, and now finding the perfect next tune in my CD collection is 100 times easier. Check them out!
Now with 5% off if you use the link above or enter "Recess" in the discount area!

Personal Tuition (from me) to become a DJ

Get that extra bit of help - personally

Paused, for the time being.

Ok - my diary's full. Sorry folks, but between editing TV programmes and the people I currently AM teaching, there's not any time left for anything else (let alone trying to write more for this website!) I promise once the people I'm dealing with are on their way, I'll 'open class' again - so please let me know if you're interested - but as of April 08, I'm not taking on anyone else I'm afraid.

How it will work

Ok, there's a few ways this will work when it starts up again.

I come to you - using your equipment - and teach you wherever you want on whatever you have
You come to me - and using my Pioneer DJM600, 2x CDJ1000 MkIII's and 2 x Technics 1210's - I'll teach you here.
I no longer take my equipment to you - a quick threat to bonk me over the head and steal my kit put a stop to that one!

Location

As I realise more people will want help outside of Glasgow than in the Glasgow area, my plans for this are simple. If you look at the picture below, you'll see Glasgow, with a red blob in the middle of it. If you're inside that band, there's no travel charge - anything outside that band, and it'll work out as either 12p per mile if I'm able to drive to you - or the cost of planes/trains etc if you're that far away. Click on the picture to open a larger one (in case you need to see the same thing... a bit larger).

I'll go anywhere to teach you - America, India, Australia, England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland - no matter where you want taught, I'll come to you - but if it IS somewhere that it's not a simple case of coming to you and going home again, then more discussions will need to be held about acommadation/expenses etc.

Although, I do figure all of that is unlikely - and i'll probably never venture outside of Glasgow/Scotland to do this - but it's probably best to lay out the rules now. It's best to have a discusson on something that's already been said, than an agrument about something that hasn't!

So - if you're interested, please send me an email, and we'll talk costs/times etc, and hopefully I can play a bigger part in a lot more new DJs development.