REGISTRATION FOR FALL 2024 IS NOW CLOSED!!!!
CFRC 101.9 FM through the support of the City of Kingston and Kingston Arts Council will launch our fall term Airwave YGK DJ workshops for beginners on September 23rd 2024. These are BEGINNER LEVEL WORKSHOPS offered by local professional DJ Mat Almeida.
Community members ages 17 and above and Queen's Students may register NOW for our Fall 2024 Airwave YGK Beginner level DJ Workshop Series!
Six workshops will be held at CFRC in Carruthers Hall at Queen's University starting on starting September 23rd through November 4th according to the schedule below.
All workshops start at 6 PM and end at 8 PM
Schedule of Workshops and Curriculum Overview
Sept 23rd 6 PM
- Introduction to DJing- Introduction to DJing as an artform; introduction to DJ equipment and software
Sept 30th 6 PM
- Intro to DJ equipment 2- Reviewing mixer and deck functions; learning set up; using external devices; playing practice sets
Oct 7th 6 PM
- Intro to DJ Techniques Part 1- Beat matching & Phrase Matching-how to's and hand's on practice
Oct 21st 6 PM
- Intro to DJ Techniques Part 2- Gain matching & Key matching; cue points and more plus how to's and hand's on practice; learning to prepare for gigs
Oct 28th 6 PM
- Intro to DJ Techniques Part 3- DJ FX and EQ-looping, echo & filter, set-building best practices & how to's and hands on practice
Nov 4th 6 PM
- Live on Air Mini-Mixes-participants prepare up to 20 minutes of content to play live on air from CFRC's broadcast studio
Click here or the image below to register.
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Rates:*
Non-refundable fees must be paid upon registration to hold your place in workshop series.
Community members ages 17 and above-$12* (6 workshops x $2!!)
Queen's Students-free with paid optional CFRC student fee.
*Price quoted captures ALL workshops. Each workshop is literally $2. Yeah. For real. :D However, if you like, feel free to donate more when you register...additional funds do go a long way to keeping this kind of programming alive!
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About the Facilitator
Mat Almeida is a local DJ with a decade of experience in the discipline and 5+ years of experience producing electronic music. Almeida has signed with record labels and has reached the charts with his releases. He is well known on the local scene during local festivals, supporting touring acts and holding DJ residencies at several venues in Kingston. His style is genre-fluid but he leans into Deep and Minimal realms of house/techno/electronica. His primary focus as an artist is to promote self-expression, community, and to share music and knowledge with interested folks. Learn more about this amazing person by following him on Instagram @almeidamat_ •
Additional Airwave YGK Programming
Stay tuned this fall, winter and spring for specialized workshops and live to air performances by CFRC's Airwave YGK Musicians in Residence. Are you an young and/or emerging musician? Learn more about our residencies and apply today!
This project is made possible through the generous support of the City of Kingston and Kingston Arts Council.
