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Off Centre DJ School is downtown Toronto's most unique boutique DJ & Electronic music education facility. 2018 marks our 14th year!
Our mandate is simple: have fun with records and electronics! We strive to find new ways to teach and creatively express ourselves by playing with sound. At Off Centre we emphasize the roots of DJ culture: Vinyl, two turntables, and a mixer. Combined with modern software and most importantly studio artistry, the creative possibilities are endless. By focusing on turntables and production gear as instruments, performance and creation takes on a completely different shape. While the art of DJing, scratching, and producing has often been clouded by gimmicks, competition, and commercialism, we bring to the learning environment the school of thought that the DJ & Producer is a musician and the turntable an expansive instrument of personal expression. |
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Next Date: May 30th, 2018
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Next Date: Sept 18th, 2018
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Next Date: Sept 22nd, 2018
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Our DJ and/or Producer Certificate Programs are the most comprehensive and hands on path to becoming an electronic artist. Whether you're looking to learn the Art of DJing or develop your studio potential as a musician, you'll learn the skills, technical know how, and creative mind set to become a unique and well-rounded artist.
You can take our Full DJ and Full Producer programs separately, or combine the two disciplines with our flagship Full DJ / Producer Program. |
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DJ Boot Camp
Next Date: July 16th - 19th // Mon - Thurs, 12:30 - 3:30pm
Covering all the basics of mixing/scratching and use of equipment. This is a hands on course designed for the beginner who has little to no experience with DJing. The main focus of the Intro camp is to develop hand skills, basic music theory, and experiment with different ways of playing with sound on the turntables. We'll also introduce you to digital DJing with a look at the latest software. We'll compare the pluses and minuses of both approaches and examine how to integrate the skills of each. By the end of the week we'll have you beat matching, scratching, and blending your first 3 - 4 song set. More... |
Level 1: Intro to DJing
Next Date: May 30th - June 13th // Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:30pm
A comprehensive 9 hour introduction course covering all the basics of mixing, scratching, and use of equipment. Designed for the beginner with little to no experience on the turntables. The main focus of "Intro to DJing" is to develop hand skills, basic music theory, and experiment with different ways of playing with sound on your very own vinyl turntable setup. More... |
Ableton 1: Intro to Producing
Next Date: May 26th & June 2nd // Saturdays, 3:30 - 7:30pm
Release your studio and performance potential with our Ableton Live Intro Course. Start making your own tracks by learning the basics of the software that has revolutionized electronic music creation and performance. Get comfortable navigating Live's unique interface, learn to trigger multiple tracks on the fly, and build your own song from scratch. At the end of this session you'll be on your way to making your 1st of many production pieces. More... |
*NEW* Artist Development
First Date: June 4th - 18th // Mondays, 6:30 - 9:30pm
Are you ready for the next step? You've been developing your craft, maybe recorded a few killer sets, finished a couple of beats, nailed a remix - what happens next? This program is for the artist who has developed their craft but now needs to get their work out to an audience. Whether it's booking shows, making an effective website or meeting and collaborating with other artist, this program will equip you with the knowledge to hit the ground running. More... |
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The crab scratch was invented in the 90s by Qbert, a turntablist technique that uses 2, 3, or 4 fingers in sequence and uses the thumb as a spring to cut out the fader. This creates a rapid fire sequence which in theory is much like the transform, but the result is usually much faster and the cut off is a bit less abrupt. The crab can be combined with several other record hand techniques and cross fader techniques which create endless creative possibilities. Before we get into all that though, lets take it one finger at a time! ... Subscribe to our YOUTUBE channel for more tips, trick and tutorials. |
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