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Off Centre DJ School is downtown Toronto's most unique boutique DJ & Electronic music education facility. 2019 marks our 15th 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: January 25th, 2020
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Next Date: January 26th, 2020
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Next Date: January 25th, 2020
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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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Intro to Producing with Ableton
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NEXT DATE: Oct 19th & Nov 2nd // Saturdays 3 - 7pm
Release your studio and performance potential with our Ableton Live Foundation 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... |
Certificate Programs
Next Certificate Programs begin January 2020
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 DJ and Producer Ceritificate programs separately, or combine the two disciplines with our flagship Full DJ / Producer Program and focussed on seamlessly combining the skill two sets. More... |
Level 1: Intro to DJing
Next Date: Oct 21st - Nov 4th // Mondays 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... |
Level 3 DJ: Making a Demo
Next Date: Nov 5th - 19th // Tuesdays 6:30 - 9:30pm
Built on the basics of mixing & scratching learned in the Intro course, but places them within the context of set development. Creative transitions, blends, and designing unique intros will take centre stage as you start crafting an idea of your musical style and character. The 9 hour session leads towards creating a 10 - 15 minute set which you will perform on the final class.. More... |
Weekend DJ Workshop
Next Date: Oct 26th // Saturday, 7:15 - 9:15pm
In our fully equipped, relaxed, and inspiring environment we guide you through two hours of fun filled exercises designed to maximize hands on time navigating the traditional two turntable and mixer setup. This workshop is a thorough introduction to the fundamental skills of DJing and will help you decide on the next step. More... |
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Ableton is well known as a powerful production tool with an intuitive interface that enables a surprisingly efficient workflow. But it's also an incredible tool for electronic music performance. In this video Off Centre's Fabio Neves (aka No Step) breaks down the ins and outs of turning your studio production into a live performable piece. Subscribe to our YOUTUBE channel for more tips, trick and tutorials. |
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PRODUCER TIPS: Making Grimey Bass Sounds
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