DJs who can't stop talking sat quietly as two gurus from Berlin taught them tricks of the trade. Yesterday's workshop discussed two genres: electro and house
DJs who can'tu00a0 stop talking sat quietly as two gurus from Berlin taught them tricks of the trade. Yesterday's workshop discussed two genres: electro and house
TALKATIVE DJs sat quietly yesterday, as though in school, listening intently to experts who had come down from Berlin.
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THE GURUS: DJ Dixon (left) and Torsten Schmidt |
They were at a workshop organised by Red Bull Music Academy at Opus. About 30 DJs from Bangalore and Chennai and some music composers got tips on electro and house music.u00a0
The event was hosted by DJ Dixon and Torsten Schmidt,u00a0co-founder of the academy. Louis Banks, the well-known music composer and jazz pianist, also spoke.u00a0
"We learnt a lot about the international music scene and the kind of equipment they use abroad," said DJ Nash.u00a0u00a0
The academy will identify 60 out of 2,500 DJs and send them to attend a two-week workshop in London where they will be taught by the Studio Team, a group of music producers at the academy.u00a0
Party time
After yesterday's workshop, the DJs attended a party at FBar. Manish Pandey of Royal Challengers Bangalore and MTV Roadies winner Nauman attended the party. Dixon was the evening event, and had people grinding to house.u00a0
"We had a long journey and we were tired, but it was a different experience to play in India. It was a great day," Dixon told MiD DAY.u00a0
However, he had only two words to describe Bangalore's 11.30 pm deadline. "Absolute s'''!"u00a0
What's this academy? The Red Bull Music Academy was co-founded in 1997 by Many Ameri, Christopher Romberg and Torsten Schmidt, who run a multimedia production company called Yadastar in Berlin.u00a0 The aim of the academy is to provide a platform for music students and lecturers to interact.u00a0
The academy will hold two more workshops in India, both in Delhi, on May 29 and June 6.u00a0 (Inputs from Ganashree Kedlaya)
