Ministry of Sound DJ Tutor course, Jim gives his view. Video Using the Sony Ericsson Vivas

0:00 I'll introduce that guy there in a second

Right, here we go ladies and gentlemen, we're at the Ministry of Sound in London at the DJ Academy course. I'll introduce that guy there in a second. That guy is Jamie, one of the tutors, but this guy here, Mr Jim Sirjamoa, I believe you're the founder of the course here, is that right? Yes, I am, yes. Okay, can you tell people what's it all about? So yeah, Ministry Approach for me makes sense. Ministry of Sound, biggest club in the world, biggest sound system, to actually pass that knowledge on really, to pass our skills and our knowledge so the next generation of kids can come through and learn and learn from the best. What I've done is not just put together a program at work, one day course, two day course, half day course, Ableton and our brand new Pioneer CDJ 2000.

That's going to be mad, isn't it? You know what? If you check out the box, if you get a chance to fill in the box. I saw it, like, it's just 2,000s all the way in it. It's mad. DJ, CDJ 2,000s all in a row. It's amazing. So, you know, our purpose here is simply to educate. I've put together what, in my opinion, is a great team of tutors for yourself. Chad Jackson, Jazzy M, Shane Watcher, Danny Rampling, Keith. From the knowledge we have. It is fantastic. I believe there's one guy who did the course and can you tell everyone he's now working in Ibiza? Yeah, Andy Woods. I am so proud. What I like about him, he sings our praises. He works with Noel Rigg and he was just another DJ. He was just another guy. We saw his talent, his potential. All the DJs here get an opportunity to play in the Baby Box. It's not just about what you learn on a day. So come back if your mix CD is good enough.

2:24 It's not just a case of

The DJ Tutor, the DJ Tutor, the DJ Tutor He's DJing regularly and he's just an ambassador for the academy. That's fantastic. If you come here and you've got the drive, the ambition and the talent, we will help you to get further on in your career. That was my next question, or not so much a question but, you know, broaden this statement. What I'm finding is people come, they get advice, they get demos, tutorials, they intermingle, they interact, but also they get to communicate with the Ministry of Sound after. It's not just a case of... People come here, bye-bye, go away. They come here and then you change numbers, your email. So in a sense, what I'm saying is I believe it's almost foot in the door, isn't it? Yeah, I mean, you know, there's some people out there who are sceptical about DJ courses. Can you go on a course one day and learn? And I'm not going to tell you about otherwise. But I've been, you know, I've done nothing. If I've learned this, that, next, so, you know, mixes. Fantastic.

4:28 This is a great opportunity in my career to warm up myself

This is a great opportunity in my career to warm up myself. What was it? Box, boy, box. Oh yeah, that's right. Yeah, exactly. That's how you'd start. Yeah, exactly. You think you're lucky with something that big. We used to carry a bloody box full of flicking 12-inch singles. Well, not 80. Well, no, actually the big ones were like, what, 20, 30 kilos? Mad. Here's the thing, right? The 90s for dance music was absolutely phenomenal. We had some great times. If you look at dance music now, it ain't so great and I think there's a void. I think there's young people out there with talent and potential who simply don't know how to realise it. In terms of Danny, he invented it. What better than to spend the day with Danny Ramplin and for him to say to you, look here's how to create a successful DJ career. He's written a book on it.

He's got a website on it. You ain't going to learn from anyone better. So maybe some kids have got to suck it up a little bit and say, well, maybe I've got something to learn. And if you're open-minded in education and you're, you know, prepared to learn a few things or listen to a few people who might know a bit more than you, you know, as you do on your videos. It's all good. I think you can go a long way. It's all good. Alright, we'll finish off this video. Can you explain to everyone how they can get in touch with the ministry course? You know, give us, what's the Facebook? What's the MySpace? You know, give us some info. I'm going to give you one. Go on then. I'm going to give you one. www.ministryofsound.com forward slash DJ Academy

You'll see we've got a range of courses on there. I'm going to give you my personal recommendation. My personal recommendation is the one-day course. It's a phenomenal eight-hour experience, but like I said, we've got the Ableton, the range of courses. Check it out for yourself. Speak to Sam Barlow and let's see you down there because I believe we can. All right, Jim, thank you. Practice and enjoy. Nice one. Thank you.

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