DJ 101

Are you ready to dive into the world of DJing? Join us for a hands-on, 4-week course!
Make friends! Make mixes! Make yourself proud!
This course is best for beginners and intermediate DJs! This class series is 12 hours total, spread over 4 classes. Currently this course is $200 - 300 sliding scale. If you are super interested but cost is a barrier to your learning please talk to us!‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‎‏‏‎ ‎ :)

Overview of the Course

  • Learn to DJ on professional industry standard equipment, particularly Pioneer CDJs and mixers
  • Take a deep dive into playlist curation, track analysis and file organization using Rekordbox, making blending and improvising in a live scenario fun, creative and easy
  • Master the art of transitioning through an in-depth and hands-on understanding of effects, phrasing and EQing

Other Perks

  • You will join the CLUB:CLUB Collective and have access to THE:CLUB, a social club for DJs and Music Producers. Come use our gear!‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏ ‎ :)
  • Access to the CLUB:CLUB discord channel for local DJs and Music Producers
  • A cohort of peers ready to learn with and support you
  • Completing the course adds you to our roster of performers that we consider for gigs!

Requirements

  • A laptop, ideally with Rekordbox pre-installed - don't worry, it's free!
( Please reach out to us on our contact form if you do not have a laptop and we will help you as best as we can! )
  • A FAT32 formatted USB stick / flash drive! No worries if you don't have one (or if you don't know what any of that means). We can provide you with the correct device on the first day of school if you add it as an addon when you check out on Eventbrite
  • Bonus! (not necessary but appreciated) 5-10 songs you would like to DJ downloaded on your computer as MP3, AIFF or WAV files

Hit the contact form with any questions with any questions about requirements! We will help you out as much as possible!!

MEET YOUR TEACHER, Suthi Seneth

From sleeping in a dingy meat locker while on tour in a punk band to winning top awards in a jazz festival that would make the patrons balk at the sound of irregular blast beats, Suthi Seneth is a dynamic musician whose broad tastes have brought on many adventures and experiences. As the instructor for Club:Club's Intro to DJing 101 course, he brings a wealth of knowledge, passion, and plenty of real life anecdotes for the art to help students internalize their own journey and carve out their own unique sound and experiences. Suthi's warm and inclusive teaching style creates a welcoming environment for students eager to explore the world of DJing. He finds joy in witnessing the growth of students and believes that music education is the way to foster human connection, beliefs, ideas, and enhances community spirit. Suthi looks forward to guiding you on your DJ journey, eager to help you discover your own unique style while pushing yourselves to the limits. His belief is that YOUR success is everyone's success.

Suthi graduated from URI with a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and Math with a minor in Music and has done postgraduate research in Underwater Acoustics for the US Navy. Along with his depth of musical knowledge, his passion for the STEMs only reinforces this love for sonic phenomena, allowing to share deeper insights how music and technology can be interrelated.

Meet your Teaching Assistant, Danielle Sturm

Hailing from Providence, RI, with roots in Chicago, IL Danielle Sturm, known as Unabletoeven, is a versatile multi-genre DJ known for igniting sound systems. Her journey as an underground music enthusiast spans over a decade, and a passion for curating tracks and crafting mixes has one aim - to leave you unable to even describe what you just heard.
An innovative entrepreneur through and through, she most recently Co-Foundered CLUB:CLUB, the place to learn DJing & music production in Providence. She has a rich background in music event production, promotion, marketing, booking, and artist relations & management with Soundz Organic and other New England based collectives and festival organizers. Through Soundz Organic, Danielle managed 2 electronic music producers and the leading booking agent for the organization until early 2023.
Only stepping into her DJing career in August of 2023, she has already played over 20 shows across New England. Most notable, she opened for acts like Ternion Sound, Bukkha, Tunic, Versa, DE-TÜ, Anna Morgan, and Hypho.
Outside of DJing, she is Co-Founder of The Nest, your local sustainable fashion collective on a mission to fight the toxic cycle of fashion overconsumption and textile waste. Her personal mission is to unite communities over sustainable fashion and underground sound which makes you think, how do these fit together? Both are acts of activism, anti-capitalism, and bring communities together for a greater good for all.
Danielle graduated from JWU with a Bachelors in Entertainment & Event Management and a Masters in Business Administration with a focus on the business of music and helping small artists navigate the daunting music industry.