Most lessons teach you a controller. Then you turn up to your first gig, see a pair of CDJ-3000s and a V10, and freeze. Here you're on the real thing from the first hour — so nothing on the night is a surprise.
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This is the bit that's genuinely hard to find. Most schools teach on entry-level controllers, because club gear costs more than the classroom. Almost nobody has this set up at home.
I started on borrowed 1210s in the mid-90s, learning by wrecking mixes in front of people and having someone older tell me exactly why it went wrong. No YouTube, no forums.
I've spent the last while writing all of it down properly — that's the rest of this site: 42 free lessons, no signup, no card. The lessons are the same thing in person, on real gear, with someone watching your hands and telling you why it isn't landing.
These days it's a family thing, too — my son Bear's growing up around this gear and genuinely loves it, so DJ Foundations isn't a one-man operation anymore. If you've got a kid who's shown the same spark, that's exactly who this site — and the junior lessons — are built for.
Don't take my word for it — here's Bear.
Thirty-five seconds of my lad on the decks at home. Same kit, same front room the lessons happen in — this is what "learning on real gear" actually looks like. Sound on.
Lessons happen in person in King's Lynn — one to one, on a full club rig, not a controller on a desk. People travel in from across west Norfolk: it's an easy run from Hunstanton, Downham Market, Wisbech, Swaffham, Fakenham and the coast, and Norwich is under an hour when the A47 behaves.
Pioneer CDJ-3000X players, a DJM-V10-LF mixer, Technics SL-1210 turntables, a DJS-1000 sampler and a Denon Prime Go+. Vinyl or digital — both sit in the same room, so you learn on whichever you want (or both).
£40 for a single hour. £140 for a block of four — that's £20 off the hourly rate, and it's long enough to go from your first mix to a proper 30-minute set. First 15-minute meet & greet is free.
Total beginners welcome — most people start from nothing. Juniors welcome too: under-18s bring a parent, who's welcome to sit in for the whole session. My own son learned on this rig, so family questions get straight answers. Kids' DJ lessons in King's Lynn →
Searching for DJ lessons King's Lynn, DJ tuition Norfolk or vinyl lessons near me? This is that page — and the fastest next step is the free meet & greet below: come see the rig, ask anything, no obligation.
Not sure yet? Say so below and we'll do a free 15-minute meet & greet first — no charge, no obligation. Ready to book straight away? Tell me roughly where you're at and what you'd like to get out of it, and we'll sort a time.
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