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THE GUESTLIST NETWORK | MARCH 2010
DJs Go Pro
The British DJ & MC Academy and assistants within the or- The academy run regular eve-
is a passionate, inspiring and ef- ganisation. All students who ning and weekend courses for
fective training organisation who have completed the courses are adults but their core work lies
deliver accredited workshops & now actively working on radio in the youth sector and are cur-
courses to people of all ages in stations, live events and making rently working in 15 London
the creative arts field. Specialis- positive waves in their careers! Boroughs in youth clubs, young
ing in DJ’ing & Radio Broadcast- offending institutes, schools,
ing, MC’ing, Spoken-word & Po- What’s great about the acad- colleges and other youth organi-
The British DJ & MC Academy are now enrolling new students on our exciting
etry, Dance and so much more. emy is they have full support and sations. They created a mobile
courses held at The Jamm in Brixton to help you reach your FULL POTENTIAL
involvement by industry profes- DJ & MC Unit called “The Bass
in the music industry and beyond!
The organisation was set-up by sionals and on the courses you Station” in 2009, designed to
award nominees DJ Trickles & will be taught by very estab- bridge the gap between the
Lady MC. Both have extensive lished artists such as, the infa- youth services and the streets by
experience in the music indus- mous Rebel MC (Congo Natty), delivering workshops on many
try and wanted to give back to DJ Krust, Chris Intaface and deprived estates in London
CREATIVE
Our Courses Include:
others wanting to learn and to meet many special guests such to create positive activities for
Training on a full PA system
skip the mistakes that they made as, DJ Spoony, Tenor Fly & Top young people who often don’t
Gain an accreditation
through their careers! The Cat, Skibadee, Crissy Criss just get the opportunity to use high
Visit to an industry venue
EVENING
academy has been going from to name a few .... tech equipment in the comfort of
Free promotional goodies & subsidised vinyl
strength to strength and won the their doorsteps!
Tailor made courses for your individual needs
Gold ‘Brand Piano’ Award for
Session with the infamous DJ Krust teaching you the tricks
Best Business Vision 2009 and
COURSES
of the music business and how to achieve your goals
have currently worked with over
Perform to an influential audience
5000 people to date and are
Referral onto radio on completion
known as “The Fastest Grow-
Poets – will complete with their own poetry book
ing Youth Arts Organisation in
Advice on promoting & marketing yourself as an artist!
London”.
Meet great people and make new friends!
The main aim of the academy
is to create an supporting en-
DJ Neevus says
vironment of learning, practical
“The Academy has great tutors and gives
and theory skills, performance,
you a great insight into the business. It networking and career opportu-
gives you amazing opportunities and nities. Each course concludes
Check out our website hands on practice in real venues and real with a party to perform to an in-
www.djandmcacademy.com
events. It brings people together from fluential audience and included
all walks of life and gives people a sense in some the courses students
of direction. It has affected my life a lot have performed at Notting Hill
T. 020 8364 3492
because I’ve met some really great people, Carnival 2008 & 2009, Earls
M. 07949 007 171
I’ve become more confident in myself Court Exhibition Centre and
E. info@djandmcacademy.com and now determined to achieve my goals,
some have even been taken
E. djacademy@live.co.uk Thank you.” to Germany with Lady MC to
perform. The opportunities are
endless, a number of students Left to Right: MC Fun, Lady SKA, GBaby, Neevus, FT, Lady
are now working as mentors MC, Blutooth, Pablo, Bryan G, Skibadee
Red Bull Music Academy pres
12
ents
Culture Clash
HTC Tattoo
The smartphone market is fraught with manufacturers constantly
battling to bring out the next iphone killer, the next gadget that
does everything and is part of your lifestyle.
One of these is the new Tat-
too, from HTC.
The HTC Tattoo is essen-
tially a cheap version of the
highly popular Hero, but
how does it stand up to it’s
bigger brother? Well for
start, it looks cool and it’s
cheaper which means both
my street cred and my wallet
are still in tact. Although built
in a plastic case it does not
creak and it definitely has a
clean finish, pleasant to the
eye and touch. The screen
is smaller than the Hero but I
Walking into Culture Clash was to find Jazzie B and MC Chickabo on this congregation of musical junk-
found it a good size for surf-
far from any other rave, we slipped the Soul II Soul soundsystem, across ies, with tunes from dubstep anthem
ing the net and watching
through the crowd to the bar where from them were Roots Manuva and Saxon to Alex Reece’s immortal Pulp
videos. The phone is eas-
the champagne began flowing, I Ricky Ranking on the Trojan Sound Fiction. Their act of seduction won
ily customizable and speaks
stood on my toes in eagar anticipa- System, as well as Coki, Mala and over the crowd, clearly demonstrated
loudly about who you are
tion to find the legendary Don Lett’s MC Sgt Pokes on Digital Mystikz. by the roar of cheers and applaud.
and what you’re into, with
enchanting the crowd. The man who And finally, the Metalheadz sound- An unconventional yet extrodinary
the ability to chose which
was first to introduce reggae and system was lit up by Goldie’s mis- evening encompassed with cheeky
apps and widgets you want
dub to the London punk scene, to- chevious grin, surrounded by Andy banter and mighty tunes from all four
to put on your front screen.
night he was hosting a rare evening C, Commix, GQ, Storm and Caspa, generations of dub, coming together
I found it great for organizing
of dynamic vibes and pure caliber. some of the finest drum and bass for one night only in the eminent
All in all the HTC Tattoo
my week, checking social
We slowly submerged into the crowd acts for over 15 years, magnitising Camden Roundhouse.
gets a thumbs up from the
networking sites. Guestlist Network. 4/5
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