Learn to DJ Brazilian Zouk. Properly.

Before anything begins, we get the cohort started together. We walk you through how the year works, what we expect from you and what you can expect from us, and how to get the most out of the months ahead. We'll also guide you on choosing a controller — no rush, no stress. You've got until Month 5 before you need one, and we'll help you pick the right one when the time comes.

Outcome: You start clear on how it works and who you're doing it with.

A DJ guides an experience, not just plays songs. You'll learn the mindset: storytelling through music, emotional flow, serving the floor over your own ego. By the end you understand what the job actually is.

This month's video is free and open to the whole community — find it in the Discord (opens in new tab) .

Where do you find music, and what makes it yours ? You'll dig for tracks, map your taste, and start shaping a musical direction that's recognizably you — not a copy of the DJ you admire.

Outcome: You start developing your own musical identity.

The unglamorous skill that separates pros from the rest: tagging systems, energy and mood labels, quality control, file formats, a library you can actually find your way around mid-set.

Outcome: A clear system for organizing tracks. A songs preparation checklist.

Understanding the foundations that all DJ software share. Using common techniques like beatmatching, phrase matching, timing, track structure, and getting to your first transitions. The technical foundation everything else sits on.

Outcome: You understand the mechanics of DJ software and mixing.

Smooth, intentional transitions. EQ mixing, harmonic mixing, looping, energy control, intros and outros. The difference between two songs colliding and two songs becoming one.

Outcome: You can mix tracks together cleanly and confidently.

A set isn't a playlist. You'll learn to read dancers, manage energy across a night, and pace an emotional journey — balancing the songs people know with the ones you want to show them.

Outcome: You start shaping the feeling of the floor, not just the sound.

The real-world stuff nobody teaches you. Hardware setup, soundcheck, booth etiquette, working with organizers, handling pressure, starting a set, and handing over cleanly to the next DJ.

Outcome: You can walk into a booth and look like you belong there.

Expanding your toolkit. Stems, effects, faster mixing, drop manipulation, big contrasts, layering, multi-deck work. More ways to say what you want to say.

Outcome: More creative control and flexibility.

Finding the thing that makes a set sound like you . Experimentation, risk, signature moves, tension and release. This is where technique turns into voice.

Outcome: You start developing a recognizable style.

The cohort votes. One month shaped around what your group most wants to go deeper on — advanced musicality, head-DJ skills, event programming, performance mindset, wherever the energy is.

Outcome: You go deep on what matters most to you.

The career side. Reputation, networking, professionalism, social media, how you talk to organizers and other DJs, how you build trust that lasts. What do you want dancers to remember you for?

Outcome: A professional presence you can grow on.

Everything, applied. A full recorded set, a live simulation, or a guided performance — your year of work in one piece, with feedback to send you off.

Outcome: You prove how far you've come, to us and to yourself.