Dubspot...

[princesultan]

i visited the school a few weeks back, let me tell you, that place looks very cool. yes you can learn from home, but you don't get nearly the same experience. there's also a networking factor involved. you meet different people already involved in the scene and learn from them. very cool little spot.

[mostapha]

I really don't think it'd be worth it. Maybe if you're actually in their physical location. And maybe some of their production stuff is better. But if all of their DJ instructors are as clueless or specifically harmful as Endo…I'd avoid it like the plague.

[djproben]

Forgive my ignorance but what's so worrisome about Endo?

[mostapha]

Based on the videos he's put out…he doesn't understand gain staging, how to read meters, how mixers work, phrasing, or how to structure a set…he doesn't use his gear to its fullest and buys more shit that duplicates functionality without actually using it…his Maschine mapping is wasteful and cumbersome without actually doing anything interesting…he can't even pretend to use Live and Traktor together with how he suggests you do some things…and just watching him move looks like someone who read a script for a tv show about DJing, didn't practice at all, and thinks that's good enough.

Basically…he's getting paid to tell people information that's explicitly wrong……and has nothing artistic to show from it.

He's a scourge on the community and a waste of time.

Spending a week goofing off watching youtube videos will at least make you look like you know more than he does.

I think the only thing he has to teach is how to get a gig teaching other people a set of skills that you don't have yourself.

[DJKyleHughes]

Well I live in Northern New Jersey, so the trip wouldn't be too bad.

[Patch]

He's a scourge on the community

A pox on his house!!!

[smiTTTen]

If I had the money and more importantly, the time, I would definitely do it - no question. The web is great but there are things that can be better taught when there is a two way interaction and the teacher can see what you are doing and help guide and correct. I think for highly tactile disciplines like turntablism, this would be brilliant. I for one, have hit a wall with scratching and need someone to watch what I am doing and help me nail those 1/2/3 click flares and flare combos.

As for Shiftee being a twat - These kinds of comments are becoming more prevalent around here with the new kids. It needs to stop. End of.

[DJKyleHughes]

If I had the money and more importantly, the time, I would definitely do it - no question. The web is great but there are things that can be better taught when there is a two way interaction and the teacher can see what you are doing and help guide and correct. I think for highly tactile disciplines like turntablism, this would be brilliant. I for one, have hit a wall with scratching and need someone to watch what I am doing and help me nail those 1/2/3 click flares and flare combos.

As for Shiftee being a twat - These kinds of comments are becoming more prevalent around here with the new kids. It needs to stop. End of.

Thank you.(I agree 100% with you) I think I've decided to take a weekend course at their location, and see how I like it.

[hola amigos]

It could benefit you so why not? Your gaining more knowledge that you didn't have. If you can afford it; Go for it!!!

[loverocket]

i think you could always learn a lot faster from people who know there stuff. Youtube is great, but asking specific questions and getting specific answers is way more efficient. If you have the cash, go to school. I learned Ableton on Youtube, but I always learn something new when I visit my Ableton guru friend down the street.