Brolic Army DJ School by DJ Rob Swift

  Welcome to the Brolic Army DJ School by Rob Swift. A DJ platform where expert instructors and informative lesson plans provide a customizable path of learning for beginner, intermediate and advanced DJs! “ The Brolic Army DJ School helps students cultivate the skills it takes to forge their own unique trail to success.” “Learning to mix, scratch and beat juggle takes a combination of effective teaching and hard work. There is no shortcut to becoming a well-rounded DJ, but having the techniques and styles of practice broken down for you sets you on your journey to long-term success. This is why I created the Brolic Army DJ School . Whether you have no experience DJing and are excited to learn, or if you’re struggling to improve your current DJ game, my courses will take you on an exploration of all I’ve learned throughout the past 30 plus years of creating, mastering, performing and teaching the art of DJing. “ Brolic Army DJ School Courses : All courses are included in each membe...

  It is always cold somewhere, and if you’re being contracted to DJ wherever that somewhere is, “the show must go on”. If you’re a DJ who tours a lot (or soon hope to be), at some point you will DJ outside. When that time comes, chances are it will be when it is really cold. This presents a unique set of challenges to a DJ. Especially one who intends on incorporating techniques such as scratching under less than ideal temperatures. The best advice I can give a DJ that wants to integrate scratching (and other techniques that require precision hand movements) in their set but is forced to do so in single digit temperature like I did this weekend in Montana is: 1. Simplify Your Scratches It isn’t paramount to go nuts on the cut if you want to show your audienced how skilled you are at scratching. Less is more as they say and less is easier when you can’t feel your fingers. 2. Keep Hand Warmers You need to periodically make contact with a warm object. Hand Warmers like HOT HANDS are pe...

Execution trumps technique. I’ve always felt that. In a quest to help my ‪Brolic Army‬ students understand how to articulate the scratches I’ve taught them, I’ve spent some time over the weekend examining the approach Cash Money, Aladdin, and Q-Bert all took to performing “Transformer” scratches on “Rock The Bells” (LL Cool J). The differences between these 3 dudes couldn’t be clearer. One is lyrical. The second is funky. The third is technical. You can literally close your eyes and identify who’s who just by listening. It’s my belief that obsessing over technique, leads you down a path of mediocrity. I guess because technique is relatively easy to learn with practice. The challenge is understanding how to execute that said technique in a way that allows who you are, your personality in effect, to shine through whatever scratch it is you’re doing. In this case, the ‪”Transformer”‬. So whether you’re melodic like Cash, soulful like Aladdin or scientific like Q, striving to let the uniqu...