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Your First Mix Starts Here
Free 45-minute hands-on class in St. Pete or Tampa. Small groups, so spots fill up fast.
Maybe it was a night out, when the DJ took the room exactly where it needed to go. Maybe you've been building playlists for years and your friends always hand you the aux
You don't need experience. You just need to love music
You've always wanted to try it.
But YouTube tutorials skip the basics, a controller costs money before you know if you'll like it, and the gear looks complicated. So it stays on the someday list.
That's why we start with one FREE CLASS, in a real studio, with an instructor right next to you.
Meet the same kind of decks and mixer DJs use in clubs. We show you what every knob does, and which few actually matter on day one.
Your hands-on DJ class with working DJs
What happens in your free class
Get behind a real setup
Line up the tempo of two tracks so they play together, by ear and by eye.
Match two beats
Decide if DJing is for you
Blend from one track into the next with your own hands. This is the moment most people get hooked.
What to bring: nothing. Just think of a few songs you love.
Make your first transition
Intro, build, drop, outro. Once you hear the structure, you know where a mix can start.
Hear how a track is built
Already mixing?
Come anyway. Tell us your level when you book and your instructor will meet you there.
Bedroom DJs usually hit the same walls: clean phrasing, harmonic mixing, reading a crowd, getting the first real booking. Your free class is a chance to play for a working DJ, get honest feedback on your mixing, and find out what to work on next.
Your hands-on DJ class with working DJs
Our students now play lounges, clubs and festival stages.
Our students
DJs who trained at The Beat
Reviews
What students say
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Our classes
This is where it starts
Why DJs Choose The Beat
Why The Beat
You learn on the equipment you'll find in booths, not on a toy controller.
Real club gear
Taught by working DJs and producers from the Tampa Bay scene.
Instructors who play out
Your instructor sees your hands on the mixer and corrects you in the moment.
Small groups
Years of turning music lovers into DJs in Tampa Bay.
Since 2019
The Station House
260 1st Ave S, Suite 200
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
260 1st Ave S, Suite 200
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
St. Petersburg
Before and After Sound Lab
4907 N Florida Ave
Tampa, FL 33603
4907 N Florida Ave
Tampa, FL 33603
Tampa
Our studios
Two studios in Tampa Bay / Florida
FAQ
Questions
Yes. Most people who come to the free class are complete beginners. We start from zero and you'll make your first transition in the same class.
No. We provide all the gear. You don't need to buy or bring anything.
Yes. It's a 45-minute hands-on class with no obligation.
We specialize in dance music, but we mix all genres. Tell your instructor what you like and we'll use tracks you actually want to play.
Yes. Choose your level when you book, and your instructor will focus on what you want to improve.
Yes, as long as each of you books a spot so we have a set of decks ready. [confirm with the school]
THE Beat Music Academy
Book your free DJ class in St. Pete or Tampa. 45 minutes from now, you could be mixing.
Ready to start?
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