Learn to DJ from the basics.Taught by the legends.
Your first real mix in 30 days. No gear, no experience needed. Just you, your PC, and the people who shaped dance music.
From $13/month, billed annually · Cancel anytime
Sound familiar?
Lost in random tutorials?You don't need more videos. You need a method.
What do I need to start?
Three things.You probably have all of them.
A PC. Console optional.
Mix from day one with or without a console, thanks to the included Beatport DJ software.
15 minutes a day
Short, guided drills. Consistency beats marathon sessions, every time.
Your passion
If you love this music, you already have the hard part. We teach the rest.
Your journey
From your PC to the world stage.One path.
Total beginner? Start at step one. Already mixing a little? A placement check starts you where the real gaps are.
Chapter 01
Your first 30 days
Week 1
Learn from the mentors
Lesson one puts two real tracks in your hands.
Week 2
Build real technique
Beatmatching and phrasing, by ear. No sync crutch.
Week 3
Record your first set
With clear guide, so you know exactly how to evolve.
Week 4
Publish your first mix
Shared with the community, reviewed with real feedback. That moment changes everything.
Chapter 02
And then, the road ahead
Month 3
Your first radio show
Your mix on air on the exclusive academy radio show, or on our partners' radio shows like Apple Music. Real airtime, your name on it.
Month 6
Your first real gigs
Most of our beginners land their first booking before month 6. Get ready.
Year 1
And if you're really serious: get the world stages.
Play for Elrow, Pacha, Destino just to name a few or go Back to Back with Pete Tong or UNVRS with Carl Cox. This is what our students have done, starting where you are now.
Every milestone raises your grade, G1 to G3. You always know where you stand.
More than a course
Everything a beginner needs.In one place.
No theory marathon. Lesson one puts two real tracks in your hands and you blend them, guided step by step by the mentors.
Lessons from the legends
Get real guide from who shaped the industry, being on the mix from day one.
Every week the mentors review your mixes live: real feedback. Plus monthly tutoring and Q&A.
Weekly lives & monthly tutoring
Mentoring, DJ Mixes review, Q&A and global guests, every week live in the campus.
Ask at midnight how to manage bass in a tech house transition, and get the answer in seconds. Any time, any lesson.
AI Mentor 24/7
Ask at midnight How do I manage bass in a tech house transition? and get the answer in seconds.
The Talent Pool is the real way in: every week you have new opportunities, up to playing the biggest global clubs and getting awarded by Pete Tong at IMS Ibiza.
Talent Pool Access
Beginner and Advanced opportunities to showcase your talent, build a fanbase and build a career. For real.
Graded progress on every chapter, an official diploma to show for it, and subtitles in 5 languages so nothing gets lost.
Official diploma
Get the official Pete Tong DJ Academy professional diploma.
Performance breakdowns, record bags and guides. A fresh pack of material lands on campus every week.
Weekly resource pack
Recordbags, guides, tutorials, fresh every week in your inbox.
Everything lives in the campus
Take the virtual tourYou won't learn alone
Join the biggest DJ community in the world.
14,000+ DJs growing together. This is the part no tutorial can give you.
Open activities
Happening on campus.Members only.
Your Classic Ibiza Sound
Winner airs on Ibiza Live Radio
Rooftop set at BASE Milano
Recorded with the label Fankee
Open decks at Merkat
Trastevere, Technics and CDJs
Play at Burning Man 2026
Two slots at Black Rock City
ENJOY Television
Your DJ set on air, 24/7
Full program
The main DJ Course, chapter by chapter.
The main DJ Course
Chapter by chapter.
222
videos
9
chapters
G1 → G3
graded path
5
subtitle languages
Full curriculum
9 chapters
- 01Pete Tong's detailed DJ history & mindset
- 02Carl Cox's detailed DJ history & mindset
- 03Adam Beyer's detailed DJ history & mindset
- 04Nicole Moudaber's detailed DJ history & mindset
- 05TSHA's detailed DJ history & mindset
- 06Jamie Jones' detailed DJ history & mindset
- 01Basic booth DJ Setup
- 02Decks focus
- 03Mixer focus
- 04Cross fader
- 05Headphones
- 01How to mix two tracks: Understanding phase and BPM
- 02Learn to count
- 03Exclusive access to Beatport Streaming and Teachers’ & Defected record bags
- 04Track structure and how to read it
- 05Phase alignment
- 06Learn to beat match
- 07Mix with volume
- 08Mix with EQ (Low, Mid, High)
- 01Basic use of filters
- 02FX use: Delay and reverb
- 03Loops
- 04Hot cues
- 05How to save a mix
- 06Mix in Key
- 07Play more music styles together
- 08Build the DJ set flow
- 09Where to source your tracks
- 10Build your record box
- 01Set structure depending on the slot
- 02Club-Festival mix vs radio mix
- 03Intro handling
- 04Type of tracks and role into a record bag
- 05Read the crowd
- 06Back To Back
- 07Body Language
- 01PETE TONG DJ set up in detail
- 02CARL COX DJ set up in detail
- 03JAMIE JONES DJ set up in detail
- 04NICOLE MOUDABER DJ set up in detail
- 05TSHA DJ set up in detail
- 06ADAM BEYER DJ set up in detail
- 01PETE TONG HD multicam DJ set
- 02CARL COX HD multicam DJ set
- 03JAMIE JONES HD multicam DJ set
- 04NICOLE MOUDABER HD multicam DJ set
- 05TSHA HD multicam DJ set
- 06ADAM BEYER DJ set up in detail
- 01DJ etiquette tips
- 02How to build a DJ career
- 03Travel, work-life balance, ear fatiguing
- 04The importance of social media
- 053-5 year planning
- 06Management and booking agency
- 07DJ as a music maker
- 01Pete Tong final remarks
- 02Exam
- 03Access to the Talent Pool
Everything lives in the campus
Take the 5 minute Free Campus Tour.+10% off your first purchase.
The campus tour, plus 10% off your first year.
Walk through your booth, studio and workspace: Carl Cox teaching beatmatching, the AI tutor answering at midnight, the Talent Pool where first mixes become first gigs. Plus 10% off your first year.
Your teachers
The Academy Teachers.
Over 5 Grammys, 20 nominations, and 40 years of dance music between them. Your teachers across all the courses
BBC Radio 1 host for over 30 years, MBE, and the man who broke countless dance records. Curator of Ibiza Classics with the Heritage Orchestra and founder of this academy.
Pete Tong
The voice of dance music
Radio legend, tastemaker since day one.
15 legendary years of residency at Space Ibiza, headliner of every major festival on earth, and one of the most loved figures in techno. Pure crowd control, decades deep.
Carl Cox
Three decks, zero rules
The eternal king of Space Ibiza.
Founder of Drumcode, the most influential techno label of the last two decades. Headliner at Awakenings, Time Warp and Tomorrowland, and a master of long-game consistency.
Adam Beyer
The Drumcode standard
Label boss who shaped modern techno.
Founder of MOOD Records and host of In The MOOD, broadcast to millions in over 100 countries. Described by Carl Cox as one of the most exciting DJs in the world.
Nicole Moudaber
Energy you can't fake
Peak-time force, MOOD founder.
Ninja Tune signee, BBC Essential Mix of the Year winner and Fabric presents curator. Proof that the path from bedroom to festival stage is real, and fast.
TSHA
The new wave
From bedroom loops to Glastonbury.
Founder of Hot Creations and the Paradise parties at DC-10 Ibiza. Voted #1 in Resident Advisor's top 100, he turned deep grooves into a global movement.
Jamie Jones
The groove architect
Hot Creations, Paradise at DC-10, Amnesia and UNVRS.
Students at your level
This is how far they got.
From Grade 3 to playing UNVRS in Ibiza, alongside Carl Cox.
Freddy played the O2 Arena in front of 20,000 people, alongside Pete Tong himself.
Tim joined at 14. He has already played Tomorrowland.
From the academy to the Martin Garrix Americas Tour.
On the Super Aurora festival lineup, next to the headliners.
Students at your level ended up playing with these partners too.
Questions, answered
Before you ask.
Yes. The path assumes zero experience. Lesson one puts you on two real tracks, at your own pace.
No. A placement check starts you where the real gaps are, so you skip what you already know.
No. A PC is enough, Beatport DJ software included. Real decks come later, when you decide to play out. If you already have some gear, even better!
No. There's no age at which the decks stop working. Many of our students are 40+ and many of them got booked and won big talent pool activities.
Both. All 222 videos are yours anytime, plus weekly lives, monthly tutoring and Q&A, and an AI Mentor 24/7.
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Switch courses free
Start DJ, discover you love producing? Swap anytime, same plan.
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One course. One price.
Both plans include the full DJ Course and the entire academy ecosystem. The only difference is how you commit.
Monthly
Billed $19 every month.
- Full DJ Course, 222 videos
- Weekly live sessions + monthly tutoring
- AI Mentor 24/7
- Official diploma, up to Grade 3
- Campus, community & Talent Pool
- Weekly resource pack
- Switch or cancel anytime
Yearly
A single payment of $156 per year.
- Everything in Monthly
- Save $72 vs monthly billing
- A full year covers your journey from zero to your first sets
- Extra mentoring lives for yearly plans
- 43% better success achieved by yearly students
Cancel anytime, no hidden fees. A single 12-week DJ course elsewhere costs around $995 and ends.
In 30 days: still watching sets, or playing your first oneEveryone in the booth started exactly where you are now.
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