Want to learn to DJ in Texas? Austin’s Dub Academy can show you how

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Back in the day if you wanted to learn how to DJ, you were pretty much left to your own devices: watching music videos, attending shows, reading books or magazines — and if you were lucky enough to have a friend who was a DJ, you asked him (or her) to show you a few things.

Now, if you want to learn how to master the wheels of steel like a professional, you have the option of enrolling in a DJ school. That’s right! Dub Academy, located in Austin, Texas, is an independently owned DJ and music production school started by Barrington Miles two years ago. Miles is a native of Jamaica, hence the “Dub”, which is associated with reggae music.  The academy is one of a handful in the U.S. (Dubspot and Scratch DJ Academy in New York City are two others). Scratch Academy also has locations in L.A. and Miami.

Recently, I visited Dub Academy during their “Sunday Fundays” Open House to check out a session, which was taught by their Lead DJ Instructor, KB (nee Kaivan Bazleh). Afterwards, I chatted with the school’s Director of Operations Lorenzo Villarreal aka Benzo, regarding the local response to a DJ school.

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