Workshops
DJing with DJ Fly Lady Di
**AT FULL CAPACITY**
Maison de la culture de Côte-des-Neiges
January 25, 2025 - 2pm to 4pm
February 1, 2025 - 2pm to 4pm
February 8, 2025 - 2pm to 4pm
February 15, 2025 - 1pm to 3pm: online session on Zoom
March 8, 2025 - 1pm to 3pm: online session on Zoom
March 27, 2025 - 6pm: mini fiesta at Tangente as part of PIÑA
DJ Fly Lady Di
DJing Workshops
This series of 5 workshops is intended for all aspiring DJs. Regardless of your level or goals, this comprehensive course will help you learn the fundamentals and develop the right mindset to master this art form.
The course will introduce you to the theory behind DJing, help you gain technical and practical skills, and let you develop your own musical identity. You’ll learn all the basics, from crate digging and building to beatmatching, cue points, scratching, cueing, looping, sampling, and blending.
You’ll wrap up your journey with a live performance at the opening night of PIÑA on March 27, 2025. The evening will be a celebration of DJing and textile weaving, two disciplines that have much in common. Like piña, which weaves separate strands together, DJing twines and melds sounds to create an immersive and unique experience.
Who Is It For?
This workshop is designed for anyone interested in exploring DJing, whether or not they’ve already tried this art form. All levels of knowledge and skill are welcome. We strongly encourage young people from the Filipino community to register for these workshops, which showcase the talents of the diaspora.
Conditions
- 12 years and over. Younger people with a strong interest in music and DJing are welcome.
- Free with registration. You cannot register for only one of the days. By registering, you commit to attending every session.
- Bring your DJ controller if you have one!
If you have any questions, you can write to [email protected]
Fly Lady Di (Diana Reyes) is a Toronto-born renaissance woman known for her work as a painter, dancer, and DJ who has been active for 20 years. She has spun for Dior, Tiffany & Co., Twitter, Bastid’s BBQ (Toronto), Jay-Z’s D’Usse Cognac, Rihanna’s Fenty, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and eBay, to name a few. She credits most of her musical tastes to her dancing days in the early 2000s in New York City, where she rocked the industry and the underground house clubs. Di is an open format DJ, but claims golden era hip hop and R&B as her specialty, as well as soulful house and classic dancehall.
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