Nextgen DJ Academy Hits the Right Note at St. Mary's Dundalk

last week, Nextgen DJ Academy hit an exciting milestone with our first-ever TY DJ workshop at St. Mary’s College, Dundalk — and what an incredible day it was!

Our aim is simple: to give students a hands-on, high-energy introduction to DJing, music production, and live performance. The TY students at St. Mary’s showed amazing creativity and enthusiasm from the very first beat.

During the workshop, students:

• Used professional DJ decks and software

• Learned beatmatching, mixing, and song transitions

• Explored effects, looping, and music structure

• Created and performed their own mini DJ sets
  

  
  

  

  
  

We were blown away by how quickly they picked up the skills — many students, completely new to DJing, were confidently mixing tracks by the end of the day!

Beyond the decks, we also explored the role of DJs, career opportunities in music, and built creative confidence and problem-solving skills that go beyond music.

A huge thank you to St. Mary’s College Dundalk for the warm welcome. We’re proud to be part of TY students' journeys and can’t wait to bring Nextgen DJ Academy to more schools soon!

Want to bring DJing to your TY programme? Email us at nextgendjacademy@gmail.com