DJ Blakey

Just got this message from someone on my email list 👇🏻

This is exactly why I wanted to give my subscribers early access to the Black Friday offer. The reactions so far have been unreal.

If you want the same early access, here’s the link:

👉 school.djblakey.com/black-friday?community=youtube…

Lifetime access to every course I’ve made, plus every future course I release.
45 percent off for Black Friday.
No upgrades. No extras. Just everything, forever.

If you’ve been thinking about joining, now’s the time.

1 month ago | [YT] | 20

DJ Blakey

🚨 My Black Friday offer drops soon (and it's the biggest discount I do all year)

If you've been thinking about going deeper than YouTube tutorials and actually mastering your DJ skills, this is your moment.

I don't do generic "press this button" tutorials or long talking head videos. I show you what's actually possible behind the decks because I've spent 20+ years doing this at the highest level.

You've seen the videos. You know my approach is different.

If you want early access to the Black Friday deal (I'm announcing it to my email list first), drop your email here:

👉 school.djblakey.com/email-signup?community=Email+S…

I only send emails worth reading. Just real DJ education from someone who's actually done it.

See you in your inbox.

1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 21

DJ Blakey

I’m Judging the DMC World Final in Japan 🇯🇵

Today I’m flying out to Tokyo to judge the 40th anniversary of the DMC World DJ Championships, the most iconic DJ battle on earth.

It’s wild to think about, because 21 years ago, I was on that stage.

In 2004, I won the UK DMC Final and went on to represent my country at the World Finals.
That moment changed everything for me. It led to touring the world, helping create the DJ Hero video game series, and even scratching in two Hollywood Spider-Man movies.
My name’s literally in the credits under "Record Scratching". 🤯

Now I’m heading back, not as a competitor this time, but as a judge, alongside some of the same legends who inspired me to start.

Full circle.

To celebrate, I’m giving 20% off my Ultimate Scratching Course this week only.
If you’ve ever watched DMC sets and thought “I wish I could do that,” this is where it begins.

Click here to get 20% off the Ultimate Scratching Course 👇🏻

school.djblakey.com/scratching?community=DMC%20wal…
Use code DMC20.

The code also applies if you choose to upgrade to the All Access Pass at checkout.

3 months ago | [YT] | 208

DJ Blakey

Next week I’m off to Tokyo to judge the 40th anniversary of the DMC World Finals, alongside some of the biggest legends in the game.

I’m super excited to be part of an event that has changed my life in so many ways. The DJ game wouldn’t be the same without what this competition has bought to the culture.

To celebrate, the next few videos on the channel will all be DMC related, starting later this week with a breakdown of one of the greatest DMC winning sets of all time.

Can you guess which DJ?

3 months ago | [YT] | 173

DJ Blakey

24 years ago, I entered my first ever DJ battle…

It was the 2001 DMC London heat at Café de Paris. I was 15 years old.

Back then, anyone could enter the open decks. You’d play a 3-minute routine behind closed doors, and the judges would pick 10 DJs to go through to the main event.

Somehow I made it through.

I was the first one up that night, and I was completely out of my depth.
Still raw and still learning.

I was so young, they literally locked me in a storage room until my slot as I was too young to be in the club. Eventually someone convinced them to let me sit in the balcony to watch the comp 😅

DJ Skully won the heat with an unreal set.

I didn’t win. But I went home inspired.

The next year I won the Liverpool heat and reached the UK Final.
In 2003, I came second.
In 2004, after years of 8-hour practice days, I finally won the UK DMC Final. That moment changed my life.

And tomorrow, 23 years later, I’ll be judging the DMC UK Final in London.

This year marks 40 years of the DMC DJ Championships, and in October I’ll be flying out to Tokyo to judge the World Final.

Life is mad.

4 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 110

DJ Blakey

Where do pro DJs source their music in 2025?

It’s one of the questions I get asked more than anything.

That's why I put together a completely free mini-course: How Pro DJs Find Music & Build a Killer Library.

Inside, I go deep on how to actually discover new tracks, how to organise them, and how to build a music library that makes DJing easier, smoother, and more creative.

Your library is the foundation of everything you do as a DJ. Get it right, and everything else feels easier.

The best part, the whole course is free and available to everyone right now 👇🏻

school.djblakey.com/how-djs-find-music?community=Y…

4 months ago | [YT] | 17

DJ Blakey

I just made a completely FREE DJ course for everyone.

It’s called How Pro DJs Find Music & Build a Killer Library, and it’s all about helping you discover new music and build a DJ library that actually works.

Inside, I break down:

✅ Where pro DJs find their music (beyond the obvious sources)
✅ How to stay organised and never feel overwhelmed by your crates again
✅ The structure and library management that actually helps you grow as a DJ

It’s 7 in-depth lessons. Took me a week to make, and I genuinely think it’ll help every DJ who goes through it.

👇 Grab the free course here:
school.djblakey.com/how-djs-find-music?community=H…

If music organisation has ever held you back… this is for you.

4 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 58

DJ Blakey

One of the most common questions I get asked is: “Where do DJs find their music?”

So I decided to make a completely FREE in-depth course showing you exactly how pro DJs discover new tracks, and how to take that music and build out your library properly.

This is one of the most important parts of DJing. Your library is your foundation. Get this right and everything else becomes easier.

The course will be out in less than two weeks. Completely free, and available to everyone.

Really looking forward to sharing this one with you all.

4 months ago | [YT] | 105

DJ Blakey

Feeling overwhelmed as a new DJ?

It’s completely normal.

There’s so much advice out there telling you to do everything at once…
Post on TikTok, build your brand, chase gigs, grow your following…

But here’s what I wish someone told me when I started:

Forget all that for now.

Just focus on the craft.

The one thing that really matters at the start is building your skills.
Learn how to mix properly. Get confident with your gear.
One skill at a time. Step by step.

Once you do that, everything else gets easier.
You sound better, you feel better, and the gigs and growth will come naturally after that.

That’s exactly what I teach in my DJ courses.
They’re designed to help you go from overwhelmed to confident, by focusing on the craft.

Browse all of my courses here 👇🏻
school.djblakey.com/#heading-_xILGK_4I5

4 months ago | [YT] | 50

DJ Blakey

30,000 subscribers. That’s amazing. Thank you.

When I started this channel properly about nine months ago, I didn’t know where it would lead. I just knew I wanted to teach real DJ skills from the perspective of someone who’s DJ’d at every level of the industry, share what I’ve learned, and hopefully help a few people get better behind the decks.

Fast forward a few months, and there are now 30,000 of you here. And that number’s growing by around 3,500 every month.

It shows that there are DJs out there who actually care about the craft. DJs who want to learn, push themselves, and do something different. That’s the type of DJing that excites me, and it’s amazing to build an audience of people who feel the same.

This is just the start. I’ve got loads more coming. More lessons, more ideas, more ways to help you level up your sets and stand out behind the decks.

I’ll also be making content around the 40th anniversary DMC World Finals in Tokyo this October, where I’ll be on the judging panel.

Massive thanks for being part of this. Let’s keep building.

5 months ago | [YT] | 145