community is everything

As proud as I am of our teachings, curriculum, course structure and being called the Hogwarts of DJ Schools … our community is even cooler.

When I started out in 2009, it was the generous friends, occasionally friendly sound techs and precious groups of grateful dancers who gave me feedback, tips and the courage to keep going.

The support of a joyful, beloved community on the same wild ride as you is one of the most priceless assets you’ll ever have as an artist. When you join PhDJ, you join a creative cohort of folks dedicated to the same thing as you — and it keeps going after you graduate.

More updates and mixes from our grads are coming soon. Here’s a few to get you started:

what our grads are up to

  • MICHAEL V

    Celebrated his first year of PRIMAL DISCO and sold out … again. Here are the tunes (Michael that first track is perfect!!!) He also launched a new offering called Medicine Disco, the latest mix from that is an hour of the kind of guided somatic movement I want to do every day.

  • LEXX

    Celebrated her first year of SOFT BUTCH BRISTOL and sold out …. again. Here’s the mix from 9/14, which (as she does) breaks the genre-time barrier. She also launched a new more somatically-oriented queer led offering and DJ’d all over the UK this year.

  • SHOSHI

    Graced the stage at BOOM festival in Portugal right before serving as the resident DJ on Michael Franti’s SoulShine Cruise. Trying not to be jealous over here. Here’s the mix from BOOM! Read the comments — basically everyone’s favorite set/moment of one of the worlds most legendary festivals. So proud of you, love.

  • JUSTINE

    Recently ran ⁠two 5-week therapeutic dance groups for people with OCD and trauma at the hospital where she’s a resident psychiatrist. She also created the first ever Ecstatic Dance in Coburg, Canada. Here’s the mix from that night (stunning, sensitive, joyful, powerful, magnetic!!)

  • JESS HERE

    Just sold out her first Dancing Waves experience and here’s what they said … “Those amazing transitions ... the fusion was just spectacular. I was screaming deep inside” // “You confirmed that music truly is a universal language” // “The breath work and movement ignited a fire inside that helped me let loose” // “More of Jess please!” Here’s a recent hawwwwwt mix from her closing set at Primal Disco.

  • ALIZA

    Just graduated 10 women from the second cohort of her movement school, and the next round is open for enrollment!. She’s also hosted a women’s retreat in Costa Rica this February. She’s been revolutionizing the ecstatic dance scene all over Costa Rica, and got to tour the states this fall. This mix from PDX E Dance (Peace Prayer) is magnificent.

  • BACKBACK JESUS

    Has launched an underground phenomenon in Montreal. There are no links to share because his marketing strategy is zero pictures or public promo which is somehow completely working. What kind of DJ do you have to be to start a purely word of mouth revoution? This kind.

  • VIC

    Just moved to Pittsburgh and is getting ready to launch a new dance series this spring. This most recent mix is such a beautiful and nuanced journey, I love hearing you evolve!!

  • GLEN

    Has quickly become a resident opening DJ at the biggest gay club in DC (Bunker) and is opening for a New Year’s Eve event called Recovery Rave. His mobile silent disco event THE JOURNEY which moves through downtown Washington DC was featured on NBC! Here’s the mix from their inaugural dance (get ready for Glen’s signature high energy ear candy!)

  • CLAY PAPA

    Didn’t reply to my ask for updates cuz she's on a social media sabbatical but this mix is so delicious I had to dig it up and share it anyway.

  • ATARA

    Recently hosted Dance for Peace in Brooklyn … and y’all must watch one of the best reactions to a set I’ve ever seen (also Dance for Peace, the comments). What’s that all about?? Witness Mixtress Atara, serving everything from Epic Fxing Dance Parties to deep titrated nervous system loving flowtimes.

Ashley

PhDJ 2.0, Apprentice

“It took a lot for me to give myself permission to invest a ton of time, energy, money into believing that’s something that I could do.

I needed structure, community and accountability in my life. When she told me it was a seven month program I was like … I think I need that.

What if I made the thing that I’m most passionate about, the thing that brings me the most joy, #1?”

“Before I joined PhDJ, I had never considered DJing and now that I look back on it, that's kind of silly because I've been obsessed with music my whole life.

I listen to music in a totally new way now. I've become more confident since starting this training. Definitely more confident in the authentic expression of myself. I'm learning new things about my body and the way that I like to move. I'm learning different ways to move. I feel so supported and encouraged in this space, and I love getting to face my fears in the company of all these fine humans in this cohort.

If you're thinking about joining PhDJ and something in you is, is kind of either gently or aggressively pushing you towards this, my advice is lean the f**k in.”

-Alcy aka Tink, PhDJ 2.0 Grad

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Leonéx

PhDJ 2.0

“Being on the controller made my whole timeline of life perfect. It’s a life changer. I’ve impacted lives and I’m using this as a vehicle to transform my life, and it’s happening. It’s opened up so many doors for me and added peace and light into my life.”

This isn’t just a class. It’s a collective.

Early bird Enrollment ends December 21.