Join professional DJ and event producer Zellers as he shares hard-won industry lessons on how to build a set, read a room, and get yourself booked. A follow up to our Intro to Digital DJing Workshop, this seminar builds on participants' existing foundational DJ skills and delivers insights on how to kickstart your DJ career and start bringing the tunes you live for to the people who want to hear them. We'll touch on what networking looks like in the electronic music sphere, how to get and start preparing for your first gigs and how to make your mark on the scene through your own events before diving into a breakdown of intermediate spinning techniques, with time to get your hands on top of the line gear and flex your mixing muscles. Zellers is a Toronto based artist whose main medium is the dance floor. He's best known for founding Canada’s largest trans rave series Metamorphosis which boasts 100% trans programming and co-founding QuedUp, an open decks series and performance practice platform for emerging DJs. He’s unequivocally rave, having emerged from post-pandemic DIY scenes, he’s lit dance floors all across North America on fire with heavy hitters spanning from lovey trance to moody garage to disorienting psychedelic techno. He’s an experienced mentor who’s devoted to undermining gatekeeping and helping peers fall deeper and deeper in love with their favourite music through the art of DJing and building commuity through thoughtfully curated events. If cost is a barrier to attend, please reach out to will@rhythm.space with the amount that works for you. We'll never turn someone away due to a lack of funds.