We welcome to Home of Sound studio, Olivia Mendez, vinyl-only DJ who has been rising as a prominent figure of the international techno scene. In this masterclass she shows the basics of playing only with vinyls and covers details from the history of prominent equipment, how to use turntables and a mixer and selecting tracks.

Digging process

Classification

Selection

Sequencing a set

Before the performance

During the performance 

Practical Techniques

This masterclass is intended to both illustrate the philosophy and techniques used by Olivia and product of 10+ years of experience and provide concrete guidelines and demonstration on how to play DJ set with vinyls only. Olivia also shares a lot about track selection, playing sequences of tracks, overcoming difficult situations while DJing and interacting with the crowd.

Throughout the masterclass the artist uses two turntables Technics MKII 1210 and one mixer Allen&Heath X:ONE 92.

The masterclass cater to intermediate DJs and vinyl-only DJs who know how to play and are focusing on perfecting their techniques and crafting better ways to play.