Would you come?

[overit]

ez all...

I know none of you can come to this but this is my new project. If you were under 18 and you lived near me would this website get you interested?

http://djschooluk.org.uk/

feedback seriously needed before I go live and start biggin this up.

[GREMM1S]

Yeah looks good man, highly suggest a strong facebook presence over regular sites

[overit]

^defo mate.

If the design and text and ish gets the msg across on that site then I can let that go live and start on FB, plus flyers, posters, radio promo etc etc.

cheers for looking

[Cupe]

looks pretty sweet

what kids wouldn't love it

[overit]

[eggssell]

looks wicked mate. good to see you get that school off the ground.

[overit]

cheers eggs,

Yer.... it's not quite off the ground yet. This is to be the pilot. Had so many fuck ups so far trying to get a good team and venue but I'm still here. and i'm still doing the same job for heaps of other schools and organisations.... this one is my own ting tho. The buck stops right here kinda thing. and by buck i mean all the dolla and all the issues!

I'm running a fine line between making it look good to kids but making it look reputable to parents. It's the olds who pay, it's the youth who enjoy. Is a tricky getting the marketing right. That's why all the feedback I can get is srs appreciated

[Lurk6r]

cheers eggs,

Yer.... it's not quite off the ground yet. This is to be the pilot. Had so many fuck ups so far trying to get a good team and venue but I'm still here. and i'm still doing the same job for heaps of other schools and organisations.... this one is my own ting tho. The buck stops right here kinda thing. and by buck i mean all the dolla and all the issues!

I'm running a fine line between making it look good to kids but making it look reputable to parents. It's the olds who pay, it's the youth who enjoy. Is a tricky getting the marketing right. That's why all the feedback I can get is srs appreciated

Yeh I can see how many parents would not see this as "being in their childs best interest". I guess stressing that It encourages dedication, respect for others, that kinda of crap is a good line to get the parents to play ball.

[overit]

^oh shit yeah Lurker.

edit: this is the blurb included in my biography (http://djschooluk.org.uk/?page_id=83) that has got me work in schools etc previously:

"I have always found that once young people have the chance to feel comfortable in a culture of respect and realise that it’s ok to be different, we can work together in an artistic direction of their choice. To achieve the results they desire I share the knowledge they need to operate the equipment while encouraging an open, artistic mode of thought regarding the techniques they may apply to their work. The artistic mode of thought keeps them thinking outside the box and ensures they are in control of the direction of the work while the technical knowledge helps them learn to learn, requiring them to take methodical and reflective notes, plan future steps and practise techniques."

But the biggest issue is that is all over the media so I have to show I am legit (and not cupe )

[Cupe]

wat

[eggssell]

what im finding jim is at a lot of the hip hop events i hit, i see a lot of the old schoolers bringing their kidds in.

so yeah there will be whole gen of hip hoppers; househeads; junglists; and ravers who have kids that will be right into djing.

i mean even my nephew played around with my kit once, and so on his next bday his old man ended up buying him some reloop cdj's.

[overit]

wat

haha just fuckin with ya boss

and yer Eggs: There is def a market there, i've been making a living out of doing this for 8 years. What I'm trying to say is this is the 1st time I have done it totally independently and promoted it myself.

I already know I can do the teaching and that the kids will have a great time and learn a lot.

The issue I've got is in producing advertising and a website that looks cool to kids (i.e. not boring like school) but also looks safe and worth paying for to parents.

If i make it too educational kids wont wanna come.

If I make it too cool I'll look the pied piper.

So i thought i'd post it here, hoping that I'd get some feedback about how it looked and worked. You know, is it too wordy? too bright? font too small? not enough pics? any info you'd want to know that I have missed off?

eg) I have now added an equipment page listing all the stuff I have available for the course following feedback from a pal over here.

Any of you got any input?

[crundyy]

maybe incorporate graffiti (legal of course) as well to get all them little chavs you got over there into it. there was a place near mine that supplied paint and had decks n we used to just go there and fuckaround on the decks and paint then maybe steal the paint. but yeah just a thought bra, looks like a mad site man all the best with getting it running

[overit]

good idea crunddy. Graf is regularly included on larger projects I work on for bigger organisations.

If this idea works with djing and i can make a dolla then the plan is to expand to include:

graf

beatbox

breakdance

streetdance

mcing

I know boys who can deliver all these, but i gotta know I can pay them before I waste their time

[crundyy]

thats mad bra, goodluck with it all.