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French Trainee DJs Do "push-ups" to Get It Right
"Give it more oomph... You're too shy," he tells others as they perform nervously, surrounded by their classmates in the role of excited clubbers. Those who protest risk a penalty of 20 push-ups in front of the class.
Welcome to the disk jockey school of Lyon's UCPA sports and leisure college, where youngsters are undergoing strict training to prepare them for the New Year party season and hopefully a professional club DJ career.
"It's an intensive training, so they learn to distinguish between partying and working," says Arnissole.
The school opened in 2001 and claims to be the only state-backed DJ school in Europe. It is much in demand as clubs and discos become increasingly demanding for quality DJs, says the school's director, Pascal Tassy.
Only about two thirds of those who pass the entrance exam make it through the 18-month course to graduation and a state-sanctioned diploma as a qualified "music and stage host."
They must take classes not only in their core skill of music mixing, but also light operating, video and computer training, stage design and music history -- including instruction from a classical music expert.
Their final exams include playing a 15-minute DJ set of funk, rock, house and R 'n' B in front of professionals, and they must also carry out paid internships to practice their new skills.
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