So you want to learn how to be a DJ

It may sound threatening, but if this is your life dream, it may not be as hard as you think. And sure you can study this in schools, but the reality is that real life situations and mentoring is so much better. There is a 13 part course that includes a written curriculum along with training guides. The hands-on lab drills are performed in an actual radio station in the student’s local area. So if you want to learn how to be a DJ, the right place just may be the Entertainment Career Connection mentor program.

Radio Connection graduate Howard Parker got his first job through the Entertainment Career Connection and today he makes millions of dollars. His job? He does movie trailer voice-overs.

Parker said, “During my course at Radio Connection in Philadelphia, I learned about everything in the radio business from news to on air production, commercial making, computers and even satellites. Real on-the-job experience allowed me to get a job in less than two weeks after graduation.”

The radio broadcast teachers are comprised of a real on-air personality or program director. Radio professionals are mentors who know how to succeed in the highly competitive broadcasting industry. These industry experts share knowledge and experience and provide training a really practical way, so students learn in a real station, under real life working conditions, being trained one-on-one by a working professional. The mentor faculty proactively teaches both professional and technical skills, which helps to bridge the gap between the workplace and academia.

Finding a good school is not only about which school will provide an education that the industry will take seriously, costs also play into the formula. Colleges and universities have formulas that they use, so applicants are charged by the credit hour, by clock hour, or by semester. With fees, books and supplies, it can add up. Entertainment Career Connection schools start as low as $4,450, so the training is affordable, especially when a job is just around the corner.

An associate member of the National Broadcasters Association (NAB), The American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (AFTRA), The Entertainment Career Connection is also a member of the Society for Professional Audio Recording Services (SPARS).

With more than 72 percent of its graduates are placed in jobs, the Entertainment Career Connection provides educational apprentice programs for the entertainment arts including the film and TV, and music recording industries. Over the last 24 years more than 6,000 students have graduated from the Entertainment Career Connection programs.