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Beginner
Build your foundation.
A structured eight-week path to understand your setup, prepare your music, mix with confidence, read the room and put together a complete set.
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Grow Into
Your Sound.
Real-world DJ experience. Modern techniques. A clear path from your first mix to finding your own style.
Taught by Janus Lauvring · DJ since 1997 · Full-time since 2009
The GAIN Method
More than learning the buttons.
Random tutorials teach isolated tricks. You learn a transition here, an effect there — and still don't know how it fits together.
GAIN connects the whole picture: your setup, your music preparation, your mixing, how you build a set and how you think when you're actually playing. One practical sequence, step by step.
01
Learn the craft
Setup, preparation and mixing technique taught in the order you actually need them.
02
Understand the music
Phrasing, energy and selection — why a transition works, not just how to trigger it.
03
Build your own sound
Develop taste and judgment so your sets start to sound like you.
Film · 1:30
Meet GAIN in 90 seconds
A short introduction to who's teaching, how the courses are built and what you can expect from learning with GAIN.
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Meet GAIN in 90 seconds
Your learning path
Three stages. Start at the beginning.
Each level is a separate course, taken in order when you're ready. Nothing is bundled automatically.
Level 02In development
Intermediate
Find your creative edge.
Advanced phrasing, creative transitions, effects, harmonic mixing and building your identity as a DJ.
See what's comingLevel 03In development
Advanced
Make every decision count.
Multi-deck techniques, advanced performance, dancefloor energy, career strategy and real-world preparation.
See what's comingHow Beginner works
Eight weeks. One clear direction.
The Beginner course is designed as an eight-week sequence. Video instruction, practical exercises and insight from real gigs — with time between modules to actually practise.
- 1
Watch
Each week, a new module of video lessons covering one part of the craft — planned to unlock weekly in Podia.
- 2
Practice
Exercises to work through on your own setup before moving on. This is where the real learning happens.
- 3
Progress
Earlier modules stay available while you're enrolled, so you can revisit and build on what you've learned.
Photo slot · Instructor portrait
Meet your instructor
Nearly 30 years behind the decks. Never standing still.
“DJing has changed dramatically since I started in 1997 — the music, the technology, the clubs and the crowds. I've spent my career evolving with it. GAIN brings that experience into a practical learning path built for DJs today.”
- First mix
- 1997
- Full-time DJ
- 2009
- Modern setups
- Today
Clubs, festivals, events and international work — including years living and playing in London and seasons in Tignes.
More about JanusDJing is fun. Getting good takes more than enthusiasm.
It takes listening. Preparing. Repeating the same blend until it feels natural. Making mistakes and learning from them.
It's also the best way to find out whether this craft is really for you — and if it is, what kind of DJ you want to be.
Watch the free 10:30 filmGAIN Beginner · Curriculum
Eight modules, one foundation.
- Wk 01
Understanding Your DJ Setup
- Wk 02
Rekordbox & Music Preparation
- Wk 03
The Art of Mixing
- Wk 04
Building the Perfect DJ Set
- Wk 05
Music Selection & Finding Your Sound
- Wk 06
Reading the Room
- Wk 07
Playing Live & Preparing for Your First Gig
- Wk 08
Your First Complete DJ Set