START MIXING
A practical beginner's guide to beatmatching, phrasing, EQ, transitions and building your first complete DJ mix.
No experience needed. Start with the fundamentals, practise with purpose, and learn why a good mix works.
LEARN TO MIX. START YOUR DJ JOURNEY.
YOUR FIRST DJ MIX
Start with the fundamentals. Build your first complete mix.
YOUR FIRST DJ MIX is a practical 57-page digital guide created for complete beginners who want to understand what DJs are actually doing when they mix music.
Learn the foundations of beatmatching, phrasing, EQ, transitions, track selection, harmonic mixing and building a set — without unnecessary jargon or assuming you already know how it all works.
You'll also get the PHRASE DJ Toolkit, with practical reference guides, planning pages, mix reviews and a 7-Day DJ Mixing Challenge to help turn what you learn into practice.
£9.99
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Learn the skills that make a DJ mix actually work — not just which buttons to press.
• Understand beats, bars, BPM and phrasing
• Learn practical beatmatching techniques
• Use EQ to create cleaner transitions
• Understand when to bring the next track in
• Explore harmonic mixing and the Camelot system
• Choose tracks and control the energy of a set
• Use filters, loops and effects with purpose
• Plan and record your first complete DJ mix
Everything is explained from a complete beginner's point of view, with practical exercises along the way.
WHY THIS GUIDE IS DIFFERENT
Learning to DJ can quickly become overwhelming. BPM, phrasing, EQ, harmonic mixing, beatgrids, effects — suddenly there’s a lot to understand.
YOUR FIRST DJ MIX takes a different approach.
It starts with the fundamentals and builds one skill at a time, explaining why things work, not simply which buttons to press.
No assumption that you already speak the language of DJing. No need for expensive equipment. No pressure to become a professional.
Just a straightforward path from pressing Play to understanding, building and recording your first complete DJ mix.
LEARN → PRACTISE → MIX → REVIEW → IMPROVE
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO START MIXING
57-PAGE BEGINNER GUIDE
A step-by-step introduction to DJ mixing, from beats, bars and phrasing through to EQ, transitions, track selection and recording your first complete mix.
PHRASE DJ TOOLKIT
Practical quick-reference guides, planning tools and worksheets designed to help you turn what you learn into actual mixing practice.
7-DAY MIXING CHALLENGE
A structured seven-day practice plan that takes you from listening and counting to building and recording your own complete DJ mix.
IS THIS GUIDE FOR YOU?
YOUR FIRST DJ MIX is designed for complete beginners who love music and want to understand how DJ mixing actually works.
This guide is for you if:
✓ You've downloaded DJ software but aren't sure what to do next.
✓ You've bought your first controller and want to learn the fundamentals.
✓ You can play two tracks but struggle to make transitions sound natural.
✓ BPM, phrasing, EQ and harmonic mixing still feel confusing.
✓ You want to understand why a mix works — not just copy button presses.
✓ You want a simple, structured way to practise and improve.
No previous DJ experience required.
Just bring your music, your curiosity and a willingness to practise.
ABOUT PHRASE
PHRASE grew from a love of progressive and melodic house music — and from discovering that learning to DJ can feel far more complicated than it needs to.
I'm learning too.
That's why PHRASE is built around straightforward, beginner-friendly resources that explain not only what to do, but why you're doing it.
YOUR FIRST DJ MIX was created from that same idea: take the fundamentals, strip away the unnecessary jargon and turn them into a practical path that another beginner can actually follow.
This isn't about pretending to be a superstar DJ.
It's about enjoying the music, developing your skills and getting a little better with every mix.
Keep listening. Keep practising. Keep mixing.
