1. What workshops do you offer?
2. How can I find out about your upcoming workshops?
3. How do I enrol?
4. How much does it cost to enrol?
5. What is a DJ and what might the workshop cover?
6. What is a VJ and what might the workshop cover?
7. What is circuit bending and what might the workshop cover?
8. What is Nintendo Hacking?
9. How do I learn more about circuit bending/VJing/etc?
10. Does Lektrolab do anything else besides workshops?

We have held workshops in:
- DJing [with vinyl and CD] for beginners, intermediate, scratching and turntablism
- CD DJing for beginners
- VJing for beginners
- Circuit bending
- Making music with Gameboys
- Nintendo Hacking / ROM Hacking
- Trackers / simple music software for beginners
We are also have experience in and are able to teach MAX/MSP, Jitter, beginners web design, making music with MIDI.

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Join our MAILING LIST. Workshops that we organise or workshops commissioned by other people that are open to the public will be advertised via the mailing list, as well as on the Lektrolab website.

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This depends on the workshop. If it is a workshop commisioned by and institution or festival they will have their own booking process. For workshops that we organize, you can book through this site and for private tuitions just email us directly with enquiries.

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There is no set price for the group workshops for us to list here; there are too many variables. If you have seen a Lektrolab workshop advertised somewhere, the fee should also be listed in the details - sometimes they are free!
For private tuition, we have set fees. Check PRIVATE TUITION.

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DJ stands for "Disc Jockey", and a DJ mixes audio in a live setting. Traditionally a DJ used records. Today a DJ could also use CD's, MP3's, iPods, laptops.

Typically, in a beginners DJ workshop we cover: plugging in a set of decks to a mixer and how to generate sounds, hands-on practise and knob-fiddling to find out what they all do, how to mix using a cross-fader, information about EQ and sound levels, the fundamentals of beat mixing some ideas about what kind of equipment you would need if you want to pursue DJing. The format of the lessons is simple enough that people who have never touched decks in their life and want to know what all the fuss is about will easily be able to pick it up. We demystify the whole DJ process and show that DJing is accessible to anyone willing to put in the practice. You dont need to have any music experience - you just have to count to eight.

The intermediate DJ workshop is usually aimed at participants who can already beat match records. Depending on the needs of the participants we might cover: mixing concepts [eq techniques, fast vs slow mixes, offset beats, phrasing], real time correction [breaking, cueing, pushing, matching tempos vs. synching beats], performance techniques [doubles, backspins, visuals gestures & body tricks, dealing with performance anxiety], live performance trouble shooting [feedback problems, ground hum, mechanical turntable problems, records skipping], recording techniques [the importance of gain and EQ, making mix tapes/CD, demos], understanding your equipment [turntable mechanics, buying needles and slipmats, record care], expanding your setup [adding different equipment eg. drum machines, microphone techniques, multiple mixers, effects units and including CD's, MD's and MP3's]

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VJ stands for "Video Jockey", and in the same way that a DJ mixes music a VJ creates and mixes visuals in a live setting.

Generally speaking in a VJ workshop we aim to cover: where to find original material and how to create your own, freeware available as a VJ tool, familiarity with a VJ mixer, discuss the equipment required to be a VJ, where to look for more information about VJing. Usually this workshop is aimed at beginners who want to get started.

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Briefly, circuit bending is the manipulation of existing electronic devices for artistic purposes. Specifically, we crack open things like doorbells, old Casio keyboards and electronic toys, mess about with their circuits and make very unique musical instruments out of them.

A typical circuit bending workshops starts with an brief explanation of the tools and equipment you need. There will also be a safety demonstration to use a soldering iron which we ask everyone to participate in, experienced or not. Then using all that information [usually takes about 15 minutes] the good stuff starts and we just get cracking with the electronic toys and making something new out of it!

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In computer lingo, hacking means "re-programming". Video game consoles are essentially computers, so Nintendo Hacking means re-programming old Nintendo video games. The chips in the Nintendo's game cartridges are removed and replaced with re-programmed or modified chips, and the Nintendo console happily runs our "new" carts - playing graphics, or music or a modified version of a classic game.

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Check out our LINKS page. There is a gang of links there.

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Yes, Lektrolab run two other ventures: Heavy Media, an artist management and booking agency which represents cutting edge electronic music performers, and The Heavy Shop, an online store carrying a range of unique vinyl, cd's, fashion and music production tools.

In addition Lektrolab has experience with event production and promotion, consultancy, and curating, and all of us have individual careers in the creative industries - please feel free to check our bios.

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