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DJ Academy

From yourfirst mixto yourfirst crowd.

Professional DJ education built around learning the craft, practising on the equipment and developing the confidence to perform.

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Professional DJ education.

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You can lovemusic.

Manifesto

But can youmove a room?

That partcan be learned.

Pekay DJ Academy

Discover the academy

The journey

  1. Packed crowd at a night concert, faces lit by stage light

    01

    Listen

    It starts with how you hear music.

  2. The Pekay Academy studio: illuminated Pekay Academy sign above Pioneer CDJs and mixer

    02

    Learn

    The equipment, the structure, the language.

  3. Pekay-branded Pioneer DJM mixer

    03

    Mix

    Two tracks. Your hands. One blend.

  4. Practice setup with Pioneer decks and studio monitors

    04

    Practise

    Hours on the decks, one-on-one.

  5. DJ Pekay playing the Simply Piano booth, wide view

    05

    Perform

    A final recorded set.

  6. A Pekay DJ Academy graduate

    06

    Graduate

    Certificate in hand.

  7. Overhead view of a dense crowd at the barrier in front of a lit stage

    07

    Move the crowd

    Then the room is yours.

DJ Pekay behind the decks under the Simply Piano sign
05Your instructor

Meet
your
instructor.

Learn from someone who plays the room.

DJ Pekay (Pako Boikanyo) is a self-taught DJ from Gaborone, Botswana. An experienced disc jockey with over a decade of experience providing music and entertainment services, skilled across a wide range of genres, technical equipment and mixing techniques.

The same decks he teaches on are the ones he plays: clubs, lounges, festival stages and radio. That's the bridge between the classroom and the crowd.

  • Serowe Battle of the DJs: Winner2017
  • Presidential Competition: Winner (Regional)2018
  • Presidential Competition: Winner (National)2018
  • Presidential Competition: Winner (Regional)2024
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06Courses

Choose your
starting point.

All courses

From first touch
to first crowd.

  1. 01
  2. 02
  3. 03
  4. 04
  5. 05
  6. 06

01The deck

Startwith theequipment.

02Signal

Understandwhat you'recontrolling.

03Tempo

Findthe tempo.

04Mix

Two tracks.One moment.

05Build

Buildthe energy.

06Perform

Thenmovethe crowd.

Pekay DJ Academy

Your turn
at the decks.

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08Academy life

Inside
the academy.

Pioneer CDJs and mixers, studio monitors, one-on-one sessions in Block 7, Gaborone.

  • The Pekay Academy studio: illuminated Pekay Academy sign above Pioneer CDJs and mixer
    The studio
  • Practice setup with Pioneer decks and studio monitors
    Practice setup
  • DJ practising on Pioneer equipment in a studio
    At the decks
  • Row of Pioneer DJM mixers
    The mixers
  • A Pekay Academy graduate playing at the decks
    Graduate at the decks
  • Pekay-branded Pioneer DJM mixer
  • Practice room with decks under blue light
    Studio sessions
  • Pioneer mixer with Pekay branding
09Pekay graduates

Thegraduates.

The graduates

They came to learn.
They left ready to play.

Meet the graduates
10Online learning

My
Pekay.

The student portal: your approved courses, video lessons, resources and progress in one place. Course access opens once the academy has approved your payment.

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Welcome back.

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  • Courses
  • Resources
  • Payments
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  1. 01

    Apply or enrol

    Create your account and choose a course.

  2. 02

    Pay

    Follow the payment instructions from the academy.

  3. 03

    Upload proof

    Upload your proof of payment: a photo or PDF.

  4. 04

    Get approved

    The academy reviews it. Once approved, your course unlocks.

11Community

Follow
the journey.

Sessions, sets, graduates and the occasional behind-the-scenes, on Pekay's channels.

12 · Beyond the classroom

Pekay beyond
the classroom.

Sound · Lighting · Stage · AV

Explore production
Line-array speakers flown from truss outdoors
Pekay-branded moving-head fixtures rigged on aluminium truss
Night concert with a truss stage, lights and crowd

13 · Apply

Your first setstarts here.

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