Beat Juggling requires excellent attention to our left and right hands and how they coordinate. All 10 root movements of beat juggling require varying degrees of hand independence. Hopefully, you will inevitably learn how to achieve hand freedom as you go. But what if...
If you’re an MF DOOM fan, then yesterday wasn’t just Halloween; it was DOOMSDAY, and I got to celebrate it by performing an hour-long set at Brooklyn Museum’s BROOKLYN READS: Chronicles of DOOM, a biography on the man behind the mask written by S.H....
Hip-hop has existed for half a century, and people still don’t understand it. Even some of its figureheads fail to fully grasp the spirit of a subculture that evolved in response to various social, economic, and political issues in American society, specifically in...
Win or lose, Brolic Army DJ School is honored by the students who are willing to put themselves through the grueling task of battling in the 2024 DMC season. Our school respects the idea that competitions are not for everyone, as some students will excel in these...
The reactions on social media to the debut of Breaking in the 2024 Paris Olympics illuminate that a Breaker’s struggle for integrity outside and inside their culture continues. In real-time, we’re witnessing how the dance makes it center stage, only to be...
DJ Rob Swift here. I am writing this blog to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Brolic Army DJ School alum DJ K Sprinkles on placing 2nd in the 2024 Dallas DMC regional competition. Although she didn’t win, placing second is still a remarkable accomplishment...
There is a glimpse of the prestigious 2024 Civil War: Brolic Army Battle for Supremacy Champion’s Belt. The victor of this year’s event will proudly wear this symbol of triumph in November! The thrill of winning is undeniable, but how can you transform...
I recognize that authentic DJing is becoming meaningless as technology advances. But I’ll never accept it, and those of you who call me a “hater” or antiquated for my refusal to go along to get along can shove it. There’s a system hell-bent on...
The DJ industry has devolved into a shit show of influencer and grifter DJs who are being subsidized by janky promoters, blood-sucking booking agents, and party people who are content with a DJ’s set so long as he/she plays the song they requested. This week...
In the unregulated industry of DJing, it feels like a reckoning is coming for all you non-mixing-by-ear, button-pushing, Serato face-having, sync button-using, influencers rebranding themselves as DJs because you have no other measurable talents. At this year’s...
