we are building the future of dance culture.

( our mission )

 

revive the soul of nightlife

This is what music was made to do. We create dance floors that are about dancing with the best music, artistry, venues and sound in town.

generate a movement of well-being

Early evening hours, no drinks on the dance floor and a strong consent culture makes BODY L🔻NGUAGE the place to reconnect with ourselves + each other.

empower a new generation of leaders

YOU are a huge part of our mission! Our comprehensive training + mentorship program gives both established and up+coming local leaders everything they need to launch, grow and nurture a legendary dance culture in their city. We are doing this TOGETHER, and you do not need to do this alone.

build resilience

We’ve refined our method of party making, space holding and community building into an art + are ready to activate it in cities around the world.

why now?

Because humxnity is desperate for this kind of dance floor.

You knew you needed the music.

Now the music needs YOU.

Our world is in a tectonic shift. Our nervous systems need to unwind and rewire as we remember how to be together.

One of the most effective antidotes to trauma and a culture of disconnection + distraction is the felt experience of power and movement.

We do this in the safe container of community.

who this is for

 

You know the power of a proper dance floor to provoke mind-bending bliss. You’re ready to jump on the frontline + build the loyal congregation your city deserves.

You are ready for a serious apprenticeship.

Dance + music have changed your life, and maybe even saved it. You know the power of sound + movement to create extraordinary shifts. You know how important the right music, environment and leadership are in creating the conditions for magic.

If you haven’t already, you’re down to get your DJ basics on lock, learn to beat match and asemble your DJ equipment. All good if you’re just starting out! We’ve got a 3 hour DJ Essentials workshop for you to dig into before we get started, and our program begins with a two week skills bootcamp that’ll get everyone on the same technical page.

This is for those who want to learn to wield giant sound systems like shamanic time machines.  

You’ll go through an intensive bootcamp with an intimate group of powerful participants on the same path. You will learn and study together, create, share feedback and be directly mentored by Tasha Blank, Meg Beatty and the PhDJ Team. 

Stop reading now if …

  • You only want basic DJ skills. We’ve got a DJ Essentials class for that.

  • You don’t think your city needs dance floors where prayers mix with filthy bass to unleash love + beauty

  • You’re unwilling to turn yourself inside out and embody new levels of artistry, visibility + magnetism 

  • You don’t want to fast track your DJ and leadership skills, accomplishing in just a few months what would normally take years

This is not an online course. It’s a comprehensive, master level professional artistic + business training.

 

what’s included

PRE-GAME

DJ ESSENTIALS

Brand new to DJing? No worries! We have a huge range of skill levels joining us, from absolute beginner to folks who’ve been playing out for years. What we’re teaching in this program isn’t taught in any other DJ School, and the hard skills you need to rock this path are simpler than you think.

You can get started now with our DJ Essentials Class, which is included when you join PhDJ.

This recorded workshop will give you all the basics you need to get started with DJing:

  • Get to know your DJ gear (knobs, sliders, and cues oh my!!) … and learn what you actually need to know to get started

  • Understand waveforms, tempo, key, mixing, and why you never have to use the sync button again

  • How to build a set that takes people on a ride + brings them somewhere new

  • Music Organization 101

Getting your foundation solid is just the beginning, and we’re here to make sure you’re covered.

SKILLS BOOTCAMP

JANUARY 17 - 30 // 2023

Fully implement + integrate everything you learned in the DJ ESSENTIALS Workshop. For those new to DJing, this is where you get fully prepped to make mixes once school starts! Expect daily homework and practice guidance as well as ongoing support and Q+As with your PhDJ Coach and pod. Live class calls with Tasha, Meg and the team are January 17, 20 and 24th at our regular class times of 12-1:30pm ET.

  • Buying, importing and organizing your music

  • The workflows and software that make music organization easy and scalable

  • Thoroughly learn your way around your DJ software + hardware

  • The basics of building a cohesive, beautiful and effective set

  • The difference between hard + soft DJ Skills

  • How to make 2 songs have the best sex ever (beat looping, EQs, filters, and effects)

IRL IMMERSION

FEBRUARY 17-19 2023 // Las Vegas, NV

We’ll spend 3 days going deep on the dance floor together.

Plan to arrive on or before the 16th, and expect to be in GO MODE from about 10am - dinner time each day. You will not need your dj equipment. We’ll spend all three days embodying everything we’ll be working on throughout the course, with plenty of time to connect + play with your cohort!!

We’re working to finalize details asap so you can book your travel and lodging!

Immersion will be livestreamed for those who can’t attend IRL.

POWERHOUSE DJ SCHOOL

FEBRUARY 7 - AUGUST 22 // 2023

This is the university we wish we’d attended. Our combined decades of study + experience make way for you to do what would normally take 10 years into 7 months.

  • Weekly live training module Tuesdays 12-1:30pm ET (NYC)

  • Weekly live Q+A community call (includes bonus class, live mix reviews and more) Fridays 12-1:30pm ET (NYC)

  • Weekly assignments covering all PhDj knowledge and skill sets 

  • An intimate group of rising leaders led by Tasha Blank, Meg Beatty and the PhDJ Team

  • Guest teachers include Chloe Valdary, Josh Pais, Buddy Wakefield, Orpheus Black, Kimberly Johnson, Genevieve

  • Live hot seat coaching with Tasha + the Team

  • Active community platform that us throughout the week to keep the conversation, feedback and sharing going

    • Extensive community support

    • Daily access to the leadership team

  • Connection with small cohorts of your colleagues in each module:

    • Weekly mix reviews

    • Homework collabs

    • Troubleshooting support

    • Accountability, fun + play with your cohort

  • Support in DOING THE DAMN THING:

    • Book DJ gigs

    • Throw your own events

    • Slay the crowd

    • Prepare to launch the world’s best dance party + build the business of your dreams

    • Troubleshooting tech, team, branding, marketing and logistics

the curriculum

Module 1

THE ROADMAP FOR TRANSFORMATION THAT AFFECTS EVERYTHING WE DO

  • How to use the pattern that structures all experience as a map for your DJ sets, event production and creation in general

  • Review: DJ Skills, music acquisition + organization

  • Know your lineage: the origins of ritual

  • What we’re really doing here + what you’ve got to do with it

  • The SCORE: the blueprint for all embodied transformation

  • The history of DJing, your personal story + why it matters

  • Consent, structure + rules: creating a Temporary Autonomous Zone

Module 2

WHAT’S YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM GOT TO DO WITH IT?

  • How emotion is stored in the body + how to release it for healing

  • Embodiment tools for rooted leadership

  • How trauma works + why it’s at the heart of everything

  • Why sex is so important + why everyone’s afraid of it

  • Listening with your body: advanced skills for DJs, dancers + shamans

  • How to create safety that opens space for pleasure + creativity

Module 3

HARNESSING THE DYNAMICS OF POWER FOR GOOD

  • The true role + responsibility of a dance floor captain

  • Cultivating unshakable power + using it to serve

  • Why popularity is a dumb goal + how to release the need to be liked

  • How to dom a room: the physics of surrender

  • What integrity means + how to lead with it

  • Infusing sets with power + impact without needing harder or faster beats

Module 4

RITUAL, DEATH + MAGIC

  • You are not just a DJ: how to follow your instincts way beyond the limitations of club culture

  • How to use fear as the gateway to wholeness

  • The art + craft of ritual-making in nightclubs, festivals + beyond

  • How to go beyond the person you thought you were to become the one you came here to be

  • How to hold space for others to do the same

Module 5

MARKETING + YOUR PERSONAL BRAND

  • Why your ideas about marketing are wrong

  • Unleash your voice: unlock limiting patterns in real time

  • Craft a brand you love

  • Book gigs + build your network

  • The spiritual practice of copywriting

Module 6

THE ART + SCIENCE OF COMMUNITY BUILDING

  • Become the architect of your own revolution

  • The spiritual practice of marketing

  • Bold visions that build something bigger than you

  • The core principles of community building

  • What the Church gets right about belonging, growth, service + connection

  • Audiences are fickle; Ecosystems are resilient

Module 7

SERVING YOUR MEDICINE

  • The art of bliss + the architecture of sound

  • How to turn everything you just learned into a new way of being

  • Surrender as service

What comes after PhDJ?

Our graduates go on to launch their own club nights, education programs, embodied leadership trainings, retreats and ecstatic dances. Others incorporate the skills and awareness cultivated through PhDJ into their workplace, coaching practice, personal relationships and beyond.

Mixing tracks together masterfully is one thing. Standing in front of a huge crowd and radiating the kind of presence, command and artistry that says I’ve got you and you’re safe to surrender with me … is a whole new level of being.

PhDJ invites you into the highest expression of your technical + creative capacities and the strongest embodied leadership you’ve known.

Graduates of PhDJ will have the option to partner with us to launch BODY L🔻NGUAGE in their city. Those who choose to keep playing will receive ongoing mentorship, including everything you need to build your ethical dance cult.

 
 

You’ve heard the call. 

 

If this whole page makes you nervous + gives you goosebumps…

If you're down to jump on our spaceship + take the best ride of your life…

 

The 2023 cohort has begun.