Beyond The Poms: Argos Cheerleaders Hit Scratch Lab

JESSICA S.
Argos Cheerleader
 
The Argos Cheerleaders have been practicing diligently for the past few weeks, and it is hard to believe the football season is just around the corner. With all of our attention focused on perfecting all of our new dances, our head coach Jorie Brown thought it would be nice for us to take some time to let loose and bond as a team. What better way than a DJ training session at Scratch Lab! This is one of the most unique outings I have ever experienced and I definitely have a greater appreciation for turntable DJs.
 
We all met up in our new classroom which is set up like a regular classroom but instead of desks we all had our own turntables. Our teacher, professional DJ Craig Brooklyn, was on an elevated platform with his turntables projected onto a big screen behind him, so we could see what he was doing.
 
The Scratch Lab has an amazing record selection and we all got to pick any two records we wanted to spin. We learned how to scratch a record, rewind it and drop a beat! I thought that my coordination with dancing would help me and translate easily to spinning records since DJ Craig counted similarly to the way we count in dancing. There is definitely a finesse and unreal hand-eye coordination that goes into being a turntable DJ that I don’t have! However, we did get some one-on-one time with DJ Craig, and we all managed to get some fairly good sounds out. There may have been more random sounds coming out our turntables instead of actual music mixes, but it was a great time to get to laugh and listen to some great music with my teammates. Maybe with a few more lessons you will hear an original song done by your Argos Cheerleaders! The football season has only just begun, but we are already building lifetime memories. I can’t wait until the next team outing! 
 
A big thank you goes out to Solepower Productions and Scratch Lab. Scratch Lab is Canada’s premier facility for DJ training and other music-related trades.   New classes for students of all ages and skill levels willl begin in May, followed by the Summer and Fall semesters .  Check out www.scratchlab.ca for more details.