“Until recently, aspiring DJ’s had to rely on a combination of osmosis and experimentation: you’d take mental notes at nightclubs, then you’d retreat to your room and keep practicing until you got the hang of it. Now, more and more people are learning how to DJ in classrooms. The turntable may be the most important musical instrument of the current era — it’s certainly the most ubiquitous — so it’s only fitting that turntable conservatories are starting to emerge.”