BABY DJ SCHOOL is an interactive music program for ages 2 months-5 years that has taken the world by storm. Good Morning America, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, The TimeOut NY Kids, NY Magazine, Red Tricycle, The BBC, The Guardian and many more have raved about this fascinating new education series. By using original songs such as “Makin’ Our Favorite Beat Drop” and “That’s Why Daddy Loves Disco” Baby DJ School transforms the ordinary Mommy-and-me sing-along experience into an educational escapade into the wonderful worlds of electro, hip-hop, and house! Through singing, dancing and interactive technology, little ones are introduced to handling records, mixing and matching beats and creating fun and funky samples using modern DJ equipment. Why should children hear the same nursery songs underscored by the same instruments time and time again? Switch out a guitar for a sampler, a piano for a mixing board and a song about black sheep for a song about back beats, and you have an exciting new musical landscape that both young and old will enjoy. Best of all, electronic beats can be mixed by pushing buttons and moving sliders that are easy for little hands to manipulate. Baby DJ School increases gross and fine motor skills, spatial reasoning, language skills and fosters a special bond between caretaker and baby because they are both learning a new skill! "There are hundreds of music classes for babies, and they're all nursery rhymes and the kids sit around and hit a little drum. It's just like their toys at home, but they're doing it in a group setting and hearing music at the same time, which I think is good anyway. It's an amazing class." – Samantha Al-Fayez, son age 13 months
“It’s not just the motor development that’s happening, but it’s also the social interaction with parents which is very valuable.” – Pediatric neurologist Celeste Kidd speaking about Baby DJ School on ABC TV
NATALIE ELIZABETH WEISS is a DJ and early childhood educator whose original music has been dubbed “very catchy” (NY Post), “refreshing and uplifting” (TimeOut NY), “hilarious”(NY Magazine), and “epic and exultant” (Paper Magazine). Her shows and classes have been featured recommendations in the New York Times, Village Voice, Nylon Magazine, TimeOut NY Kids, Flavorpill.com and more. As a DJ, Natalie has shared bills with members of LCD Soundsystem, Psychedelic Furs, Fischerspooner, Bu****le Surfers and Dirty Projectors as well as with the actors Steve Martin and Meryl Streep. From 2011-2012 she was the Composition Mentorship Fellow with the Brooklyn Philharmonic.