The British DJ & MC Academy

Innovative workshops for young people and adults in urban London

About Us

The British DJ & MC Academy is a youth arts organisation based in North London.

Since we began our journey in 2008 we've had the pleasure of working with over 100,000 young people and adults across 20 London Boroughs, engaging, developing and influencing through the medium of music.

The academy was set up to address a clear shortfall in outreach programmes available for young people living in urban London.

What makes us unique is our ability to reach young people in their own social environment through our fully customised DJ vans.

These mobile music facilities enable us to take music to the streets, providing a positive gateway for young people in need of inspiration.


Music unquestionably connects people from all walks of life. The work we do continues to leverage this virtue, delivering programmes to some of the most deprived parts of our city.
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What People Say About Us

"A big thank you to the DJ & MC Academy team as they were spectacular. They really livened things up and I would definitely recommend them to others!"
Neena Raj, Information Officer, North Herts Centre for Voluntary Service
"The British DJ and MC Academy are a great organisation to work with, delivering the highest standard of workshops in a fun and exciting manner for all that take part. Across all the Nike Five Legacy events they delivered a fantastic atmosphere and kept the energy levels high. It was a real privilege to work with such a passionate group of people and I look forward to working with them in the future."
Daniel Barry, Nike Powerleague
"British DJ & MC Academy ran a brilliant workshop on using music to tackle street crime at an event we put on in November 08. The facilitators related really well to the young people. The workshop itself was really engaging and fun and the young people absolutely loved it!"
Rachel Segal Hamilton, Events and Marketing Coordinator, Envision
"The workshop was great. The tutors showed the young people how to set up the decks, they had time on the mic, beat matching, and brainstorming for their radio station. Time went really quick and the young people were really engaged!"
Hayley James, Sports Development and Social Inclusion Officer, Barnet FC Community Trust
"Turning Words Into Dreams was one of the most popular courses making up GLYPT's Summer Arts College in 2010. I was really impressed with the quality and skill of the artists delivering the programme"
Claire Newby, Education Manager, Greenwich & Lewisham Young People's Theatre

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December 1, 2022

Bellah Featured in Grazia

This amazing artist has made it into Grazia magazine talking about her journey as an artist. Since the age of 17 Bellah’s dream was to […]

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November 28, 2022

Children and Young People’s Award 2022

We are very proud to announce we won the children and young people’s award 2022 with our amazing partners and team. Couldn’t be more humbled […]

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6 Month Edmonton Outreach Project

The DJMC academy have been running the Edmonton outreach Project for 6 months working in partnership with schools, communities, Edmonton green shopping centre, NYCC and […]

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