Foundation FM Apple Music Workshop: Accessible DJing and Community-Building

Foundation FM teamed up with Apple Music, AlphaTheta and Platoon to host an International Women’s Month DJ workshop that emphasized Accessible DJing for beginners and community-building. The session demonstrated the streaming integration between Apple Music and rekordbox and aimed to show that DJing can be accessible without high-end CDJs or an extensive record collection. Instruction was led by Amy Francesca and Charisse C, and the programme included discussions on streaming platforms, radio stations, community spaces, building audiences and artistic identity, with community radio highlighted as a platform for visibility and development.

After participants performed, the session concluded with a mixer; no further sessions by Foundation FM, Apple Music, Platoon and AlphaTheta were planned, but similar brands may continue efforts to inspire creators, and Apple Music’s Stephen Campbell said that music and culture should be shared and that Apple Music supports partners like Foundation FM through their programmes.

Foundation FM teamed up with AlphaTheta, Apple Music and Platoon to host an International Women’s Month DJ workshop focused on Accessible DJing for beginners and community-building. The workshop aimed to show that DJing can be accessible without high-end CDJs or an extensive record collection, and the organisers leveraged the streaming integration between Apple Music and rekordbox during the session. The event combined practical demonstration with discussion of technical options to lower barriers for novice DJs.

Instruction was led by Amy Francesca and Charisse C, who guided participants through the workshop programme. Discussions covered streaming platforms, radio stations, community spaces, building audiences and artistic identity, and community radio was highlighted as a platform for visibility and development. The curriculum positioned community spaces and broadcast outlets as tools for artist growth and audience building.

The session included a mixer after participants performed, providing an opportunity for networking and practice. No further sessions by Foundation FM, Apple Music, Platoon and AlphaTheta are planned, but a continued effort from similar brands to inspire creators may occur. Apple Music’s Stephen Campbell stated that music and culture should be shared and that Apple Music supports partners like Foundation FM through their programmes.

The available sources do not provide this information. They do not include detailed descriptions of the instructional methods or teaching exercises used by the workshop leaders. No session-by-session agenda, timetable, or list of teaching materials is provided in the available accounts. Specific outcomes or follow-up resources for participants are not specified in the available sources. The published account does not include examples of exercises or demonstrations used during the workshop.

The available sources also lack biographical or professional background details for Amy Francesca and Charisse C that would explain their instructional approaches. There is no information on participant selection, class size, or demographic composition in the public accounts of the workshop. A more granular description of how topics such as streaming platforms, community radio, community spaces, building audiences and artistic identity were taught is not available from the provided materials. There is no public list of recommended tools or software distributed to attendees in the available descriptions.

Instruction at the International Women’s Month DJ workshop was led by Amy Francesca and Charisse C. The available sources do not provide direct quoted statements attributed to Amy Francesca or detailed descriptions of her instructional remarks. The published materials include the line “The whole idea was to show just how accessible DJing can be,” and the line “Everybody can see the rest in the article.” The available sources do not specify which individual spoke those quoted lines.

Apple Music’s Stephen Campbell stated that music and culture should be shared and that Apple Music supports partners like Foundation FM through their programmes. This statement appears in the available account of the workshop and reflects Apple Music’s expressed support for partner initiatives. No additional direct quotations from workshop leaders beyond the un-attributed lines are provided in the available materials. The available sources do not provide further elaboration from Stephen Campbell or workshop leaders on implementation details or follow-up support.

The workshop format paired live performance slots for participants with a mixer held after the performance session, combining practical demonstration with a social segment that followed the onstage activity.

Discussions across the session covered streaming platforms, radio stations, community spaces, building audiences and artistic identity, and the organisers highlighted community radio as a platform for visibility and development.

Community spaces were presented alongside broadcast outlets as platforms where artists can gain visibility and develop practice, reflecting the workshop’s emphasis on accessible DJing for beginners and community-building.

The available sources do not provide a detailed agenda, specific timings, participant numbers or step-by-step descriptions of activities within the performance and mixer segments.

CONCLUSION

The workshop represented a collaboration between Foundation FM, AlphaTheta, Apple Music and Platoon to deliver a DJ session during International Women’s Month that prioritized accessible DJing for beginners and community-building. Organisers demonstrated the streaming integration between Apple Music and rekordbox and designed the programme to show that DJing can be practised without high-end CDJs or an extensive record collection. Instruction was led by Amy Francesca and Charisse C, and the event combined practical performance opportunities with discussion of streaming platforms, community radio, community spaces, audience-building and artistic identity.

Participants performed during the session and the programme concluded with a mixer, while organisers indicated there are no further sessions planned by Foundation FM, Apple Music, Platoon and AlphaTheta though similar brands may continue efforts to inspire creators. Apple Music’s Stephen Campbell was quoted affirming that music and culture should be shared and that Apple Music supports partners like Foundation FM through their programmes.