dj application and training

Are you interested in becoming a DJ for KSLU? Yay! We are accepting applications all year round. You can find all important information about the training process in the letter from our Air Captain below:  

Welcome Prospective DJs!

I am beyond excited to see that you are interested in becoming a DJ with KSLU! My name is Mia Gilstrap, and I am KSLU’s Air Captain for the 2026-2027 academic year! I will be the one supervising your progress through the levels of training until you are prepared to go live. 

The semester in which you begin your training will be your designated "training semester". During this time, you will become educated on the ins and outs of KSLU, meet some of our best DJs, and begin your own show (on a "provisional" basis). The training process has three steps you must complete before you can start your own show. First, you will complete a quiz over our background and policies (not required, but encouraged), followed by an in-studio training session with me, Mia (Thursdays 7-8PM), and finally, complete TWO shadowing sessions with one of the wonderful DJs from our training committee. Before we begin, let me know a little bit about yourself! Here is a link to a short DJ application to get things started:

IN STUDIO TRAINING: 

All prospective DJs must complete an initial training session with the current Air Captain. For any questions, email air.kslu@gmail.com, OR message Mia Gilstrap on Group Me. See below the Google Spreadsheet to sign up for a shadow session with Mia. If the listed time slots do not work for you, please reach out to Mia for other options.

SHADOWING SESSIONS

This is simply two sessions of an hour of watching our current DJs while they are on air.  You are required to shadow two (2) shows of DJs in the Training Committee. During each session, you will take a selfie with the DJs you shadowed to serve as proof of completion. A list of our Training Committee DJs can be found below.

After you have completed 2 shadowing sessions, you will fill out the Google Form linked below to claim your show date and show time. In this form, you will also upload the selfies from your DJ shadow sessions. From that point, I will reach out to you via email to confirm the details of your new show! This is not the end of your training at KSLU, however. During your first semester as a DJ, you are required to serve on one of our Committees. As long as these requirements are completed, you will “graduate” from the KSLU training program and maintain status as a DJ within KSLU. 

COMMITTEES

We have four committees to integrate prospective DJs into our operations at KSLU: Mobile DJ, Publication, and Music Committee.

MOBILE DJ

Committee Chair: Connor Dixon, Mobile DJ Director

Committee members set-up audio equipment for KSLU and non-KSLU related events: weekly Rock the Clock events, recruitment events, other CSO and community events

PUBLICATION

Committee Chair: Ella Bullock, Publication Director

Committee members receive weekly emails from Publication Director, members encouraged to publish content periodically throughout the semester

MUSIC

Committee Chair: Thomas Brainard and Gaby Trad, Music Directors

Committee members attend weekly meetings to receive a few albums of their desired genre and talk about music, each member contributes to weekly CMJ Spotify playlist that is emailed to DJs

Training

Committee Chair: Mia Gilstrap, Air Captain 

Committee members offer their show time as a possible shadowing session for new DJs. They give a small description, show day, and show time, and our new DJs can choose to pop into your show to see what kind of magic you work. 

air.kslu@gmail.com