Welcome to the musical oasis that is Fundamentals DJ Academy, founded to provide a creative outlet for Electronic Music in southern California. Fundamentals' world-class instructors have already create a devoted following for the DJ academy. Respected DJs and music producers guide students thought the basics of mixing music to the mastery of music production. The Fundamentals philosophy is simple: Creative Mind, Creative Life, Creative Career.

Lee Schneider aka DJ Groundfloor
has been DJing for over ten years and DJs regularly at local hot spots El Dorado, U-31, and Voyeur and many others. He has a wide range of musical style and has the ability to play everything from top 40 and hip hop to the latest electro and house music. He has taught the art of DJing to kids as young as 9 years old and adults who have no previous musical experience.
As a producer, Lee is well-versed in Ableton Live software. He has remixes signed to Sony Records and other well established music outlets. His music has been featured on prime time TV in the UK and his remixes regularly reach the top ten on the popular music blogging website Hypem.com

Chase Costello
is one of the fastest rising DJ/Producers from the heart of California. His musical specialty is deeply rooted in Progressive House and Trance. His first original release 'The Departure', Victor Dinaire's Lost Episode Remix, has been supported by one of the world's most highly regarded DJ/Producers Paul Van Dyk, on his radio show Vonyc Sessions, and by Paul Oakenfold on the Perfecto On Tour radio show.Chase works closely with Eventvibe.com, under the auspices of Tim Ortiz, and is one of the founders of the EV Music record label. Within Chase's first two years of entering the Electronic Dance Music industry he was billed with Tiesto, David Guetta, Paul Van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, ATB, Kaskade, Infected Mushroom, Steve Angello, Christopher Lawrence, Dirty South, George Acosta, John '00 Fleming, Victor Dinaire, and Cowboy Mike.
Born February 5th, 1985 in Humboldt County, Chase grew up in Napa Valley and then later attended college in San Diego. Chase has been brought up in a balanced mixture of the Northern and Southern California lifestyles.To date Chase has developed a repertoire of music skills including proficiency in music production, film scoring, DJing, piano, guitar, and drums. As of the summer of 2008 Chase completed his major in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and with a minor in Electronic Music Composition from San Diego State University.

Anthony Ross
2008 and 2009 were breakout years for San Diego-based DJ and producer Anthony Ross. Writing under three different guises, in addition to ghost writing for other prominent music personalities, he has enjoyed more than six weeks of placements on Billboard's "Dance Chart". Four of his productions appeared in the "Top Ten" list on www.hypem.com and he has had three inductions on Beatport's "Top 100." Anthony has played alongside some of the biggest names in the industry over the past five years and has garnered admirable support for his own productions. His music has been played in live sets by DJs such as: Sander Kleinenberg, James Zabiela, Hernan Catteneo, Felix Da Housecat, Roger Sanchez, Paul Oakenfold and more.
In 2009, Anthony was tasked to produce remixes by Sony for Passion Pit and Chromeo, as well as by Steve Aoki, Bob Sinclar and Felix Da Housecat. The media has also been kind to Anthony throughout his musical career, including his selection as the only DJ on 944 Magazine's "The List," a profile of the who's who in the San Diego nightlife scene. 2010 will be comprised of new productions for each of his aliases (DJ Anthony Ross, Bubblegum Sci Fi and Grey Ghost), including his first EP and the release of his signature "Voyeur" track, produced with Darren Mase for the club in San Diego in which he currently holds his residency.

Ian Sutton
A graduate of The Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences, Ian excels in studio recording and mixing. As a longtime DJ and drummer, his musical tastes are as diverse as his clientele, allowing him to serve the needs of clients from various genres. Ian has been helping artists produce music with Logic and Pro Tools for the last 10 years. Since 2005 he's become the go-to engineer for many of San Diego's local talents. His professional yet creative demeanor, attention to detail and honed studio skills have landed him numerous sessions at many San Diego studios, including Studio West, Signature Sound, and San Diego Production Center. In addition, he is an Apple Certified Pro in Logic and teaches at Fundamentals DJ Academy in Pacific Beach and is a certified Pro Tools instructor at The Recording Arts Center of San Diego.
Ian's musical credits include T-Pain, Rob Halford of Judas Priest, Frankie J, Luke Parkin, La Cuca, and Los Tucanes de Tijuana. Video game and TV credits include Brutal Legend, DiRT2, and Diners, Drive-ins, How to Look Good Naked and Dives. He's also recorded DVD commentary and audio books for Jerry Lewis, Deepak Chopra, and Dr. Oz.