Since September 1981, the School of Mix has offered the most cutting edge, complete and affordable bartending courses in Western Canada.

School of Mix has a highly trained staff of professional bartenders, with years of experience in the hospitality industry. Our bartending school is committed to providing a thorough, hands-on training program, using an actual bar, and bar equipment, in a realistic bartending atmosphere.

Bartending as a profession is monetarily rewarding as well as exciting. Our students are uniquely qualified for immediate employment, and use their "Serving It Right" certification as an advantage over others applying for the same positions available at many bars, lounges, night clubs, hotels and restaurants.

MIX Instructors


Tyler Hazelwood:


As a former graduate of the Mix School of Bartending at age 19, Tyler originaly became a Bartender as a means to support his love for travelling.  He has since travelled and worked as a Bartender in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, London, Amsterdam, Turkey, and Greece. 

Tyler along with a handful of other Mix gradualtes worked their way across Canada on a five star hotel on wheels called the America Orient Express.  Now back in Canada pursuing a career in film, t.v. and music, he has worked in numerous bars and clubs as a bartender and promotions such as Section (3), Tokyo Lounge, and Voda. 

At age 23 Tyler started a company called TNT Professional Bartending Service, that provided graduates of the Mix School of Bartending with employment.

Now working as the director of the Mix School of Bartending, Tyler with the assistance of DJ RC Lair have reworked the concept of the School to include their love for music and now offers DJ Lessons and has now become The School of Mix.  Tyler says his goal was to create an actual hands-on working environment as much as possible.



Ryan Steele

Ryan Steele is a local actor and bartender who joined the teaching team at the School of Mix early in 2005. He attended the MIX school as a student in the summer of 2000 and has gone on to apply his knowledge in many different atmospheres. Along with Tyler, Ryan bartended on North America’s only private luxury train, The American Orient Express. He currently bartends at Sonar Nightclub, where he has worked for the past 3 years. He also bartends private functions with TNT Bartending.

Ryan is a cancer survivor and organizes a yearly fundraiser called, The Ball. Ryan and his friends have raised thousands of dollars in the past couple years for the Canadian Cancer Society.

Ryan’s acting career is also in full swing. He currently has numerous commercials on air and has just booked his first prime time television role. Ryan is very happy to work at MIX bartending and hopes to make the environment a great place to be for all our students.

Carrie

Carrie comes to us originally from Calgary AB. She started in the service
industry at age16 and at 18 found work in a local bar, where she quickly
learned the tricks of the trade in bartending. In 1999 she moved to Jasper
and bartended at Earls and L&W family restaurant. Carrie moved to Vancouver
in 2002 and found work with a local catering company where she quickly moved
into Event coordinating and party planning.

Carrie now coordinates events through MIX event staffing. She has a great
vision and is taking MIX and all affiliated to new heights.