Paris Hilton The DJ?

Sources close to P tell TMZ ... Hilton has been traveling the world to shadow some super-famous DJs to get some guidance for her upcoming house music album.

We're told Hilton has become pretty tight with HUGE names like Afrojack and Deadmau5 -- and even plans to appear on stage with Deadmau5 in the near future.

One source extremely close to the heiress tells us, Hilton believes she can become the "Queen of house music" -- because "no woman has ever taken over in that arena ... and she wants to become that person."