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dBs InstituteJul 17, 2025 9:10:39 AM< 1 min read

Why we started Spitfire Audio, with Co-Founder Paul Thomson

Get the low-down on why Paul Thomson co-founded his business, Spitfire Audio, what the ...
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Chris MackinJul 15, 2025 12:00:21 PM4 min read

NSS 2025: dBs Institute ranked as one of the top-performing specialist music education providers in the UK

The results are in from this year’s National Student Survey (NSS) and dBs Institute has ...
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dBs InstituteJul 15, 2025 12:00:00 PM2 min read

We’re partnering with Psych Fest to give our students a taste of life in the music industry

dBs Institute is delighted to announce our partnership with Psych Fest this year! Learn ...
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dBs InstituteJul 11, 2025 8:00:00 PM< 1 min read

How to sustain a career in the music industry

In this Learn From The Pros session Mantra, from legendary drum and bass promoters and ...
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dBs InstituteJul 9, 2025 8:00:00 PM< 1 min read

How Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow got started as film score composers

Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow, the composers behind the scores for Ex Machina, Civil ...
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Sam WillisJul 6, 2025 8:00:00 PM< 1 min read

Behind-the-scenes at Bristol-based studio Optimum Mastering

Earlier this year, we paid a visit to Bristol-based mastering studio Optimum Mastering to ...
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Sam WillisJul 4, 2025 8:00:00 PM< 1 min read

dBs Live: Lecture Theatre 1, Bristol | Ben Pest

Ben Pest joined us for a dBs Live session in Bristol's Lecture Theatre 1, where he showed ...
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Sam WillisJul 2, 2025 8:00:00 PM< 1 min read

Making Mountainhead with Everything Everything's Jeremy Pritchard

During Industry Week '25, we were joined by Jeremy Pritchard, from the legendary ...
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Sam WillisJun 27, 2025 8:00:00 PM< 1 min read

Robin Rimbaud's advice for a career in the music industry

Robin Rimbaud, aka Scanner, a legendary electronic music artist, joined our students in ...
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Sam WillisJun 27, 2025 3:19:26 PM3 min read

5 Reasons to Study MA Innovation in Sound at dBs Institute

Discover five reasons why you should study the MA Innovation in Sound course at dBs ...
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Paul MortleyJun 27, 2025 11:49:31 AM8 min read

My time working as an assistant engineer with dBs Pro Plymouth

dBs Plymouth student Paul Mortley pens today's guest blog, which focuses on his time ...
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Sam WillisJun 26, 2025 11:24:05 AM5 min read

8 key skills you'll learn on sound engineering courses

Discover 8 key skills you’ll learn studying sound engineering courses, like dBs ...
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