
With almost ten years experience working in content creation and marketing, Chris has written for multiple music and taste-making brands including MusicTech, Guitar.com and Long Live Vinyl magazine. Over the years, he has interviewed countless key voices in the creative industries including Gordon Raphael (The Strokes), Bjørn Jacobsen (Cyberpunk 2077, Hitman), Sylvan Esso, Chris Cayford (Rolo Tomassi), Olivier Derivière (A Plague Tale) and many more.
Blog Post by Chris Mackin
Chris MackinMay 19, 2025 1:53:44 PM2 min read
Reconstructing audio in real-time - Innovation in Sound 2025
Third year dBs Manchester student Will Amson shares a sneak peek into 'Determinism'; his ...
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Chris MackinMay 16, 2025 3:24:01 PM3 min read
Queer identity in the age of dial up - Innovation in Sound 2025
With the debut iteration of Innovation in Sound Manchester at Altogether Otherwise ...
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Chris MackinApr 30, 2025 2:55:53 PM2 min read
How to apply for a postgraduate degree at dBs Institute
Trying to wrap your head around applying for a master’s degree? We simplify the process ...
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Chris MackinApr 24, 2025 8:00:00 AM10 min read
Exploring the cutting-edge student projects for Innovation in Sound 2025 (Part 3)
In our final piece around Innovation in Sound 2025, we’re joined by two students who are ...
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Chris MackinApr 21, 2025 12:00:00 PM7 min read
Exploring the cutting-edge student projects for Innovation in Sound 2025 (Part 2)
We join five of our final year Bristol students to learn more about their ambitious ...
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Chris MackinApr 16, 2025 12:10:17 PM6 min read
Exploring the cutting-edge student projects for Innovation in Sound 2025 (Part 1)
Ahead of Innovation in Sound 2025, we chat with two of our third year Bristol students ...
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Chris MackinApr 15, 2025 2:09:57 PM4 min read
Building telephone mics with dBs Manchester's Daniel Dutt
We chat with Plymouth alumnus and current Manchester technician Dan Dutt to learn about ...
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Chris MackinApr 13, 2025 3:00:00 PM1 min read
Student Stories | dBs Plymouth students hit the stage in San Francisco
At the end of 2024, three dBs Plymouth students sent off the year in style with a special ...
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Chris MackinApr 10, 2025 1:41:17 PM1 min read
dBs Institute has been shortlisted in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards
We’re delighted to announce that dBs Institute has been shortlisted in the ‘Small or ...
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Chris MackinFeb 3, 2025 3:47:42 PM12 min read
From pen to player: How video game art is created
From the iconic rectangles of Pong to the rich and colourful iterations of Hyrule, we ...
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Chris MackinJan 22, 2025 3:19:33 PM12 min read
How sound effects for video games are made
Ever caught yourself playing a video game and wondered how the sound effects were made? ...
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Chris MackinDec 17, 2024 8:24:09 AM4 min read
Our favourite free plugins released in 2024
Looking to use the festive period to focus on some music-making? Here are our favourite ...
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