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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.

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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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Chris MackinDec 16, 2024 11:04:43 AM1 min read

Global Game Jam 2025 returns to dBs Institute Bristol

We’re delighted to once again be working with Bristol Games Hub to host the Global Game ...
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Chris MackinDec 16, 2024 8:32:42 AM11 min read

Three dBs Plymouth students head to San Francisco for a special show

Second year student Si Littlewood tells us all about his music industry history in San ...
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