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Chris Mackin

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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 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 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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Chris MackinDec 9, 2024 4:07:17 PM3 min read

The best stocking fillers for music producers in 2024

With just a few weeks to go until the festive season, we trawled the internet to find ...
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Chris MackinNov 14, 2024 11:21:20 AM14 min read

What is sound design?

Sound design may be a term you’re familiar with, but do you know exactly what it is? In ...
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Chris MackinSep 27, 2024 4:03:53 PM1 min read

Applications for 2025 are now open!

We’re excited to announce that applications for September 2025 entry at dBs Institute are ...
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Chris MackinSep 27, 2024 3:12:09 PM1 min read

For the next generation of talent: dBs joins Beyond The Music INSPIRE

We’re thrilled to be part of this year’s Beyond The Music INSPIRE; a free two-day event ...
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Chris MackinSep 17, 2024 2:13:29 PM3 min read

What to expect from a dBs Institute open day

The doors to dBs Institute are open to visitors once again and we’ve got some very ...
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Chris MackinSep 13, 2024 3:42:56 PM1 min read

dBs grad Owen Trick joins forces with Ed Sheeran for a special visit

We catch up with dBs Plymouth graduate and BFBS engineer Owen Trick in the wake of a ...
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Chris MackinJul 29, 2024 10:09:37 AM4 min read

Our students take to the stage at this year's Bristol Harbour Fest

We look back on another stellar year at Bristol’s Harbour Fest, and get the inside scoop ...
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Chris MackinJul 24, 2024 11:36:55 AM2 min read

Yorkshire Sound Women Network brings WIRED workshops to dBs Manchester

Get all the information you need on the recently announced Summer WIRED workshops; a ...
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Chris MackinJul 23, 2024 2:55:18 PM< 1 min read

VIDEO: Our students share their perspectives on studying at dBs

We get our students on-camera to talk about their experiences studying at dBs Institute, ...
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