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 MackinJan 30, 2024 11:59:54 AM2 min read
dBs Bristol hosts the Global Game Jam 2024
Working in collaboration with Bristol Games Hub and MyWorld, we were honoured to once ...
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Chris MackinDec 20, 2023 8:59:34 AM6 min read
Connor Paul: The rise of White Hill Crew
In our final interview of 2023, we're joined by dBs Plymouth student Connor Paul to chat ...
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Chris MackinDec 19, 2023 3:46:00 PM< 1 min read
Rewind 2023: Looking back on an incredible year at dBs Institute
From impressive student projects, unforgettable events and inspiring guest lectures, 2023 ...
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Chris MackinDec 19, 2023 11:13:09 AM1 min read
The Soundtrack of 2023: A year of amazing music from the dBs Community
With our largest number of Track of the Week spotlights to date, we’re celebrating an ...
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Chris MackinDec 19, 2023 10:34:55 AM7 min read
Our favourite success stories from the dBs Community in 2023
We’re incredibly proud of the myriad of achievements from both our students and alumni in ...
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Chris MackinNov 21, 2023 2:19:52 PM1 min read
Award-winning engineer Andrew Scheps delivers a special talk at dBs Bristol
Delivering to a packed out lecture theatre, engineer and producer Andrew Scheps took ...
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Chris MackinNov 6, 2023 2:52:55 PM8 min read
Game sound grad Tom Smart on crafting realistic audio for ‘Hell Let Loose’
After joining Expression Games in May 2023, we caught up with Sound for Games & Apps ...
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Chris MackinOct 26, 2023 12:01:34 PM2 min read
The Rope: A new kind of TV drama soundtracked by dBs Pro
‘The Rope’ is a brand new interactive experience coming to your living room through Sky ...
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Chris MackinOct 5, 2023 9:42:05 AM5 min read
Velocetech: How a t-shirt competition led to sets at Ministry of Sound
dBs Plymouth student Connor Townsend (Velocetech) heads to Ministry of Sound to join a ...
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Chris MackinOct 3, 2023 12:15:00 PM13 min read
Gordon Raphael: The inside story on producing The Strokes
Legendary 'Is This It' and 'Room on Fire' producer Gordon Raphael, who is credited with ...
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Chris MackinSep 11, 2023 3:13:15 PM3 min read
Grimmvulture: Carving out a niche in the hardcore techno scene
After a recent headline show at Berlin Bar, dBs Plymouth's Grimmvulture joins us for a ...
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Chris MackinAug 30, 2023 9:47:35 AM5 min read
dBs student Ben Cross (Crossy) heads out on tour with Andy C
In between his hectic festival schedule, we sit down with Electronic Music Production ...
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