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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 MackinAug 10, 2023 3:54:36 PM7 min read

Jamie Gibney: Solo developing an accessible audio plugin

We sit down with BA (Hons) Sound Design student Jamie Gibney (Pragma Audio) to chat about ...
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Chris MackinJul 28, 2023 2:37:43 PM7 min read

dBs alumnus Virginia Leo prepares for special appearance at PAX West

Sound for Games & Apps graduate Virginia Leo has had an impressive two years since ...
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Chris MackinJul 24, 2023 9:47:39 AM8 min read

Marnie Rose Davidge: connecting music to the moving image

dBs Plymouth’s Marnie Rose Davidge is a composer and producer who has been working for ...
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Chris MackinJul 18, 2023 2:14:06 PM4 min read

dBs students work behind the scenes at Bristol Harbour Festival

After a successful - if rather wet - Harbour Festival, we catch up with some of our ...
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Chris MackinJun 16, 2023 3:49:44 PM2 min read

dBs Bristol student Anaïs Jan signs to Hospital Records

After a hugely successful time on the Women In D&B mentorship scheme, Electronic ...
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Chris MackinMay 22, 2023 8:00:00 AM5 min read

Capturing the sound of a decade in 60 seconds with Lucas Banks

Third year Plymouth student Lucas Banks shares the fascinating story of his project, ...
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Chris MackinApr 24, 2023 8:42:19 AM16 min read

The cutting-edge: Behind the scenes of Innovation In Sound 2023

In anticipation of this year's Innovation in Sound showcase, we get a sneak peek at some ...
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Chris MackinApr 4, 2023 4:03:12 PM6 min read

Footwork in Flow: An ambitious exploration of live electronic music

‘What is live electronic music?’ It’s a massive question, one that third year student ...
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Chris MackinMar 28, 2023 9:04:42 AM5 min read

The best free plugins for film, TV and game scoring

Whether it's intimate, affected pianos, a full-blown orchestra, or somewhere in between, ...
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Chris MackinMar 17, 2023 11:03:53 AM6 min read

8 phenomenal free synths for sound design & composition

The plugin world is dominated by virtual synths, so to help break through the noise, here ...
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Chris MackinMar 15, 2023 10:37:44 AM15 min read

How music producers can make money through Patreon

In part three of our series on making money as a music producer, we speak with ...
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Chris MackinMar 2, 2023 3:54:51 PM6 min read

8 free experimental plugins

Is your latest production feeling a little boring? Shake things up with these free ...
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