
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 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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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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