Chris Mackin

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 MackinApr 9, 2021 12:00:00 AM11 min read

'When I Killed the Cat' - Crafting the sound world for a short film

We join director Mansour Forouzesh and members of the dBs Community to talk about ...

Chris MackinMar 18, 2021 12:00:00 AM12 min read

Always evolving: Exploring interactive audio with Giorgio Cortiana

For game audio alumnus Giorgio Cortiana, the rapidly changing landscape of interactive ...

Chris MackinMar 4, 2021 12:00:00 AM10 min read

Pushing the boundaries of sound - Meet Jay Auborn, Creative Director of dBs Pro

Meet Jay Auborn, the man on a mission to push the boundaries of sound, and include ...

Chris MackinJan 18, 2021 11:43:00 AM4 min read

dBs Recommends: 7 video game soundtracks to help you escape and unwind

Escape the noise of the world and be transported to a new world with these video game ...

Chris MackinDec 10, 2020 12:00:00 AM10 min read

Translating cinema: An introduction to film localisation with Ryan Green

After graduating from our FdA Music & Audio Technology degree at dBs Plymouth, and a ...

Chris MackinNov 19, 2020 12:00:00 AM8 min read

Researching the applications of music technology within music therapy - Paul Fernie

dBs Music graduate Paul Fernie will soon be returning (virtually) to dBs Music Bristol to ...

Chris MackinNov 18, 2020 3:00:00 PM< 1 min read

VIDEO: DJ Krust on understanding your goals and how to achieve them

Several years on from his last visit to dBs Institute, the inimitable DJ Krust returned ...

Chris MackinNov 18, 2020 12:00:00 AM8 min read

How dBs student Oliver Bishop (Formula) is growing his brand

Oliver Bishop aka Formula only joined us at dBs Music in September of this year, but ...

Chris MackinNov 6, 2020 12:00:00 AM9 min read

Taking the plunge into the world of composing - Virginia Leo

Now in her final year on the BA (Hons) Sound for Games & Apps course, Virginia Leo is ...

Chris MackinOct 14, 2020 12:00:00 AM4 min read

6 things no one tells you about studying Music and Sound for Film & TV

Crafting the soundscape for screen, be that music or sound, has long been a highly ...

Chris MackinAug 21, 2020 12:00:00 AM9 min read

How to rescore video game trailers with Matthew Owen

Though music has always been integral to the success and immersive quality of any given ...

Chris MackinJul 29, 2020 1:02:00 PM9 min read

Cataloguing dreams and soundtracking comics with Máté Moldován

Since joining dBs Bristol, Máté Moldován has proved to be one of the most innovative and ...

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