Sam Willis

Sam Willis is dBs Institute's Content & Communications Manager and a writer with over ten years of experience. As a music writer, his work has been published in titles including Vice, PAPER Magazine, Red Bull Music, Long Live Vinyl Magazine and Classic Pop Magazine. As a copywriter, he has written long and short-form content for clients across several industries.

Blog Post by Sam Willis

Sam WillisJun 13, 2025 8:00:00 PM< 1 min read

A crash course in game animation from game studio Ground Shatter

Bristol-based game studio Ground Shatter joined us for a crash course in game animation, ...

Sam WillisJun 11, 2025 8:00:01 PM< 1 min read

How to write lyrics: A guide with OneDa, Akemi Fox & J.Chambers

During Industry Week 2025, we were joined by OneDa, Akemi Fox and J.Chambers for a ...

Sam WillisJun 8, 2025 8:00:03 PM< 1 min read

Owen McGregor's New Century Live Sound Scholarship success

dBs Manchester student Owen McGregor, who joined dBs on our Live Sound Scholarship with ...

Sam WillisJun 6, 2025 4:00:03 PM< 1 min read

dBs Live: Studio 1, Bristol | Jay Brand

dBs Bristol student, DJ and producer Jay Brand treats us to an hour of drum and bass and ...

Sam WillisJun 4, 2025 8:00:03 PM< 1 min read

Composing the Ex Machina score: Behind the scenes with Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury

We go behind the scenes with Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury to get the inside account of ...

Sam WillisMay 30, 2025 4:00:00 PM< 1 min read

dBs Live: Mitchell Lane, Bristol | Liminal

Check out Liminal's dBs Live session, where he performed experimental electronic music as ...

Sam WillisMay 28, 2025 8:00:00 PM< 1 min read

How Robin Rimbaud - aka Scanner - creates art from private phone conversations

Meet Robin Rimbaud, aka Scanner, and hear how he started his music industry career by, ...

Sam WillisMay 25, 2025 8:00:00 PM< 1 min read

Everything you need to know about MA Innovation in Sound at dBs Institute

Learn everything you need to know about MA Innovation in Sound at dBs, from module ...

Sam WillisMay 23, 2025 4:00:00 PM< 1 min read

dBs Live: Studio 1, Bristol | Filby

dBs Institute Bristol student Ben Filby treated us to an hour of drum and bass and jungle ...

Sam WillisMay 22, 2025 2:52:43 PM8 min read

9 key skills you'll learn on a sound design degree

Interested in studying a sound design degree? Discover the key skills you’ll learn during ...

Sam WillisMay 21, 2025 8:00:00 PM< 1 min read

The secret to running a successful events brand with Rupture's Mantra

Learn some top tips for building a successful drum and bass events band from Mantra, one ...

Sam WillisMay 18, 2025 4:30:00 PM< 1 min read

Everything you need to know about MA Music Production at dBs Institute

Learn everything you need to know about MA Music Production at dBs Institute, from module ...

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