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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 ...
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Billie CroucherAug 13, 2020 12:00:00 AM5 min read

Window – A remote collaboration using music production to promote mental health

Members of the dBs Music community have collaborated on a major new project that seeks to ...
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dBs InstituteAug 5, 2020 10:15:00 AM3 min read

What is clearing and how does it work?

Would you like to study with us this September? Learn more about how clearing works and ...
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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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Billie CroucherJul 21, 2020 10:45:00 AM6 min read

Creating a 3D game to ease lockdown stress – Alden Beckett

For dBs Music graduate Alden Beckett, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t come ...
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Chris MackinJul 21, 2020 12:00:00 AM7 min read

Playing with the way we experience sound - Orion Zane

Interactive audio designer and recent graduate of our Sound for Games & Apps course, ...
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Billie CroucherJul 8, 2020 12:00:00 PM4 min read

Do I need a degree to become a music producer?

Interested in music production but not sure if formal education is the right way to go? ...
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Chris MackinJul 8, 2020 5:30:00 AM8 min read

From bedroom producer to touring with BICEP: charting the rise of Manami

Since leaving dBs Institute, Manami Baba has become one of the most renowned DJs in ...
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Billie CroucherJul 3, 2020 1:03:00 PM4 min read

How to approach a record label and get your music noticed by a record company.

Co-director of Sub-Label Recordings and dBs Tutor, Ben Jacob shares some insight into how ...
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Billie CroucherJun 24, 2020 10:00:00 AM3 min read

dBs Pro and students create soundscape for star-studded Coleridge reading

A team of dBs students, working as part of dBs Pro, have collaborated on a major ...
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Mike SteventonJun 24, 2020 12:00:00 AM< 1 min read

VIDEO: Turning a PS4 controller into a MIDI controller for Ableton

dBs tutor Chris Pratt turned his PS4 controller into a MIDI controller for Ableton Live ...
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Chris MackinJun 18, 2020 11:14:00 AM7 min read

How to start your own mastering company with Tobias Crane

Since graduating from dBs Bristol in 2019 Tobias Crane has been keeping busy. Landing a ...
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