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Sam WillisJun 24, 2025 9:40:14 AM4 min read

5 Reasons to Study MA Music Production at dBs Institute

Explore just five reasons why you should study the MA Music Production course at dBs ...
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Sam WillisJun 22, 2025 8:00:00 PM< 1 min read

Watch our students work with a string quartet for the first time

Watch our students and course leader, Hans Hess, as they bring their scores to life for ...
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Sam WillisJun 20, 2025 8:00:03 PM< 1 min read

How to create your brand as an artist

Damian Morgan, dBs Institute's Head of Industry and Employability and a professional ...
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Sam WillisJun 18, 2025 8:00:00 PM< 1 min read

What you need to know when starting a sound system with Sinai Sound System

The legendary Sinai Sound System joined us in Manchester to explain what you need to know ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Chris MackinJun 6, 2025 11:43:45 AM1 min read

Year 3 live sound students raise £110 for Mind

Our Y3 BSc (Hons) Live Sound students and performers from Access Creative College use ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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Chris (DC Breaks) PageMay 27, 2025 12:00:00 PM4 min read

From Touring to Teaching: how a career in education helped me to ‘remix’ my career

Chris Page, Postgraduate & Digital Learning Lead at dBs, explains how he went from a ...
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