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dBs InstituteMay 22, 2025 4:13:24 PM11 min read

dBs Plymouth students dive into the world of Berlin techno

During their trip to Berlin for Superbooth, a cohort of dBs Plymouth students explored ...
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Chris MackinMay 22, 2025 8:39:52 AM2 min read

Crafting the soundscape of the UK's 90s rave scene - Innovation in Sound 2025

dBs Manchester's Josh Hoy walks us through 'Rave, Unity and Ambient'; his soundscape ...
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Chris MackinMay 19, 2025 1:53:44 PM2 min read

Reconstructing audio in real-time - Innovation in Sound 2025

Third year dBs Manchester student Will Amson shares a sneak peek into 'Determinism'; his ...
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Chris MackinMay 16, 2025 3:24:01 PM3 min read

Queer identity in the age of dial up - Innovation in Sound 2025

With the debut iteration of Innovation in Sound Manchester at Altogether Otherwise ...
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Sam WillisApr 27, 2025 8:00:00 PM< 1 min read

Meet Chris Page, dBs Institute's Postgraduate & Digital Learning Lead

Meet Chris Page, a music producer and DJ who made his name as DC Breaks, and is also dBs ...
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Chris MackinApr 24, 2025 8:00:00 AM10 min read

Exploring the cutting-edge student projects for Innovation in Sound 2025 (Part 3)

In our final piece around Innovation in Sound 2025, we’re joined by two students who are ...
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Chris MackinApr 21, 2025 12:00:00 PM7 min read

Exploring the cutting-edge student projects for Innovation in Sound 2025 (Part 2)

We join five of our final year Bristol students to learn more about their ambitious ...
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Chris MackinApr 16, 2025 12:10:17 PM6 min read

Exploring the cutting-edge student projects for Innovation in Sound 2025 (Part 1)

Ahead of Innovation in Sound 2025, we chat with two of our third year Bristol students ...
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Chris MackinApr 15, 2025 2:09:57 PM4 min read

Building telephone mics with dBs Manchester's Daniel Dutt

We chat with Plymouth alumnus and current Manchester technician Dan Dutt to learn about ...
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Chris MackinApr 13, 2025 3:00:00 PM1 min read

Student Stories | dBs Plymouth students hit the stage in San Francisco

At the end of 2024, three dBs Plymouth students sent off the year in style with a special ...
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Sam WillisApr 12, 2025 9:00:00 AM5 min read

‘There's always something new’ dBs Online student Gerard on his music career in Doha

Meet Gerard Baladad, a Doha-based online dBs Institute student, who’s using his degree to ...
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Sam WillisMar 26, 2025 8:00:00 PM< 1 min read

How to stay motivated and deal with imposter syndrome as a producer

In this part of her Learn From The Pros session, dBs alumnus Anaïs discussed how she ...
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