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dBs InstituteNov 22, 2022 12:00:00 AM7 min read

Manchester's New Century two months into it's big re-birth

dBs Manchester is located in the basement of the incredible New Century, which was ...
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Mike SteventonOct 14, 2022 12:00:00 AM8 min read

More and more music production students are choosing to study in Plymouth, here's why.

When the world is your oyster it’s easy to overlook Plymouth as a place to study, but ...
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Chris MackinAug 31, 2022 12:00:00 AM8 min read

A vision for the future - How dBs grad Ché Leader is helping improve accessibility in dance music

Ché Leader (Rivibes) joins us for a special chat about an incredible series of events ...
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Chris MackinAug 10, 2022 12:00:00 AM6 min read

"The first of many" - MA student Dan Legg releases debut Eurorack module

MA Innovation in Sound student Daniel Legg discusses the release of his very first ...
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dBs InstituteJul 20, 2022 12:00:00 AM4 min read

New Century: connecting our students to Manchester's newest venue!

As the opening of dBs Manchester at New Century approaches, we take a look at how the ...
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Chris MackinMay 31, 2022 12:00:00 AM5 min read

dBs live sound students go above and beyond at this year's Balter Festival

Our first and second year BSc (Hons) Live Sound students recently ventured out to Balter ...
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Chris MackinApr 16, 2022 1:15:00 PM2 min read

dBs graduate lands scholarship with video game composer and sound designer Akash Thakkar

We catch up with Sound for Games & Apps graduate Virginia Leo to celebrate her ...
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Chris MackinMar 28, 2022 12:00:00 AM3 min read

Future Sounds - Our live sound students get hands-on with d&b audiotechnik's cutting-edge 360° Soundscape system

Our second year live sound students recently ventured out to The Goods Shed, Stroud for ...
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Chris MackinFeb 4, 2022 12:00:00 AM3 min read

dBs' Phin Head takes the Stochastic Inspiration Generator live on Molten Music Technology

As part of Robin Vincent's No-NAMM live stream series, dBs Plymouth tutor Phin Head and ...
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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 ...
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Billie CroucherOct 13, 2020 3:42:00 PM6 min read

Furthering Careers and Fostering Community – Meet Our Employability & Engagement Officer

Want to work in sound but not sure where to begin? Tugkan, our brilliantly creative and ...
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Billie CroucherOct 8, 2020 11:54:00 AM3 min read

5 reasons to consider a degree in sound design

Sound designers that are able to create, manipulate and implement audio are in high ...
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