For our inaugral dBs Dialogue, our students got together with AGF to discuss visibility and role models in electronic music production.

Part of the core team at female:pressure, Antye Greie-Ripatti is a digital songwriter, sound composer, poet, curator, educator and all-round inspirational artist.

Best known as one half of the innovative German electronic duo Mouse on Mars, Jan St. Werner joined us for an inspirational & insightful talk on the creative process and being wild & irresponsible!

Hosted by Flo, dBs Tutor

Offering a crossover of disciplines between dBs Music & Film, Graeme Maguire joined us to discuss making music videos and animations, being a musician and juggling the ideas and wants of clients vs creatives.

Hosted by Ben, dBs Tutor

Avant-garde sound artist Lucrecia Dalt joined us to speak about her approach to making music and her recent work developing ideas of repositioning fiction, time, acceleration, objecthood, the ethics of repetition and the importance of sound dynamics.

Hosted by Dean, dBs Tutor

In our Guest Session with Dean Roberts, we looked at creating sound for dance, music, film and experimental music. Dean discussed the technical aspects of production and development, the importance of collaboration in mixed media, VJ-ing and dance, to staging mechanism & lighting cues and using Ableton Live in the diffusion and operation of his work.

Hosted by Jamie, dBs Tutor

Legendary producer and all-round awesome dude, Gordon Raphael joined us for an intimate Guest Session talking about life, knowing what makes the perfect studio for you and following your creative gut (i.e. record the bands you like!).

Hosted by Flo, dBs Tutor