Dv8 Sussex wants to extend a helping hand to the local community. We are offering anyone who hasn’t obtained maths and/or English GCSE (grade D/3 or lower) the opportunity to study them free of charge. This is much more than a classroom or online tutor-led lessons. We offer small group online learning from experienced tutors, […]
Dv8 Sussex is delighted to be able to offer a brand new course for young people aged 16-18 from January 2021. Our Creative Gateway course is designed for young people to explore options within the creative industries, undertake work placements and who may also need to improve their maths and English skills and qualifications. They will […]
Chris Greenwood spoke about his career path from DJ to club promoter to marketing and running festivals. Chris was marketing and music director for Cantaloupe Group, and marketing director at the Big Chill festival until 2009. He currently runs his own festival, Stop Making Sense in Croatia, and his own venue Bedroom Bar in London. “My role is essentially music content and […]
Jarrod Dean aka Don’t Look Jarrod Dean aka Don’t Look, is a 17 year old DJ/Producer based in Hastings/Bexhill. He is currently studying Level 2 Music Production at Dv8 Sussex. He describes the music he makes at home as experimental and shares all of his tracks through Soundcloud and Bandcamp. Through the Music Industry Mentoring […]
The Your Label team were challenged to produce some final catwalk garments using Julians techniques to kickstart their collection, they had mixed success! DIY Your Label: A good way to get your ideas flowing is to just get some fabrics together and start experimenting! Fabrics: Choose fabrics that aren’t too expensive so you won’t be […]
Dv8 Sussex specialises in training creative and media-savvy young people and has been doing so in Brighton for over a decade. Based at our new media hub in Brighton, we are holding a special event dedicated to busting apprenticeships myths, and showing how hiring an apprentice is an inexpensive growth solution for business – from independent […]
On Saturday 18 May, Dv8 Sussex students pulled off an epic event at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill. Filled to the brim with excitement, music, dance and film workshops, plus skating, the day kicked off at noon where young people from all over Sussex got the chance to work with our talented tutors […]
[media id=82 width=320 height=240] Are you or is someone you know looking for a career in the creative industries? Are you trying to decide what course to start in September? Or just ever wondered what goes on at Dv8? Dv8 Sussex will be throwing its doors open to the public on Thursday 20 June from […]
The Dv8 Academy “Re-imagine Education” The Vision: In 2014 Dv8 Training will open the Dv8 Academy in London, a 16-19 school offering industry standard courses in Digital Media Production, Music Technology, Event Management, Performing Arts and Fashion and Design. The vision for the Dv8 Academy is to establish a school that will be regarded by young […]
If you’re starting a creative business after leaving school or university, what issues will you face? Some young entrepreneurs shared five pieces of advice for creative start ups. 1. Understand why you’re doing it Creative people thrive on fulfilling their interests. Alison explains: “They don’t set up a business for the money. They are genuinely […]
Funding is a crucial part of any creative project or business. Here are some of the organisations you can approach for financial support. Grants for the arts Funded by the National Lottery and awarded by Arts Council England, grants for the arts are for activities which engage people in arts activities, and help artists and arts organisations […]
All of our tutors here at Dv8 have hidden talents and hobbies; most of them do fun and exciting things when they aren’t here imparting their knowledge upon our students. One of these is our very own Peter Ogston, who you may have heard on Code South FM. Peter O, as he’s known to his listeners, […]
Massive congratulations to Billy and Roland for a stunning win at the 2013 Hi5 eLearning Awards Ceremony! The pair were nominated for their innovative use of technology within teaching and learning at post 16, and of the 23 educational institutions nominated for awards, DV8 was the smallest organisation represented at the event. Roland and Billy […]
For their first project, the Dv8 Events & Promotion Course have been designing music festivals for Victoria Gardens in the centre of Brighton, the original site of electronic festival, Loop. Two teams created two very different events – a huge pop party with household names headlining the main stage (notably Rita Ora), the other a […]
Tuggy Fresh, or Eliot as we call him, studied Music and Media Upload right here with us guys at Dv8. After Dv8, his music career took off massively, and now he’s back to give us an insight into what’s going on with him. We’ll let Tuggy take it from here. “Dv8 helped me to get […]
Well, it’s official, now we’ve had the big party, our new Dv8 Brighton centre has truly arrived! Last week guests arrived in their droves and explored our new home in the centre of Brighton, which was looking great with quirky wall art and a photo exhibition made by current learners. But it hasn’t always looked this […]
Free training and paid mentoring work for music industry professionals Thank you for your interest in the Dv8 Sussex Music Industry Mentoring programme. This is a small project funded by Youth Music (www.youthmusic.org.uk) through which Dv8 Sussex is offering 10 music industry professionals the opportunity to undertake full mentoring training – for free […]
Due to suspension of buses in both areas and staff unable to get in, Brighton and Bexhill centres will be closed today. Please stay safe and warm, and we will be back up and running tomorrow all being well.
This year is a very special year to take part in our Live Event Production course because learners will be helping to plan and manage a live night celebrating 10 years of Dv8 Sussex. It’s going to be bigger and better than anything Dv8 has done before, so it’s time to get excited! […]
This article was taken off of Brighton SEO. Click here to view the Original. In recent months I’ve been talking to the lovely people at DV8 Sussex who are a training provider who’ve been working with apprentices to prepare them for the world of digital marketing. I had no idea about some of the great SEO and Social businesses […]
This Article was taken from The Telegraph . Click here to view the Original More teenagers should be encouraged to take work-based apprenticeships as an alternative to university, a major Government review has suggested. The review – led by entrepreneur Doug Richard – said the previous Government’s target to push half of school leavers into university […]
Dv8 Brighton is excited to be moving home! Dv8 Brighton is gearing up to move into our shiny new centre right in the heart of town. Our new home will be right opposite Churchill Square, perfectly situated near the train station and all major bus routes (as well as all those shops!) In Queen’s […]
A project offering free and underused space to young people for their creative, sporting and cultural passions has been given a £7 million injection from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) to support the expansion of somewhereto_ over the next four years. With thousands of success stories and hundreds of spaces that would have never been […]
Dv8 has teamed up with Bexhill Museum for ‘Newsflash!’, a project to bring stories from the past back to life. Performance learners have been exploring the Museum’s newspaper archives from the last hundred years and attending special workshops. They’ve uncovered some juicy stories and have been working to develop these into site specific performances at the Museum on […]
Dv8 Bexhill learners are very excited to have been asked to be radio presenters for one hour on Eastbourne Youth Radio this Friday. Dv8 has taken part in this event for several years and are pulling out all the stops for this year’s installment. The Music and Performance groups will be teaming up to […]
