Stay Up Late is a brilliant live events company looking to recruit a self-motivated, creative person, who is interested in working with people with learning disabilities, to coordinate music events and promote the work of Stay Up Late through social media. Say Up Late promotes the rights of people with learning disabilities to live active social lives, […]
One of our brilliant apprentices; Annie Marie is climbing the highest peak in the UK at midnight on July 5 in aid of Alzheimer’s Society. She’s looking to raise a minimum of £380 and would really appreciate your donations to reach her target. You can donate by visiting her fundraising page – http://www.justgiving.com/annie-marie JustGiving sends your donation […]
Course duration : 18 weeks Taster day : Tuesday 25 March, 2014 Course dates : Week beginning April 7 until week ending August 1, 16 weeks – Monday, Tuesday & Friday This April Dv8 Sussex will be launching a new Creative Upload course for 2014 – Creative Upload : Skills for Work. Particularly suited to […]
Creative Industries and Apprenticeships Date: 9.30am – 12.30pm, Tuesday 25th March 2014 Cost: £2.50 per person (before 28th Feb) Limited number of free places for those on JSA. Location: Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN1 9PW Creative Cafe is open for all 15-18 year olds interested in working in a creative sector and wanting […]
Beyonce has said gender equality is a myth and people need to “demand” women get the same opportunities as men. The US singer made the comments as part of The Shriver Report, which is examining the rates of financial insecurity among American women. “We need to stop buying into the myth about gender equality. It isn’t […]
We had the incredibly talented Ninja from The Go! Team come in last week and visit our Level 2 Music Production group. Our aspiring musicians had loads of questions on how Ninja got to where she is now and how they can better promote themselves as artists. Ninja took the time to get to know everyone […]
Our Level 2 Dv8 Productions group is in the process of making a Dv8 Rising music video! Their brief was to create a stylistic, top quality video with creative concept/cutaways. The video has been shot in multiple locations that they chose themselves; they created an imaginative narrative and concepts, and did all their own make […]
Dv8 Sussex warmly invites you to our Open Days in Bexhill and Brighton on : Bexhill – Wednesday 28th February 6pm – 8pm 2018 Brighton – Tuesday 27th Febrary 6pm – 8pm 2018 POSTPONED DUE TO BAD WEATHER, we will be confirming a new date as soon as possible These drop-in events are an opportunity […]
After studying a Music Production course here, Mark Daniel Homer has been hitting the clubs and spinning his decks as a DJ. It sounds like he’s been very busy and here is why. Tell us a bit about yourself My name is Mark Daniel Homer. My DJ name is The MDH Projekt and I currently […]
NAS is running a series of ‘Apprenticeships Explained’ webinars over the following months. These are aimed at anyone working in schools, offering careers advice to young people and adults or working to so support people in the community. Each webinar is a free web meeting lasting one hour and will provide a comprehensive guide to […]
Do you like using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram, and creating designs in Photoshop? Would you like to make money from using these and start a career? Are you 16-18 years old and have 5 GCSE’s at grades A-C? If you have answered yes to the above questions then you need to be at the […]
Digital and Marketing Assistant Leigh-ann Kraft is coming to the end of her apprenticeship at Dv8 Sussex. We took this opportunity to ask her about her time and experience as an apprentice here. Tell us about yourself? My name is Leigh-ann Kraft. I’m 19 and I’m in the process of completing the Level 3 Creative […]
The forthcoming Brighton Digital Festival will see us at Dv8 Sussex team up with e-learning expert Brightwave, shedding light on how apprenticeships can help companies tap into the next generation of digital talent. Taking place during the 2013 Creative, Digital & IT Open Studios week (organised by Wired Sussex and forming part of Brighton Digital […]
Battersea Arts Centre, the Lyric Hammersmith and the Bush Theatre are among thirteen of London’s off West End venues that have launched an apprenticeship scheme aimed at young people who have not been to university. Each of the theatres, which are collectively known as the London Theatre Consortium, will take on at least one apprentice […]
“More should be done to encourage girls to consider music as a career option.” Jen Long, BBC Radio 1
0Fresh Thinking for Music Education. What next? Last month Youth Music was delighted to have 240 people join us for our first breakfast seminar: Fresh Thinking for Music Education. Guest speakers from outside the music education sector were invited to share their insights on young peoples’ music-making. Despite a decrease in the numbers opting to […]
Dv8 Sussex is delighted to announce a stunning new venture that will kick-start this boutique training centre’s autumn term. Dv8 Productions is a new, Sussex-based project, run by young people for young people. It’s about making music videos, styling young actors and actresses, releasing podcasts on iTunes, shooting documentaries, animating short films, operating video cameras, recording and streaming live […]
This guide is packed full of hints and tips about how to work your way through registering, searching and applying for your dream Apprenticeship job. Click here to download the info pack Dv8 Sussex offers apprenticeships in Social Media & Digital Marketing and Live Events & Promotion. Get in touch now to kick start your career […]
George Osborne is a recent convert. Next, like retina displays, it will soon be implanted into our bodies SHANE RICHMOND FRIDAY 19 JULY 2013 The revelation that George Osborne has begun using Jawbone Up, the activity-tracking wristband that monitors how much you move during the day and whether you sleep enough at night, caused some mirth […]
If you are passionate about music then this five-day course of music-making and performing, supported by legendary bassist Herbie Flowers and his team of top professionals, is for you. Established in 1983, Rockshop aims to provide young musicians with a platform to create the music they want. With the help of professional musicians you will […]
Getting signed can feel like you’ve made it in the music industry. Louise Dodgson, editor of The Unsigned Guide, says this isn’t the case Many bands and artists aspire to sign a deal of some form, whether it be a record deal, publishing contract or management agreement. But don’t be fooled into thinking that once you’ve […]
Charlotte Mair is a 17 year old Events Coordinator based in Brighton. She is currently studying Level 2 Live Events at Dv8 Sussex. When she’s not at Dv8 she spends her time working part-time at Toys ‘R’ Us and singing. What has Charlotte been up to? A month’s work experience doing front of house at […]
Jamie Lidell is a man who has supported the likes of Elton John on stage, yet still has the same hunger for music – producing it, performing it, writing it – as he did when he first fell in love with it. His stage persona is one that emanates an infectious energy and he is […]
Why work with young children and creative arts? There are a many huge reasons why creative arts activity with children in their early years is significant, and why we should support it and get involved. I’ve tried to narrow it down to six… By Ben Sandbrook 1. CHILDREN ARE READY FOR ARTS NOW Children are born […]
Glastonbury festival has been staged most years since Michael Eavis, owner of Worthy Farm, first organised the Pilton festival in 1970. The Rolling Stones may have captured headlines for this year’s event, but in six short videos The Guardian looks at the lesser-known contributors to the world-famous music extravaganza. For the full videos, click here […]
