Every year we set our students the task of developing and carrying out enterprise projects. This year our Level 2 Media Production students set up their own complete video production company called Custom Cut Productions. They were incredibly successful and got a number of clients to work with and produce high quality videos for. We […]
City Limits: Dv8 The Festival was an extraordinary showcase of all our 2014 graduate’s hard work, determination and creativity. The indoor festival was organised and hosted by Level 2 Live Events students Greg Tompsett, Georgina Price and Katie Moore who designed and created rooms with a variety of themes including; a basement warehouse rave space; a high rise stage where all our young […]
Beats Battle was a huge success! For those of you don’t know, Beats Battle was a rap battle event between East Sussex and West Sussex styled in a boxing ring held in Bermuda Triangle Club, Brighton on Tuesday 17th June. It mixed together all the drama and excitement of a boxing match and all the […]
Our Key Stage 4 students from Patcham House have been working on their games design projects since September and today they have finished them! All of their games have been uploaded online onto Game Salad. Please play them, shout about them, send us your feedback and most of all enjoy them! Game Over. (If you’re […]
BritWeb are a web design and digital marketing agency based in Horsham. They have grown from one to thirteen employees in the last two years and are continuously expanding. Britweb are now recruiting for a Digital Marketing Apprentice to assist the Social Media Manager with the creation and delivery of their client’s social media campaigns. Secondary responsibilities […]
Apprenticeship vacancy – Smart Branding Co is looking for a Digital Marketing & Branding apprentice
0Smart Branding Co is a specialist company who work with small business owners. They help them to improve their brand and marketing position by sourcing more leads and increasing sales. Smart Branding Co is looking for a young person with a positive ‘can do’ attitude and an enquiring mind to work as part of their […]
(Harrison Jones with the founder of Starr Trust, Rob Starr) A number of our Dv8 Production students, last month, applied for the Edward Starr Trust Award. A charity who are able to grant up to £5000 for young people to help fulfill their potential and provide training and development opportunities, and happily two of the […]
We’re currently in the middle of setting up a new record label called ‘NXT Audio’ that is soon to launch with a range of cutting edge singles, EPs, remixes and even an album from our super-talented L3 Bexhill learners. The releases will be available from all major digital music retailers. The first releases are being […]
Starr Trust is launching a new series of events for you and young people you may know or work with. The Starr Hub is a cross between a dynamic networking event and inspiring talks for young people and professionals in the BN post code area. The Hub will be taking place several times throughout the […]
Ella Storier gets gory with a special effects make-up workshop with our Media and Fashion students
0Recently we had the incredible special effects make-up artist Ella Storier come in and provide a two-hour workshop with our Media and Fashion students, for a photoshoot that the two course are collaborating on. Ella specialises in creating scars, wounds and general gore which fitted perfectly with the post-apocalyptic theme our students were working on. […]
B.Fest is looking for people aged 13 – 19 to help promote this years festival. No experience is necessary – you will get training and support to help transform the B.fest website, produce listings, make videos, write reviews and much more. B.Fest holds more than thirty events over a week at the end of May, across the […]
Dv8 Sussex’s Key Stage 4 students in Bexhill have been working with professional graffiti artists Aaron Hosannah and Cuba. They have been developing their knowledge of the history of graffiti and hip-hop. They’ve also been educated in the whole creative process of graffiti art and hip-hop culture, including its nine elements and codes and practices whilst focusing […]
We have another brilliant employer – ET4U looking to take on a young and talented Social Media & Digital Marketing Apprentice. Electrical Training 4U Ltd (also trading as Electrical Courses 4U) is a private, independent Training establishment based in Ditchling that specialises in delivering quality electrical training courses for adult learners. Their courses have been […]
‘Get Started with Media’ The Prince’s Trust are partnering with Dv8 Sussex to deliver an exciting, FREE 5 day course for unemployed 16 – 25 year olds interested in digital communications and music production. The course will include: · An introduction to music production and digital communications · Able to work alongside music and media […]
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 […]
We have some fantastic musical talent in the Dv8 building! Our latest creativity comes from Aiden Mant otherwise known as badmanriddum. Aiden is a student on our Level 1 Music Production course. As well as creating his music here in college, he’s continued to produce more at home in his spare time. He’s also co-produced […]
AudioActive Presents… Live showcase of fresh music from young people across Sussex Including: New music from AudioActive’s Fuse project, bringing together live instrumentalists with MCs, DJs and music technology Performances by MCs and Producers from The Lab (Rye) and Hip Hop Foundation (Brighton) And… a special guest performance from Brighton duo Frankie Stew and Harvey […]
Dv8 Sussex teamed up with Albion in the Community to host a two day master-class for young people in how to make money by working with Social media . Most of us use Facebook everyday – and businesses know that having access to all those people can make them a success. Some of the guest […]
In theory, anyone can video blog, or ‘vlog’, as long as they have a camera, an internet connection and something to say. But for the UK’s top vloggers it has become a career where they can earn thousands of pounds for mentioning a product to their millions of fans. Newsbeat has been to meet some […]
What is Exchanging Notes? Exchanging Notes will establish effective models of partnership-working between schools and specialist music education providers in order to: Enable young people at risk of low attainment, disengagement or educational exclusion to achieve the best musical, educational and wider outcomes Promote a collective understanding of high quality music education, stimulating fresh thinking in music […]
It’s been a giddy few months for women in pop. If you haven’t been living in a cave, you may have heard about Miley Cyrus swinging naked on a wrecking ball, and Sinéad O’Connor’s subsequent open letter to the former child star. “The music business doesn’t give a shit about you,” O’Connor wrote. “They will prostitute you […]
A lot of my tasks as the Marketing Assistant at Dv8 Sussex revolve quite heavily around social media. I help manage our Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube accounts. Before Dv8 I was already using social media sites daily such as Twitter and Facebook. But social media in the workplace and at home for leisure are […]
If you are between the ages of 16 and 18, you officially qualify to attend our FREE pre-apprenticeship workshop on Wednesday 13th November at our Brighton campus. We have employers waiting for young people like you to start working in social media and digital marketing positions, and this short workshop will help match you to […]
Who We Are Dv8 Live is a new digital, creative platform for people who are 14-25 years old and have a passion for digital media and creativity. Do you want to show off your creative work? Dv8 Live is a the perfect place to start uploading and sharing your work with the world!You can start […]
We are delighted to announce that our Brighton campus now features a brand new professional recording studio During the summer, a team of skilled carpenters, builders, sound engineers and studio-fitting experts spent months burrowing away to create a stunning bespoke recoding space for young people. What was a dusty, disused basement, is now a […]
