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 […]
Calling all aspiring young film makers and actors! Help us make a film, and get a qualification at the same time
2Interested in film and creative media? Dv8 Sussex has been commissioned to create two short films and are looking for young people aged 16-19 to take part. If you’ve dabbled in media or fancy trying your hand at acting, this is your chance to get some hands-on-experience by helping to create films for a client that […]
Thursday, May 30, 2013 12 – 5 pm Ever wondered what it would be like to work in a creative industry? What kind of jobs are out there? And how do you even get into them? This event will answer all of those questions, and provide young people with the opportunity to ask industry professionals […]
*** STOP PRESS *** NEW PERFORMERS NOW CONFIRMED : Intruda (Cai) Harry Barrow Marie White Fletch (Jack Fletcher) Kidzie (Marcus Murphy) Yung C (Casey Shaw) Don’t Look (Jarrod) Sandy Allen Nadine Pemberton Tommy Culbert To celebrate the De La Warr Pavilion’s current solo exhibition of work by Australian artist Shaun Gladwell, Dv8 Sussex and somewhereto_ will be taking over the […]
Four women choreographers doing it their way – from a sociopolitical sensation to an explorer of the tensions of motherhood Cathy Marston Since 2007 Marston has been choreographer and director of Bern:Ballett, Switzerland. Born in Newcastle, she trained at the RoyalBallet School, danced in Europe for six years, and in 2000 became a freelance choreographer. Her work […]
Learners from Dv8 Sussex’s Level 2 Music Production course in Bexhill performed live at Eastbourne’s What Next? careers event today. Presenting a mix of original material and covers, learners Tommy and Harry delivered captivating performances in front of crowds of young people, keen to find out about training options. Caroline McKiddie from East Sussex Council […]
Culture Secretary Maria Miller is to tell the arts world it must make the case for public funding by focusing on its economic, not artistic, value She will tell arts executives in a speech that they must “hammer home the value of culture to our economy”. She is expected to say: “When times are tough […]
They came in their masses armed with beautifully presented CVs, probing questions, and by the end of the day a lot of free sweets and pens. Yesterday’s Brighton Your Futures Jobs and Opportunities Fair at Brighton Dome was a huge success for visitors and exhibitors, and Dv8 Sussex was delighted to have met so many inspiring […]
Succeeding in a creative career can be a struggle. For some, the only way to achieve their ambitions is by combining their passion for creativity with a second job. Low wages, few opportunities, tough competition. They sound like the barriers faced by most job seekers, but ring especially true for people trying to forge a […]
Lamentably, when the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child carried out their quadrennial inspection on the state of children’s rights in England in 2008, they recommended “urgent measures needed to be taken to address the intolerance and inappropriate characterisation of children, especially adolescents, within society, including the media”. England is the only […]
Andrej Bako is one half of electronic music duo Loop Ellington, which he set up with Andy Diagram. Using technology to make music “Loop Ellington is a table full of electronics and a trumpet. We’re inspired by Duke Ellington’s work, and we mash it up with loops – a sort of modern-day interpretation. There are […]
Women in the music industry “Diversity is a real problem in our industry. Having been in the industry now for 20-odd years, I regret to say that I think it’s no better than when I entered it. If anything, I might go as far as to say that I think it might even be a bit worse.” […]
In a recent Rockschool moderation, the leading accredited provider of rock exams worldwide found Dv8 Sussex’s Level 1 Music Production course to be of the highest standard possible, clocking up top marks across its audio, visual and written sections, in both the depth and quality of assessments. The highlighted areas of good practise included the extremely creative […]
11 Rules You Will Never Learn in School – Bill Gates shares advice on preparing for the real world
8Rule 1: Life is not fair, get used to it. Rule 2: The world does not care about your self esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself. Rule 3: You will not make £100,000 straight after school, you won’t be a vice president with a car phone […]
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, […]
Friday 22 March saw Bexhill’s historic Victoria Hall play host to two spellbinding shows by DV8 Sussex Performance students. Taking part in the World Stories South East Stage 2 project funded by the Arts Council England Strategic Funds, the students were charged with the challenge of creating an innovative multi-media performance based on stories from […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Dv8 crew is busy and excited about our next round of courses starting in Bexhill and Brighton. Our Key Stage 4 and Opt-In+ programmes have already kicked off, so WELCOME to our new learners! In the next few weeks we will be opening our doors to the next generation of talent who want […]
The guys on Bexhill’s On2 Music programme have been busy creating brash, bass-heavy banger of a tune ‘Music Is The Bass’ ready for release on iTunes and other download stores on 23rd July. The 8 artists have formed a band called ‘Pure State’, with each member contributing a different skill from rapping, singing and beat-making […]
Last year our On2 Media crew created ‘Brighton Remixed’ – a multimedia installation for White Night Festival, which combined films, soundscapes and big beats. Now the installation is in demand again, forming part of the ‘Sounding Brighton’ exhibition at Brighton Town Hall, running for a week. And we’ve just had news in that it will […]
On Saturday 5th May, Dv8 Brighton opened its doors to young adults from across Brighton, Hove and beyond for ‘dv8live’ – a creative careers event to get young people inspired by the arts and media professions. The all day event featured 8 industry guests from a range of companies and freelance initiatives. They dished the […]
On2 Media Upload learners recently starred in White Night, Brighton’s much-loved annual autumn festival, with their own impressive audiovisual installation. Thousands of people hit the streets of Brighton for this all-night festival, which a local said ‘reflects the DNA of Brighton – artistic, clever, quirky, fun and ready to stay up all night! Dv8 learners […]
