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Student Success Story: David L. – The Mixing Master
David hates being away from summer camp. David says, "My mix was chosen to be the official Sony-released remix out of over 2,000 remix entries. I still use the same mixing techniques that I learned at Digital Media Academy. They work for every genre I try, whether it...
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Coding on the Southside
Hey, what’s up, everyone! My name is Andrew Malo. I am an early childhood educator and a DMA veteran. You may have seen me teaching the little kids the past 6 summers at the University of Chicago, Northwestern, Harvard, Duke, or University of Texas - Austin! I’m going...
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New Year, New Skills at The Nueva School
Hey all! Austin Broder here, instructor & curriculum developer with Digital Media Academy. Happy New Year to you all! As I’ve done for the past 3 years now, I kicked off my January by visiting the wonderful students at The Nueva School in San Mateo to...
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Digital Media Academy x Ableton Contest Winner – LGiselle
This past summer 15-year-old Leticia R., also known as LGiselle, won the DMA x Ableton Music Creators Contest. Her song, titled “Marble CAKE”, is a remix of Shawn Wasabi's Marble Soda. Any student taking our Music Production courses were able to submit their final...
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Filling the Void of a Traditional Classroom
How Outside Agencies like DMA Meet the Demands of Ever-Changing Tech Industry Standards A debate is raging in America as to the state and future of our education system. It seems like classrooms are becoming more packed with students as budgets are cut and teachers...
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Learning Through Play
The Value of Games Like Minecraft and Roblox as Learning Tools I remember afternoons when I was in grade school. They consisted of me rushing as fast as possible to get my homework finished so that I could run to my room and play video games. They were also filled,...
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Create a Paper Circuit Pin
Light up a robot in this fun activity from our friends at SparkFun We are excited to be attending the USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington D.C. this weekend! For those of you who are paying us a visit, you'll be able to do this paper circuit...
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Refining Your Workflow: Strategies for Successful Music Production
You’ve got your DAW loaded up on your laptop, your USB controller is plugged in, a world of samples and sounds is at your fingertips! Uhh… where do we go from here? The whole creative process starts with a workflow. You don’t set out on a quest...
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Career Advice: Growing Your Network
In every career, you’ll have interactions with other people in your industry. People who either provide the foundation for your work or take what you’ve done and help it progress towards a finished product or service. You’ll interact with people who...
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Production Freebies for the Aspiring Music Producer
Free Resources to Inspire Your Next Track Beginning the production of a new track with a sweet sample is a surefire strategy for digging you out of the trenches of writer’s block. Sometimes hearing a jazzy flute lick or finding the right drum fill is all...
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