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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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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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Understanding and Chasing Passion
Recently, some friends and I got talking about Super Smash Brothers and it reminded me of the first time playing that game on N64 at my friend's house. We picked our characters and the match began. It was so much fun fighting the AI characters. We simply...
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Insight into DMA’s Learning Methodology
Here at DMA, we pride ourselves on the high-quality educational experiences we provide students. Our instructors are the best, the curriculum is developed and refined year after year, and we look for the latest trends in education and...
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Join the #1 STEAM Education Program in the US and Canada!
Limited Space Available. Act Quickly to Ensure your Child has a Place at the Best Tech Camp Ever this Summer. Founded by educators at Stanford University in 2002, DMA places academic excellence at the core of all its programs. Digital Media Academy camps...
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Robot Training Camp: AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning
Hello, human. I am DMA-BOT 9000 and I have taken control of the blog post today to teach you a little bit about the AI & Machine Learning course my human servants coworkers are developing this summer. I am very excited to make new robot friends from this...
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Breaking Down the STE(A)M Buzz
STEAM: It's not about the tech skills, it's about the context. When I tell new friends what I do for a living, here’s what I say: “I design summer camps that teach kids and teens things like game design and programming”. When I go to conferences and...
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Collaboration: Strategies for a Successful Mind-Meld
One of my 2018 goals is to spend more time collaborating with other producers, musicians, and singers. Two heads are always better than one and there’s no better opportunity to learn new tricks of the trade or stumble upon new and original ideas than...
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Animation and Identity
Or, How to Make Your Animated Film Great Animation is going through an interesting time in its development at the moment. There’s an explosion of animated films to choose from. Even a lot of live-action movies have an animated character. I’d imagine this...
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Creator Challenge: Make a Beat a Day
Hey all you beat-makers! There's no time like the present to reevaluate our creative processes and work-flows. In an effort to boost my efficiency and skills as a producer, I’ve set the goal of creating one beat a day. In this blog post, I’ll share with...
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