Students to Perform at First Light Festival
ACC students, past and present, will be heading down to Lowestoft’s South Beach on the 17th & 18th June to perform at First Light festival. A celebration of the Summer Solstice, First Light is the UK’s only free beach festival which caters for the whole family. Organised by First Light Festival Community Interest Company (CIC), […]
How To Start Producing Electronic Music
In the beginning, starting to produce electronic music can be a fun and exciting journey, but it can also feel overwhelming if you’re not sure where to begin. Here are 7 creative strategies for electronic music producers, to help you get started: Choose your DAW A digital audio workstation (DAW) is software that you use […]
Bristol students set to work at Love Saves The Day Festival
On the 27th & 28th May, 2023, Access Creative College Bristol (ACC) Students will be heading down to Ashton Court to take part in some pretty incredible work experience with Team Love and their award-winning festival, Love Saves The Day (LSTD). Bristol Marketing & Events Officer, Charlie Grier, has been working with Love Saves The […]
How to Prepare for your English GCSE Exam and Why Studying English is Important
English teacher Matthew Bolton talks you through the best way to approach your English GCSE exam. Before I became an English teacher I worked in a large office in Dublin. One of the men I worked with, we shall call him Colin because that is what he was called, always talked about how he was […]
What is the importance of Prototyping in Game Development?
Prototyping in video games is the process of sampling out level layout and mechanics in game before making them into final design elements, so you can eliminate issues. Prototyping in Unity Prototyping is an essential step in the game development process. Unity is great for game development and is one of the best game engines […]
A History of Esports
Like most people, you’ve likely heard the term ‘esports’ by now, but do you know what it means and the background behind one of the fastest growing industries of this century? Well, if not, don’t worry. We cover EVERYTHING esports, leaving no stone unturned. Let’s dig into what esports is, where it all started and […]
Emily Harrison: Our Birmingham Alumni on Performing and Pageantry
Meet Emily Harrison, ACC Birmingham alumni and now singer-songwriter. Emily is busy working on building a career in music, competing in music competitions, working on an EP, and is a finalist for Miss England 2022 but she’s not stopping there! We sat down with her to find out more about what she’s been up to […]
LGBT History Month: Celebrating LGBT Musicians
First up, we have SOPHIE. SOPHIE AKA Sophie Xeon sadly passed away in January 2021, but before she died, she released a strong body of work and is a highly celebrated producer who co-wrote or produced for acts such as Madonna, Charli XCX, MØ and even our ACC alumni, Let’s Eat Grandma. Where to start […]
ACC x Condense
Condense Scholarship now closed for new applications The modern world of technology is rich and complex, filled with a variety of career paths, roles and areas of specialism. Innovations are coming thick and fast in AI, AR, VR and now, the metaverse. As we enter the new frontier that is the metaverse, a digital VR […]
What is esports?
Esports, short for Electronic Sports, is a term used to describe competitive video gaming. But don’t be mistaken in thinking that that means a casual competition like the splitscreen face-offs of the past with friends. Esports is a serious, professional industry with intense and meaningful competition set within some of the world’s biggest game franchises. […]
ACC Birmingham alumni Bingo Benj goes big this Christmas with new single B!ngo!
We sat down with Benj to discuss his new single, B!ngo!, currently in the running for UK Christmas Number One, how he found his time at ACC and why he’s championing bingo as an activity for a new generation. Hi Benj, when, where and what did you study with us? I studied at ACC […]
How to Make Money From Esports
Esports is big business. As the industry expands, new roles are popping up all the time, from competitors to supporting roles. There’s so many opportunities that you’re spoilt for choice with which career path you could go down within the industry. We’re here to help you figure out how to make esports work for you […]