Brighten The Corners is the new name for the festival once known as Sound City Ipswich. B.T.C. is another multi venue festival spread across Ipswich with shows in a myriad of venues including a church and a Victorian swimming baths. There is also a stage in the town centre that features acts curated by Access Creative and BBC Introducing team in Suffolk.
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Condense is on a mission to bring the world’s live events to the Metaverse. Their technology enables artists and performers to livestream events in real time as 3D video (volumetric video).
The content is streamed into Unity and Unreal game engines, delivering completely new engaging experiences to people playing in online and console games, AR and VR. With Condense, the Metaverse is about to get real.
Access Creative College has curated and run a stage at Latitude for the last 12 years. Previous ACC performers on our stage include Ed Sheeran, Lets Eat Grandma, Bessie Turner, Maya Law, Mullally and many others.
Our students are offered opportunities to get involved in the festival, in roles such as performers or event crew.
Pirate Studios is a global community of over 700 tailored spaces for DJing, dance, podcasting, recording and rehearsal. Launched in Bristol, the company has locations in the US, Germany, Ireland and across the UK.
Pirate Studios are an expert in their field and a perfect partner for ACC, offering our students extra rehearsal space, expert advice and more in a bespoke environment.
Renderman is Pixar's advanced technology for rendering VFX and animation.
Renderman is used throughout the Animation/VFX industry for rendering visual effects and animation.
Our Animation and VFX students receive free Renderman accounts, as well as a resource of official Renderman tutorials to help our students get the best from the software.
The Royal Albert Hall is a Grade I venue with global recognition. The world’s leading figures in music, dance, sport and politics have appeared on their stage since they opened in 1871.
Over 1.7 million people enjoy live experiences at Royal Albert Hall every year, with millions more experiencing their events through broadcasts, recordings and new media channels.
Wild Paths is a multi venue festival during a weekend in October and has become a ‘go to’ event on the festival calendar. ACC Norwich hosts the music industry conference day for Wild Paths and we curate a showcase of our brightest talent in Norwich's famous Millennium Library.
ACC students also get the opportunity to work and volunteer across the many gigs over that weekend.