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A hand playing an accessible instrument, which is made of a light-coloured wood, golden buttons and black cables. The instrument is lying on a table with a black table cloth, and is next to an iPad.

DMLab North-West: HACKATHON – 26 April

We are back at Manchester Hackspace for our annual hackathon event, creating new accessible ways of making music!

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10 Apr 2026   Research & Development
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DMLab Festival Day – 24 May

Join us in May for a day exploring accessible music technology!

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27 Mar 2026   Research & Development
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A hand playing an accessible instrument, which is made of a light-coloured wood, golden buttons and black cables. The instrument is lying on a table with a black table cloth, and is next to an iPad.

DMLab North-West – 27 January

We are back at SODA for the next installment of our accessible music-making programme, DMLab North-West.

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8 Jan 2026   Research & Development
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A shot of a large event room. In the center is a person sat down at a table, presenting with a projection screen behind them. There is also a table with accessible instruments laid out, a table with people sat down and a BSL interpreter standing and signing.

DMLab London: Sonic Special – Monday 26 January

Dive into the world of interfaces, inclusive sound and hearing futures at our next accessible music technology event at Rich Mix!

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8 Jan 2026   Research & Development
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A hand playing an accessible instrument, which is made of a light-coloured wood, golden buttons and black cables. The instrument is lying on a table with a black table cloth, and is next to an iPad.

DMLab North-West is back!

We are back at SODA for the next installment of our accessible music-making programme, DMLab North-West.

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21 Nov 2025   Research & Development
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A hand playing an accessible instrument, which is made of a light-coloured wood, golden buttons and black cables. The instrument is lying on a table with a black table cloth, and is next to an iPad.

DMLab North-West – Tuesday 30 September

We are back at Manchester Hackspace for more accessible music-making in a laid-back and relaxed atmosphere!

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9 Sep 2025   Research & Development
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A close-up of a modular synthesizer with multiple brightly colored patch cables (yellow, pink, green, black) connecting various modules. The modules feature rows of knobs, buttons, and LED lights glowing blue, red, and pink. A wooden case holds the modules at an angle, with a larger modular synthesizer visible but blurred in the background.

DMLab London: Synth Special – Monday 22 September

Dive into the world of accessible synthesizers and instruments at our next accessible music-making event.

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20 Aug 2025   Research & Development
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A hand playing an accessible instrument, which is made of a light-coloured wood, golden buttons and black cables. The instrument is lying on a table with a black table cloth, and is next to an iPad.

DMLab North-West – Tuesday 29 July

We are back at Manchester Hackspace for more accessible music-making in a laid-back and relaxed atmosphere!

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17 Jul 2025   Research & Development
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A piece of hardware that is used to control MIDI messaging. It has silver touchpads in the shape of finger prints and LED lights that are used to indicate when a sensor has been touched.

DMLab London: Meet the Makers – Monday 28 July

Meet the makers of 2 new accessible instruments + a presentation from Light & Hope Association: The Egyptian Blind Girls Chamber Orchestra.

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17 Jul 2025   Research & Development
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Blue, green, red and orange dog training buttons lined up on a table being used as accessible instruments.

DMLab North West – Tuesday 17 June

After our first academic year partnership with SODA came to an end in March, we’re temporarily back in Manchester Hackspace with our next DMLab North-West session!

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29 May 2025   Research & Development

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