Hi, I’m Rob Birnie aka Made by DBM. I started the business in 2015 to help people explain stuff using the power of animated videos and I’m very happy to still be doing exactly that. Before this, I was paid to hang out with rock stars and spout nonsense on the radio. I was also once employed to be an undercover beer taster around pubs in the north of England. My first job after leaving school was serving customers in a branch of Tandy (remember them?) in a thriving high street (remember… Show more Hi, I’m Rob Birnie aka Made by DBM. I started the business in 2015 to help people explain stuff using the power of animated videos and I’m very happy to still be doing exactly that. Before this, I was paid to hang out with rock stars and spout nonsense on the radio. I was also once employed to be an undercover beer taster around pubs in the north of England. My first job after leaving school was serving customers in a branch of Tandy (remember them?) in a thriving high street (remember them?)Anyway, I’m happiest working where technology and creativity meet. I know my way around industry-standard software packages such as Adobe After Effects, Premier Pro and Maxon Cinema 4D but the more I do this the more I realise my most important skill is quickly understanding my clients’ needs. I work for people in a wide variety of professions which means I’ve learned to quickly digest information (often specialist or complex) and translate it into easy-to-understand, engaging videos.B2B (business to business) and internal comms projects make up the majority of DBM's output though I also enjoy making animations for consumer-facing campaigns including social media marketing and advertising. Show less

Presented live daily show (9am-1pm) on national rock station. Pub by 1:30pm most days. Did face-to-face interviews with the biggest rock stars in the world including Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Grohl, Jimmy Page, Slash and Alice Cooper.

Presented daily show (2pm-7pm) and Saturday"Game On" Football Show despite knowing nothing about football. Interviewed pop-star types including a Minogue (the other one), Craig David and the Irish one from Girls Aloud.

Initially hired to read the news despite having no journalism experience. The fact I was willing to do it for £10K probably helped. Ended up presenting the breakfast show. Interviewed some bloke from Frankie Goes To Hollywood and that guy with the beret from Curiosity Killed The Cat.

Made coffee. Asked staff to contribute to the buying of coffee. It was all about the coffee.