Join Point Blank’s DJ / Producer Summer School in London, Starting July 2019!

We’re excited to announce the launch of our newest course, the DJ/Producer Summer School. The summer school will take place over four weeks at Point Blank’s birthplace in one of the globe’s most iconic musical cities, London, and will give you the chance to learn how to produce music and DJ from the best in the […]

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Top 3 Ableton Tutorials

This year has been pretty special in terms of Ableton tutorials. Amongst our extensive deconstructions and beat-building masterclasses in a variety of DAWs, we’ve had a heavy focus on Ableton Live 10.  We traveled to ADE and saw how techno legend, Tom Hades, creates his kinetic dancefloor shakers, Monstercat’s Gammer schooled us on how he made […]

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GarageBand vs Logic Pro: Get to Know the Hidden Features & Key Differences

When it comes to making beats, everyone has to start somewhere. Whether it’s on an iPad app, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, GarageBand or something else, you’ll have a similar experience of picking your favourite sounds, creating beats, melodies and more. Despite what people say about which DAW’s are better than others, it may surprise you to […]

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Learn How to Make Techno From Scratch With Our Tom Hades Masterclass

Last month we made our way to Amsterdam to visit the country’s legendary ADE gathering. Whilst we were there we caught up with the integral DJ, music producer and techno legend, Tom Hades, for an exclusive masterclass in the art of techno production. During our latest masterclass, Hades focuses on the importance of experimentation. Starting […]

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Point Blank Team Up with Ableton for Education Tour and Creative Masterclasses

Once again we are happy to announce that we will be teaming up with Ableton for the first part of their educational tour. The event is slated to take place this November and will see us joined by Manchester-based composer, producer and DJ, Afrodeutsche, for an Ableton Masterclass where she will provide an in-depth look into her […]

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Meet our Newest Instructors: Shadow Child, Rockwell & More

As we embark on another term and another academic year, we have a host of new instructors to welcome into the fold. As ever, they represent some of the brightest and best teachers in their field, and all of them meet the highest standard of professionalism that we demand of our staff. They are all […]

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Meet our Newest Instructors: Shadow Child, Rockwell, Anna Lakatos & More

As we embark on another term and another academic year, we have a host of new instructors to welcome into the fold. As ever, they represent some of the brightest and best teachers in their field, and all of them meet the highest standard of professionalism that we demand of our staff. They are all […]

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Point Blank tours South America – In Photos

This year, we’ve been on tour in South America with a series of free workshops with Ableton Live and showcases representing what Point Blank is about for the people in each of these cities. All of the events were completely oversubscribed, as music makers and producers flocked to hear about the schools. Below is a […]

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Turn Any Sound Into an Instrument with Simpler (Ableton Live Tutorial)

Our resident Ableton genius (and Certified Ableton Trainer) Thomas Glendenning is back with another of his famed Ableton tutorials. This time we take a look at Simpler, Ableton’s streamlined version of its main sampler, aptly called Sampler, and how you can use any sound and turn it into an instrument and play it with your […]

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Register to Win an Online Course, Ableton 10 Suite and Komplete 12 worth over £1,700!

Our last registration competition was a big hit and we were delighted to have so many people sign up to stay in touch with us about our courses and future offers and deals.  So much so that we are launching the competition all over again for another chance to win a free short-course at our online school, […]

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