Point Blank Launch New Donk Course & Release First Donk Tutorial w/ DJ Slavine

For this music production tutorial, we were joined by an extra special guest, DJ Slavine, to demonstrate how to make one of the most important sounds in electronic music today – the donk. If you’re not familiar with donk, it’s a high-octane subgenre of house music, also known as hard bounce or bouncy techno, that originated in […]

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Point Blank Launch New Donk Course & Release First Donk Tutorial w/ DJ Slavine

For this music production tutorial, we were joined by an extra special guest, DJ Slavine, to demonstrate how to make one of the most important sounds in electronic music today – the donk. If you’re not familiar with donk, it’s a high-octane subgenre of house music, also known as hard bounce or bouncy techno, that originated in […]

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DJ Tips: Learn How to Sync Without Using Sync

Calling all DJs! Although beatmatching by ear is a fundamental skill we teach here at Point Blank Music School, this tutorial will teach you a hack to get your tracks in sync using the CDJ bpm counters without them drifting at all. This technique is ideal for when you’ve only got a limited time to […]

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How to Set Up Your Live Stream: A Step by Step Guide w/ DJ Ravine

Whilst public spaces have been closed, events have been cancelled and social distancing has been enforced, many DJs and producers are taking to streaming to continue to provide their fans with the music they love. Being able to set up your stream is a great asset to your DJ/production tool kit and means that you’ll be […]

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AKAI Pro MPC One: How to Make a Trap Beat in 10 Minutes

AKAI Pro are renowned for their hardware products. Over the course of history, their legendary MPC range has been used by iconic artists such as J DIlla, Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Mark Ronson, Outkast, Big Boi and many more and continues to be a staple for many producers. The MPC is perfect for musicians who want to get their beats […]

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PB Returns to IMS Malta for a Deconstruction & Masterclass w/ Marco Faraone

On 13th September, Point Blank is headed to Malta to attend the highly-anticipated IMS Malta event to host a special masterclass and track deconstruction. It’s the second International Music Summit to take place this year, following on from May’s legendary IMS Ibiza, where we met up with the Grammy-nominated DJ and Producer,Jax Jones for a hit writing and […]

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First Look: Pioneer DJ DDJ-1000SRT Overview

Pioneer DJ have just unveiled the brand new addition to their DDJ controller family, the Pioneer DJ DDJ-1000SRT, and prior to its release, we were given one of the consoles to test out and explore the new features. Aside from the Serato-compatible controller’s stylish LCD jog wheel displays, heavy-weight CDJ plates and Pioneer DJ standard […]

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Watch Pt. 3 of Pioneer DJ & Point Blank’s DJ Basics Tutorial w/ the DDJ-SB3

Last month, we teamed up with Pioneer DJ to create a selection of DJ basics tutorials, using the DDJ-400. Now, we’re back with another selection of tutorial videos, this time focussing on the DDJ-SB3. Pioneer DJ’s DDJ-SB3 controller is a fantastic piece of kit for taking your setup on the road. It features an intuitive layout with […]

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Watch Pt. 2 of Pioneer DJ & Point Blank’s DJ Basics Tutorials w/ the DDJ-400

We’re back with the second instalment of our DJ basics series in partnership with Pioneer DJ. For this series, DJ Ravine unleashed some skills on the Pioneer DDJ-400 controller – a fantastic piece of kit for beginners looking to brush up on their mixing and scratching. The DDJ-400 is packed with features to help you comfortably develop your skills, […]

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Watch Pt. 1 of Pioneer DJ & Point Blank’s DJ Basics Tutorials w/ the DDJ-400

We’ve teamed up with our partners at Pioneer DJ to bring you a brand new tutorial series focussed on the basics of DJing. For this series, DJ Ravine uses the Pioneer DDJ-400 controller – a fantastic piece of kit for beginners looking to brush up on their mixing and scratching. The DDJ-400 is packed with features to help you comfortably […]

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