Tips for Starting a Record Label with Sam Divine (DVine Sounds)

Welcome to our latest video feature, this time with a focus on starting a record label. To give you a sense of what it takes DJ Ravine sat down with Sam Divine of DVine Sounds to pick her brains on her journey with the label. Sam also has a stellar career as a DJ  – she is […]

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Watch Flava D (Butterz, Local Action, Night Bass) Break Down Her Track ‘Happy’

We welcome another artist into the depths of Orsman Road to deconstruct one of her biggest tracks. Flava D has been on our radar for years with her blend of Garage, House, Grime, Funky and Bassline. With tracks out on labels like Butterz and Local Action, it’s not like we’re the only ones, either. For […]

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Watch a Masterclass on Making a Synth Lead in Sylenth1 with Stonebank (Monstercat)

Welcome back to another of our guest masterclasses. Following on from our recent session with Gammer, we’ve hit up another Monstercat artist in Stonebank, who covers pretty much all angles of the label’s output with Happy Hardcore, Electro and Dubstep all likely to emerge from the lab. Here, he describes how to make a lead […]

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Watch a Masterclass on Making a Synth Lead in Sylenth1 with Stonebank (Monstercat)

Welcome back to another of our guest masterclasses. Following on from our recent session with Gammer, we’ve hit up another Monstercat artist in Stonebank, who covers pretty much all angles of the label’s output with Happy Hardcore, Electro and Dubstep all likely to emerge from the lab. Here, he describes how to make a lead […]

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Breaking into the Music Industry w/ Nick Halkes (XL Recordings) Wrap-Up

We’re back with the third and final instalment from our music industry masterclass with Nick Halkes, and a wrap up of the talk in full. Nick is currently the manager of Liam Howlett (The Prodigy), Stanton Warriors, DnB dons Bad Company UK, Ministry of Sound-signed One Bit and more. He is also a member of the […]

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Watch a PB Industry Guest Talk from Alex Lawless (BBC 1Xtra)

Welcome to the launch of our ‘PB Talks’ series, in which we share some of the guest talks and lectures that have taken place at the school. We have a growing archive of industry guest talks that are available to all our students as an extra course resource, with a wide range of industry guests also planned for future classes. […]

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Watch a PB Industry Guest Talk from Alex Lawless (BBC 1Xtra)

Welcome to the launch of our ‘PB Talks’ series, in which we share some of the guest talks and lectures that have taken place at the school. We have a growing archive of industry guest talks that are available to all our students as an extra course resource, with a wide range of industry guests also planned for future classes. […]

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Join us for a Guest Masterclass w/ Trance Legend Ferry Corsten (Flashover, Ministry of Sound)

Sitting at the midpoint of summer, the finest in memory in Britain (and everywhere else likely just fine as usual), making plans can feel a touch melancholic with the end in sight. Well, we’ve organised a super special masterclass on 24 August to allay those late-summer blues, with Ferry Corsten. It’s no exaggeration to say […]

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Watch TIEKS Break Down His Dance Hit ‘Sunshine’ ft. Dan Ankara

For our latest guest deconstruction video, we caught up with London-based producer and songwriter TIEKS – the man behind last summer’s smash ‘Sunshine’ ft Dan Ankara. Despite his modest solo discography, TIEKS has production credits with a host of artists and believe us when we say he knows what he’s doing: check out the video below […]

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Octave One Give A Masterclass In Live Performance

Here at Point Blank, we’re always looking for ways we can link up with special artists and industry professionals to show you how the very best operate. We’ve recently sat down with the likes of Fred P and MJ Cole who gave the kind of insight that only their vast experience can glean. In keeping […]

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