Category archives: interview

Student Success January 2019: Dwells, Cris Ferro, Dividual Recordings

Welcome back to another edition of Point Blank Student Success. This month we spoke to NYC’s 3X DMC Champ, Dwells, about his early influences, Miami-based DJ/producer Cris Ferro about his creative process and Dividual Recordings label honcho, Wayne Leacock, about the imprint’s upcoming projects. We compile these every month showcasing students that have studied with us […]

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Industry Insights: How to Run A Vinyl Only Record Label With I Love Acid

For our latest video, we were joined by Josh Doherty, the man behind Balkan Recordings, I Love Acid and one half of the acid house and slo-mo techno duo, Posthuman, to discuss running a vinyl only record label. I Love Acid was forged back in 2007 where it began as a club night across Europe for […]

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Student Success December 2018: Grace Savage, PollyAnna & Ms. Mohammed

Welcome back to another edition of Point Blank Student Success. This month we spoke to professional beatboxer, singer and looping artist Grace Savage about combining her skills and refining her sound, Netherlands-native PollyAnna about how she hooked up with Spinnin’ Records and Ms. Mohammed about channelling her ancestry into her music. We compile these every month showcasing students that have […]

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Watch Throttle Breakdown his Emotional Club Gem ‘Wanderlust’

This year at ADE we caught up with producer and DJ, Throttle, for an exclusive breakdown of his latest single, ‘Wanderlust’. The Australia-native blew up a few years ago with his Earth, Wind and Fire rework of ‘September’ which reeled in a massive 4.4 million plays on Soundcloud alone. Since then he’s unleashed a number […]

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Watch M-22 Share the Secrets Behind Their Summer Hit

For our latest track deconstruction video, we linked up with British-German duo, M-22 to delve into how they created their summer anthem, ‘How Does It Feel’. The pair, real names Matt James and Frank Sanders, have been working together for a few years now and although they are separated by geographical location they are united by a passion for […]

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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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Gammer Masterclass – The Drop Deconstruction

For our latest deconstruction video, we were graced by the presence of Gammer – happy hardcore legend and a good friend of our very own DJ Ravine. Despite his background in the super-fast rave sounds (in which Ravine also made his name), he has recently been turning his attention to huge stadium-ready dubstep tracks. It is […]

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Gammer Masterclass – The Drop Deconstruction

For our latest deconstruction video, we were graced by the presence of Gammer – happy hardcore legend and a good friend of our very own DJ Ravine. Despite his background in the super-fast rave sounds (in which Ravine also made his name), he has recently been turning his attention to huge stadium-ready dubstep tracks. It is […]

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Get to Know the Latest Artist on Point Blank Recordings: Ann Streichman

We launched Point Blank Recordings last year with the intention of developing artists with real potential and guiding them in their early stages. It was also brought into existence for the express purpose of championing tracks that we just really love. Given that she’s well into a multi-faceted career (and given the track’s irresistible summer groove) Ann Streichman’s […]

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