DJ Live: The Hottest New Live Music Trend for 2021

There’s no doubt about it, the pandemic has rocked the music industry. Our friends over at Encore have been investigating this first hand – in a recent survey of 560 musicians they found that a concerning 64% of them were considering leaving the industry. However, It’s not all doom and gloom. Amidst all the turmoil, they’re finding […]

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How To Win Over A Lame Crowd: A Musician’s Guide

The lame crowd is an inevitability for any performing artists, and while an unreceptive crowd can be more than a little discouraging, there are a few ways to deal this frustrating right of passage that can leave you coming out on top and, ultimately, maybe even win the crowd over…

A Beginner’s Guide To Making Your Live Stage Performance Unforgettable

While many DIY artists trying to take their career to the next level focus on their online persona or their creative output, many neglect what is an essential element of becoming a better musician: the live performance. Here we break down some essential tips for ensuring you have develop a…

Listen to Shan Ali’s Set of Deep House Classics: Live at the Hub

Welcome back to the Hub where, for the latest session, we invited PB student Shan Ali to supply us with some more lunchtime grooves, which he supplied in spades, with a mixture of classic house cuts and newer bits. If you’re into this mix, check out Ali’s band DarkWhite on SoundCloud.  Also, check out the DJ/Producer […]

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Watch a Guest Live Performance from Bas de Vries on the NI Maschine MK 3

We were treated to a great performance from PB student and Maschine wizard Bas de Vries recently, wowing his classmates with this live performance of his rework of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Nina’. It’s an incredibly powerful tool, one we’re continually amazed by, and its always inspiring to see someone get so much out of it as part of […]

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Watch a Special Live Performance by NINJA at Point Blank London

A few weeks ago we were delighted to welcome back a very talented PB alumnus for a live performance. One of the most tenacious students we’ve ever had, NINJA has gone from strength to strength since finishing her course with us in 2010. Back then she studied how to DJ with us on the Complete […]

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Nicolas.R – Live at the Hub (Deep House DJ Set)

Welcome back to the Hub where, for the latest session, we invited Nicolas.R to supply us with some more lunchtime grooves. Melodic vocal cuts, rubbery rollers, disco vibes and even some breaks were all thrown into the mix. Keep up with Nicolas.R on Soundcloud, Facebook and Instagram and, if you’re feeling his skills, why not check […]

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Tune In at 13.00 GMT for a Special Live Performance from Pre Silent at Studio 5

Tomorrow we welcome one of our most accomplished students of the past few years, Pre Silent, to Studio 5 at our Orsman Road campus in London. Tune in at 13:00 GMT, for a very special live performance, streamable via Facebook, or embedded below via YouTube. This is our second performance of 2018, after Gabby Gunn […]

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Point Blank’s Essential Guide to Festivals in 2018

So here we are, barely two months into 2018 and still in the throws of the northern temperate zone’s long winter. Still, there are signs that our corner of the earth is rousing from her slumber; the days are getting longer, and supermarkets have been rid of Christmas songs for long enough that it’s just a […]

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Delve Into Phaeleh’s Live Show in This Live Performance Breakdown @ PB London + XOYO

Over his decade-long career, Phaeleh has become synonymous with a widescreen brand of club music with an epic scope. The post-millennial landscape of British electronic music – dubstep, garage, house – are all refracted through his unique lens to create the gorgeous soundscapes personified by his 2010 classic ‘Afterglow’. The Bristol producer and live performer […]

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