7 Key Tips for Finishing Off Your Tracks: Don’t Get Stuck In The Loop

Trying to find inspiration to finish our tracks isn’t always easy and can sometimes lead to the loss of some really great ideas. We’ve all been here at some point. Our beat is stuck on a loop and we’re desperately trying to figure out what to do next. When you find yourself in this situation there are a […]

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Music Creation Platform Splice Raises a Whopping $57.5 Million In Series C Funding

Splice’s monster round comes alongside a serious expansion. Alongside the funding, Splice has also hired three experienced executives. Chris Acquaviva, former CFO at Marvel Entertainment, is now jumping aboard as Chief Financial Officer.  Ryan Walsh, f…

9 Affordable Plugins That Will Take Your Tracks to the Next Level

Although free plugins can be a great source of entertainment and bulk up your effects and instruments library, there are a number of incredible and affordable ones which can really take your tracks to the next level. It’s surprising how much many of these paid plugins can really do for your tracks, especially at their low price tags. […]

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Point Blank Unveil a New Range of Summer School Courses – Enrolling Now!

We’re excited to announce that our 2019 summer schools are open for enrolment. Across July and August, we’ll be hosting a number of courses for those interested in a variety of different sectors of the music industry. These include everything from music production and singing to radio broadcasting and DJ’ing and are renowned for providing a unique experience to young […]

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Point Blank Unveil New Live Sessions Series Showcasing Student Talent – Watch Now!

Today we proudly present the first instalment of our brand new termly series, Point Blank Live Sessions. Point Blank Live Sessions was created to showcase the amazing student talents on offer at our London school and display the wealth of different creative skillsets, genres and stylistic art forms we host here. If you’d like to learn more […]

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Point Blank Student Opportunities: February 2019 (Defected, BBC, Kobalt, UMG & More)

At Point Blank Music School, we strive to provide our students with the best opportunities we can. We know how difficult it can be to break into the industry when you’re starting out, so we aim to help you make as much noise as possible – and get noticed by the best in the business. Becoming a student […]

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Magnetic Mag Mix 010: Gia George | Submit your mix for 011!

We’re excited to share the new edition in our Magnetic Mag Mix series. Our latest offering was created by BA (Hons) Music Production and DJ Practice student, Gia George. Her hour-long mix fuses a slick blend of deep, afro, disco, house and soul with some 90s gems thrown in for good measure. Remember, if you want to get direct access to guest […]

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Student Spotlight: DJ Fricktion (Kendrick Lamar, Wu-Tang Clan, Donae’o & More)

Here at Point Blank, we pride ourselves on the success of our students. We’re spoilt for choice when it comes to success stories and that’s why we publish a monthly Student Success feature. For this instalment, we are shining a spotlight on a certain Point Blank alumni you may be familiar with. DJ Fricktion, real […]

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See how Faustix makes genre-hybrids in his ‘Bailamos’ Track Breakdown

For our latest track breakdown, we were joined by Faustix for an exclusive peek into how he created his massive track, ‘Bailamos’. Faustix is steadily becoming a force to be reckoned with in the dance music scenes with his ground-shaking releases on labels like Mad Decent, Monstercat, EPIC Records, Atlantic Records and more. The Danish DJ and […]

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9 Essentials for Setting Up Your Home Studio

You’re probably here because you’re keen to start channelling your creative skills into the world of music production and beyond. Building beats is great fun and setting up a creative studio space to call your own can be just as rewarding but if you’re a bit stuck on how to get started, that’s fine – […]

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