Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
Setting up your home studio correctly is a crucial first step to getting the best out of your productions. There are many factors to consider, from things like speaker placement and room treatment to ensure you are getting the most accurate sound possible to knowing what essential equipment to purchase out of a wide range […]
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In January 2015 the launch of our Los Angeles school embedded Point Blank deep in the center of America’s electronic music renaissance. As such, we thought it a good time to take stock and look back on the last two and a half years to see how we’ve solidified our presence in the LA scene, extending […]
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We’re back with a special two-part tutorial series, this time with Point Blank course developer and expert instructor Dan Herbert. In these tutorials, Dan focuses on using Max for Live plugin BEAP – available as part of Ableton Suite – to create your own synths, sequencers and more. Dan Herbert teaches the Sound Design module on […]
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As the July term of our new Ibiza course gets underway, we thought it an apt time to recap the first term at our new Balearic campus. Held at Can Blau Music School, Point Blank Ibiza offers its students the chance to learn the core skills of music production and DJ’ing whilst being immersed in one of the […]
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Point Blank travelled to Sonar +D in Barcelona this summer to host two very special sessions, featuring as an official part of the programming at this internationally renowned festival. Finishing the day’s events and bringing in the festival weekend which featured the likes of DJ Shadow and Carl Craig, we sat down with Hot Chip co-founder Joe Goddard. With Joe also […]
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Last weekend, Point Blank headed back to Malta for a second year as official educational partner at IMS College, hosting a day of artist and instructor-led masterclasses. Held over two days, this event brought together a range of music industry institutions, speakers and artists to provide panels, keynotes and masterclasses, as well as holding networking events […]
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We recently revamped Studio 6 at our London school in conjunction with our close partners Native Instruments, with the refreshed studio look reflecting our first collaboratively branded production studio. Each of the 16 production stations features Maschine MK II and Jam units, together with Komplete Kontrol S keyboards. Alongside Komplete 11 software on each iMac station, this reflects the true integration of Native […]
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One of the many reasons to learn the craft of DJing at Point Blank is that you get the chance to have your mixes played exclusively on Pioneer DJ Radio alongside the likes of top artists like Slam, Sante and Eats Everything. We get a real kick out of showcasing our students’ talent and seeing it reach an audience […]
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Back in November last year, Point Blank teamed up with the legendary Sarm Music Village to create a day of masterclasses and workshops taking place at their Ladbroke Grove studio complex. This sold-out, 50-capacity event was headlined by a deconstruction of the Frankie Goes to Hollywood classic ‘Relax’ by its renowned producer, Trevor Horn, who gave the […]
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At Point Blank we are constantly hooking up with top artists and professionals from the music industry to present you with insightful and informative masterclasses, offering you a unique perspective and a glimpse at how some of the best in the business work. For our latest guest masterclass, we were joined at our London studios […]
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