Alumni Spotlight: Jaden Thompson (fabric / Emerald City / Radio 1)

One of the many reasons aspiring music producers, DJs, singers, songwriters and artist managers choose to study with Point Blank, is that a wealth of talented and successful industry professionals have also spent time studying with us. Our talented family of alumni grows each year, with many house-hold names having graced the Point Blank studios. During our […]

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Ben Cooper leaving the BBC after 8 years as Radio 1 and 1Xtra’s Controller

BBC Radio 1’s YouTube and Vevo channel currently attracts 15m weekly views
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Student Success: Radio Special (Madam X, Monki, Gemma Cairney & More)

Within media, radio is often seen as one of the elder statesmen, but despite the fact that it’s essentially just the printed press that has been around for longer, it has a remarkable ability to remain relevant even as platforms such as television that was tipped to bury radio fall away at the influence 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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Dance Legend Pete Tong Learns Native Instruments Maschine at Point Blank

We were delighted to welcome the legendary Pete Tong to our London school recently for a crash course in making music with Native Instruments’ Maschine. He linked up with our expert Maschine instructor, Paul Ressel, for an intensive one to one session. Check out the short video we made of his visit below, and don’t […]

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Get an Insight into our Radio Classes (Radio 1, Sony, Mi Soul + More)

If you follow this blog, or indeed Point Blank at all, you’ll know how passionate we are about radio. From Madam X to Gemma Cairney and Monki, some of our most successful alumni came through these classes in London, and the landscape of internet radio tells you all you need to know about the longevity and […]

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Student Success December 2017: WABE, Anthony Roofe

Each month, we catch up with Point Blank students and alumni to showcase their successes since studying with us, giving you an insight into how music industry careers are established and nurtured right here at Point Blank. In our Student Success December 2017, we caught up with WABE, a Sicilian house duo, and Anthony Roofe, […]

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