Category archives: ski oakenfull

Watch our Latest Ableton Live Track Deconstruction: Halsey – ‘Without Me’

We’re excited to share a brand new Deconstruction from our Head of Curriculum and master of Deconstructions, Ski Oakenfull. This time, Ski pulls back the curtain on American singer-songwriter Halsey’s mega-hit, ‘Without Me’, exploring each of the track’s elements. You can check out Ski’s catalogue of deconstructions on our YouTube channel and don’t forget to check out […]

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Watch Ski Deconstruct Adamski’s #1 Hit ‘Killer’ w/ Bonus Interview

We’re back with Ski Oakenfull for an extra special deconstruction of Adamski’s huge 90s hit, ‘Killer’, featuring soul-sensation, Seal. Today’s deconstruction is particularly special as we were joined by Adamski himself to answer some questions about his processes, how he hooked up with Seal for the track and his career before delving into the magic behind his anthemic ‘Killer’. In […]

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Join Us for a Free Masterclass at Our Next London Open Day on Tuesday 2 April

On Tuesday 2 April we will be hosting another open day at our studio facility at 26 Orsman Road, London, N1 5QJ. This will give you the chance to learn more about our Higher Education music production, sound engineering, DJ and music industry courses as well as have a look around our state-of-the-art studios and facilities. On the […]

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Watch All of Our Free Track Deconstructions in One Place

If you’re new to the world of music production it can sometimes be difficult to identify the different elements which make up a track. That’s one of the reasons why we began our popular deconstruction series which helps you learn how to quickly build beats from scratch all by yourself. If you’re unfamiliar with what one of our deconstructions is, it’s where […]

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Recording a Classic: Amy Winehouse – Love is a Losing Game

Every term, final year students on our BA (Hons) in Music Production and Sound Engineering Degree programme are tasked with re-recording a classic track as part of their assessment. A recent choice of song was the late, great, Amy Winehouse’s achingly gorgeous classic: ‘Love is a Losing Game’. To record the track, our degree students were given the musical talents of several Point Blank […]

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Friday Forum Live – Watch a Deconstruction of Sister Sledge ‘Thinking of You’

After a long hiatus, having bidden farewell to our former Content Executive Carly Horden, we are back with another edition of Friday Forum Live. It’s another of Lead Course Developer Ski Oakenfull’s famous deconstruction videos but, this time he is joined by Creative Content Developer, Graham Silbiger, who assists in mapping out the arrangement and […]

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DJ Ravine Studies at Point Blank in London! Watch Week Six of his Vlog

DJ Ravine is back with his weekly update on his progress with us here at Point Blank London as he studies Intro to Music Production, as well as courses in Music Composition and Sound Engineering. We’re six weeks in now and after last week’s episode, which was heavy on the sound engineering, this week he […]

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Watch our Top 3 Deconstructions of 2017 (Jamiroquai, DJ Shadow, 808 State)

The deconstruction has become one of our most beloved instructive tools over the years, and this year has seen some of the best we’ve ever done (in our humble opinion). For those unfamiliar with the term, a deconstruction is when one of our fantastic instructors (and very often it’s our lead course developer Ski Oakenfull) […]

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Watch a Deconstruction of 808 State’s ‘Pacific 707’ from Sarm Music Village

Last November, Point Blank teamed up with SARM Music Village for a day-long event featuring masterclasses and workshops from some of the best producers in the game, including by Trevor Horn, who himself deconstructed the classic track ‘Relax’ by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Along with a Q&A with Trevor Horn, the day also saw Point […]

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Track Deconstruction: Jamiroquai – ‘Automaton’ at IMS College Malta

Last month, Point Blank headed out to Malta to lead a range of masterclasses and workshops as the official education partner for IMS College. In addition to hosting masterclasses with French composer Agoria and Spanish DJ/Producer Uner, Point Blank personnel also held a mixing masterclass mixing whilst Course Developer Ski Oakenfull led a track deconstruction workshop, breaking down […]

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