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In this music production tutorial, Matt Mauldin, one of our Point Blank LA instructors, shows how you can create that distinctive ’90s pumping compression sound. Using the Alesis 3630 Compressor, this technique was made famous over a decade ago by Daft Punk and other French house artists. The pumping sound is created by using the kick drum to trigger […]
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We recently collaborated with Hoxton Radio to give our radio students real-world experience presenting live on air. Founded in 2012, Hoxton Radio is an alternative radio station for East London covering arts and culture. The station is renowned for reflecting the vibrant landscape of the city, with cutting edge new music, emerging trends, local news and […]
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In this tutorial, Point Blank’s Course Content Developer, Chris Martin, demonstrates how to create dark techno atmospheres using reverb in Ableton Live as well as the DAW’s effects chain. This technique can be used across a range of genres when creating hard hitting tracks with atmospheric elements. Taking inspiration from Maya Jane Coles’ track, ‘Burning Bright‘, Chris shows […]
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To celebrate the reopening of Ibiza, and a return to the island’s club culture, Point Blank teamed up with Beatport and Surface to deliver a stacked line-up of essential workshops, masterclasses and more with IMS College for this year’s IMS Ibiza. The International Music Summit in Ibiza (IMS Ibiza) is one of the biggest events […]
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We’re excited to announce two new additions to the Point Blank Recordings label catalogue; Operation Funk and Kathy Sledge’s track ‘Could It Be You?’ as well as an excellent remix of the song from John “J-C” Carr featuring Rytz. ‘Could It Be You?’ is an ultra-smooth jam, which features Operation Funk‘s recognisable disco-inspired grooves accompanied by the legendary Kathy […]
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This year Point Blank will be returning to the White Isle for the legendary IMS Ibiza to check out the torrent of events, parties, live seminars, debates and more. This year, we will be teaming up with Beatport and Microsoft Surface as an educational partner within the event programming and can confirm that we’ve got a stellar […]
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We’re back with another masterclass, this time with DJ/producer Jonas Blue, breaking down his and Why Don’t We’s collaborative track, ‘Don’t Wake Me Up’. Jonas Blue’s career has been felt the world over with singles like ‘Fast Car’, ‘Perfect Strangers’ ‘Rise, ‘Mama’ and ‘Polaroid’ collectively going certified platinum over 120 times around the globe. With over 13 billion […]
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In this tutorial, Point Blank’s Course Content Developer, Chris Martin, demonstrates how you can use broken chords and arpeggios to write affective hooks and basslines. This technique can be used across a range of genres from trap to techno when writing catchy melodic hooks or basslines. Taking inspiration from Maya Jane Coles’ 2011 track, ‘What They Say‘, […]
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In this tutorial, Point Blank LA’s Everett Pearson shows how you can make a future bass-style chord arp synth in Ableton Live like ODESZA. Popular in the realms of future bass, all the way to techno and beyond, staggered synth plucks and chords progressions are a common go-to in electronic music. Using this technique can add unexpected […]
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This year Point Blank will be returning to Ibiza for the legendary IMS Ibiza to check out the torrent of events, parties, live seminars, debates and more. Once again, we will be involved as an educational partner within the event programming and can confirm that we will be joined by UK production and DJ outfit Prospa for an […]
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