PB Professional Courses Available in Three Simplified Pathways: Sign Up Now

Led by prominent industry practitioners, our music courses are some of the most comprehensive and successful in the world. If you are an aspiring musician then look no further than Point Blank Music School. With an emphasis on learning practical music production skills, our Professional courses give you all the tools you need to make […]

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What’s On Weekly: Being A DJ & Producer to Founding Your Own DJ Agency

Each week, the Point Blank events calendar is packed with inspiring masterclasses, thought-provoking perspectives, techy talks and more. These events are delivered by cutting edge artists, music industry professionals, renowned tastemakers and others and are live-streamed straight to your desktop – so you’ll be able to stay inspired, learn new techniques and gain insights weekly. You […]

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How to Add Punch to Your Drums with Logic Pro X’s Phat FX

In this tutorial, we show how you can use Logic Pro X’s Phat FX to enhance a group of drum tracks, giving them added punch, as well as making them sound like they’ve all been recorded through the same desk in the same environment. Phat FX is a powerful “colouring” multi-effect designed primarily for use with drum, bass, […]

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Track of the Week: Disclosure – ‘Observer Effect’

For this week’s Track of the Week, we’re spotlighting Disclosure’s new track, ‘Observer Effect’. Each week we will be sharing a track, album or mix which deserves your attention. Tune in below. ‘Observer Effect’ sees the duo return to their roots, delivering a stripped back tech house heater. The new track is taken from a forthcoming mix […]

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How to Add Air to Your Mix and Make Your Track Sparkle

For this tutorial, we show how you can add “air” to your track during the mastering process, to give the final result a super clean and sparkly sound. Adding air to your mix is the method of boosting high frequencies around the 15-20K Hz range and can be achieved by utilising EQ. It’s a subtle […]

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Point Blank Launches Alumni Artist Agency (AAA): Sign Up Now

Point Blank has just launched a brand new initiative, enabling alumni to continue to benefit from our excellent in-house facilities and expertise. Introducing Point Blank’s Alumni Artist Agency. The Alumni Artist Agency (AAA) is an exclusive graduate membership scheme developed by the team at Point Blank and led by Point Blank A&R Director, mentor and industry heavyweight, Kwame […]

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Track of the Week – Gemma Dunleavy – ‘Up De Flats (Sharda Remix)’

For this week’s Track of the Week, we’re spotlighting Sharda’s new remix, of Gemma Dunleavy’s track, ‘Up De Flats’. Each week we will be sharing a track, album or mix which deserves your attention. Tune in below. Sharda’s remix of ‘Up De Flats’ sees the producer spin Gemma Dunleavy’s original track, which was released last […]

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PBR Single ‘When I Think About It’ Features in People Just Do Nothing Film

We’re proud to announce that the Point Blank Recordings single, ‘When I Think About It’, by Brian McKnight Jr. and PB student John Kerfoot aka Kerfo, features in the new motion picture, People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan. ‘When I Think About It’ is an emotional cut, which sees Kerfo lay down a stripped back EDM […]

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Phil Ramocon’s Open Mic Night in Association with Point Blank is Back: Aug 10th

At Point Blank, we pride ourselves on the opportunities we are able to provide for our students – both past and present. As we like to inspire creativity within our students and enable them to get real-world performance experience, we teamed up with the inimitable Phil Ramocon to present a London Open Mic night. If […]

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Deconstruction: ROSALÍA & Travis Scott – ‘TKN’

We’re back with another deconstruction, this time with our lecturer, Miguel Ferrador, to break down ROSALÍA and Travis Scott’s anthemic track, ‘TKN’. If you’re new here and not familiar with what a deconstruction entails, it’s where we take a well-known track, break it down to its core elements and recreate it before your very eyes. ‘TKN’ […]

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