Techtorial: How to Create Organic Percussion & Textures in Ableton Live

For this tutorial, we’re focussing on how you can add gorgeous textural percussion to your tracks, giving your song a more organic feel. Much like the percussion used in Maya Jane Coles’ excellent, ‘Something In The Air‘, our Point Blank Course Developer Chris Martin will take you through the steps to create something similar in Ableton Live, […]

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What’s On: The Music Industry with Dr Mathew Knowles (Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé)

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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Track of the Week: Overmono – ‘Pieces of 8’

For this week’s Track of the Week, we’re spotlighting the new Overmono song, ‘Pieces of 8’. Each week we will be sharing a track, album or mix which deserves your attention. Tune in below. Pieces of 8 / Echo Rush by OvermonoGetting its first play over 5-years ago on Boiler Room, Overmono have finally released their track, ‘Pieces […]

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Playlist: Point Blank Picks #3 (Iglooghost, Overmono, black midi & More)

Welcome back to our Point Blank Picks playlist series, where we share a selection of hand-selected earworms that we can’t get enough of. This month’s edition of the playlist features a diverse blend of tracks, including some new club tracks from Finn, Overmono, Young Muscle and NKC, new experimental tracks from 96 Back, Andy Stott and Alison Skidmore and some […]

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Point Blank Launch New Donk Course & Release First Donk Tutorial w/ DJ Slavine

For this music production tutorial, we were joined by an extra special guest, DJ Slavine, to demonstrate how to make one of the most important sounds in electronic music today – the donk. If you’re not familiar with donk, it’s a high-octane subgenre of house music, also known as hard bounce or bouncy techno, that originated in […]

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Point Blank Launch New Donk Course & Release First Donk Tutorial w/ DJ Slavine

For this music production tutorial, we were joined by an extra special guest, DJ Slavine, to demonstrate how to make one of the most important sounds in electronic music today – the donk. If you’re not familiar with donk, it’s a high-octane subgenre of house music, also known as hard bounce or bouncy techno, that originated in […]

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Point Blank Los Angeles Re-opens Studios for Music Courses & Studio Time

We’re excited to announce that Point Blank Los Angeles has reopened its studio facilities to offer current students supervised Studio Lab Time alongside our range of music courses. In addition, we are all set to welcome new students who will be joining Point Blank. Now that we’re back on-site, Point Blank students can get up close and personal with our […]

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What’s On Weekly: Music Direction with Kojo Samuel & More

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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Track of the Week: 96 Back – ‘9696 Dream’

For this week’s Track of the Week, we’re spotlighting the new 96 Back song, ‘9696 Dream’. Each week we will be sharing a track, album or mix which deserves your attention. Tune in below. 9696 Dream by 96 Back ‘9696 Dream’ is a synth-heavy cut, packed with spiralling melodies, ethereal pads and chaotic percussion. It’s […]

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Point Blank Re-opens London Studios for DJ Courses & Studio Lab Time

We’re excited to announce that Point Blank London has reopened its Orsman Road studio facilities to offer current students supervised Studio Lab Time alongside our full range of DJ courses. In addition, we are all set to welcome new students who will be joining Point Blank on April 12th. Now that we’re back on-site, Point Blank students […]

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