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We’re back with another deconstruction, this time with our Head of Education and Development and master of Track Deconstructions, Ski Oakenfull. In this video, Ski breaks down Bronski Beat’s classic hit, ‘Smalltown Boy’. 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 […]
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Captain Plugins presents the Music Innovation 2020 contest. This is an exciting opportunity to create a new style of music, win amazing prizes from some of the best companies in music production and have your music heard by the industry’s hottest producers, DJs and engineers. To enter, all you have to do is create an original […]
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For this masterclass, we were joined by Point Blank expert lecturer, Linton Bennett aka Stepz, to discuss life in lockdown, reunifying with his beloved studio, how his passion for music first ignited, how he broke into the music industry as a young black artist and everything in between. This masterclass was hosted by our very […]
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The reason why Point Blank offers the best in music education is down to the fact that our staff, team members, lecturers and instructors are active in the music industry. To celebrate the accomplishments of our PB team here’s a monthly update on what we’ve been up to. Expect music news, playlists, student releases and […]
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For this video, we joined Harry Shadow, the producer behind Point Blank Recordings’ latest single ‘Dreams’ with Vivienne Chi, to unveil the magic behind the track This dream collaboration came to fruition when Ferocious Talent’s Vivienne Chi and up and coming producer Harry Shadow joined forces in the studio. The new track is a fresh […]
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Welcome to our roundup of mixes you need to hear this month, where we spotlight some of the best that electronic music has to offer in the form of forward-thinking track selections, pure club annihilation and new unreleased cuts from our favourite artists. If you’re looking to learn the ins and outs of DJing and […]
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We were joined by the London-based R&B sensation, Zion Foster, to explore the magic behind his Afrobeat anthem ‘POWER’ and talk about how he makes his vocals sound so polished and professional from his bedroom studio. ‘POWER’ is taken from the artist’s new album, Welcome to the Lion’s Den, and is an ultra-smooth Afrobeat cut that’s packed with soulful […]
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Welcome back to our PB Recommends series, where we share a selection of hand-picked earworms that we can’t get enough of. This month’s edition of the playlist features a diverse blend of tracks, including some club-ready cuts from Aluna, Murlo and Vivienne Chi x Harry Shadow, shimmering melodic sounds from Hudson Mohawke, Zora Jones and A.G. Cook and […]
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We’re back with another Track Breakdown, this time with the German DJ production outfit, DONKONG. For this tutorial, the duo shows exactly how they made that epic chord synth from the drop of their track, ‘Gone’ with Karol Tip. DONKONG are championed for their forward-thinking sound and consistent quality. The duo have become an anchor point of the […]
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PB students and DJ/producer duo, Funk Cartel, joined forces with SOULKEMIST to remix Point Blank Recordings’ latest single releases, ‘Dreams’. The original, which was released just over a month ago and has already racked up over 200,000 streams globally, came to fruition when Ferocious Talent’s Vivienne Chi and Harry Shadow hit the studio together. The […]
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