Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
Last week officially marked the beginning of our new Far East venture in partnership with NetEase FEVER, Point Blank China. On 16th January a special Groundbreaking Ceremony was held at Hangzhou’s International Expo Center to commence the construction of the new site and celebrate the birth of our fifth electronic music school. The ceremony was hosted by […]
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Our latest roundup of the top must-have free plugins you need in your armoury includes some seriously nifty tools to polish your creations with. There’s ghostly reverbs which will transform your sounds into otherworldly scapes, inspiring LFO tools which will add swing to your melodies and drums, filters which are perfect for making drum and bass, […]
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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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Following the success of our last student mixer, we will be returning to Work Bar this February for another night of mixing, moving and incredible music. Point Blank’s next Student Mixer is set to take place on 13th February and will again feature a killer lineup of our very own student DJs. The event, which will be held at DJ Mag’s headquarters […]
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We’re back with another video tutorial from Risa T, this time focussing on how to program drums in Logic the right way. Firing up her remix of Hoodboi’s ‘Glide‘ once again, the former Point Blank student pulls back the curtain on the techniques she uses to get her drums sounding so tight. Drums can play a crucial part in […]
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We are excited to announce that we will be launching a brand new Foundation Year course later this year for those eager to kickstart their music career! The Foundation Year begins in September and is ideal for those interested in enrolling on our BA (Hons) degree programmes but do not yet meet the entry requirements. The course lasts a total of 9 […]
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With the madness of Christmas and New Year now over, it’s finally time to settle into 2019. You may have been gripped by the January blues, but there’s a silver lining to the first month of the year; the sales! For DJs and producers, finding a bargain on a piece of hardware or software can always be […]
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For our latest video, we were joined by Josh Doherty, the man behind Balkan Recordings, I Love Acid and one half of the acid house and slo-mo techno duo, Posthuman, to discuss running a vinyl only record label. I Love Acid was forged back in 2007 where it began as a club night across Europe for […]
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We’re excited to announce the latest edition in our Magnetic Mag Mix series. Our latest offering was constructed by Australian-native and former Music Production & Sound Engineering Diploma student, Tiff Cornish. Her hour-long mix features a solid blend of deep evolving soundscapes and steady percussion which will leave you feeling hypnotised. Remember, if you want to get direct access to guest mix slots […]
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Many musicians tend to spend a lot of time on the go. Whether it’s on their daily commute, in hotel rooms, on trains, planes, buses or even touring worldwide, there will be lots of times where access to their studios, hardware or software is unavailable. Luckily, in this case, it’s 2022 and the era of the […]
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