Join Us for the Next Open House at Point Blank LA w/ Sweatson Klank: June 20

We’re back with another PBLA Open House event at our gorgeous location at Mack Sennett Studios in Los Angeles. Point Blank Los Angeles will be open to the public on the evening of Wednesday June 20th, giving anyone curious about the school, or our courses, the chance to get the answers they need right from […]

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Watch Part 3 of our Miniseries: Ableton Live 10 In Depth – Mixing w/ Push 2

In a new series, we take a look at Ableton Live 10 in depth with Thomas Glendenning, one of many of our expert instructors in London and one of just 200 (give or take) certified Ableton trainers in the world. For the second video, the focus is on using Ableton’s amazingly intuitive Push 2 controller which is frankly […]

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Sample our Music Production Degree w/ New Videos in Ableton 10 & Logic Pro

You may or may not be aware, but if you register with Point Blank, you get access to several free course samples on our website, including from our Online BA (Hons) in Music Production & Sound Engineering degree. These courses include a run-through of our Virtual Learning Environment and the various ways that you are […]

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Watch the Second Video of Ableton Live 10 In Depth – Recording Notes w/ Push 2

In a new series, we take a look at Ableton Live 10 in depth with Thomas Glendenning, our resident Ableton whizz in London and one of just 200 (give or take) certified Ableton trainers in the world. For the second video, the focus is on using Ableton’s amazingly intuitive Push 2 controller which is frankly the best […]

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Making a Track with Big Kick and Carbon Electra – New Instruments from Plugin Boutique

As part of our partnership with Loopmasters and Plugin Boutique, we have a new tutorial for you featuring two fantastic plugins from Plugin Boutique. Carbon Electra is a synth plugin with a streamlined interface and loads of variation potential, while big kick does exactly what it says on the tin – making designing a weighty kick […]

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Reporting from Point Blank’s International Women’s Day Workshops

It’s well documented that music, and in particular electronic music, has traditionally been a male-dominated industry. Thankfully, there are loads of fantastic artists and initiatives working tirelessly to rectify this. The problem is still very much alive (try looking at any festival line-up and checking the ratio of men to women on the bill) but […]

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Black Friday Offers: NI Komplete & Ableton Suite Worth $1,350 with LA Courses!

You may have seen our recent software offer for selected online courses. Well, it’s also available with all our 3 month Los Angeles courses! We’ve teamed up with industry-leaders in music software (Namely Ableton and Native Instruments) to bring you a huge $1,350 worth of free software. When enrolling, new PBLA students will receive a […]

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Free NI Komplete & Ableton Suite Worth £1000/$1350 w/ Online Degree & Diplomas

We’re delighted to share our latest software offer for online students, for which we’ve teamed up with industry-leaders in music software (Namely Ableton, Native Instruments and Apple) to bring you a whopping £1,000 worth of free software. When enrolling, new students that study any online course at degree level and HE level will receive a […]

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Remix Competition: Eurovision Song Contest Entry ‘Bones’ by Equinox

Our students are no strangers to remix competitions. Not only do they offer inspiration and a great incentive to finish projects, they also provide a good gage of a budding producer’s progress. Our most recent competition – to remix EMF’s ‘Unbeliveable’ – is still live, but this one is too good to sleep on. The […]

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Watch our Deconstruction of ‘Unfinished Sympathy’ at Ableton Loop, Berlin

Welcome to our latest deconstruction, where Point Blank’s Lead Course Developer Ski Oakenfull takes a track apart and rebuilds it piece by piece. Recorded at Ableton Loop where Point Blank featured as a partner on the programme, Ski went to town on one of our favourite tracks ever made, and perhaps the best single of the 90’s: […]

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