Category archives: News

Johnny Minardi joins Fueled By Ramen/Roadrunner as Senior Director of A&R

Exec rejoins Fueled By Ramen after working for Equal Vision Records

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Live Nation expands into Brazil, hiring Alexandre Faria as Director and SVP, Talent Buying

US company says it is meeting “growing demand for live events through Latin America”
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Hip-hop artists dominate USA’s Top Songwriters chart in first half of 2017

Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar and Drake all take Top 5 spots in six months to end of June

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Student Success August 2017: Steve McMinn (Mt. Wolf) ElPeche, & Daniel A Hunter

Each month, we catch up with Point Blank students and alumni to showcase their successes since studying with us, giving you an insight into how music industry careers are established and nurtured right here at Point Blank. In August 2017, we’re catching up with a diverse set of breaking talent: Musician and Akira Records label […]

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Taylor Swift breaks all-time day one Spotify record with Look What You Made Me Do

Comeback single beats milestone set by Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You (one of them, anyway)
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Student Opportunities: Shoreditch Radio, Sample Magic Internship & more

Point Blank always keeps current students and alumni in the loop with all of the best music industry opportunities, so with that said here’s our latest student opportunity round-up. All of these student opportunities come exclusively via PB using our extensive network of contacts, so get stuck in! Want loads more opportunities like this? Find out all about our courses right here! Here are our […]

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DJ at Work Bar for Point Blank x RESET

At Point Blank, we know how important it is to gain hands-on experience in order to build a successful career in the industry and if you choose to study with us we’ll ensure the best opportunities will come your way, whether your focus is on DJing, music production or live performance. Once again we’re collaborating with London house and techno night RESET to […]

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