Student Opportunities Round-Up: Fred P Competition, DJ Mag Sessions, Freelance Sound Engineer

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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Kells – Face Ventura: Out Now on PB Music! (Stream & Download)

We’re back with a fresh cut! ‘Face Ventura’ is an ethereal electronic banger from our latest PB Music signing, Kells. You can purchase ‘Face Ventura’ on iTunes and stream it on Spotify. Kells is a producer, musician and composer based in East London with productions rooted in house, techno and broken beat. Mixing organic and […]

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Kells – Face Ventura: Out Now on PB Music! (Stream & Download)

We’re back with a fresh cut! ‘Face Ventura’ is an ethereal electronic banger from our latest PB Music signing, Kells. You can purchase ‘Face Ventura’ on iTunes and stream it on Spotify. Kells is a producer, musician and composer based in East London with productions rooted in house, techno and broken beat. Mixing organic and […]

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Plugin of The Week: Arturia Oberheim SEM V

For this edition of our Plugin of the Week feature, regular plugin test-dummy Carly Hordern is joined by Sound Design instructor Paul Ressel to pick apart Arturia’s Oberheim SEM V. Paul teaches Sound Design as a part of our BA (Hons) Music Production & Sound Engineering Degree. The SEM was Oberheim’s first analogue synth, a keyboardless […]

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Sony Music to start manufacturing its own vinyl for the first time in nearly 30 years

Major’s Japan-based music division to start pressing discs just outside Tokyo
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Metro Boomin launches his own label, Boominati Worldwide, with Republic/UMG

Star has produced 5 Top 10 records in the US this year, and just released his solo artist record
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Point Blank on Pioneer DJ Radio: Jeff Murray

One of the many reasons to learn the craft of DJing at Point Blank is that you get the chance to have your mixes played exclusively on Pioneer DJ Radio alongside the likes of top artists like Slam, Sante and Eats Everything. We get a real kick out of showcasing our students’ talent and seeing it reach an audience […]

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How homegrown hip-hop is ‘exploding’ in Germany – and creating mainstream chart stars

How the likes of Banger Musik are changing the face of the German pop charts

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