Student Opportunities: AVA Festival (UK) & i.am+ (PBLA)

We strive to give our students and alumni unique opportunities to get involved within the music industry. These come exclusively from our extensive network of industry contacts and can range from DJ performance to internships and paid roles too. Scroll down to see what’s popping this week, and for those that want to access many […]

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Dub Masterclass w/ Prince Fatty (J Dilla, Mad Professor): Creativity, Mixing & FX

Last October, we hosted Dub specialist Mike Pelanconi, aka Prince Fatty, for a masterclass at our Orsman Road studio complex. As well as making use of our 48 Channel SSL Duality Delta mixing console, Mike brought some of his own equipment with him, demonstrating some of the sonic differences between digital delays, tape echoes, spring […]

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Plugin Of The Week: Sonnox Limiter

For this week’s plugin of the week, we take a look at Sonnox’s latest version (V2) of their Oxford Limiter. This peak limiter offers enhanced levels of processing and metering accuracy, enabling you to see and correct reconstruction overloads, as well as conforming to industry standards. It features four variable-strength noise shaping modes, Auto Comp, […]

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Point Blank on Pioneer DJ Radio: Kruger

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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Student Opportunities: Internships at The NoiseHouse and Axtone + more

We strive to give our students and alumni unique opportunities to get involved within the music industry. These come exclusively from our extensive network of industry contacts and can range from DJ performance to internships and paid roles too. Scroll down to see what’s popping this week, and for those that want to access many […]

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Point Blank Instructor Spotlight: Sweatson Klank

At Point Blank, you can expect to be taught by some of the best in the business. Each of our instructors is selected for their combination of talent, music industry experience and tangible success – which they pass on to you in the classroom. Each is a true professional in their field and our team […]

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February Round-Up: Online BA Degree, Austen/Scott Breakdown, Arturia FFL + More

After an explosive start to the year, we kept the ball rolling in February 2017 with an overabundance of new content for you to pore over. In this edition of our monthly round-up we bring you the latest masterclasses, tutorials, articles and offers from the Point Blank universe. Don’t forget to check out our courses, such […]

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A UK Thing: The Development of UK Urban Culture

If you’ve been following this series, you’ll know that over the past month we have been picking apart our Production Analysis module, a part of both our BA (Hons) Music Production & Sound Engineering degree and our online degree course. Throughout the series, we’ll be taking a look at some of the most important scenes in […]

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International Student Success Feb 17: Ashkan Sedighaza, Francesca Maisano, Ishan Ahora

Another month, another batch of former PB students making some serious waves out there in the real world. This is where we show off – like proud parents – recent student success stories to give you insight into how music industry careers are established and nurtured right here at Point Blank. In February 2017, we’re […]

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Plugin Of The Week: Eventide Fission (Split Your Sounds!)

We were lucky enough to be asked to beta test Eventide’s brand new ‘Fission’ plugin, which acts as both an excellent mixing utility and a powerful creative effects tool. It takes the spotlight for this week’s Plugin Of The Week. Watch Point Blank’s JC dive into it in the video above, which will be going live at […]

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