Category archives: Point Blank Music School

Tommy Sunsets – ‘Neville’s Declaration’: Out Now on PB Music! (Stream & Download)

We’re back again with another banger, just in time for Summer. ‘Neville’s Declaration’ is the first release from latest PB Music signing Tommy Sunset. A chilled summer anthem with a hypnotic groove, ‘Nevilles Declaration’ is a must-have cut for your collection this year. You can purchase ‘Neville’s Declaration’ on iTunes and stream it on Spotify. One of the […]

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Student Opportunities: IllumiNaughty Festival, MAN London & Wipeout Omega

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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Point Blank x Pirate Studios: Pirate Live – Submit Your Applications!

We’ve teamed up with Pirate Studios to give Point Blank students the opportunity to perform on their live-streaming channel ‘Pirate Live’, an initiative to promote up-and-coming musicians across the UK. Having already amassed over 2.3 million views since the beginning of the year, this is an opportunity for students to play directly to a massive audience alongside a […]

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Ableton Live Tutorial: Creating a Subtractive Synth in BEAP (Max for Live)

We’re back with a special two-part tutorial series, this time with Point Blank course developer and expert instructor Dan Herbert. In these tutorials, Dan focuses on using Max for Live plugin BEAP – available as part of Ableton Suite – to create your own synths, sequencers and more. Dan Herbert teaches the Sound Design module on […]

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Point Blank Ibiza Completes its First Term – Check out the Highlights

As the July term of our new Ibiza course gets underway, we thought it an apt time to recap the first term at our new Balearic campus. Held at Can Blau Music School, Point Blank Ibiza offers its students the chance to learn the core skills of music production and DJ’ing whilst being immersed in one of the […]

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Point Blank Present Joe Goddard Interview at Sonar +D: Creativity & Songwriting

Point Blank travelled to Sonar +D in Barcelona this summer to host two very special sessions, featuring as an official part of the programming at this internationally renowned festival. Finishing the day’s events and bringing in the festival weekend which featured the likes of DJ Shadow and Carl Craig, we sat down with Hot Chip co-founder Joe Goddard. With Joe also […]

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Student Opportunities Round-Up: Girl Group Auditions, Sundown Festival & WipEout Omega

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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Exclusive Artist Masterclass Series Hosted at Point Blank’s London Studios

As part of the ongoing course development for our BA (Hons) Music Production & Sound Engineering Degree and equivalent online degree, Point Blank have commissioned a series of masterclasses from renowned instrumentalists at our London studios. To kick things off this week, the highly-accomplished Sirishkumar Manji hosted a particularly unique masterclass session on the Tabla, a south-asian percussive instrument. In coming […]

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Point Blank Wrap-up at IMS College Malta 2017

Last weekend, Point Blank headed back to Malta for a second year as official educational partner at IMS College, hosting a day of artist and instructor-led masterclasses. Held over two days, this event brought together a range of music industry institutions, speakers and artists to provide panels, keynotes and masterclasses, as well as holding networking events […]

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Sound Design Tutorial: Using Reaktor as a Plugin

We’re back with a brand new tutorial series to help you get the most out of your productions. In this series, Point Blank course developer and instructor Chris Carter explores a number of sound design tips and techniques to give you a flavour of what to expect on our courses, including as our comprehensive BA (Hons) Music Production […]

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