Noah Goldstein on good A&R, working with Kanye West, and why he ‘stopped feeling pressure a long time ago’

In a conversation that covers his love of Icelandic music, his time spent with Ye to the wonder of growing vegetables, Noah Goldstein sits down with MBW as the latest inductee to our World’s Greatest Producers series
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Deconstruction: ROSALÍA & Travis Scott – ‘TKN’

We’re back with another deconstruction, this time with our lecturer, Miguel Ferrador, to break down ROSALÍA and Travis Scott’s anthemic track, ‘TKN’. If you’re new here and not familiar with what a deconstruction entails, it’s where we take a well-known track, break it down to its core elements and recreate it before your very eyes. ‘TKN’ […]

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Travis Scott accused of copyright theft in lawsuit filed by Blurred Lines lawyer Richard Busch

Travis Scott has been sued for copyright infringement on his US No.1 single, Highest in the Room. At the centre of a lawsuit, filed in California on Tuesday (June 9), musicians and producers Olivier Bassil, Benjamin Lasnier and Lukas Benjamin Leth alle…

Sony is building a team ‘dedicated to reimagining music through immersive media’ – using Fortnite maker Epic Games’ Unreal Engine

Series of job vacancies spotted by MBW opens up more possibilities for ‘One Sony’
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15 Fascinating Music Documentaries You Can Watch Online Right Now

Although producing music is our go-to activity when we want to let off some steam, channel our emotions or just get creative in the studio, we can’t make music all the time. Taking breaks to focus on other things can be incredibly important when looking for inspiration and where better to start than watching some influential music documentaries. […]

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Artificial Intelligence made a song in the style of Travis Scott. It sounds unnervingly like Travis Scott.

“She got the crew on top of my chain (It’s lit); Wasted in the street like a pain (Straight up).”
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Student Spotlight: DJ Fricktion (Kendrick Lamar, Wu-Tang Clan, Donae’o & More)

Here at Point Blank, we pride ourselves on the success of our students. We’re spoilt for choice when it comes to success stories and that’s why we publish a monthly Student Success feature. For this instalment, we are shining a spotlight on a certain Point Blank alumni you may be familiar with. DJ Fricktion, real […]

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Colin Kaepernick NOT OK With Travis Scott Super Bowl Gig

After rapper Travis Scott was announced as a guest performer with Maroon 5 during the halftime show for the Super Bowl month, he revealed that as a condition of his performance, the NFL had agreed to join him in making a $500,000 donation to a social justice organization. At the…

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