Category Archives: Student Success
Student Success: April 2013 – Female Special
Apr 25, 2013 The last few years has seen an influx of talented female producers and DJs emerge from the world of electronic music. From Maya Jane Coles, Heidi and Nina Kraviz to Ikonika and our very own Monki, the scene has certainly seen a refreshing change from what was once a...
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Student Success: Interview with Paula Fairfield
Mar 19, 2013 Paula Fairfield is an award-winning Sound Designer who has worked on a host of movies and TV shows including “Lost”, “Sin City”, “Tropic Thunder” and many others. We recently uncovered this interview with Paula from our archives where we discussed her work and what prompted her to enrol on...
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Point Blank Music: New Releases – February 2013
Mar 07, 2013 When you enrol for a course at Point Blank you automatically join a network of expert tutors and become exposed to a wealth of amazing opportunities. From regular music industry masterclasses to fantastic internships, we always aim to provide all our students with the relevant tools to succeed in...
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Student Success: Dave Rene (Interscope) & Paula Fairfield (Lost, Sin City)
Feb 04, 2013 At Point Blank we pride ourselves on the achievements of the people who have studied with us, both online and at the college itself. Our contribution to the education of...
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AlunaGeorge Team Up with Disclosure
Jan 22, 2013 The year has only just begun but it’s already looking like a big one for AlunaGeorge! Not only have they been named by several different industry bigwigs as being ‘ones to watch’ this year, but they’ve also teamed up with Disclosure to produce an absolute stormer of a track...
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Brett Jacobs: “It’s Not As Easy As It Appears To Be”
Jan 21, 2013 Just recently we caught up with one of our former students Brett Jacobs. Brett took an eight-week online Logic course, which set him on his current path as a burgeoning...
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Student Success Round-Up: Top 5 of 2012
Dec 20, 2012 2012 has been an incredible year for Point Blank students past and present so we thought we’d give you our top 5 student success stories of the year… Aluna Francis – Introduction to Music Production (Ableton Live) AlunaGeorge Aluna Francis makes up one half of the London vocalist/producer duo...
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Point Blank’s Music Business Students Present ‘Dropped!’ Launch Night –...
Nov 27, 2012 Signing up for a course at Point Blank not only means that you join our extensive network of expert tutors and industry professionals. We also want to make sure students...
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Student Success – Autumn 2012
Nov 23, 2012 Every month we bring you the best of our student successes, individuals who have utilised the knowledge they’ve gained during their time at Point Blank to make their own mark on the music industry. Check out this seasons batch of successful student stories… Vassie Ioannou – Singing Course Vassie...
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Point Blank Music: New Releases – September 2012
Sep 27, 2012 When you sign up for a course at Point Blank you not only get exposed to a wealth of first class knowledge industry from expert tutors, but you also get...
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Student Success – Summer 2012
Sep 06, 2012 With the British summer rapidly coming to an end, we thought we’d bring you some of this season’s top student successes… 1) Jake Warren – Cubase 1: Production / Art of Mixing Course / Sound Design – 2009 First up is Jake Warren (aka Boy Chick) who took our...
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