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Raffertie Interview – On Signing to Ninja Tune, His New Live Act, Top Production...

Jun 06, 2012  For our latest interview we caught up with DJ, producer, remixer, songwriter and Point Blank tutor Ben Stefanski better known as Raffertie as he road-tested his new live show for...
Posted in Guest Artists, Tips & Tricks, Tutorials

Ableton Live’s Robert Henke & Gerhard Behles Speak at the Institution of...

Jun 05, 2012  Jules Brookes Reports from the recent Ableton Lecture delivered by Professor Robert Henke  and Gerhard Behles “It’s not often that music biz types finds themselves ruminating on higher levels of...
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6 Social Media Tips for Music Producers & DJs (pt 2)

Jun 04, 2012  In Part 1 of our social media tips for music producers and DJs we looked at having tidy profiles, snappy biographies and a defined strategy. Now we look at some...
Posted in Tips & Tricks

How to Make Enhanced Podcasts / Free Samplephonics Samples

Jun 02, 2012  In todays tutorial Danny J Lewis shows how to add a professional edge to your mix sessions by creating enhanced podcasts in GarageBand.  This post was originally published in DJ Magazine’s...
Posted in Freebies, Podcast, Sounds, Tips & Tricks, Tutorials

Student Success: Music Business Special

May 31, 2012  Point Blank’s comprehensive Music Business courses at our college in London and online aim to give students all the necessary tools to build a successful career. By dispelling many preconceptions surrounding the current music business, we help our students get a better understanding on...
Posted in News, PB Courses & Press, Student Success

Music Business Students Present… Point Break – A Night of Breaking New Acts

May 30, 2012  As a fitting climax to their time learning the ins and outs of the music industry at Point Blank, students from the Music Business Course are hosting a summer gig...
Posted in In & Around Point Blank, Student Success

5 Ways to Get More Live Shows

May 29, 2012  This is a guest post written by Marcus Taylor, founder of The Musician’s Guide – a website that offers resources to DIY musicians, including music contracts and music contact lists. Getting more gigs is a topic I write about quite regularly for a very...
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Making Music With Apps (pt 2) – Hooking up your Music Apps / Free Loopmasters Sample...

May 26, 2012  Welcome to the next in our series of Making Music with Apps tutorials. Today Danny J Lewis breaks down the MIDI/audio connection process when recording material from your music apps into...
Posted in Ableton Tutorials, Freebies, Making Music With Apps, Sounds, Tutorials

6 Social Media Tips for Music Producers & DJs (pt 1)

May 25, 2012  Musicians and DJs have never had such a range of tools at their disposal with which to accumulate and communicate with fans. But as these platforms develop at a staggering...
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Production Analysis (pt 2) – Jessie Ware ‘Running’ (Disclosure Remix) –...

May 24, 2012  Welcome to the next in our series of Production Analysis tutorials where we take an element of a well-known track and analyse how it was created. Today Danny J Lewis...
Posted in Ableton Tutorials, Production Analysis, Tutorials

Point Blank’s Publishing News: New Point Blank Music Spotify Player

May 23, 2012  As many of you already know, Point Blank Music gives all our students the chance to get their music across some of the major digital distributors such as Beatport, Juno...
Posted in Music Industry Careers, News, PB Courses & Press, Student Success