Music Production
Start your music production career
Start your music production career
Get a thorough understanding of Ableton Live or Logic Pro and learn how to create your own tracks with this 3-month course. You’ll benefit from studio mentoring sessions and learn from music producers who’ve worked with the likes of Armin Van Buuren, Bjork, Depeche Mode and many more.
If you’re looking to start a career in music production, or just want to learn for your own pleasure, then this course will teach you everything you need to know to begin your journey on the right foot. You’ll learn to master your preferred DAW (Logic Pro or Ableon Live), program drums, make use of midi, sound effects and virtual instruments, and finally mixdown your tracks into a product ready to release. You’ll gain an abundance of knowledge and insider tips from our expert lecturers in our state-of-the-art studios in Shoreditch, and engage with the wider Point Blank community with free masterclasses, events and other networking opportunities. When students join Point Blank they join a global alumni community with the likes of Aluna Francis, Claude VonStroke, Leona Lewis, Pete Tong and many more.
We offer either daytime, weekend or evening courses for you to choose from.
Point Blank is proud to be ahead of the curve in delivering a fantastic student experience whether on campus or online and are happy to include all the exclusive features for students listed here.
Class sizes are small to ensure every student receives ample 1-2-1 time with their lecturers, so apply now to reserve your place!
| Duration | 3 Months | |
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| Available start dates | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Weekly timetable | 1 evening class per week. Please check the FAQs below for more details. | |
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I loved this course! Even though I was already familiar with some of Ableton's capabilities, I thoroughly enjoyed going much deeper into the DAW, and using new features which I wasn't aware of until now. I had a fantastic instructor who really made learning an enjoyable process. I felt that he really listened to all the students and made lessons relevant to their individual genre preferences. I learned lots of handy tips and tricks, and my production skills have increased dramatically. - Siobhan, Music Production student
Lead vocalist with Rudimental, played Glastonbury and Jools Holland. Replaced KT Tunstall in Oi Va Voi, also worked with The Nextmen, Basement Jaxx & The Earlies.
Championed by Ellen Degeneres once she signed to Atlantic Records in the USA, Ellie has had a 5-year sponsorship with Quicksilver, as well as achieving many top-10 Beatport Trance releases.
Julian has scored global hit records as one half of Stretch & Vern and Reflekt & has written for Kylie Minogue, Little Boots & Dirty Vegas as a Sony/ATV-signed writer.
Producer/Engineer/Sound Designer with over 30 years of experience. Worked with Dave Stewart at The Church. Credits include Gary Barlow, Gene, Warm Jets, Placebo, Boy George, D’Influence amongst many others.
| Fees | Saving over monthly instalments |
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| £1,995 payment in full | £95 |
| £50 reg fee + balance of £1,945 | £95 |
| £50 reg fee + £680 per month | |
| See details during the enrolment process. | |
Point Blank students enjoy a range of exclusive discounts including but not limited to:
Aluna Francis is half of AlunaGeorge. She studied production at PB before taking off to chart success with 'You Know You Like It' & No.1 hit 'White Noise' with Disclosure. Check out her awesome video.
Everyone knows Leona from X Factor. Before she won it, Leona wowed her fellow students on our Singing Course. "Her talent was obvious" said her instructor, "and her success thoroughly deserved."
With 1,500,000 Facebook followers, Sri-Lankan born Arjun is a South Asian pop superstar. His single ‘I’ll Be Waiting” charted at #1 on iTunes India and spent 30 weeks on the BBC Asian Download Chart.
Spoony is a legend in UK dance music having brought garage to the masses in 2000 as part of the Dreem Team. He's since gone on to become a staple on Five Live but proved he's always learning by enrolling at PB!
Depending on your programme, certain pieces of hardware and software will be essential throughout your studies at Point Blank.
To help with your independent learning and assessment work, you will need to have access to this equipment outside of the campus. However, if you are able to attend classes on-campus, this equipment will be available to use either in-class or by booking practice time. Note that you have access to our facilities 7 days a week during term time for the length of your course (excluding scheduled breaks).
Please visit this page which lists the hardware and software you are required to own for programmes taught by Point Blank.
Where you may choose to study online (distance learning), this equipment will be essential to your studies and assignment work. If for any reason you cannot afford to purchase an essential item, you may be eligible for financial support via the hardship fund. More information about this can be found here.
If you wish to buy equipment or software for your home studio, remember that Point Blank students qualify for discounts from Apple Education, Ableton, Native Instruments, Pioneer DJ and other leading industry partners.
This course requires your attendance for one evening class per week. Your timetable will be confirmed a week before the start of each term. If you have specific timetable requests, please contact us before booking and we will do our best to arrange your classes at times that suit you.
In addition to classes, students are expected to schedule sufficient practice time each week. The studio facilities are open to you 7 days a week gaining you valuable studio time and reinforcing the skills learned in class. Students can also book regular 1-2-1 sessions with our lecturers outside of class time.
We would be happy to see if we can arrange a timetable that will work around your work commitments. Please contact us for more information. Please contact us for more information.
Non-UK students may need to apply for a Standard Visitor visa. Please refer to our International Student Guidance section for more information on the application process.
If you have further questions, don't be shy, please contact a Course Advisor who will be happy to help.