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Sound Engineering Courses

Master your live sound and technical skills

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Next Open Day 3rd June - Register Now!

Meet our expert staff and find out more about our courses, industry connections, and state-of-the-art studios!

Next Open Day 3rd June - Register Now!

Visit our sate-of -the-art studios, speak to our course advisors and lecturers about the courses we offer, and find out how we can help you follow your passions, make better music and build the industry career you want. The event will also include a free track deconstruction masterclass. Book now to secure your place!

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Point Blank Music School is proud to have teamed up with world leading plugin specialists Waves to deliver our cutting-edge Live Sound Engineering course. Since the digital era, changes in the music business have meant that artists often earn more from live performance than from sales. artists and bands often now need to get out on the road to make a living. This is turn has led to a need for more professional live sound engineers to mix live shows. Every venue has different acoustics and often different desks and gear to use. Fancy a job as a live sound engineer? Enrol on a Point Blank Live Sound Engineer course and get in the mix!

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PROFESSIONAL COURSES

Music Production & Sound Engineering Diploma
  • 9 Months
  • 12 modules
  • 4 days per week
International Music Production & Sound Engineering Diploma
  • 6 Months
  • 8 modules
  • 4 days per week
Music Production & Sound Engineering Certificate
  • 6 Months
  • 6 modules
  • 3 days per week
Sound Engineering Certificate
  • 9 Months
  • 3 modules
  • 1 day per week
Music Production & Sound Engineering Award
  • 3 Months
  • 2 modules
  • 2 days per week

UNIVERSITY DEGREE COURSES

BA (Hons) Music Production & Sound Engineering Degree (3 Years)
  • 3 Years
  • 18 modules
  • 2 days per week
BA (Hons) Music Production & Sound Engineering Degree (2 years)
  • 2 Years
  • 18 modules
  • 3 days per week
BSc (Hons) Music Systems Engineering Degree (3 Years)
  • 3 Years
  • 18 modules
  • 2 days per week
CertHE Music Production & Sound Engineering
  • 9 Months
  • 6 modules
  • 2 days per week
Foundation Year (access to our degrees)
  • 9 Months
  • 8 modules
  • 3 days per week

Global Alumni

Aluna Francis

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.

Claude VonStroke

Dirtybird boss Claude says: "I took a class with Point Blank in Ableton Live. It was awesome learning bass production!" The bass don was recently voted the No.1 DJ in USA! Watch him review PB above.

Leona Lewis

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."

Pete Tong

Godfather of Dance Music and long-time friend of Point Blank Pete Tong, founder of BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix and worldwide DJ superstar, learned Native Instruments Maschine with the team here in London.

Goldie

We taught Goldie something he didn't know already - Ableton Live! The legend drops in from time to time & recently invited PB students to a VIP drum recording session at Assault & Battery studios.

Patrick Topping

'The World's Biggest Tech House Producer!' Secured three Beatport #1s: ‘Get Beasty’, ‘Forget’ & ‘Voicemail’. Also owns two DJ Awards & DJ Mag’s ‘Best Tune’. Championed by Pete Tong & Annie Mac.

Madam X

DJ, label head, club impresario. Mixing grime, techno, bass, garage, Madam X is adept at playing huge crowds or 100-cap basements. Hosts shows on Radio 1, Rinse & NTS. She is multi-faceted and unique.

Arjun

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

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!

EXPERT LECTURERS

Mark Brocklesby Advanced Recording & Mixing

Mark runs Big Smoke Studios and is a recording engineer, mix engineer, musician, producer and lecturer with over 20 years of professional experience and industry practice.

Ellie Lawson Music Industry

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.

Linton Bennett Music Composition

Linton aka Stepz composes/produces for Dido, Warren G, All Saints, Jamelia & Imogen Heap to name a few. He’s been active in the music industry for 3 decades and signed to Motown in the US.

Max Heyes Sound Engineering/Mixing

Credits include Paul Weller, Oasis, Primal Scream, Jamiroquai and Massive Attack. Co-produced The Doves #1 album 'The Last Broadcast'. Mixed Primal Scream's 'XTRMNTR'. Helped develop La Roux.

Julian Peake Intro to Production

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.

Nick Hunt Sound Engineering

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.

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