Point Blank Music School

Point Blank Music School
Type Private
Established 1994
CEO Rob Cowan
Location London, Los Angeles, Ibiza
Website pointblankmusicschool.com

Point Blank is a music and creative media training school founded in London in 1994 by musician and producer Robert Cowan. It offers a variety of courses in electronic music production and sound engineering, DJing, singing and songwriting at its premises in Hoxton, North London, Los Angeles, Ibiza and online.[1]

History

Point Blank started as a recording studio in Greenwich, London in 1994.[2] Founder and CEO Rob Cowan had previously been a bass player in Sony-signed band Honeychile[2] and worked as a studio engineer for Matrix studios,[2] working with artists such as D:Ream and Blur.[2] Originally set up as a recording studio, Point Blank quickly evolved into a school after clients expressed an interest in learning about how the gear worked themselves.[2] The school eventually relocated to its current location in Hoxton, London where it offers courses on singing, songwriting, radio broadcasting, music business and live sound.[2]

DJ Pete Tong has been a visiting tutor[3] and Leona Lewis and Goldie are former pupils.[3]

In 2013, the school was banned by the Border Agency from sponsoring non-EU nationals for offering too many places to students who failed to meet the rules.[3] It had previously had 'highly trusted' status for a decade, and the school's managing director blamed the issue on 'formalities and clerical errors on the side of the UKBA.'[3] It was reinstated in the same year after a re-inspection.[4]

Partnerships

Point Blank is partnered with Middlesex University and offers a BA (Hons) Music Production and Sound Engineering degree with the University.[5] Point Blank is an Ableton Education Partner,[6] an Apple Inc. Training Centre,[7] Steinberg Training Centre and Native Instruments Training Centre.[8] It has also partnered with Solid State Logic (SSL) since 2016.[9]

Record Label

Point Blank runs its own in-house record label, Point Blank Music, founded to help establish talented students in the music industry.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Point Blank Music School launches Ibiza college". DJMag.com. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Inside Point Blank: The DJ And Electronic Music School". Ministry of Sound. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Leading music college loses border licence - BBC News
  4. ↑ Burns, Judith (2013-07-25). "Goldie's former music college wins back border licence". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  5. ↑ Point Blank launches Online BA (Hons) Music Production & Sound Engineering Degree | Point Blank
  6. ↑ "Ableton Education Partners". Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  7. ↑ "Apple Profiles In Success: Point Blank". Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  8. ↑ "OFFICIAL NI EDUCATION PARTNERS". Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  9. ↑ "Point Blank Music School Becomes SSL Partner | Solid State Logic". www2.solidstatelogic.com. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  10. ↑ "RA: Point Blank - Record Label". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2017-05-10.

Coordinates: 51°32′10″N 0°05′06″W / 51.5360°N 0.0851°W / 51.5360; -0.0851

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