Point Blank Music School

• Location: London (England), Los Angeles (USA), Ibiza (Spain),
• Year of foundation: 1994,
• Language of instruction: English,
• Type of education: mixed.

Point Blank Music School is an international school with several full-time campuses in the UK, USA and Spain, as well as a global online platform for distance education. Bachelor's degrees, short-term courses in music production, sound engineering, vocal performance, and related are taught here.

Point Blank has been around since 1994 when a recording studio was opened in Greenwich, London. After the studio's clients became interested in educational courses on working with music equipment, Point Blank quickly grew into a school, opening a new campus in the capital of England. In 2015-2017, the educational institution set its sights on expanding its academic horizons by opening subsidiary campuses in Los Angeles and Larnaca. Today, Point Blank Music School is one of the best places to study music, attracting hundreds of international students. Being in the ratings of leading specialized schools, modern equipment, highly qualified music teachers, a variety of opportunities for embodying talent to a wide audience and other advantages make Point Blank attractive for creative students.

Point Blank students receive a comprehensive mentoring program with one-on-one sessions from industry professionals, providing personalized guidance to each trainee. Teachers and mentors offer one-on-one support, career development advice, networking opportunities to help students improve their skills. Regular feedback, access to state-of-the-art resources improve the quality of learning, and online students receive reliable virtual mentoring, ensuring that all students have the opportunity to achieve their goals, confidently navigate the music industry.

For each student enrolled, faculty and student teams plant a tree in partnership with One Tree Planted organization.

Point Blank Music School offers accommodation in each of the cities in which the campuses are located. Thanks to a wide network of partner housing agencies and private accommodation providers, foreign students can choose from apartments, rooms, houses and apartments of various comforts. During the admission process, first-year students will be given a list of verified landlords so that they have time to rent housing near educational campuses.

Each campus of Point Blank Music School provides studio rentals for self-study, working on your own projects individually or in groups. Students have access to numerous live venues outside the learning areas, which helps them in gaining hands-on performance experience.

Many events are organized in the territories, thanks to which the student community gets to know each other, exchanges experiences, and is enclosed in groups for further teamwork. Some of the campus activities are:

• Music Futures is a career event organized by Point Blank Music School at the Fabric nightclub in London. Throughout the day, from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., school students fill all three Fabric rooms, interacting with industry partners and mentors. In the evening, student DJs and vocalists perform on famous stages in front of friends and colleagues,
• Workshops include exclusive sessions with renowned industry professionals, including leading DJs, producers, music business experts. These events provide students with unique knowledge about the music industry by offering practical advice, best practices, career advice. Students have the opportunity to learn directly from successful artists and industry leaders through live demonstrations, Q&A sessions, interactive workshops. Workshops cover a wide range of topics, from music production, information to marketing and branding.

• Highest TEF Gold Award for Exceptional Teaching Quality,
• International campuses in three countries,
• Own record label, whose releases gain more than 7,000,000 streams on Spotify,
• Collaboration with world-class artists,
• Partnerships with companies for which students write soundtracks, musical accompaniment to advertising, films,
• Qualified educators who have collaborated with Beyonce, Drake, Rihanna and others.

The study area in London covers two campuses located in the Hoxton area. Point Blank Music School's academic facilities have tripled in size in recent years, offering more spaces, studios, and interactive learning resources in 30,000 square feet. With a new center and performance area, Dolby Atmos recording studios and high-tech DJ/production studios, this state-of-the-art space will allow students to achieve creative success. Some of the educational facilities on the London campus are:

• Performance Centre, Bar Area – Students can relax during the day, meet friends, have a drink or have a snack. In the evenings, the Hub transforms into a venue for live events and a club space, hosting student performances and workshops from industry experts.
• Engineer Sound Studios are two classes of sound engineering that are equipped with SSL Duality Delta and SSL Origin mixing consoles. Each room is equipped with Pro Tools HD, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Dolby Atmos immersive audio technology, Focusrite Rednet, and a wide range of high-quality equipment, including microphones, attachments, and instruments.
• Music Production Studios – Six new studios, each featuring 16 dedicated workstations with state-of-the-art hardware and software used by professional producers across the industry, including Mac computers, MIDI keyboards, Push/Maschine controllers, high-quality sound cards, and the best DAWs (Ableton Live, Logic Pro). This allows students to work independently with their own equipment rather than sharing with others, which is common in other music production institutions.
• DJ Studios – Developed in conjunction with Pioneer, these studios are equipped with the latest standard DJ equipment, including Pioneer CDJs, DJ mixers, effects units and headphones. The workstations are designed to replicate the experience of performing in a real DJ booth, allowing students to gain hands-on experience, develop their skills and knowledge with the help of various kits used by professional DJs around the world. The workstations are equipped with advanced DJ and production software, including Ableton Live, Beatport/Beatsource, Logic Pro, Neural Mix Pro, Mixed In Key, Rekordbox, Serato, and Traktor Pro, allowing students to analyze, control, stream, mix, and record music.
• Vocal Performance Studios – At both ends of the Hub area, you can find two dedicated singing studios designed to enhance vocal preparation for real-world performances. Each room is equipped with its own PA system, a unique backstage section installation.
• Project Studios, Vocal Booths – 9 rooms for music projects and 4 vocal booths that will be available for student reservations seven days a week. This ensures that students have enough time and space to work on their projects, collaborate with colleagues, and develop their skills. Each rehearsal room is equipped with Mac computers, Universal Apollo sound cards, Roland drum machines, Push 3 and NI Maschine controllers, various synthesizers, and more.

The Point Blank academic site in Los Angeles includes many specialized rooms with high-tech equipment: Apple iMac M1 computers equipped with software, Ableton Live 11 Suite, Apple Logic Pro, Avid Pro Tools, Roland Cloud, Roland TR-6S, Ableton Push 2, Novation Launchpad & Launchkey, Focusrite Scarlett interfaces, Native Instruments Komplete 13 sound library, Audio-Technica headphones and much more. The large sound engineering studio boasts a new 32-channel SSL Origin mixing console connected to a live drum recording room and full band setup. The Pioneer-sponsored DJ studio is equipped with the best of Pioneer equipment, including the CDJ-3000, DJM-V10, CDJ-2000NXS2, DJM-900NXS2, XDJ-XZ, RMX-1000 and many more. The Los Angeles campus is on par with the quality of the main learning area in London.

In 2017, Point Blank Music School opened an academic venue on the paradise island of Ibiza, a place that is considered the most active in the field of electronic music creation. The school is based in the equipped Institut d'Educació Secundària Isidor Macabich, located in the heart of Ibiza and surrounded by the legendary Bora Bora and Ushuaia clubs in Playa D'en Bossa. The campus is equipped with a variety of studios: sound recording, music production, vocals, DJ and rooms for other specializations.

Campuses are open almost all year round, excluding international and national holidays. With the facilities available seven days a week, international students can practice their specialization not only during lessons, but also in their free time. Programs provide for several semesters depending on the start date: October, January or April; The schedule will include from two days of attending classes, many hours of independent practice and work under the guidance of teachers in an individual format.

Approximate list of additional to tuition fee costs:

• Registration fees,
• Accommodation, meals,
• Customized educational materials,
• Some extracurricular activities,
• Annual Campus Fees,
• Personal expenses.

Prospective students will have to go through several stages, most of which are available online:

• Filling out the application form, submitting the required documents,
• Passing an interview, possible audition,
• Receiving an official invitation to enroll,
• Payment of part or all of the cost of the program,
• Arrival at campus and start of classes.

Each specialization prepares industry professionals, thanks to which graduates achieve excellent creative success. Even in the process of studying, they have extensive opportunities for development, showing their talent at city venues, and releasing their own musical works. Thanks to mentors, specialists from partner organizations, the career of students begins even before the graduation party.

Foreign applicants are offered preparatory courses before direct admission to higher education programs. For enrollment you need:

• Personal documents: passport, health insurance, visa or residence permit,
• Academic certificates from the previous place of study: diploma of the preparatory course and certificate of complete secondary education,
• Language exam results: IELTS (from 6.0), PTE Academic (from 59), TOEFL iBT (from 72) or equivalent,
• Personal resume,
• Portfolio.

Point Blank Music School offers funding programs that cover a part of the cost of tuition. Support is paid on the basis of special educational and life criteria.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision