Former Student Gareth Wyn Releases Radio 1 Essesntial Mix

Gareth Wyn is among the hottest remixers around right now, and coincidentally; he's also a former Point Blank Music Production and Sound Engineer student.

He’s remixed two Beyonce singles ‘Broken Hearted Girl’ and ‘Video Phone’ for Sony, as well as remixing Leona Lewis’ single for Simon Cowell’s Syco label. Add to that his huge remix of BT’s ‘Flaming June’ (signed to Tiesto’s Blackhole label for a 2010 release) and previous remixes for The Gossip, Junkie XL and Duffy and we are talking about a serious new talent.

To add to all of this, Gareth was recently invited to release an Essential Mix which was broadcast on BBC Radio 1. The mix included some true bangers including; Afrojack v Tocadisco - Tequila Sunrise, Chris Schweizer - Vitality (Sergio Maldonado Remix), and Boys Don't Dance - Monsetta and can be heard below:

Gareth Wyn Radio 1 Essential Mix 15/01/11 by Gareth Wyn

We're all proud of what Gareth has gone on to achieve so far, and know that there is a lot more to come from this exciting new remixer. The man himself also had some words to share about his experience here at Point Blank, completing both Production and Engineering diplomas. He said of the Music Production Diploma that;

"This was the course that brought everything together for me and gave me the kick start I needed".

You can find more about the courses that Gareth took by clicking here to see our full range of online courses, or to read about our London based college courses click here.

1 Year Diploma Students Get Free Online Resources

Previously available as a part-time only qualification, the 1 Year Diploma is full-time and comes with as much practice time as you can handle in Point Blank’s state-of–the-art studios. As well as access to the Point Blank studio facilities 7 days a week, students on the Intensive Diploma course now gain unprecedented access to a range of online resources from the online music production school, content which retails for £3225 but which is free for Intensive diploma students: Logic Beginners, Logic Intermediate, Sound Design, Art of Mixing and Songwriting.

This is Point Blank's flagship product for those hungry to learn - fast!

Danny J Lewis Music Production Seminar at Vocal Booth Weekender

If you fancy a bit of late summer sun, sangria and sonic delights at the same time, then we have the event for you!

The Vocal Booth Weekender 2010 takes place on 17th, 18th and 19th September in La Dehesa de Campoamor, Alicante - a beautiful village on the south of the Costa Blanca.

The event will showcase some of the best Deep & Soulful DJs in the world, including our very own Danny J Lewis as well as two former students, Miles Numan and Logistix. Follow the links to find out more about the gorgeous coastal setting and to check the full line-up.

Danny will be representing Point Blank, by giving an exclusive music production seminar and Q&A session based upon our ever-popular Deep and Soulful House Pro Producer Course. This is a rare opportunity to see Danny in action outside of the Point Blank courses and for his ex-students, the perfect chance to meet your tutor in person.

With lecturing experience of over 8 years and numerous releases on Defected, 4th Floor, Masters at Work Records, and his own imprint Enzyme Black, this is definitely one sunny adventure not to be missed!

Introducing the Intensive 1 Year Music Production Diploma

For many of us, music is an important part of our lives. The idea of making a living through it though is something not too many people are prepared to take a chance on as it is so competitive - what are the chances of getting through and succeeding? Which is where Point Blank's new Intensive Music Production and Sound Engineering Diploma comes in.

Previously available as a 2-year part-time qualification, the 1 Year Diploma is full-time and comes with as much practice time as you can handle in Point Blank's state of the art studios. To enrol, students will need to demonstrate their suitability to this type of intensive course of study.

Along the way there will be plenty of industry connections being brought in to advise the students on how to achieve their potential. Recent visitors to the studios include Mark Ronson, Louie Vega, Felix from Basement Jaxx, Kylie producer Tommy D and Robbie Williams' songwriting partner Guy Chambers.



Former Point Blank students include Leona Lewis, BBC 1Xtra/Channel 4 presenter Gemma Cairney, Armand Van Helden remixer DJ Jahawi, Universal Records A&R man Ben Scarr who signed Tynchy Stryder and Beyonce remixer Gareth Wynn.

Gareth says:

"This was the course that brought everything together for me and gave me the kick start I needed".

Gareth has remixed Beyonce's last two singles and Leona Lewis' recent comeback single 'Happy' for Sony and his own tracks have been released on Maelstrom, CR2 and Ministry of Sound, winning acclaim from the likes of Paul van Dyk, Pete Tong and BT.

The 1 Year Intensive Music Production and Sound Engineering Diploma is enrolling now for September 2010. Please call for details or to check out Point Blank's facilities on the studio tour which takes place every Wednesday at 3pm. Call first to book a place on 0207 729 4884. Places are strictly limited so don't sleep!

The Point Blank Forum is Here!

The forum has always been a crucial feature of the learning process for music production students at our online music school; A place where they can interact with their fellow students, share their latest tracks and probe their tutors for any extra nuggets of knowledge not covered in the course material. Until now however the only people with access to the forum have been the paying students. We figured that this was going against the raison d’etre of a forum… they should be open to all, encouraging as many as possible to interact with each other, and in doing so build up a buzzing community of people who share the same passion.



So we are excited to announce the Point Blank forum. It works just like any other forum out there, you can embed content from youtube and soundcloud, and add a unique signature which appears after all your posts (an ideal place to put your myspace details or your latest tune from soundcloud). It may be slightly slow going to begin with as we spread the word and let all our students, past and present know it exists but please stick with it. With your help this will hopefully become one of the liveliest and of course friendliest music forums out there.

So come along, introduce yourself and get chatting. Feel free to suggest any categories that you feel would benefit the forum too… the forum is all about you and we are always open to ideas!