Music Production & Sound Engineering Diploma
Learn how to succeed as a professional music producer
Learn how to succeed as a professional music producer
This professional 9-month diploma is for those looking to take their production and engineering skills to the next level, in a short space of time. You'll learn from music producers who’ve worked with Armin Van Buuren, Bjork, and Depeche Mode and benefit from studio mentoring sessions with A&R Director Kwame Kwaten who has worked with Jay-Z, Mick Jagger, Tom Jones and Seal to name a few. We are excited to begin teaching spatial audio on this course alongside the opening of our new facilities where each recording studio will be equipped with Dolby Atmos immersive technology. After studying this course, you will be ready to step inside the music industry to begin a range of careers, including sound engineer, music producer, mix engineer, label manager, film/TV composer, sound designer, remixer, artist, studio manager and more.
You will learn: Music Production (Logic or Ableton), Music Composition, Music Industry, Sound Engineering, Composing for Media, Production Styles, Creative Production and Remix, Art of Mixing, Sound Design, Advanced Composition, Mastering, and Advanced Recording and Mixing.
Point Blank classes are small to ensure you receive ample 1-2-1 time with your lecturers. Our studios are located in Shoreditch—a global hub of London music venues and bars—and include industry-standard, state-of-the-art technology, including a 48-channel SSL Duality Delta and an Audient 8024 mixing console.
| Duration | 9 Months | |
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| Available start dates | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Weekly timetable | 4 classes per week. | |
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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.
Musician, singer and trained audio engineer, specialising in object-based 3D sound for motion picture and commercial music production. Anna is an Ableton Certified Trainer and NI Product Specialist.
David Stone is one half of Drum n Bass act Gerra & Stone & his work has received regular plays across BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra & Kiss FM. His tracks regularly chart in Beatport top 10 . He's also a successful DJ & PB graduate.
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
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!
| Fees (UK) | Saving over monthly instalments | ||
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| £12,990 payment in full | £1,970 | ||
| £200 reg fee + £4,745 per term | £525 | ||
| £200 reg fee + £1,640 per month | |||
| See details during the enrolment process for more information on fees and international student pricing. | |||
Pay in full upon enrolment and save up to 20% over paying in instalments. See the enrolment process for more details.
Point Blank students enjoy a range of exclusive discounts including but not limited to:
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.
Each module requires your attendance at one daytime class which will be 3 or 4 hours long depending on the module. 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.
This is a full time course and students should undertake at least 10 hours of study per module per week. This time includes lectures, 1-2-1 sessions with our lecturers, studio bookings, and self-study. Students can work whilst taking the course. We recommend students work no more than 15 hours per week.
Non-UK students cannot enrol in this course since it is not accredited. If you take the accredited route by applying for example to the BA (Hons) Music Production & Sound Engineering (2 year) which is validated by Middlesex University, you will need a Student Visa. For more information, please visit our International Students page here. Students from the UK can enrol via the application form on the website in the usual way.
If you have further questions, don't be shy, please contact a course advisor who will be happy to help.