Music Production: Ableton Live
Start your music production career
Start your music production career
Point Blank Music School is an Ableton Certified Training Centre, and we've been teaching Ableton live for over 15 years. This course is developed and delivered by our Ableton certified lecturers, ensuring our students receive the best cutting edge training. Our lecturers have worked with the likes of King Krule, Armin Van Buuren, Bjork, Depeche Mode and many more. Throughout this course you will get a thorough understanding of how to use the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) while working in fully kitted-out studios. Our workstations feature the latest hardware and software including Push Controllers, Native Instruments Komplete, Roland Cloud and more. You will learn how to produce your own tracks - whatever style of music you are into, meet an eco-system of musical talent and have the opportunity to take part in a variety of masterclasses and events. All students enrolled on this course are entitled to receive 50% off Ableton Live Suite. We also run a Logic Pro course which you can view here, otherwise please read on to learn more!
This module aims to develop your fundamental understanding of contemporary music production. You will learn technical production skills within Ableton Live that are central to the realisation of musical ideas: recording and editing MIDI and audio, pre-production considerations, drum programming, mixing, audio effects processing, automation and arrangement techniques. You will have the opportunity to conceive and execute a production project, applying creative, technical, project management and reflective skills to aid your development as a producer and for professional life beyond.
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 | 3 Months | |
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| Available start dates | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Weekly timetable | This course takes place on Monday and each class starts at 6:30pm and ends at 9:30pm. | |
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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.
Simon Mitchell has played at a variety of venues, from Ministry of Sound in London to Coalition in Brighton. Simon has also showcased his own sonic and visual installations and has many years of teaching experience.
Harminder Dhanjal AKA Psylence has released music on ProgRAM, Skint, 4ncurrency and The Weird & The Wonderful; produced mixes for the game DJ Hero and mixed and mastered music for artists including Pav4n, Illaman, Chunky and Juany Bravo.
Nicola Serra’s the founder and curator of Dronica, renowned East-London sound-art festival, and the curator and resident artist of Ritualtronics.
An Ableton Live expert, Ben has worked with artists such as Little Boots, Rudimental & Damian Lazarus. His approach to performance is influenced by his extensive use of hardware and effects.
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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| £1,995 payment in full | £95 | ||
| £50 reg fee + balance of £1,945 | £95 | ||
| £50 reg fee + £680 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.
This course takes place on Monday and each class starts at 6:30pm and ends at 9:30pm.
We would be happy to see if we can arrange a timetable that will work around your work commitments. Please contact us for more information. Please contact us for more information.
Non-UK students may need to apply for a Standard Visitor visa. Please refer to our International Student Guidance section for more information on the application process.
If you have further questions, don't be shy, please contact a course advisor who will be happy to help.