Record a track with Wretch 32 at Point Blank's studios
News: 28th June 2011 by Louise Dodgson under Music Training & Careers, Recording & Production
Point Blank, in association with Barclaycard Unwind and Choice FM’s Music Potential initiative, are giving young people a fantastic opportunity to win a recording session with Grime artist Wretch 32.
The contest winner will spend a day at the award winning Point Blank Music College in Hoxton, London working on their track with the latest star of the UK’s underground urban scene.
Wretch32, now signed to Ministry of Sound, started out as a member of the grime collective "Combination Chain Gang", before forming The Movement with Scorcher, Ghetto, Devlin and Mercston. His huge debut single Traktor hit number 5 in the UK singles chart in January 2011 before Unorthodox featuring vocals from Example debuted at number 2. He plans to release his second album Black and White this August.
For a chance of winning, entrants must attend the Music Potential event taking place on July 21st at Wembley Arena and submit their demo CD. The event will feature a 1 hour ‘Inside Scoop’ seminar which will allow you to question some key industry figures including Wretch 32, plus Point Blank’s team of expert tutors will be hosting workshops in DJing, Producing, Singing, MCing and Film making.
The event is for 16-25 yr olds and absolutely FREE! You can register for either the Try It Session or the Inside Scoop Seminar via the Music Potential website.
Point Blank has been training DJ's, music producers, songwriters and sound engineers for over fifteen years. The music school has been voted “Best Music Production & DJ School” for six consecutive years by readers of DJ magazine.
The music school prides itself on small classes and personalised teaching from music industry professionals. Among the tutors you will find Grammy Award winners and songwriters with record sales in the millions. Plus producers and remixers who’ve worked alongside the likes of Massive Attack, Estelle, Bjork, Leftfield, De La Soul and many others.
Point Blank's most recent innovation is the Online Music School which allows students from all over the world to tap into this music industry expertise. Thanks to a unique Direct Video Response (DVR™) system, students benefit from one-to-one video coaching from professional music producers. Each course also includes a wealth of exclusive course materials including video tutorials, course notes, projects, samples and much more.
Many Point Blank students go on to enjoy success in the music industry and included among them are Leona Lewis, Tayo (Fabric), Ben Scarr (Island Records) and Paula Fairfield - the sound designer behind hit TV show "Lost".
The college is an Approved Training Centre for music software giants Apple, Ableton, Steinberg and Native Instruments.
For further information please visit the sites below.
Related Links
http://www.pointblanklondon.com
http://www.pointblankonline.net
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