Sound Engineering / Music Production Courses in London

Point Blank Music Production and Sound Engineering School, UK:
Point Blank is an award winning music production school located in Hoxton in the inner city area of London. We offer in-house and online music technology training, including a 2 year diploma course in music production and sound engineering. We also offer specialist certificate courses in Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase and a short intensive course in Reason among many other courses.

Music Production / Sound Engineering courses include:

Music Production andSound Engineering Diploma (2 years) 
The comprehensive Music Production and Sound Engineering Diploma is the ultimate practical insider's guide to the creative music business. This two year course of study consists of six modules, each specialising in a particular area of music production and sound engineering:

Module 1: Intro to Music Production
Module 2: Music Composition
Module 3: Sound Design
Module 4: Sound Engineering
Module 5: Art of Mixing
Module 6: Music Industry Project

Each module is twelve weeks in duration and consists of one class plus a minimum of 10 hours studio practical work per week. Maximum class size is ten and each student has their own workstation in class. Classes are taught by professional music producers who have worked with artists ranging from Sugababes to Bob Marley. Every student on the Diploma course has access to the Point Blank studio facilities 7 days a week for the duration of their course.

This course can be taken as one daytime or two evening classes per week.

Music Production HNC - BTEC Level 4 (1 year) 
If you would like to combine the practical industry expertise of Point Blank with a BA (hons) degree in music, this is the option for you. Delivered in partnership with Canterbury Christ Church University, this Level 4 BTEC Higher National Certificate counts as the first year of your degree. Successful students gain automatic access to the second year of the University's Creative Music Tech BA (hons) degree course.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain your HNC whilst also being taught by real record producers and sound designers at Point Blank and Canterbury Christ Church University, people that work with the world’s leading artists. This course comprises of 10 units which have been specially designed as 6 modules.

Module 1: Record Production in Pop Culture
Module 2: Music Business
Module 3: Sound Engineering
Module 4: Music Production
Module 5: Creative Sound Design
Module 6: Music Project

Professional Certificate - Music Production Course - Merit
The Music Production Course - Merit is a one year programme designed to give students a professional approach to producing music in any style or genre. Starting with a comprehensive introduction to Logic, the course explores sampling, synthesis, audio recording and editing, composition and arrangement skills, music theory, mixing and mastering. The music production course is taught by professional music producers with extensive experience and numerous production and remix credits. Each 12 week course module is fully accredited by the Open College Network (OCN).

Module 1: Intro to Music Production
Module 2: Music Composition
Module 3: Sound Design
Module 4: Art of Mixing

Professional Certificate - Sound Engineering Course - Merit
The Sound Engineering Course - Merit is a one year programme designed to teach students the skills required to work in a professional recording studio. Starting with a comprehensive introduction to Logic Pro 8, the course explores the recording process via detailed lectures and demonstrations on recording drums, bass , guitars, vocals and other instruments. Mixing is explored in depth along with a series of "real" music industry projects such as radio edits, remixes and sound to picture. The course is taught by professional audio engineers with extensive studio experience and credits including U2, INXS and The Rolling Stones. Each 12 week course module of the Sound Engineering Course is fully accredited by the Open College Network (OCN).

Module 1: Intro to Music Production
Module 2: Sound Engineering
Module 3: Art of Mixing
Module 4: Music Industry Project

Specialist Certificate Courses (3 month courses)
- Intro to Music Production - Logic Pro course
- Intro to Music Production - Cubase course
- Ableton Live Course
- Sound Design & Production Course
- Mixing and Mastering
- Music Industry Project
- Live Sound Engineering Course
- Sound Engineering
- Music Business Course

Short Intensive Courses:
- Reason Course - Beginners (Weekend Course)
- Ableton Live Producer Course (Weekend Course)

Online Courses:
Point Blank Online courses give you absolute freedom to learn whenever and wherever you want. Access to new course material is granted each week and this material is accessible for a full 12 months after the course finishes so you have ample time to return to the notes and videos. This means you are able to fit your course around your own commitments and still benefit from feedback and advice from an experienced professional music producer.