Point Blank Electronic Music School to Host June Open House

Point Blank Electronic Music School, the award-winning music production and DJ school founded in 1994 - based in London, Los Angeles, Ibiza, and online - announces its second public event of 2017 at its Los Angeles school: Point Blank Presents: PBLA June Open House on Thursday, June 15, 2017 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.

Once every term, Point Blank Los Angeles (PBLA) opens its doors to the public for an evening of special guests, live performances, workshops, panels, Q&A's, prize giveaways, and a tour of the school's state of the art facilities, which are housed inside the 101-year-old Mack Sennett Studios on the border of Los Feliz and Silver Lake. The June 15th Open House will feature a special production workshop by PBLA instructor Sweatson Klank.

The open house will begin at 7:00pm with refreshments provided upon arrival. At 7:30pm, the event will open with Sweatson Klank's special production workshop, before an opportunity to meet PBLA's team of expert instructors, which includes Joe "Computo" Caputo, Viktor Carrillo, David Harrow, Brian Markman, Morse Code, Sameer Sengupta, and of course, Sweatson Klank. At around 8:30pm, the evening will wind down with some student performances, networking and an exclusive prize giveaway. PBLA will also hold a tour of the facilities, giving prospective students the opportunity to look around and ask any questions they may have before potentially signing up for the upcoming term commencing on the 1st of July 2017. Point Blank Los Angeles (PBLA) is located at 1215 Bates Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90029 inside the historic Mack Sennett Studios building. The public can RSVP on Eventbrite here. For more information on Point Blank, visit www.pointblankmusicschool.com.

About Sweatson Klank -

Thomas Wilson (a.k.a. Sweatson Klank) is a worldwide fixture in the hip hop and electronic music scenes, a pioneer in a faction of progressive music producers who are pushing the envelope of modern music and sonic artistry. He spent most of the last decade releasing music under the name TAKE, and is not only a celebrated artist but a sought after producer and composer. Sweatson Klank has worked on various artistic and commercial projects from original film scores, to apps and video games as well as composed music for film, television and commercials.

Sweatson Klank's vast musical catalog includes releases and remixes for labels such as Sony, Warp, Ghostly, Brainfeeder, Alpha Pup, dublab, and Project Mooncircle. As an artist, Sweatson Klank expertly blurs musical lines. His releases weave a musical tapestry between hip hop, R&B, future bass, and a sound that is undeniably his own. Hard hitting tunes often transform into cinematic tear jerking soul expeditions. His stunning live performances have resulted in bookings at some of the most highly regarded music festivals and events around the globe including Coachella, Sonar Music Festival, Decibel Festival, Low End Theory, and many others. He has shared the stage with such artists as Little Dragon, Flying Lotus, Mos Def, Glitch Mob, Gaslamp Killer, Nosaj Thing, Hudson Mohawke, and many more. He has also worked and collaborated with leading advertising and creative agencies to produce music for brands like Nike, Puma, Starwood Hotels, Reebok, Novation, Ableton, and Native Instruments. Most recently, Sweatson Klank produced a lead track for Disney breakout star Skylar Stecker's Firecracker album, which placed high on the Billboard charts.

Sweatson Klank currently works as an instructor at Point Blank Electronic Music School's Los Angeles branch, where he teaches music production to young aspiring producers. He also has an array of record releases planned for 2017.

About Point Blank Electronic Music School -

Established in London in 1994 and voted the world's 'Best Music Production & DJ School' by the readers of DJ Mag, Point Blank teaches the creative process of making music at the highest level in Los Angeles, London, Ibiza, and online. With expert instructors and state-of-the-art facilities, many successful graduates have passed through PointBlank's doors into successful careers in music production and DJing, including Claude VonStroke, Nicole Moudaber, Goldie, Patrick Topping, Felix Jaehn and many more.

About Point Blank Los Angeles (PBLA) -

Based out of the historic Mack Sennett Studios in Silver Lake (one of the oldest continuously operating film studios in Los Angeles), Point Blank Los Angeles, owned by Grammy-nominated producer Jesse Rogg, boasts two music production studios and a fully equipped DJ classroom supported by Pioneer DJ. The DJ studio features industry standard setups to teach students how to mix using turntables and CDJs, including CDJ-2000NXS decks, PLX-1000 turntables, and RMX-1000 effects units/remix stations provided in partnership with Pioneer.

The Los Angeles school is both an Ableton Certified Training Center and a flagship Native Instruments Education Partner, with the two PBLA production studios featuring Ableton Push, Native Instruments Maschine, KOMPLETE 11, and much more. The Music Production classes in Los Angeles teach the techniques and skills needed to become an accomplished music producer, covering the crucial aspects of music production, music composition, sound design and mixing. The instructors even cover how to set up one's own event from scratch, including an overview of the management and tech side of DJing and the needs of a traveling DJ/producer.

The spaces housed within this historic building - both Mack Sennett Studios and Point Blank LA - collectively feed into the unique, creative culture of Los Angeles, which you're invited to experience first-hand.

For more information, visit www.pointblankmusicschool.com or go to plus.pointblankmusicschool.com/pbla-open-house-event-with-sweatson-klank-june-15th.

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