Deconstruction: the Weeknd - 'Blinding Lights' w/ Ski Oakenfull in Ableton Live 11

Back for his first Deconstruction of 2022, our Head of Education and Curriculum and master of Track Deconstructions Ski Oakenfull breaks down the biggest track of 2020, the Weeknd's, Blinding Lights. He shows how it was influenced by Rod Stewart's track, Young Turks from the 80s as well as a-ha's, Take on Me for the melody. Join us as Ski brings the track to life, piece by piece.

Download the MIDI files from this deconstruction for free here:
https://www.pointblankmusicschool.com...

CONTENTS:
Intro: 00:00
Ableton & Equipment: 01:50
Beat: 02:30
Bass: 04:20
Music Theory: 04:50
Chords: 06:20
Melody: 08:50
Arpeggio: 09:42
Arrangement: 11:30
Acapella: 12:46
Playthrough: 13:22
Rod Stewart - Young Turks: 14:51
Outro: 17:53

Follow Ski Oakenfull:
Instagram:   / ski_oakenfull  

Follow Point Blank:
Website: https://www.pointblankmusicschool.com
Instagram:   / pointblankmusicschool  
Facebook:   / pointblankmusicschool  
Twitter:   / point_blank  
TikTok:   / pointblankmusicschool  

Online: https://www.pointblankmusicschool.com...
Los Angeles: https://www.pointblankmusicschool.com...
London: https://www.pointblankmusicschool.com...

Point Blank is an award-winning music school with courses in London, Los Angeles, Ibiza, China, Mumbai and Online. Voted 'Best Music Production & DJ School' by DJ Mag, you can learn music production, sound engineering, DJing and much more via our online courses or in our state-of-the-art studios:: http://www.pointblankmusicschool.com

#blindinglights #theweeknd #pointblankmusicschool