project_c Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 i'm not sure if there's been a thread about this already, but i'm on the lookout for a decent rehearsal room in north / central london, i know for a fact there's loads of unknown little no-frills spaces out there perfect for hiring for a few hours a week, does anyone have any good suggestions? the cheaper the better. thanks. Quote
Cantdosleepy Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 Scar in Camden is cheap, but the top room is right next to the overground tracks, so there's a distracting hum in all the equipment. Rooz by Old Street is lovely, but I'm not sure what the pricing is there. Vatican near Stepney Green is okay for the price and friendly, but the equipment there isn't always the best. I'm afraid I can't remember exact prices. For a three hour session we'd pay about 60 quid for Vatican, including drum and amp rental. Scar slightly cheaper than that I think... Quote
ahpook Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 my band uses audio underground in stoke newington, which is good. Quote
Musky Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 Islington Arts Factory opposite Holloway prison(!) is decent enough and cheap. The two rooms are small (£9 and £10 p/h respectively with all the gear bar cymbals) but they seem to hire out a larger room upstairs now as well, though I haven't seen that. There's Bona Fide in Curtain Road as well. Quote
stinson Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 We use Karma in Stoke Newington. Does the job nicely. Quote
project_c Posted December 29, 2008 Author Posted December 29, 2008 nice one, good suggestions so far, didn't know about scar, it's just down the road from me, although it looks like they're in danger of getting shut down going by what it says on their site (http://www.scarstudios.com/home/). does anyone know much about transmission studios in camden? they have a small room for £8 an hr, although it looks like they're relocating. (http://tranzmissionstudios.co.uk) Quote
Musky Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 [quote name='project_c' post='365707' date='Dec 29 2008, 07:32 PM']nice one, good suggestions so far, didn't know about scar, it's just down the road from me, although it looks like they're in danger of getting shut down going by what it says on their site (http://www.scarstudios.com/home/). does anyone know much about transmission studios in camden? they have a small room for £8 an hr, although it looks like they're relocating. (http://tranzmissionstudios.co.uk)[/quote] Transmission shut some time ago, but it's been replaced by Junk Food studios. Quote
G-77 Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 Enterprise studios off Denmark street is central & cheap [url="http://www.enterprisestudios.com/"]http://www.enterprisestudios.com/[/url] Quote
M4L666 Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 I use my drummer's house but then my band is quite economically small. And they probably wouldn't take us seriously. And I can't afford £8/hr let alone £9 or £10... Quote
molan Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 (edited) I used to use Mill Hill Music - might be too far north for you though. Sometimes also known as Unit 25: [url="http://www.millhillmusic.co.uk/"]http://www.millhillmusic.co.uk/[/url] There's a couple of really big rooms here I reckon one of them must be 30' by 20' and has a stupidly big PA set up with decent monitors etc. It's all a bit dingy but worked for us over several years. Edited December 29, 2008 by molan Quote
TheDarkReaver Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 [quote name='M4L666' post='365766' date='Dec 29 2008, 08:55 PM']I use my drummer's house but then my band is quite economically small. And they probably wouldn't take us seriously. And I can't afford £8/hr let alone £9 or £10...[/quote] A lot of practice spaces round Newcastle are 18+ too. Quote
ardi100 Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 Fortress in Old Street are good (not cheap), as is Gun Factory in Stoke Newington. We used to use Enterprise in Leicester Square till they turned it into a champagne bar(!!). Quote
jmstone Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 (edited) Unit 9 down in Balham are very good.. around £30 for a 3 hr session inc. drums, 2 guitar amps and 1 bass amp.. (although times are set to be fairly awkward).. I like them a lot though.. enough to trek down there from Archway!! (maybe also 'cos most of the rest of the band live in South London). Bush Studios run a similar kind of deal - pretty good for the money.. in Shepherd's Bush. Scar, I think is pretty terrible for the money (despite being cheapish)... The rooms are pretty small, and the equipment is close to broken. Bona Fide were even worse (unless you like your rehearsal room to be growing mould on the walls!) For a bit more cash, "The Premises" are excellent... but a bit hard to get to. Would be interested to hear about others though... James Edited December 30, 2008 by jmstone Quote
ahpook Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 is this is something that could be wiki-fied ? not just for london either ? Quote
northstreet Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Carrying on with this thread, anyone know of any places in east London - preferably somewhere accessible by car? Cheers Quote
jmstone Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 [quote name='northstreet' post='374365' date='Jan 8 2009, 07:46 PM']Carrying on with this thread, anyone know of any places in east London - preferably somewhere accessible by car? Cheers[/quote] Depends what you mean by East London, and how much you want to spend. The Premises are in Bethnal Green, and are good, but a bit pricey [url="http://www.premisesstudios.com/"]http://www.premisesstudios.com/[/url] James Quote
Pookus Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 [quote name='northstreet' post='374365' date='Jan 8 2009, 07:46 PM']Carrying on with this thread, anyone know of any places in east London - preferably somewhere accessible by car? Cheers[/quote] Is the Premises still going on Hackney Rd? That is where I used to rehearse when I lived in London. They had a great cafe too. Quote
jmstone Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 [quote name='Pookus' post='374392' date='Jan 8 2009, 08:11 PM']Is the Premises still going on Hackney Rd? That is where I used to rehearse when I lived in London. They had a great cafe too.[/quote] That's the one! Quote
Pookus Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 [quote name='jmstone' post='374476' date='Jan 8 2009, 09:36 PM']That's the one![/quote] Don't park in the Hells Angels parking spaces nearby. I nearly did once! Quote
ahpook Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 i'm half-way through adding this info to the wiki... might be a useful resource Quote
The Funk Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 Thought I should add the link: [url="http://www.residentstudios.com/"]http://www.residentstudios.com/[/url] Quote
MacDaddy Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 Survival Studios in Action. In fact there's a whole bunch of places in Acton. Quote
Clarky Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 [quote name='Musky' post='365684' date='Dec 29 2008, 06:54 PM']Islington Arts Factory opposite Holloway prison(!) is decent enough and cheap. The two rooms are small (£9 and £10 p/h respectively with all the gear bar cymbals)[/quote] Our band uses IAF as a cheap back-up when we can't get our preferred rehearsal place - Z1 Studios nr Camden (more expensive than IAF but bigger space and better amps) Quote
Musky Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 [quote name='Clarky' post='376998' date='Jan 11 2009, 06:36 PM']Our band uses IAF as a cheap back-up when we can't get our preferred rehearsal place - Z1 Studios nr Camden (more expensive than IAF but bigger space and better amps)[/quote] Ah I know Zed One very well - I did the electrics for the place. It's very nice in there and quite competitive on price but I didn't mention it because the OP was looking for something as cheap as possible. Quote
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