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Essential Tips for the Studio Owner Community

Setting up a music rehearsal space is an exciting venture. Whether you're catering to amateur musicians or seasoned professionals, creating a welcoming, well-equipped environment is key to attracting clients. The studio owner community provides a wealth of advice and shared experiences to help you navigate challenges and maximize your space's potential. Join us to explore innovative ideas, sustainable practices, and proven strategies to make your studio a hub for creativity and collaboration.

Rise of Pirate Studios

Starting in 2014 as a single rehearsal studio, Pirate has grown to be one of the biggest providers of rehearsal spaces in the world.

The repair shop in a music rehearsal space

There are a few things you can do yourself before reaching for the phone but sometimes a repair shop is needed.

Challenges facing music rehearsal spaces

Worried no bands will book your practice room? Think your space might not be up to scratch? Are you prepared for a rent increase?

Music studio cancellations

Cancellation policies differ between spaces, but what happens when you cancel late. What are the legals... Bandspace digs deeper.

Insuring your music studio

Insuring a music rehearsal space can be a minefield. Bandspace investigates the different insurances to ensure every eventuality is covered.

Residential music studio

A rundown of the UK's top residential music rehearsal spaces used by rock music's royalty. Ready for bed after a session, read on...

Music spaces using renewable energy

What some music spaces are doing to be eco-friendly. Bandspace investigates six spaces trailblazing its power off-grid.

Research in to music spaces

What evidence exists for music rehearsal spaces...

Booking your music rehearsal online

Sharing your practice room booking with your bandmates has never been easier. Third-party online booking apps maximises practice room usage.

Music spaces and social media

So you've set up your music rehearsal space. Thought about what Facebook posts to make? We followed hundreds of spaces over 3 months...

Music spaces in railway arches

Would you believe it. There's quite a few music rehearsal spaces tucked away under your train seat with bands banging out floor shakers.

Introduction to the music rehearsal space

A music rehearsal space can be so many things. This layman's 3-minute guide covers the basics, storage'n'all.

What makes good music spaces?

After following hundreds of music rehearsal spaces' websites and Facebook pages we distill the best into three offer levels.

Setting up a music space

You're a musician, know loads of bands, now you fancy opening up your own music rehearsal space? Try asking bands these questions...

Amateurs integral to music industry

More people make music for enjoyment than for work so don't forget the amateur musicians one writer says, for they are the music industry...

Music spaces regenerating our cities

Without a space, music scenes remain rootless where musicians have little time to connect and create. Rehearsal spaces provide an answer...

Setting up a music rehearsal space

Running a rehearsal space for a range of music-related activities can be an exciting adventure. But what should you consider?