First Avenue Studios

General information

REHEARSALS: (10am til 11pm every day except Saturdays we close at 5pm)

We have three ground floor, soundproofed rehearsal rooms with vocal PA's - backline (amps, cabs) and drumkits available for hire.

Our rates start at £6 ph for daytime bookings, up to £7.50 ph for evenings. (Check our DEALS below, mind!). This is for the room and the PA. Amps are £2 ph each, drums also £2 ph, or £3.50 if you need cymbals. Cabs / 4x12s are £1.50 ph.

HOT DEAL!!! Total price is CAPPED at £10 ph, so you cannot pay more than that!!!

EVEN HOTTER REHEARSAL DEAL!!! 3 HOURS WITH ALL BACKLINE INCLUDED £25!!! EVERYDAY 10-5!!! + ALL DAY WEEKENDS!!! 25 QUID!!!!!!!

You can set up a regular weekly slot, subject to availability, and get a 10% discount!

Drinks, snacks and accessories always available - in short, everything you will need to keep your session going! + REAL COFFEE!!!
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RECORDING: 11am-9pm every day except Mondays we are closed

We have a juicy Pro Tools recording studio (PT9 HD2 Accel/TDM, 96 tracks) with lots of lovely microphones, plenty of classic and vintage outboard and a bunch of nice instruments to play with (please see our website for an almost up to date list).

Our hourly rate is £20ph, which includes the engineer and ALL associated tasks

HOT RECORDING DEALS!!! BOOK 5 HOURS FOR ONLY £90, OR GO THE WHOLE HOG AND TAKE A 10 HOUR DAY FOR ONLY £160!!!

Past and recent studio clients include (in no particular order):

The Futureheads,
Love Bites and Bruises,
The Motorettes,
Satan,
Spraydog,
RV,
The Revolutionaires,
Loudmouth,
Kubichek!,
Moira Stewart,
Blitzkrieg,
The Bubble Project,
Cows Lying Down,
Enter The Lexicon,
Slampt Records,
The Purnells,
Red Alert,
Beth Jeans Houghton,
Mushi Mushi,
Written From Negative,
Natalie Adams,
Wodens Throne,
Lanterns On The Lake,
Pale Man Made,
The Additions,
Hug,
Spencer Watts,
Ape District,
The Generals,
The Speedogs,
Maximo Park,
Steve Daggett,
Novasmoke,
The Coyote Men,
Red Monkey,
Milky Wimpshake,
Kenickie (yes, we have been around that long!)
This Ain't Vegas,
The Acrylic Tones,
Brainworm,
Mos Eisley,
Peace Burial At Sea,
The Alley Cats,
Parastatic,
Heavy Load,
Free Diamonds,
China Drum,
Warm Digits,
Chas Chandler (RIP)......................