Cheap Rehearsal Rooms Available, on a long term basis!!  

Bally Studios now has three Rehearsal Rooms available on a Long Term (6- 12 months) rental basis.  These rooms will be available on a partial lock out basis.  

How it works?

Basically, at the moment the rehearsal rooms are all hired at an hourly rate, from 11am to 11pm, seven days a week.  But now, due to new work commitments for the owners/managers of the studio, we have decided to offer our Studios 1,2 and 3 on a long term hire rate, where the rooms would be available to a band from Monday to Friday, from 6am to 6pm, which are currently our off peak times.  So you get the benefits of a full time lock out, the convenience of having a rehearsal room for up to 60 hours a week, more than enough time to rehearse at a relaxed pace, record webcasts/podcasts, record an album (or two!!), do valuable pre-production or just get super tight as a band, at a much lower cost than usual.  It’s a great option for bands that can rehearse during the daytime, leaving them free to gig in the evening, and for bands that work in the evening, weekends or at nights.   

Each band will be given their own key to the studio, so that they can come and go as they please, and they will also be given a key to their own storage cupboard, so at the beginning of the day, they can come in, get out their equipment, set it up and have their rehearsal.  At the end of their day, they pack it away, lock the cupboard and head off home!  While it is not as convenient as leaving all of your equipment set up, it is considerably cheaper than most lock out rates (the cheapest that we could find in london was £120 per day, for one days rental, our rooms are on offer for £16 - £23 per day(12 hour rental) for long term lets), and also, as you only pay for Mon-Fri, it also means that you can enjoy the weekend, and have a life outside of the band!

We will require one months fully-refundable deposit in advance in order to secure the room for you.  This will be returned in full at the end of your tenure. Each months rent will be required at the start of the month.  

Studio 1:

Approximately 700sqft, in the past has accommodated 15 piece bands, great open sound in it, not too much reverberation, quite dry in sound, large drum riser, very high ceilings, so long sessions don’t have that claustrophobic feel.  Studio photos

Long Term rate (6-12 months contract): £530 per month, works out as £24.50 per day, Monday-Friday, 6am - 6pm

Mid Term rate (3-6 months contract): £575 per month, works out as £26.50 per day, Monday-Friday, 6am - 6pm

Short Term rate (1-3 months contract): £650 per month, works out as £30 per day, Monday-Friday, 6am - 6pm

Studio 2:

Approximately 500sqft, can accommodate up to a 9-10 piece band, very dry and neutral sound, has sofa, 20 channel mixing desk.  Studio photos

Long Term rate (6-12 months contract): £450 per month, works out as £20.75 per day, Monday-Friday, 6am - 6pm

Mid Term rate (3-6 months contract): £500 per month, works out as £23.10 per day, Monday-Friday, 6am - 6pm

Short Term rate (1-3 months contract): £550 per month, works out as £25.40 per day, Monday-Friday, 6am - 6pm

Studio 3:

Approximately 220sqft, in the past has accommodated a 5 piece band for well over 12 months,and other bands with 2 drummers! Extremely in-your-face sound, with great clarity, perfect for bands who prioritise great sound over space.  Studio photos

Long Term rate (6-12 months contract): £350 per month, works out as £16.15 per day, Monday-Friday, 6am - 6pm

Mid Term rate (3-6 months contract): £425 per month, works out as £19.60 per day, Monday-Friday, 6am - 6pm

Short Term rate (1-3 months contract): £500 per month, works out as £23.10 per day, Monday-Friday, 6am - 6pm

Regular Band Rehearsals?

It is a great opportunity for a band to save money in the long term, and to really put all of their efforts into making the band fulfill it’s potential.  When you consider that many rehearsal rooms in London charge £12-£25 per hour for a daytime rehearsal, by biting the bullet and planning your rehearsals in advance, you can take the pressure off of your rehearsals by cutting the hourly rate, and considering how much the cost of pro audio equipment has become, be in total control of your bands future, by rehearsing and recording at your own pace. 

Recording bands?

Also, if you’re looking to start your own recording studio, and are looking at recording bands, it is an great opportunity to be able to hire the rooms to record bands, make a huge saving on the rental for your recording studio, not have to shell out large amounts on money, soundproofing or room acoustics, and leave your evenings and weekends free for pursuing other activities, like going to gigs, gigging yourself, etc.  

Small Record Label?

If you're a band that is signed to a small record label, then this deal could be a great way for the record label to really help your band.   If you work for an independent record label, the long term hire of a studio could be an extremely economical way to finance a band, or maybe even 2-3 bands, with bands taking different days of the week or maybe splitting the day up between each other (One band could take 10am-2pm, the other 2pm to 6pm)

Band Sharing?

You may want to hire a studio and split the cost with another band, so you could each take  2 and a half days a week, which would mean that you could reap all of the benefits of long term rentals, and split the cost.  If you share equipment, you could save even more money!!

Features for all rooms:

- Fully Air Conditioned  

- Professionally soundproofed

-1kw + PA System, great volume and clarity

-Price Includes Storage of Equipment at the Rehearsal Rooms

- All Rehearsal Rooms are on the ground floor

Individual Rooms:

The Rehearsal rooms are based in a Business Centre that has many other recording studios based in it, which is great for networking, a PA hire and repair company, 2 cafes, and it has a great community feel about it, with many people knowing each other in the building.  We are a well-established Rehearsal room, having such bands as Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Lemar, Keane as well an numerous other bands rehearse and record at our studios.  We have a strong base of 50+ locally based bands that use the facilities on a regular basis, but due to the fact that the vast majority of these bands rehearse in the evening or at the weekend, and also due to other work commitments, we have now decided to rent the rooms out on a long term lockout basis.  

If you have any questions about the rooms, or would just like to drop by and check out the studios, please do not hesitate to contact us, and arrange a time that you can drop by and check the place out.    It's a very relaxed atmosphere at the stduio, and a warm welcome awaits you at Bally!

Cheers -                                                      Jimmy Mulvihill and Francesca Agati