History
Pirate Studios was created to support aspiring musicians unable to afford the high entry costs to the music industry. In fewer than 3 years, Pirate Studios has grown from an abandoned police station into the UK's largest music studio platform. Now comprising over 200 studios across 18 locations in 3 countries, its unique business model is changing the way grassroots musicians rehearse and record forever. Accessibility has always been one of the main focuses, therefore the studios are open 24/7, 365 days a year at market-leading prices, alongside significant investment in technology, equipment and acoustic treatment. Pirate Studios is a community built for emerging music, and it's on an upwards trajectory. This year sees exciting technological developments and significant expansion, with new studios opening in the UK, the USA and mainland Europe. Pirate Studios has reinvented the concept of music studios.
Specialties
Pirate Studios offers a new way to rehearse: entirely self-booked, fully-equipped studios that allow DJs, singer-songwriters, bands, or comedians to practice 24 hours a day, and have the ability to record every session using our OpenLIVE system - included for free. Pirate offers exceptional rooms and gear (from as little as $8 hour off-peak). The studios are equipped with 2 guitar amps (Marshall stack + Fender combo), a bass amp (Ashdown stack), Mapex drum kit with Zildjian cymbals, Alto 12 channel mixer and Yamaha PA Speakers. You'll also find keyboards and of course, we supply all the mics, stands and leads you'll ever need. Whilst rehearsal studios have always been at the core of the community, Pirate has also diversified to offer club-standard DJ studios and fully decked production studios. Hone your DJ skills on industry-standard equipment: 2 x Pioneer CDJ 2000 Nexus, a Pioneer DJM 900 Nexus mixer, alongside 2 x Pioneer XPR12 speakers.