Artist-led rehearsal and recording studio in the heart of Kemptown in Brighton, UK.
17B Studios is an artist-led rehearsal space and recording studio, serving the grassroots scene of early- to mid-career artists in Brighton. Our goal is to enable our local music community to rehearse, record, produce, learn new skills and try out new things at an affordable rate, reducing some of the barriers young producers and artists may face. Our facility encompasses two studios. Studio A consists of a control room and live room, providing artists with the opportunity to rehearse and record full bands. Studio B offers a cozy production suite, perfect for solo producers, co-writers and suitable for mixing.
➤ Studio A: A fully equiped control room and live room perfect for rehearsals, production and recording full bands. Both rooms for one affordable price.
➤ Studio B: Production and mixing suite, equipped with high-end studio gear
➤ One-off bookings and fixed weekly sessions available
➤ Free and fast WiFi
➤ Kitchen area with microwave, tea + coffee facilities and a fridge to keep your beers chilled ;)
Studio A
Studio A consists of a control room and a live room, and includes access to a hallway with a kitchenette. The space is suitable for band rehearsals, songwriting sessions, full band recordings and live sessions.
Live Room
- PA + 8 channel mixer
- Drumkit (excl. cymbals)
- Fender Rumble 100 bass amp
- Fender Deville 212 guitar combo
- Peavey Bandit guitar combo
- 2 X SM57 microphones
- 2 X SM58 microphones
- 4 X microphone stands
- 4 X keyboard stands
- XLR cables
- Jack cables
- 3 X multi sockets
Control Room
- ADAM Audio studio monitors
- Focusrite 18i20 2nd gen
- Aston Origin studio condenser microphone
- Midi keyboard and controllers
- HA6000headphone amp
- Headphone extensions
- Midi cables
- Just bring your laptop and you're ready to go!
Suitable for up to 7 people
Studio B
On May 1st 2024 we’re soft-launching a second production room. To celebrate we offer this space at 50% off for the whole of May. All we ask from you is that you provide us with feedback after your session so we can improve our space. Simply use the code Soft_Launch at checkout to redeem your discount.
Studio B is our smaller production suite and is equipped with two pairs of high-end studio monitors. This space offers a dry acoustically treated environment, perfectly suited for production and mixing. Just bring your laptop, plug-in and you’re ready to go!
Equipment
- Pair of Genelec 8030A studio monitors
- Pair of Yamaha HS7 studio monitors
- Presonus Eris 8 Subwoofer
- Midi keyboard
- 2 channel audio interface
- Dell Ultrasharp U2415 24 inch monitor
- External keyboard and mouse
Suitable for up to 3 people
Community
17B Studios serves the community of early- to mid-career artists in Brighton. You’ll find our bands everywhere. In NME magazine, in the UK music Charts, on the A List of BBC 6 Music, in The Guardian, on BBC Radio 1, in arenas around Europe filling up support slots and on festivals including SXSW, The Great Escape and Glastonbury. Our doors are also open for bands who are just starting with their first rehearsal, young producers eager to learn new skills and students from the local music universities. Creating a safe space for women and gender minorities is a core value for us and we’d like to hear from you if you have any ideas on how we can improve!
Artists who have recently enjoyed our space include:
Artist-led Studio
17B Studios is run by Michelle and Tim from local indie band CIEL. We’re striving to continuously improve our space, upgrade our equipment and we care about the creative vibe it’s giving off. With this project we want to contribute positively to our community. We welcome any feedback and ideas - we are doing our best to make 17B Studios a place that local artists can call home.
Reviews
Jose Lapieza Garvi
Went there for a few songwriting / recording sessions, had a great time. The space was great, accesible and easy to use. We really took advantage of having a control room + live room for this creative process, really one of a kind on a rehearsal space. Michelle and Tim were really nice and easy to reach at all times. Great, we'll come back!
Billy Fox
Lovely big space and very easy to communicate with, our band have had lots of fun and productive times here
Alex Lemonidis
Absolutely amazing studio, great equipment and cosy atmosphere makes for a fantastic, consistent place to develop as a band
Prices
Studio A
➤ From £12.08 - £15 per hour (group or producer)
➤ From £9 - £10 per hour (Solo instrument session)
➤ £150 per month for a weekly 3H slot
➤ £240 per month for a weekly 6H slot
Studio B
➤ From £7.50 - £12 per hour
➤ regular weekly slots on request
Contact
We're situated at Bloomsbury Place, right in the middle of Kemptown and just steps away from the sea 🌊🐚. We're happy to show people around and have a coffee + chat.
Visits available by appointment, please don't hesitate to email kemptownmusicstudio@gmail.com to book a visit or for more information.
