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UK studios are increasingly bundling resident producers and engineers into bookings, turning the old room-rate model into a package deal. Here's how those arrangements work, what artists should ask about ownership, and where the deal can sour on both sides of the glass.
Noise abatement notices and planning rows are becoming a fact of life for small UK studios. From London conversions to Glasgow tenements, here is how the paperwork works, what it costs and what owners can do before a complaint becomes a closure.
The £12-an-hour rehearsal room hasn’t vanished because nobody wants it. It’s gone because the maths stopped working. We talk to studio owners, emerging artists and council-backed schemes about the memberships, pop-ups and community hubs replacing the old model — and what it means for the next wave of British bands.