Rehearsal Space

A.M.P ROOMS
4 Albany Buildings, Dean Lane, Bedminster, Bristol, tel: 0117 904 3973, mob: 07905 856476, email: amprooms@hotmail.com, web: www.myspace.com/amprooms • The basic band requirement of rehearsing needn’t be a wallet-buster, with the use of the A.M.P Rooms studio just £8/hour, and PA/drum hire £5 per session. Engineer assistance is available, and the space is tucked away in a secluded spot accessible by car. Secure storage and recording facilities are in the pipeline, too. Open 10am-12midnight Mon-Sun, though times are negotiable.

ATM STUDIOS
309 Central Park Ind Est, Petherton Rd, Hengrove, Bristol, tel/fax: 01275 891847, email: atm.bristol@accesstomusic.co.uk, web: www.atmbristol.co.uk • ATM offers rehearsal space in addition to its recording facilities - eight rooms’ worth, in fact, three of which are equipped with an eight-channel mixer amp and 350-watt monitors, and one of which is acoustically designed for optimum sound. Prices start at £27 for a four-hour block, including PA and mics. Equipment hire available.

BASEMENT STUDIOS
The Island, Silver St, Bristol, tel: 0117 934 9013, web: www.basementstudio.co.uk • See Studios and Recording Services.

CRUISIN’ MUSIC
PO Box 3187, Radstock, tel: 01373 834161, fax: 01373 834164, web: www.cruisin.co.uk • Wurzel-representers Cruisin’ Music Management also have rehearsal rooms on their 250-acre estate. See also Studios and Recording Services.

DRUM BANK MUSIC
203 Gloucester Rd, Bishopston, Bristol, tel/fax: 0117 975 5366, email: info@drumbankmusic.co.uk, web: www.drumbankmusic.co.uk • Drum Bank Music has two rehearsal units available for hire, each around 20ft x 20ft, for £6 per hour. Open 11am-11pm Mon-Sat. See Music Shops, Instrument Makers and Repairs.

DOCKSIDE STUDIOS
Unit 15, Albion Dockside Estate, Hanover Place, Bristol, tel: 0117 934 9994, mob: 07714 003749, web: www.docksidestudios.co.uk • With four rehearsal rooms each kitted out with a 900-watt PA, there isn’t much Dockside’s Rehearsal facilities can’t accommodate. They will provide as many mics and DI boxes as required, at £8 per hour or £5 between 12noon-4pm on weekdays. See also Studios and Recording Services and PA Hire.

FACTORY STUDIOS
Barton Hill Trading Estate, Bristol, tel: 0117 952 5655, web: www.factorystudios.co.uk • With 10 well sound-proofed rooms available for hire, each equipped with a PA system, Factory Studios is one of the premier rehearsal facilities in Bristol. Rates start at £6.50 per hour, including the use of mics, and special rates are offered for long daytime slots and students. Located in a secure trading estate with plenty of free and safe parking. Open 9am-11pm Mon-Fri, 2-6pm Sat, 2-10pm Sun.

NAM STUDIOS
4/7 Forewoods Common, Holt, Wilts, tel/fax: 01225 782281, web: www.namrecording.com • Nam’s two rehearsal facilities each contain a full PA and SM-58 mics, at £6 per hour. Open 10am-11pm seven days a week. See also Studios and Recording Services.

REAL WORLD STUDIOS
Mill Lane, Corsham, Box, Wilts, web: www.realworldstudios.com • The hi-tech Real World Studios also house a 700 sq ft rehearsal room, equipped with everything a professional touring band could need to tighten up for a stint on the road. Rates by request. See also Studios and Recording Services.

MAVERICK STUDIOS LIVE RECORDING
Factory Lane, Speedwell, Bristol, tel: 05600 259899, email: info@maverickstudios.co.uk, web: www.maverickstudios.co.uk • Maverick Studio’s contains four rooms - one suitable for up to four-piece, two large enough to accommodate a five- or six-piece, and one with a full stage, recording and video capture facilities. Each room is equipped with a PA and drum kit. Session times are 2-6pm and 7-11pm. Rates start at £22 for four hours.

PA Hire

ASTRALSOUND
38 Windyridge, Bisley, Stroud, tel: 01452 770042, fax: 0870 051 5385, email: info@astralsound.com, web: www.astralsound.com • Astral Sound can supply systems for performances of up to 1,000 spectators, so you’d have to be putting on one hell of a show for them not to be able to accommodate you. All their systems use Martin Audio speakers. Rates for a pub or club gig start at £188. Open 10am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-1pm Sat.

ATM STUDIOS
309 Central Park Ind Est, PethertonRd, Hengrove, Bristol, tel/fax: 01275 891847, email: atm.bristol@accesstomusic.co.uk, web: www.atmbristol.co.uk • A one-stop shop for every aspect of music and performance, Access to Music’s Bristol wing also hires PAs. Ring for details.

AUDIO FORUM
PO Box 4359, Trowbridge, Wilts, tel: 0870 240 6444, email: sales@audioforum.co.uk, web: www.audioforum.co.uk • Offering PA hire on a long- or short-term basis for anything up to 40kw - the kind of system that would allow you to talk to God. See also lighting.

BES SYSTEMS
16 Whitehouse St, Bedminster, Bristol, tel: 0845 224 5967, email: info@b-e-s.co.uk, web: www.bes-systems.co.uk • If you’ve ever wondered who supplies the sound systems for The Big Chill Bar and Watershed - who hasn’t? - wonder no more. BES Systems offer professional PA systems to suit any event, large or small, at competitive prices. Open Mon-Sun until late. See also lighting.

CAV
Unit F2, Bath Rd Trading Est., Stroud, tel: 01453 751 865, email: hire@cav.co.uk, web: www.cav.co.uk • CAV can offer systems suitable for anything from a small private party to an arena-sized event, and also supply professional sound technicians if needed. They stock a wide range of brands, and also offer sale and installation. See also Lighting Hire.

DOCKSIDE STUDIOS
Unit 15, Albion Dockside Estate, Hanover Place, Bristol, tel: 0117 934 9994, mob: 07714 003749, web: www.docksidestudios.co.uk • A Soundcraft M12 desk and Mackie SRM450’s are available for hire from Dockside Studios. Ring for rates.

EURO ENTERTAINMENTS
37 Cromwell Rd, St Andrews, Bristol, tel: 0117 942 6151, email: euroents@hotmail.com, web: www.euroentertainments.co.uk • With experience ranging from the smallest private events to Dartmouth Blues Festival, Euro Entertainments can offer PA systems ranging from 500w to 6kw.

EVANS AUDIO
Studio House, 5 Flowers Hill, Brislington, Bristol, tel: 0117 980 5558, web: www.evansaudio.com • Stocking speakers from Nexo, D&B, Thunder Ridge and JBL, Evans Audio can cater for anything up to 5,000 noise-hungry punters. And their stock extends beyond simply PA hire - they also offer in-ear monitors, radio mics, effects, recording and playback equipment, all individually priced per day or week. See website for full rate card.

FRONTLINE PA
Tel: 0117 951 2695, mob: 07973 673555, email: paulfrontline@blueyonder.co.uk • As well as supplying sound for the Croft, Frontline PA have mixed just about every other band who’s come through Bristol. They can supply everything from a small vocal PA to a full touring concert system, and are open seven days a week, 364 days a year (main man Paul takes Christmas Day off).

FSV SOUNDS
Tel: 07896 493704, web: www.fsvsounds.com • FSV Sounds offers PA hire to suit any budget or event, starting at around £110. They also hire out DJ equipment and lighting, and provide engineers with their larger packages to do the knob twiddling on your behalf.

GANESH SERVICES
Bath, mob: 07764 584635, email: gary@ganesh-services.com • In addition to live recording Ganesh Services also offers PA hire, using only the highest-quality equipment. It’s wet hire only, meaning every rental comes with a friendly and experienced sound engineer. Ring for rates. See also Studios and Recording Services.

SOUNDS PROFESSIONAL
4 Goss Barton, Nailsea, Bristol, tel: 01275 858156, email: mike@soundspro.com • Anything up to 800w of PA power with an expert engineer thrown in as condition of hire.

STAGE ELECTRICS
Third Way, Avonmouth, Bristol, tel: 0117 938 4000, fax: 0117 916 2828, email: bristol@stage-electrics.co.uk, web: www.stage-electrics.co.uk • Since opening in 1979, Stage Electric has expanded to six regional offices and three distribution hubs. They offer an incredibly wide range of gear to suit every request, and having supplied live TV events, exhibitions, concerts and festivals, you can be sure that they know what they’re doing. See also Lighting.

VISION AUDIO
Sand Bay, Weston-super-Mare, tel/fax: 01934 642602, mob: 07768 241198, email: colin_visionaudio@yahoo.co.uk • Rigs from 500w to 15kw, with 32-track mixers and monitors. They also supply video relay, lights and effects - otherwise it would just be audio, wouldn’t it?

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