Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»bands, if your jam space is so run-down and dodgy that you, too, have had to pee in the sink, you might be excited about Soundhouse Studios. Centrally located just off Main, the newly opened space boasts 7,000 square feet of modern, thoroughly soundproofed luxury.
Having done the bulk of the renovations themselves, the musically inclined couple of Chris Pher Gautreau (Heads Hang Heavy) and Karen Parusel (who claims she just dabbles) are proud to offer spaces that their community can feel comfortable in but also afford. When asked just how bad it could get out there, Parusel shudders.
Its really common for rehearsal spaces to be badly soundproofed and disgusting. In one, the bathrooms had stopped working and people just started going in the sink. You know who you are...
We thought, Somebody must be doing this better, but we couldnt find where.
In addition to 13 rentable rooms ranging from $10 to $30 per hour, Soundhouse also offers amenities like toilets and an expansive multipurpose event mezzanine upstairs at competitive rates.
Personal touches like hand-made guitar wall hangers and rooms named after well-known live-music venues like the Paradiso in Amsterdam, reflect that the project has been a two-year labour of love which intends to stay that way.
The idea is that the rooms would remind you of where you aspire to play, and hopefully we can help you get there. We had a customer in the studio yesterday who had actually played at Paradiso a few years back. That ties in nicely with what Pher and I believe, she explains. Its important to visualize your success. We wanted to create a space that would inspire; that feels good and people know theyll be treated well.
Soundhouse Studios can be found at 33 W. 8 Ave;
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