Survey of UK Music Rehearsal Spaces 2016

Bandspace conducted a survey of music rehearsal spaces between September 2015 to August 2016.

We asked two questions with 50 responses from music rehearsal spaces:

1) Roughly, what is the end purpose of bands using your music rehearsal space?

Over half the groups were preparing to perform local gigs. Nearly one fifth were making music for ‘fun’ with friends. A smaller number were rehearsing prior to recording and touring.

2) Generally speaking, how do bands book your music practice rooms?

The trend was over half of users to book a practice room using a phone. Nearly one fifth used email, while online booking was in its infancy. Visiting to book a practice room in person was less frequently reported. We expect these findings may change as music rehearsal spaces and users increasingly use online tools.

Respondents

We appreciate the contributions to help us complete the 2016 Bandspace Survey from the following 30 music rehearsal spaces:

1. Abbey Lane Studios

2. Alternator

3. Artisan Music Studio

4. Backstreet Studio

5. Bally Studios

6. Cardiff Arches

7. Catalyst Studios

8. Green Room Studio

9. Groove Studios

10. Ktown Studios

11. Lansdown Studios

12. Lucky Stone Studio

13. Mill Hill Music Complex

14. Mushroom Rehearsal Studios

15. Next Step Studios

16. Plug Studios

17. Pro9ect

18. Przestrzensztuki

19. Redfern Studios

20. Rock Hard Studios

21. Rocking Horse Rehearsal Rooms

22. The Rooms Rehearsal Studios

23. Terminal Studios

24. The Bunker

25. The Cold Rooms

26. The Control Rooms

27. Tweeters

28. Two Rivers Production Co.

29. Upland Studios

30. Witney Music Studios

    
    

Methodology

We used the online survey software, Survey Monkey, promoted via the Bandspace Facebook page on a weekly basis. Although the survey was anonymous, respondents were given the choice to attribute their responses to their business name (30 out of 50 gave their names). Respondents were asked to estimate the percentage proportions in their answer to each question. The percentage results were aggregated and divided by the number of respondents for each question.