Rehearsal Rooms

The one stop shop for musicians

Music Complex offers you the choice of five air-conditioned rooms

All Prices Include V.A.T.

Rehearsal Rooms

We have a range of quality facilities to suit everyone from the practicing drummer to the regular gigging band. All rooms are purpose built air conditioned rehearsal studios. All rooms include 3 x Shure SM58 microphones. Prices are room only. Does not include backline.

Daytime Sessions: 10 am to 6 pm.
Evening Sessions: 6 pm – 12.30 am Monday to Thursday; 6 pm – 11 pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays.

Room 1 - £13.00 per hour peak rate, £11.50 per hour off peak

Room 1

Medium size room. 223 sq feet/20.7 sq M.
Ground floor level.
Disabled access.
P.A. Soundcraft MFXi 12: 12 channel desk with digital effects.
Mackie SRM450 speakers.

Room 2 - £18.00 per hour peak rate, £15.00 per hour off peak

Room 2

Our largest room. 272 sq feet/25.3 sq M.
Ground floor level.
Disabled access.
P.A. Mackie CFX-12 12 channel desk with digital effects.
Mackie SA1232 speakers.

Room 3 - £9.00 per hour peak rate, £7.50 per hour off peak

Room 3

Our smallest room 147 sq feet/13.7 sq M.
Ground floor level.
Disabled access.
P.A. Mackie 808M Mixer amp – 600Watt – 8 inputs with digital effects.
JBL MR925 speakers.

Room 4 - £13.00 per hour peak rate, £11.50 per hour off peak

Room 4
Medium size room – basement (downstairs). 256 sq feet/23.8 sq M P.A. Mackie 808M Mixer amp – 600Watt with Mackie active sub. 8 inputs with digital effects.
JBL MR925 speakers.

Room 5 - £13.00 per hour peak rate, £11.50 per hour off peak

Room 5

Medium size room – basement (downstairs).
266 sq feet/24.7 sq M.
P.A. Mackie 808M Mixer amp – 600Watt with Mackie active sub.
8 inputs with digital effects
JBL MR925 speakers.

REHEARSAL

DEALS

MONDAY – FRIDAY
£15 AN HOUR MAX

Book 3 hours or more between 10 am and 6 pm Monday to Friday and pay no more than £15 per hour including all backline*.

*Backline is limited to one drumkit per rehearsal room, 3 instrument amplifiers (bass/guitar/keyboard combinations) and 3 microphones, or is at the discretion of the management. Extra microphones and amplifiers are charged at the regular hourly rate.
Room selection for this deal is also at the discretion of the management.

WEEKEND

7 pm – 11 pm slots on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
ROOM ONLY DEAL: does not include backline in the price.

Room 1 = £40
Room 2 = £55
Room 3 = £28
Room 4 = £40
Room 5 = £40

Booking Your Rehearsal Room

You can book a rehearsal room either by calling us on 020 8691 6666 or in person at the Music Complex reception desk.

Room Rates

Weekdays

  OFF PEAK RATE
Mon - Fri
Daytime
PEAK RATE
Mon - Fri
Evening
Room 1 £11.50 £13.00
Room 2 £15.00 £18.00
Room 3 £7.50 £9.00
Room 4 £11.50 £13.00
Room 5 £11.50 £13.00

Weekends and Bank Holidays

  OFF PEAK RATE
Saturday
Evening
PEAK RATE
Saturday
Daytime
PEAK RATE
Sunday
Bank Holiday
Daytime
Evening
Room 1 £11.50 £13.00 £13.00
Room 2 £15.00 £18.00 £18.00
Room 3 £7.50 £9.00 £9.00
Room 4 £11.50 £13.00 £13.00
Room 5 £11.50 £13.00 £13.00

Backline Hire

All the equipment listed below is available to hire for in-house rehearsals and recording sessions at an hourly rate. All listed equipment is also available for off-premises hire

Pearl Export 5 piece including cymbals £3.00 per hour

1 x Snare drum (with/without stand) £1.00 per hour
1 x Cymbal (with/without stand) £0.50 per hour
1 x Bass drum £1.00 per hour
All other spares per item £0.25 per hour

Ashdown MAG 300, 1 x 15″, 307W + sub-harmonic £2.00 per hour 
Gallien Kreuger MB212 Mk2, 2 x 12″, 500W £2.00 per hour
Trace Elliot GP12, 1 x 15″, 300w, graphic EQ £2.00 per hour

Ampeg SVT-3 PRO, + 1 x 15″ or 4 x 10″ cab £3.00 per hour
Ampeg B2R PRO, + 1 x 15″ or 4 x 10″ cab £3.00 per hour
Ashdown MAG 300, 307W + sub-harmonic + cab £2.00 per hour 
Hiwatt B300, 300W+ cab £2.00 per hour

Marshall VS102R, 2 x 12″, 100w, 3 channel + reverb £2.00 per hour
Marshall VS8080, 1 x 12″, 80w, 3 channel + reverb £2.00 per hour
Crate GX-130C 2 x 12″, 130W, 2 channel + reverb + chorus £2.00 per hour
Fender FM212R, 2 x 12″, 100W, 2 channel + reverb £2.00 per hour
Hi-Watt, G100R 1 x 12″, 100W, 2 channel + reverb £2.00 per hour

Marshall JCM 900, 100W valve amp + cab (footswitch) £2.50 per hour
Marshall JCM 2000 DSL, 100W valve amp + cab (footswitch)  £2.50 per hour

Peavey KB/A, 1 x 15″, 100W, 3 channel + reverb £2.00 per hour
Carlsboro Colt, 1 x 15″, 100W, 3 channel + reverb £2.00 per hour

Mackie SRM450, 400watt, powered (each) £2.50 per hour

Additional mics & cabs £0.50 per hour

Secure Storage

You can store your equipment at Music Complex in one of our  secure storage lockers. Prices start at £10.00 per week.

Terms and Conditions for Rehearsals

Booking Your First Rehearsal

You can make your first rehearsal booking over the phone or in person at the rehearsal reception desk. No membership is required but if you are a a non-member you will need to pay for your rehearsal in advance.

To make future bookings easier, and to take advantage of special offers, we ask that you become a member at an annual £10.00 membership fee.

Please call for our current membership deals and discounts.

Please note – when you book a time slot e.g. 6.30pm to 9.30pm this time period is for setting up, rehearsing and packing down your equipment. You must vacate the room by the end of the booked time in this example by 9.30pm. This is so the next band can begin setting up at the start of their booked time. Please plan your rehearsal to allow for packing up and leaving on time.

You can make your first rehearsal booking over the phone or in person at the rehearsal reception desk. No membership is required but if you are a a non-member you will need to pay for your rehearsal in advance.

To make future bookings easier, and to take advantage of special offers, we ask that you become a member at an annual £10.00 membership fee.

Please call for our current membership deals and discounts.

Please note – when you book a time slot e.g. 6.30pm to 9.30pm this time period is for setting up, rehearsing and packing down your equipment. You must vacate the room by the end of the booked time in this example by 9.30pm. This is so the next band can begin setting up at the start of their booked time. Please plan your rehearsal to allow for packing up and leaving on time.

Membership

Membership costs an annual £10.00 (V.A.T. inc.) The fee is non-negotiable and is non-refundable. It gives you the following benefits:

  • Any rehearsal booking you make is secured immediately.
  • You do not need to pay in advance for your rehearsal.
  • Your membership entitles you to any deals or offers.
  • Your band can book on the day for discounted rehearsal prices.
  • Any member of your band listed on your band sheet can take advantage of the solo musician special discounted rate.
  • Discount rates for last minute bookings
  • 10% off any purchase from our music shop
  • 10% off any hire bookings (not inc. backline for use in rehearsals)
  • Block booking service

Deals

Some details change from time to time. Please phone for the latest deals and discounts.

Our rehearsal prices are already competitive and you can save even more money with our ‘on the day’ deals, solo musicians rate or with our 4 for 3 deal.

Don’t forget to ask about our current special rehearsal deals and do speak to our rehearsal manager or any of our staff if there is anything that we can do to improve our service.

Only one deal can be applied to a service at a time.

Rehearsal Cancellations

We require three days clear notice if you wish to cancel your booking. There is a charge for all short notice cancellations. Please keep a note of your cancellation reference number. This is used to record at what time you asked us to cancel the booking.

The following are charges for short notice cancellations:

  • Under 72 hours notice – 1/3 of room cost payable.
  • Under 48 hours notice – 2/3 of room cost payable.
  • Under 24 hours notice – full room cost payable.
  • The full cost of the room and backline you have booked is payable if you do not show up for your rehearsal.

24 Hour Access Storage

We have storage lockers for hire on a weekly basis. Prices range from £6.00 per week payable in advance. Please ask at our rehearsals booking office for current availability.

24 hour access by prior arrangement only.

Payments

We welcome Solo, Visa, Visa Electron, Maestro, MasterCard and American Express. We will only accept personal cheques supported by a cheque guarantee card that covers the value of the cheque.  Company cheques are only accepted if authorized by The Music Complex before your rehearsal is booked. We offer credit facilities to record or management companies. For details please speak to our accounts department.

Debts

We do not give unauthorized credit. Please ensure that you have sufficient funds to cover your rehearsal and storage costs. For any unauthorized debts we will ask you to leave items as security against the debt. Please ask if anything is unclear.

Band Information

All information about your band and band members kept by us on a band sheet or computer is for the use of The Music Complex Ltd only and will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Children

Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.

Customer Satisfaction

We aim to offer the best in customer service. We welcome all comments and suggestions. If you ever have a problem with our equipment during your rehearsal, please let us know straightaway. With our large stock of equipment, we can usually replace an item within a couple of minutes of being made aware of the problem.

Our Staff and Clients

Our staff and clients have the right to carry out their business without fear of harassment, abuse, prejudice or physical attack. Any such behavior will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Due to our policy of continual improvement we reserve the right to change prices and equipment without notice.