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Easiest way to find rehearsal space if you are from Massachusetts or New Hampshire is just to come to the place where I rehearse. It is the biggest rehearsal studios complex in New England and the most well known. It handles bands coming from Boston to Worcester and southern NH. It is a rent by the month situation not by the hour, so it doesn't drain your wallet at all. There are many pro bands here as well as local startups and jam bands, making for a good mix of skill levels. But the complex offers alot because it is run by music industry execs who are twenty year veterans in the business and understand it. I leave all of my gear on site because the security is second to none here. Here is the link

http://musicmillrehearsal.com

..or just find a band with a drummer with a space. MOST drummers have practice space out of necessity. It's common sense to practice at the drummers house simply because his kit is the most difficult gear to move and he sure can't practice in his own time if his kit is somewhere else.

Rehearsal spaces blow. No offense.

I prefer a practice space. This is because it is convenient for the band members to practice and record at any hour and at any noise level. For example, my bass player has a job with odd hours and sometimes, we don't start practice until 10pm .... we can go on until 6am (24 hours access). Our city has residential noise ordinance and we can get fined after certain hours if we practice at a home. Having your band members pitch in for rent also shows a level of commitment. I guess you can find a musician with a nice studio at his house but it would be difficult.




$445 a month between 4 people

My practice space is $25 per visit. Pretty happy with that.

Our drummer doesn't have enough space to host a band; neither does anyone else. So this works out really well for us.

ColorsFade wrote:My practice space is $25 per visit. Pretty happy with that.

Our drummer doesn't have enough space to host a band; neither does anyone else. So this works out really well for us.

Thats a great price. Is that a 3 hour block? do you need to bring your own gear?

jsantos wrote:

ColorsFade wrote:My practice space is $25 per visit. Pretty happy with that.

Our drummer doesn't have enough space to host a band; neither does anyone else. So this works out really well for us.

Thats a great price. Is that a 3 hour block? do you need to bring your own gear?

That is as long as want to go. But we usually only do 2-3 hours.

Yes - we bring our own gear. Even if we didn't have to, we would. We're just that way - we like our own gear. I work with a drummer who has a really tight setup/teardown process and really nice cases for his equipment. I have the same setup for my guitar: all my stuff is housed in one 8-space rack unit. I just have to plug it in to power, plug my pedal board into it via midi, and plug my cabs in. Easy peasy.

Sounds like I should charge my guys lol. I have always hosted rehearsals; I have the PA and a giant basement that is dedicated to being a practice space. I also bought a cheap kit so the drummer doesn't have to bring his (but he usually does bring his own kick pedal, snare and cymbals).