Kramerguy wrote:I would avoid rehearsal spaces with every ounce of energy I had.
Why? Because if we use a rehearsal space, the drums will end up staying there, they are far too much of a pain in the ass to haul back and forth; and then the drummer can't practice at home because his drums are elsewhere. It's not really feasable to think we're gonna also bring a stereo system in, so he can drive in on off-nights to practice his drums.
I say find a drummer who has practice space. If your drummer can't practice at home, can he really practice at all?
Own more than one drum kit.
And you can drag a cd player or whatever into the rehearsal space. The drummer can just pipe it through the p.a. and jam along to stuff. Or throw some headphones on.
A lot of rehearsal places have 24hr a day access, so you can crank it up and make noise any time of the day.
And you get to get away from the home environment (or someone elses home environment) and make music.
Even if you go by yourself, if the room is big enough, you can set up your computer recording setup and lay tracks without anyone bothering you.
And... you can decorate the room however you want to in most cases to set the kind of vibe that you want. Wives or girlfriends dont always appreciate ya putting up nekkid ladies all over the walls at home.
We pay $150 a month for a room here in boise, but the room is kinda small. they can go up to $300 I think.
there is video surveilance, AC, bathrooms, etc.
Actually, its inside of an old cold war bomb shelter. Like a giant underground house.
The only thing that I dont like about rehearsal room complexes, is that I find it pretty hard to write new stuff there. Too much other music going on if you are walking around the building, taking a smoke break or whatever... things that other bands are playing have a way of sneaking into my head and influencing me subconciously.
