Wide view of the control room at the Hastings studio

The studio · Hastings, East Sussex

A residential recording studio in Hastings.

Designed and built by Studio Builds for writing, recording and mixing. It’s a room full of character and classic gear, a short walk from the sea and under two hours from London.

Sleeps
2 artist bedrooms on site, plus Airbnb next door and a Premier Inn a short walk away
Downtime
Hot tub, Kamado BBQ, and a whisky room with a log burner
Ideal for
Bands, writing camps, overdubs and mixing
Rates
On enquiry, with or without an engineer

Inside the studio

Control room The view from the writing desk over the garden The mix position Control room desk and outboard Piano and sofa in the control room Yamaha U1 piano Live room Live room set up for tracking Live room with the drums miked up Amps in the live room Amps and a vocal mic Guitar amps and outboard Synthesizer Vintage synth Drum machine Guitar pedals Mesa amp head
Control room

Accommodation

Wake up, walk downstairs, press record.

Two artist bedrooms and a shared living and dining room mean a band can live with the record for a week. There’s a big table for long dinners and walls full of books and records.

Bigger groups can take the Airbnb right next door.

When the session’s done, there’s the hot tub, a Kamado BBQ, and a whisky room with a log burner for winding down.

Hastings station is the nearest train station, with direct trains from London.

Bedrooms, living & dining

Bedroom one Bedroom two Living and dining room Living room

After the session

The studio garden at dusk, lit terraces and steps
The garden
Relaxing in the hot tub in the studio garden on a sunny day

Hot tub

The Kamado BBQ in the garden

Kamado BBQ

The whisky room, with sofa, armchairs and log burner

Whisky room

Nearby

A few local favourites for coffee, food and a drink after the session.

Cafés

Bars

Restaurants

Ask about a residential booking

Equipment

Highlights from the equipment list

See the full equipment list

Console

  • Neve 5422

DAW & conversion

  • Pro Tools Ultimate
  • Logic Pro X
  • Antelope Orion 32+

Outboard

  • AML Neve 1073 ×2
  • Shadow Hills Dual Vandergraph
  • Roland RE-201 Space Echo
  • Eventide H3000

Monitoring

  • PMC 6-2
  • Acoustic Research AR18s
  • Antelope Satori

Microphones

  • JZ 67 ×2
  • Coles 4050 ×2
  • AEA R84 ×2
  • Brauner Phantera

Keys, guitars & amps

  • Yamaha U1 piano
  • Roland Juno-106
  • 1960s Ludwig Orange Sparkle kit
  • Vox AC50

Bring your band to Hastings.

Tell me your dates, how many people are coming and what you’re making. I’ll come back to you with availability and rates.

Check availability Email Mike