Rates

Standard studio hire rates Inc. an engineer:

  • 1 - 3 Hours Studio Hire - £50 P/H
  • 4 Hours Studio Hire - £170
  • 8 Hours Studio Hire - £300
  • 10 hours Studio Hire (10am - 8pm) - £365

Add on production time with one of our in house producers / engineers:

  • 1 - 3 Hours Production Time - £25 P/H
  • 4 Hours Production Time - £75
  • 8 Hours Production Time - £150
  • 10 hours Production Time - £200

Note: The production time charge is similar to paying a musician's session fee and is designed to cover the Producers creative time. It does not include studio hire or the Producers fee which will be negotiated at a later date between the artist and producer involved.

Student studio hire rates (20% off of standard rate):

  • 1 - 3 Hours Studio Hire - £30
  • 4 Hours Studio Hire - £136
  • 8 Hours Studio Hire - £240
  • 10 Hours Studio Hire - £292

Student studio rates are sessions run Monday to Friday 6.30pm till 12 midnight and all day Saturday's & Sunday's run by our freelance engineers. Subject to availability & student card!

Session Musician Prices:

  • 4 hours - £150
  • 8 Hours - £275
  • 10 Hours - £320

Mastering:

  • 1-10 Songs £30 per song (Attended)
  • 1-10 Songs £25 per song (Unattended)
  • Album Mastering £350
  • Album Mastering (Unattended) £300

Podcast Production:

  • £50 Per Hour

Media rates (Audio Post Production / Voice Over)

TV Advertising:

  • £80 Per Hour

Radio Advertising:

  • £65 Per Hour

 

All sessions require 50% deposit at time of booking.

Cancellation Policy:

Individual sessions, cancellations within 48 hours of the session are subject to a 50% cancellation fee & if cancelled with 24 hours, the full session price must be paid.
Cancellations on block sessions are subject to a 50% cancellation.

 
 

What does it all mean?

Production - This is the entire process behind taking a basic song or idea for a composition and taking that idea from start to finish. Starting with a vocal idea, guitar and vocal, a sample or some simple chords, a good producer will interpret that idea into a song and develop it into a full production of instrumentation, vocals with an arrangement and structure to the song.

Mixing - Mixing or mixing down is the final stage of completing a song and is the process of balancing all the elements such as the vocals, drums, bass, keyboards, strings, synths, samples and FX etc. and creates the final sound for the song before the mastering stage.

Mastering - Is the final stage before manufacturing a single, EP or album and is like putting the icing on the cake and adds the clarity & sparkle the songs need for commercial release. It also brings the sound level of a final mix up to commercial standard, so when played against anything else hat is available to buy it doesn't sound to low or is lacking in sonics.

Podcast Production - The entire process behind the creation of a professional sounding Podcast. From the script, i-dent, voice over, recording to mastering and encoding for MP3 distribution through iTunes. The professionallity of your podcast reflects the quality of your company, organisation service or product.

Audio Post Production - Audio post is the production of sound to picture which may include Voice over, Music composition or Sound design or foley. We have been involved in sound production for adverts, films and corporate video's such as a commissioned song for The motion picture Oceans 12, the 2006 Sky Cricket themes, and various TV & radio ads.

 
If you are interested in any of our services call us on 0207 622 3332 or email drew@thelabstudios.com so we can discuss your ideas, needs and requirements.
 
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