Pulse Studio - Bupyeong Station (부평역, line 1/Incheon subway line 1)

Pulse Studio is a practice space located out of Bupyeong Station (부평역, line 1/Incheon subway line 1) exit 2. They charge 12,000 won/hr.



Here's the equipment they have available:

DRUMS
- Pearl mmx 5EA (snare = Pearl Tico Torres Sig.)
- Starclassic performer 5EA
- Yamaha birch custom 5EA (snare = Dave Weckl Sig.)
CYMBALS
- Zildjian A custom set
- Zildjian K set
- Sabian HHX evolution set

GUITAR AMP
- Marshall JCM 2000 dls 100 HEAD, Marshall 1960a CABINET
- Marshall JCM 2000 dls 100 HEAD, Marshall 1960a CABINET
- Line 6 vetta hd HEAD, Line 6 vetta cab 412s-b CABINET
- Fender twin reverb
- Hughers & Kettner duotone combo

BASS AMP
- EBS fafner HEAD, ebs 410 & ebs 15f CABINET
- Trace elliot ah500-12 HEAD, trace elliot 1048h CABINET
- SWR 750x HEAD, ampeg svt410hlf CABINET

KEYBOARD
- Korg triton pro 76
- Yamaha motif 7

MIXER
- Behringer 1622 fx pro 3EA

PA
- Behringer b300 3SET

MIC
- Shure Beta 58a 2EA
- Shure Beta 57
- EV ND 767 2EA

LINE
- All George l's 225 CABLE

You can check out there site at http://pulsestudio.cyworld.com and call them at 011-9866-1947 or 032-522-2304.

Here's how to get there:

Fine Muze Music Station - Beomgye Station (범계역, line 4)

Fine Muze Music Station (파인뮤즈 뮤직스테이션) is located out of exit 4 of Beomgye Station (범계역, line 4). They have 2 main band practice rooms (Rooms A and B), 3 private drum practice rooms, 3 private practice rooms for instruments other than drums (including piano), and a recording studio. Rooms A and B cost 10,000 won/hr to rent, and the smaller rooms are 5,000 won/hr. They're open 9 am-midnight.

You can also pay per month:
- For access to 3 hours a day for a whole month, it's 150,000 won for drums / 120,000 won for other instruments
6 hours a day for a whole month, it's 230,000 won for drums / 200,000 won for other instruments
12 hours a day for a whole month, it's 280,000 won for drums / 250,000 won for other instruments

And student discounts are available only during the week, so you get to pay 8,000 won/hr for Rooms A and B, and I'm sure there's some discount available for the smaller rooms as well.

The A room has:
- Drums: shell and hardwood Premier Cabria APK Set
- Cymbal: Istanbul Jacob hi-hat 14" / Sabian B8Pro 16",18" Crash /Zildjian 20" Ride
- Guitar amp: Marshall JCM-2000 TSL 122 (full tube amp) / Fender Blues Deluxe (full tube amp)
- Bass amp: BEHRINGER Ultrabass 450Watt.
- Keyboard: 76-key KORG N264 synthesizer
- Console: Eurorack UB Series (16 channels, internal FX) / Power: Q-Drive1000 (1.2Kw)
- Mic: Shure SM58 Series


The B room has:
- Drums: shell and hardwood: Pearl Target Series Set
- Cymbal: Paiste & Zildjian Series
- Guitar amp: Marshall MG-100 Series (TR) / Fender Champion 300 (TR)
- Bass amp: BEHRINGER Ultrabass 120 Watt.
- Keyboard: 61-key YAMAHA CX-1 Synthesizer
- Console: Dart Series (16 channels) / Power: Dart 800 (0.8Kw)
- Mic: Shure SM58, SM48, 565D Series


Here are some of the other rooms:


You can check out there site at: http://blog.naver.com/gloo_me/50104778146 and call them at 010-2841-3440.

Directions: When you get out of Beomgye Station exit 4, take bus 300 or 301, and get off at the 4th stop, which is 귀인동 현대아파트 정거장 하차 (Guiin-dong Hyundai Apt. Jeongeojang Hacha).

Modern Jazz Academy - Migeum Station (미금역, Bundang line)

Modern Jazz Academy is a jazz academy and practice space that's located in Bundang out of Migeum Station (미금역, line 3) exit 7. They're open 11 am-11 pm.






Check out their Web site at http://modernjazz.co.kr, and you can call them at 031-719-7890.

Directions: Walk straight out of exit 7, and on your right you'll see a building called Bundang Econo Charlemagne (분당이코노샤르망). It's located on the 8th floor (#801).

EZ Drum - Shinchon Station (신촌역, line 2)

Somebody asked me to look up some places where they could take drum lessons near Shinchon Station.

EZ Drum (이지드럼) is located out of Shinchon Station (신촌역, line 2) in #202 of the Eunha Building. It's open Monday-Friday 4-10 pm, and Saturday 3-7 pm (which is for individual practice without instructors). You can schedule a free lesson to see how you like it before you decide whether or not you'd like to join. Membership is around 100,000 won/month, and you can purchase drum sticks here for 15,000 won new or 10,000 won pre-owned.









You can go to their website http://www.ezdrum.co.kr/ezssc.htm, call them at 010-3406-8253, and email them at ezdrum@hanmail.net.

CMUSIC STUDIO - Dujeong Station (두정역, line 1)

Someone had asked me to look up a place near Cheonan-si, and while I couldn't find one accessible by Cheonan Station, I did find a place the next stop over at Dujeong Station.

CMusic Studio is located near Dujeong Station (두정역, line 1) , which is just south of Seoul in Gyeonggi-do.

They seem to have a lot of teachers for keys, drums, guitar, etc, for various types of music styles, but I'm sure you can just rent the rooms for your private use as well. I couldn't find the information that says how much the rooms cost, etc, but you can either have a Korean friend call for you, or call the BBB (Before Babel Brigade), and they will interpret for you for free: 1588-5644.





Here's the map to get there. They're located on the 3rd floor:

Their website is www.cmusic.kr, and their number is 041-563-7177.

Free English Interpretation when you contact the studios

Remember that when you contact these studios, if no one there speaks English, you can call a service called the BBB (Before Babel Brigade), and they'll contact the studio on 3-way and interpret for you. Their number is 1588-5644, and their site is http://bbbkorea.org.

A short film on Badabie

Here's a short doc I did on the owner of Badabie for Spin magazine's site spinearth.tv. Hope you like it:

MH (Music House) Studio - Myeonghak Station (명학역, line 1)

Music House Studio (뮤직하우스) is located out of exit 2 of Myeonghak Station (명학역, line 1).

There are 2 band rehearsal rooms (A room and B room) that cost 12,000 won/hr. There is also a vocal practice room, drum practice room, guitar practice room, and a dance practice room, which are 5,000 won/hr. You can also make a deal with them where you pay a monthly fee and figure out some sort of schedule.

A room has:
- guitar amps: Marshall JCM 2000 DSL100, Marshall 1960 Cabinet
- bass amps: Ampeg SVT - 4, Ampeg 810 E Cabinet
- drums: Tamburo Opera
- keyboards: Kurzweil SP2X, Korg TR76
- mixer: Behringer Xenyx 2442FX
- loudspeaker: Beatiser VS12
- mic: Shure SM58

B room has:
- guitar amps: Laney LV 300H, Laney GS412A Cabinet
- bass amp: Hartke A100
- drums: Tamburo Opera
- keyboard: Korg TR76
- mixer: Behringer Xenyx 2442FX
- loudspeaker: Beatiser VS12
- mic: Shure SM58



You can call them at 031-458-5866 and check out their website at http://cafe.naver.com/mhstudio.cafe. They're located on the first basement floor.

JM Drum & Guitar Music School - Omokgyo Station (오목교역, line 5)

JM 드럼기타음악학원 (Drum & Guitar Music School) is located out of exit 8 of Omokgyo Station (오목교역, line 5) and is open 11 am-11 pm. This school offers lessons for drums, guitar, bass and jazz piano, or you can practice by yourself in one of the practice spaces.







You can call them at 02-2645-2288 or 011-9062-9989 or visit http://map.naver.com/local/siteview.nhn?code=11641661. Here's how to get there:

Oh Rock Go Rock - Children's Grand Park/Konkuk Univ. Stations (어린이대공원역/건대입구역, lines 2 and 7)

Oh Rock Go Rock is located either out exit 4 of Children's Grand Park Station (어린이대공원역, line 7) or exit 3 of Konkuk University Station (건대입구역, lines 2 and 7). They're open weekdays 10 am-midnight and weekends 9 am-11:30 pm.

You can choose from the A Room, which costs between 10,000-15,000 won/hr depending on what time of day it is (evening hours are more expensive). In this room they have:
- guitar amps: JCM2000 DSL100 1960AC Cabinet, MARSHALL 8100
- bass amp: Ampeg BA-500
- drums: YAMAHA rock tour custom
- keyboard: Yamaha MOTIF7
- PA system/SNB 1.2Kw Tascam M108 mixer, Yamaha REV100 reverb, Live 400W speaker, Shure SM58 mic



Or the B Room, which ranges from 9,000-15,000 won/hr. This room has:
- drums: Sonor Force 2007
- guitar amps: Laney LV300H LA412A Cabinet, Marshall 265R
- bass amp: Laney RB7 300W
- keyboard: Korg TR 76
- PA system: Leem 300W
- mic: Sennheiser




You can also rent extra guitars, basses, amps, or keyboards for an additional 2,000 won/hr:




You can call them at 019-241-2323 or 070-8162-8623, and check out their web site at cafe.daum.net/ohrockgorock.

Match Studio - Yeoksam Station (역삼역, line 2)

Match Studio is located out of exit 4 of Yeoksam Station (역삼역, line 2). Aside from renting rehearsal rooms, you can also take lessons from quite a large, talented staff they have. They're open weekdays noon-11 pm, Saturdays noon-7 pm, and closed on Sundays.

They have 16 different rooms:


Here's how to get there as well as their contact info:


You can visit their site at matchstudio.co.kr, call them at 02-561-8629, and email them at jchung@matchstudio.co.kr.

Here's how to find them:

Jaengi Music Studio - Seoul National Univ. of Ed. Station (교대역, lines 2 and 3)

Jaengi Music Studio (쟁이 뮤직 스튜디오) is located out of exit 14 of Seoul National University of Education Station (aka 교대역 where lines 2 and 3 meet). When you come out of the exit, make a u-turn and take your first left. You'll see a Buy the Way convenience store a little ways down that alley. Go past it, and on your left you'll see a 시에프 fried chicken restaurant. Turn left at the next alley, and you'll see the sign for 쟁이 Studio halfway down the alley on your right.

The old man who runs the place is super cool, and just sits in the back room and watches a lot of TV. The now-defunct expat band The 40 Days used to practice here, which is how I found out about this place (from my friend who used to play bass with them), so the owner is used to dealing with foreigners.

There are 3 rooms to choose from:






We paid 24,000 won for 2 hours.

You can visit their website at http://cafe.naver.com/jaengemusicworld/7 and call them at 02-581-2848.

Here's how to get there: