Monday, February 22, 2010

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:

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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: