Friday, April 15, 2011

Heaven 1 and Heaven 2 - Hapjeong Station (합정역, lines 2 and 6)

Our band, Kohji Isle, usually practiced at Hwa Hyun (which most people just call "Kim's") near Hongdae Station, and another band that practices there told us about Heaven (rooms A and B) and Heaven 2 (rooms C and D), which are located just down the street from each other near Hapjeong Station (합정역, lines 2 and 6), exit 7. All rooms cost 12,000 won/hr.

Here's what type of equipment is available at Heaven:



And here's what type of equipment is available at Heaven 2:

Heaven 1 can be contacted at 02-332-9165, and you can visit their site at http://cafe.naver.com/heavenone. It's located at:

And Heaven 2 can be contacted at 010-8987-3075, and you can visit http://www.mule.co.kr/information/4/bbscontent.aspx?idx=5228169&sort=23. It's located at:

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Freebird Practice Space - Hongik Univ. Station (홍대역, line 2)

On the 5th floor of the building where Club Freebird is in Hongdae, the club also has a practice space. It's clean, has good gear, and is relatively cheap. They also have an espresso machine and a sweet wrap-around balcony where smoking is allowed. There are 4 rooms to choose from: rooms A and B are 15,000 won/hr, and rooms C and D are 12,000 won/hr. Also, you can use just the drum or vocal booth for 10,000 won/hr. If you happen to be a band that performs at Club Freebird, tell them, and you can get more of a discount.

There are 4 rooms to choose from:


Room A can fit 10-15 people and has:
- guitar amp: Marshall JCM2000 DSL head/1960 cabinet, Blackstar Stage 100
- bass amp: Ampeg SVT-4 pro head/410 cabinet
- drums: Pearl VBX Vision drum set
- keyboard: Kurzweil PC1X, Yamaha Motif ES7
- PA system: JBL speaker, Behringer PMP5000, Shure SM58

Room B can fit 8-12 people and has:
- guitar amp: Marshall JCM2000 TSL head/1960 cabinet, Peavey 5150 head/cabinet
- bass amp: Peavey session bass head/410 cabinet
- drums: DrumCraft 6 series
- keyboard: Kurzweil PC88, Yamaha Motif ES7
- PA system: JBL speaker, Behringer PMP3000, Shure SM58

Room C can fit 5-6 people and has:
- guitar amp: 2 Blackstar Stage 60
- bass amp: Peavey 115
- drums: Premier Cabria set
- keyboard: Yamaha Motif 7
- PA system: Behringer 2000 powered mixer, Behringer speaker, Shure SM58

Room D can fit 4-5 people and has:
- guitar amp: 2 Blackstar Club 40
- bass amp: Ashdown 210T
- drums: Pearl EXR set
- keyboard: Korg Triton LE
- PA system: Behringer PMP808 powered mixer, Behringer speaker, Shure SM58

You can visit their site at http://cafe.naver.com/clubfreebird and call them at 02-325-3523 or 010-5223-3751.


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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

J Music Yamaha Piano Practice Rooms - Jamsil Station (잠실역, lines 2 and 8)

J Music consists of practice rooms equipped with Yamaha grand and upright pianos. It's located on the 4th and 5th floors of the Yamaha piano dealer in Jamsil out of Jamsil Station (잠실역, lines 2 and 8) exit 3. It's 10,000 won/hr to rent a grand piano and 7,000 won/hr to rent an upright.








You can check out there site at http://blog.naver.com/akkishop/30079861210 and call them at 02-420-2100 or 010-8971-0446.

Here's how to get there:

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