Bubblegum Sound - Hongdae Station (홍대입구역, line 2)

Bubblegum Sound is popular among expat bands. It's run by a Korean guy named Hyun-ho, who speaks English well and, from what I hear, is quite passionate about what he does.

For rehearsal, you can choose from Room A, which is equipped with:
- Reverse 9 T903 drums
- guitar amps: MG100, Marshall, Valvestate VS65r


or Room C, which has:
- Ashdown MAG300 bass amp
- Korg TR76 keyboard


Also, Bubblegum isn't just a practice space. They also have a recording studio and provide instrument rental.

Check out their website at http://www.bbgsound.com.

You can contact them at 02-322-5491 or email them at bbgsound@gmail.com.

It's located in the basement of the Samweon Building (삼원빌딩):

Loney Studio (로니) - Sindaebang Station (신대방역, line 2)

Loney (로니) is located near Sindaebang Station (신대방역, line 2). It's open from 10 am-11 pm.

You can choose from practice room A, B or C for 10,000 won/hr. If you're looking for a long-term option, you can pay 130,000 won/16 hours, and 8,000 won for each additional hour.



Their phone number is 02-868-5160, and their website is http://loney.co.kr.

Orange Studio (오렌지 합주실) - Hongdae Station (홍대입구역, line 2)

Last night I was walking around Hongdae (which is my new neighborhood, HOORAY!) in that area behind Hongdae Station exit 4, and I saw the sign for Orange Studio (오렌지 합주실). Two of the guys who work there had just locked up and happened to be coming out as I was staring at the sign, and as I started to ask them questions about the place, they kindly offered to open the door back up and show it to my friend and me. The place was nice; it was up there with Brown Sound. There 6 rooms, ranging from small to large, and they range from 10,000 to 16,000 won/hr. For any of you who need a keyboard to practice on, one of the rooms has a Kurzweil SP2X, which is a great 88 key, fully-weighted beauty with great sounds; it's the same one I play on.

You can choose from the S Room, of which there are 3, for 16,000 won/hr:














The A Room, which is 14,000 won/hr:














The B Room, which is 12,000 won/hr:














Or the C Room, which is 10,000 won/hr:














You can call them at 02-338-2320, 010-3764-2320, or find them on cyworld at http://club.cyworld.com/orange-studio

Brown Sound (브라운사운드) - Sangsu/Hongdae Stations (상수역, line 6/홍대입구역, line 2)

Brown Sound (브라운사운드) is a practice space that's located between Sangsu Station and Hongdae Station in Hongdae. It's incredibly clean and has some of the best equipment you'll find at a practice space in Seoul. There are 4 rooms you can choose from: rooms H, O, Z, and N. The bigger rooms, H and O, cost 18,000 won per hour, and the smaller rooms, Z and N, cost 16,000 won per hour.

Here's a breakdown of their equipment:

Guitar amp: Marshall JCM 2000 + Marshall 1960v cabinet
Bass amp: Ashdown EVO II 500 + Ashdown 810 cabinet
Drums: Pacific drums by DW FX series + UFIP cymbal
PA: Soundcraft GIGRAC 600 mixer + Peavey PV115 speakers
Keyboards: Kurzweil PC1X + Korg TR
Mic: Shure SM58s Microphone
Optional guitar amps: Fender Twin Reverb + Marshall Bluesbreaker + 89 Soldano SLO-100 amp

You can also store your instruments here if you need to, if, say, you have a huge 25-kg keyboard that you don't want to be lugging around town with you all the time, like me. And if you practice quite often, they'll work out a deal with you where you can decide on a price per month.

Here's what Room H (one of the bigger rooms) looks like:










Check out their Web site at http://cafe.naver.com/brownsoundstudio. You can call them at 02-337-4289.