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: