Terrific sounding studio rooms. Professional atmosphere, staff was helpful & kind. Great gear,…read moregreat engineers if your recording, modern loft style space, almost boutique like. I really dig this place's vibe, it's productive, inspiring and conducive to creativity. If you're lucky, you'll also get to meet and interact with SWS's network of likeminded creative people, the resident studio musicians are just as cool. Nicely done SoundWars keep up to the good work! Ok, so, I'm saving one bit more of important information for last. It's also true SoundWars's creators are in one of my favorite bands of all time. Thank you guys for your warm hospitality and awesome space. YOU RULE!

From the owner: Music studio recording & rehearsals. Song writing,…read morecomposing, & production. Monthly & hourly rehearsals.

excellent facility, I have been here to both record and party and had great experiences with both…read more hip space and cool staff. would recommend to anyone who likes things that are cool

From the owner: Located in the heart of the East Village, Gonzo’s Studios provides top-tier rehearsal and recording…read morestudios for musicians and bands of all genres. Our professionally designed spaces are perfect for honing your craft or capturing your next big project. We also host events like album release parties, photography showcases, and private celebrations in our versatile lounge area. Experience the perfect space for creativity and community at Gonzo’s Studios, with our rehearsal rooms starting at only $35 / hour.

I found my 2nd home. Music was, is and will be my go to place. I feel safe here and with Ken on my…read moreside, I feel untouchable.

Have been here for a number of years. Alex and Pucker are the most talented individuals I have ever…read moreworked with. This studio has the latest technology and equipment, an awesome piano, music producers on staff that are very helpful, and also provides one of the most comfortable working environments available. I would highly recommend recording here. The songs I've recently completed sound absolutely incredible, and I owe the guys at a big word of thanks.

Working on our project with a Michael at The Smooth Spot is a quintessential New York experience…read morewith 5 star satisfaction. Michael is a master at his craft with an artistic understanding of the artists process. The session was efficient, professional and fun. His studio is top notch, clean with covid protocols in place. What a wonderful time had by our team!

This is a wonderful warm space with a sweet acoustic vibe - Michael is personable and knows his…read morestuff. He helped me to create a CD of classic holiday tunes for my family. I highly recommend The Sweet Spot for all your recording needs.

This is an amazing new rental studio space and artist community. The company I work for regularly…read morerents studios for rehearsals and classes. The rooms vary in size and have a lot of personality - some with bright windows and all with high ceilings. The building is handicap accessible with ramps and elevators. Prices are the most reasonable we've found in NYC. The staff is personable, professional and helpful. I love the vibes here, great little lobby / kitchen to heat up food, take a quick meeting or get some work done. Clean restrooms. Love this place!

From the owner: Houghton Hall Arts Community is a new 17,000 Square Foot Rehearsal Space and Arts Management…read moreFacility in the NoMad neighborhood of midtown Manhattan. We offer offices, rehearsal rooms, acting studios and meeting space to performing arts organizations, teachers, actors, and other arts professionals. Available for reservations by the hour or by the day.

I am going to keep this one short and sweet since I was only visiting the establishment to enjoy a…read moreperformance by some Japanese musicians I had met who were part of a larger collective set this evening. The collective had arranged for one of the larger rooms so they could have some audience members, the full company and be able to stream it online as it happened. Spatially speaking they had a reasonable stage that held everyone involved. A full four piece band, some singers and some traditional Japanese instrument players and a grand piano. To the other side of the room was the soundboard and a setup of chairs. They had about 20 or so chairs to sit in and the audience would be a mix of invited friends, the media and the other members of the collective. Overall a nice group. The sound in this room was wonderful and you heard everything nice and clear and it was quite enjoyable. The space itself was clean and had a number of bathrooms and a WiFi signal to login to. I asked the friendly staffer what else the venue had and they said there were numerous smaller rooms like phone booths almost that people use to practice singing only or their voiceover and podcast work. Good idea. While I don't know if I will ever be there again I enjoyed my time here and thing the talented people who are reading this Yelp should look into the place in case it serves their needs.

I arranged rental time at Michiko in late December 2024, for a studio upright piano that turned out…read morewas not in good condition. I believe this was a Kawai. Despite claims the staff made about technicians routinely servicing their pianos, this instrument was not in tune and had not been reguated so the action had what piano technicians call "lost motion," which means there is space between the end of keys and the moving parts of the action. This creates a sloppy feeling in the keys, and thus a sub-standard playing experience. Lost motion is easily corrected and this lasts for a long time so either the cause is poor technician skill or the Michiko does not pay enough to maintain this instrument. Sound from other nearby rehearsal studios was a distraction.

We can't praise RMS enough. Both of our children (ages 10 and 6) take piano lessons with Peter…read moreFancovic through this well-run studio. They studied with two other teachers before Peter, one of whom was extremely laid back and never corrected technique. The other had taught for decades and was a little jaded, intent only on training a small army of concert pianists whom he expected to compete on the concert circuit. Peter strikes the perfect between those two extremes. Although he is very serious as an instructor (no back-slapping, no joke-telling), our children love him and are very responsive to his patient, precise teaching style. He assigns challenging (but not dishearteningly challenging) music that actually sounds good. As a result, our kids actually want to practice and learn new songs -- not because they want his praise or ours, and not because we crack a whip over their heads -- but because they genuinely enjoy making beautiful music. Peter is quite well decorated as a concert pianist (https://riversidemusicstudios.com/music-teacher-nyc/peter-fancovic/) and is probably ridiculously overqualified for the job in that respect. Sometimes that's inversely related to a teacher's patience for children. Not so in this case. We couldn't be happier with either Peter or RMS.

I am an adult piano student and have been taking lessons at Riverside Music Studios for 3 years…read morenow. It has been a very positive experience for me, and I can highly recommend RMS for any adult student. The studios seem to be very well run, in all this time there was not a single scheduling issue nor billing problem, in fact they are always very accommodating in terms of rescheduling lessons. The studio space itself is very pleasant, nicely decorated, and the pianos are all in good working order (they have baby grand pianos in every room). But most importantly, I think it is a privilege to be able to work with such wonderful teachers -- over the years I studied with Sergey Deytch and now with Dmitri, and I also had a few substitute lessons with other instructors, and they are all extremely good at what they do -- not just accomplished musicians but also excellent teachers. This obviously does not just happen, clearly the way they select and train their teachers plays a major role here and I do appreciate that. I will continue taking lessons there until I run out of money...