Cowley Road Studios Master Rack

CRS — Studio

Recording and production services are available by enquiry while the Cowley Road build is completed.

BUILD RATE BOOKING · COMMISSION YOUR SESSION

Book production time now at build rates

  • Lock in commissioning rates for 2025/26
  • Your booking directly funds final-stage construction
  • Priority booking access when the studio goes live
  • Support Oxford's only engineer-owned recording infrastructure

All bookings are transferable and can be scheduled flexibly once operational. Valid for 12 months from opening.

BUILD RATE: 5-HOUR PRODUCTION

• Advance commissioning allocation

• Includes engineer

• Recording, mixing, or podcast

• Limited to 50 allocations

• Locked at 2025/26 rates

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REHEARSAL BLOCK (10 HOURS)

• 10 hours total rehearsal access

• Cowley Road rehearsal rooms

• Band rehearsals & prep sessions

• Scheduling after facility opens

• Valid 12 months from opening

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SYSTEM CLEARANCE (INDUCTION)

• Studio access induction

• + 2 hours booth hire

• Learn signal paths & routing

• Unlock dry hire access

• One-time clearance

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NOTE: These are advance commissioning allocations. Funds construction. Redeemable once operational.

OVERVIEW

Cowley Road Studios provides hybrid recording and production environments for musicians, producers, podcasters, and creators who value clarity, focus, and dependable systems.

WHAT WE DO

  • → Multitrack recording
  • → Overdubbing and layering
  • → Mixing and production workflows
  • → Professional analogue and digital systems

We work with a range of recording approaches — from live capture to layered production — using hybrid analogue and digital systems maintained to consistent operating standards.

TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT

  • → Calibrated monitoring
  • → Hybrid analogue / digital workflows
  • → Practical acoustics and ergonomics
  • → Engineer-maintained systems

Everything is designed to work consistently — not just sound good on day one.

CRS Control Panel

LOCATION ROUTING

🟠 118 COWLEY ROAD — HQ & TECHNICAL BRAIN

  • → Recording sessions
  • → Mixing & production
  • → Podcasting & spoken word
  • → Booth dry hire

🟢 CRICKET ROAD — REHEARSAL NODE

  • → Band rehearsals
  • → High-decibel sessions
  • → Equipment storage

Rehearsal bookings automatically routed to Cricket Road. Access protocol sent via confirmation.

PRICING CONTEXT

Recording & Production (with Engineer): £35/hour (2-hour minimum) | £130 for 4 hours

Dry Hire (Self-sufficient users): Cowley Road: £70/2hrs, £130/4hrs, £300/day | Cricket Road: £50/2hrs, £90/4hrs, £200/day

First-time dry hire users: £30 one-off induction session required to unlock self-service access.

Typical full-day projects: £400–£700 depending on scope and session type.

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FIND US IN OXFORD

Cowley Road Studios / Workshop Cafe · 118 Cowley Road · OX41JE