Glasgow Music Studios

Amadeus were approached by a young female entrepreneur from Glasgow, Lynne Howard, at the end of 2009. She had spotted a niche in the rehearsal space market in Glasgow and decided she wanted to do something about it; she began planning a brand new and exciting rehearsal studio – namely ‘Glasgow Music Studios’. This was her brief:

"Glasgow is a vibrant musical city supporting many live music venues, acts and performers. There is a demand for quality rehearsal and recording facilities across the city. This was where I saw a gap in the market and decided to carry out some research into what musicians wanted? It was concluded that the most important thing to musicians was 'quality of sound.'  

Glasgow Music Studios Ltd. will provide top quality rehearsal studio space for musicians in Glasgow. We will be also using the studios for private tutoring and workshops for young people (Summer 2011 onwards)." 

Having found the Amadeus website she contacted us immediately to talk about our BOXY© Modular Rooms. Having only seen the rooms online, she fell in love with the contemporary style of the studios and the versatility, beauty and state-of-the-art nature of the interior decoration. She was also incredibly keen to find out more about the fact that these rooms are fully modular – i.e. If her business was to grow rapidly and a new premises were to be required, she could simply pack the rooms up and re install them else where.

Despite her initial impression, she obviously needed to see how the rooms performed acoustically, and discover with her own eyes how impressive they were in ‘the flesh’ – Therefore we took her to an installation we had recently completed at Cheadle Hulme School. Lynne was blown away by every aspect of the rooms she saw, she fell in love with the product and her mind was made up.


"We choose the Amadeus BOXY© Rooms as they are state of the art studios (first of their kind in Scotland!). The precision design of the studios will help us attract acts and musicians from all over Glasgow. The Amadeus BOXY© rooms allow us to build a strong brand identity based on quality - we felt the relationship between Glasgow Music Studios Ltd and Amadeus was perfect."  (Lynne Howard)

During the first half of 2010, Lynne found the perfect location for the studios in Glasgow City centre (see early photos below). From that moment we started to plan and design the three studios that would form the very core of Glasgow Music Studios, working with Lynne every step of the way.

Above: The exterior of the property - soon to be the home of Glasgow Music Studios

Above: The interior of the property - before the studios had been installed

Above: The interior of the property - before the studios had been installed

In October 2010, we were set to go and the installation took place. Below are a set of 'snaps' taken throughout the installation that document the process. 

Above: Off loading the lorry

Above: Materials brought into the property

Above: The foundations

 Above: The frames of the studios are up!

 Above: The rooms start to take shape

 Above: First two studios complete

 Above: Panels fitted, floors laid and instruments start to be brought in

 Above: One of the finished studios, with black cladding as chosen by the client. 

 Above: A Scottish band are spotted playing down the road

Above: We invite the bagpiper to come and try the studios out

 Above: As he plays within the studios, Lynne stands outside and is thrilled by the dB reduction we have achieved with the rooms. Evidently they are just as useful for bagpipers as they are for drummers and guitarists!

 Above: Anne Holliday (Amadeus), with the BOXY©
 installation team and the bagpiper

 Above: The keys are handed to Lynne

 Above: Flowers to celebrate a successful installation

Above: Inside the studios - acoustic panels installed to match Glasgow Music Studios brand colours. 

Above: Inside the studios - Upholstered acoustic panels, laminate floors, drum kit, PA System and microphones 

Above: Inside the rooms - acoustic panels have peen flipped round to turn them from absorption panels to reflection panels. 

Above: Inside the rooms 

Lynne is absolutely thrilled with the way the studios have turned out, and Glasgow Music Studios Ltd is now up and running. She gave the following testimonial at the end of the installation:

"Amadeus Acoustic Solutions have been both helpful and professional throughout the process of building our studios. They helped me over come many initial obstacles along the way with setting up the studios, no problem was too big or too small, they always helped in a positive and focused manner. The organisation, fitting and installing of the studios was second to none with everything done to agreed timescales and to an extremely high quality. They had a genuine interest in helping make my project a success. I felt we were part of a team working together to achieve the same goal - creating the perfect sound. I will be using Amadeus and BOXY© for all my future studio installations." (Lynne Howard, Managing Director, Glasgow Music Services)

If you are interested in rehearsing at Glasgow Music Studios, or would like more information please contact info@glasgowmusicstudios.co.uk or call 0141 552 0907.

They are currently running a special offer which entitles users to 2 hours rehearsal time for just £10.00 - an absolute bargain for such a state-of-the-art rehearsal space! 

Amadeus Acoustic Solutions are the exclusive UK distributors for Boxylab SLR and all BOXY© acoustic rooms and products. 

If you would like more information about our BOXY© acoustic rooms, BOXY© modular studios, acoustic panels, printed acoustic panels, BOXY© soundproof rooms or any of the other specialist products or services we offer, please visit our website www.amadeus-equiment.co.uk or email info@amadeus-equipment.co.uk or call + 44 (0) 1424 775867