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Hourly vs. Lockout: A First Look

October 6th, 2008 by Richard Morales

To reduce this discussion to a simple black-and-white discussion fails to take into consideration distinct and relevant variations. First off, there is a great deal of diversity between the services and establishments of the assorted hourly rehearsal studios.

As you can see, there is a lot of grey matter in this area of studios, with options ranging from doing-it-all yourself no-help-needed-thank-you-very-much, to being able to walk in and plug and play, and everything in between.

So the question now becomes, what is most important to you concerning your rehearsal space? Is service important, or just an imposition? Is privacy primo, or is it isolation? Will everyone’s work/life schedules still get in the way of rehearsal even if you have a lockout? Or, will your band still practice the exact same amount of time per week.

Will rehearsals in a lockout degenerate into drunken-stoned debacles because you don’t have to worry about “rules,” and “schedules”?, Remember there are no refunds at a lockout. Do you care how clean the floors and bathrooms are, or if your amps work, if your drums are tuned, if your microphones are dialed in by a pro… At any rate,

The following chart gives side-by-side comparisons of lockouts, shared lockouts, average hourly studios, and Hothouse Studios in categories of rehearsal pertinence. I leave it to your judgment.

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Item	Lockout	Shared Lockout	Avg. Hourly	Hothouse Studios
Time	Any time / any day	As per your agreement with fellow band(s).	Days and Hours vary between studios.	7 Days; 12-1
Service	What service? Do it yourself	Do it yourself	Make your own call.	w/ a Smile
Cost per Month Cost per Hour	$500 to $700 $21 to $30 (24 hr. /mo.= per hr.)	$250 to $350 or less [$500 to $700 / mo. / 2 (or # of bands)] $11 to $15 [(24 hr. /mo.= per hr.) / 2]	$360-$600 ($15-$25 / hr. X 24 hr. /mo.) $15 to $25	$384-$528 ($16-$22 / hr. X 24 hr. /mo.) $16 to $22
Gear	Your gear.	Your gear and the gear of the other band(s).	Your gear or theirs.	Full backline: 2 guitar half stacks, bass amp, maple drum kit with cymbals all In working condition.
P.A.	Your P.A.	Your P.A. or shared	Provided in most studios	Robust P. A.
Intangibles	Privacy	Almost privacy	Vary between studios.	The Community of Bands and Artist. Our killer music resource and promotional website.
Biggest Plus	Any time	Almost private and cost efficient	Monthly cost matches need	Monthly cost matches need Purpose built pro sound studios, designed to facilitate your rehearsals.
Biggest Minus	If not used, a waste of money. Maintenance (someone’s gotta clean).	Not fully private and you have to be able to co-exist with the other band(s).	Varies between studios.	The Hothouse doesn’t have lockouts. Currently.

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