Muthers Studio

Muthers Studio is home to some of the best live acts in Brum.
Owner Adam Dufrane and technical wizard Dave McCabe have really turned it into a great facility for up and coming acts. They have rehearsal spaces (lock-​ups), recording facilities, a live venue and bar, plus a general hang-​out area with tuck-​shop/​bar, tvs and pool table.
The band I manage rehearse and record here and we’ve been very impressed with recent improvements in particular the new recording equipment and new venue space. The quality of the recordings is a very high standard and Dave is a very talented producer.
Prices are reasonble and the Digbeth location makes it handy to the city centre, buses etc.
Definitely a place to keep an eye on as I have a feeling a lot of exciting acts will be emerging from here over the next couple of years.

Muthers Studios supplies a place to rehearse with bands, be it your own or others as well as having a place to store all of your heavy instrumental equipment. Muthers Studios itself is quite a small venue but it comes really handy when you’re doing a fair few gigs in Birmingham’s city centre or around the outskirts of central. You can easily collect or store you band’s equipment before or after your gigs, however the staircases in there are such a killer, especially when you’re lugging around heavy instruments. But I guess it’s better to store them there near town rather than all the way back at home. Muthers Studios can also be used as a small venue for small parties as it provides a petite bar and pool table. If you’re in a band you should definitely check it out.

When I first moved to Birmingham, I was DJing most days of the week across a combination of bars and clubs throughout the city.
From this, I took an interest in music production and started to study a course that taught me how to produce music. I was using Logic which is software that you can use on your mac. Although you can download a varied collection of beats, basslines and vocal samples, I wanted to create something fresh and new.
I met a male vocalist who was into the same scene as I was, dance music. His voice was amazing and we started to write some lyrics. As we were both beginners, we didn’t have any experience in recording. We came across Muthers Studio and they were really helpful from the moment we called them.
We hired the studio for a few hours and recorded our new voice samples which were then mastered for us (at an additional cost) so we could add them to our track. Highly recommended.

Run by Adam Dufrane, Muthers is a rehearsal room complex and recording studio in Digbeth. Most of the rooms there are available for long-​term hire, and there is a long waiting list. In addition there is a large room with drum kit and amps available for hourly hire, that doubles up as the live room for the recording studio. The recording studio is unassuming, with a control room that sits three comfortably, and a small vocal booth off to the side. While the studio is bijou, it is equipped with excellent quality digital recording equipment. The best arrow in the quiver of the recording studio though is a human element…
A successful guitar and bass player with releases himself on Indie labels, Dave McCabe is a musician’s sound engineer and record producer. A fan of studio masters Radiohead, Dave takes a similar approach, being methodical, inventive, and creative, and always quick to find a solution or to make a suggestion to take a song to the next level. This is reflected by the numerous bands who have recorded there, many who have had quality radio airplay or glowing reviews from national and local press.
The reception area holds what is without doubt the best stocked bar in any rehearsal studio. There are bottled ales and cold lagers, acceptable red and white wine, and some premium spirits like absinth and even Kracken rum! This makes Muther’s a great place to relax before, during and after your session.

Muthers, lock up your children, and make them record music!
On a back street in Digbeth lies a hidden gem at its gentrified core. Muthers Studio offers professional music recording at incredibly cheap prices. When I first walked in I was greeted by the friendly and knowledgeable Dave, who assisted me with the mastering of a new album from a friends band I help manage. The inside of the building was well decorated, yet it still maintained that industrial Digbeth feel that surrounds the area. The level of service was outstanding and the whole building had a great vibe. I could tell he knew what he was talking about because the tracks we recorded, mixed and mastered sounded like they were cut from Abbey Road.
OK, I’ve never been to Abbey Road and I’m guessing it isn’t as rough around the edges as the building that houses Muthers. Yet Muthers has a charm that can never be reproduced. A charm steeped in history and hard labour, now replaced by an over riding ethos of art and creativity
The equipment they use at Muthers is top range (analogue and digital) They also have a bar that offers soft drinks, food and tea whilst you work/​chill/​relax (delete as appropriate). Some well known local bands can be seen walking in and out of their respective rooms, either using the facilities for recording or practising. I found that getting into conversation with the patrons of Muthers was a very easy task. When I left I had a whole network of contacts from the Birmingham music scene. These have since proved to be very useful in my music networking! ie going out on the razzle and chatting about bands for hours.
Muthers is more than studios, the company and the building is an integral part of the music scene here in Birmingham. I have had great feedback from friends across the country that I have recommended Muthers to. The patrons of Muthers tend to come back again and again, I am now a regular and signed up to Unilocal to spread the word for anyone out there that wants to record their own sounds into a professional and marketable format.