Blueprint Studios

This is something of a Salford gem, a hidden little miracle for local music students and professional players. Did you know that Justin Timberlake once walked in here at stupid o’ clock in the morning with Duran Duran to record a collaboration? Yes indeedy, it was when he who is labelled the Trousersnake was performing at the MEN. Rumour has it he flew Jessica Biel into Manchester and hired out… Nando’s. Aw, and they say romance is dead.
Back to Blueprint though, and I met the lovely guys at the studio when I popped in with the BF during our first dating months. He was laying the smack down in terms of an ex band member, asking Blueprint what the guy owed. But that’s another story. I was bowled over by how nice these studio men were. They’ve got a huge, squishy living room of a reception, with a little room in which you can play pool (y’know, if you’ve got musician’s block or if you’re the girlfriend) complete with a vending machine stocking the finest of fizzy wares.
I’m not a musician and won’t pretend to be. But my other half is and he swears by this studio. I also won’t feign a knowledge of equipment, just trust me in that he knows what he’s dealing with, and he loves it here. The staff are amazing and throw a Christmas party every year for the artists who’ve worked with them. I’m not sure JT made the last one, I’ll have to check. It’s a superb studio and one that a lot of my friends have used… and then used again. Plus it’s got one heck of a funky website if you care to take a gander.
You could say it’s the blueprint for how a studio should be run. Oh, look at me go.