Musician’s Choice Rehearsal Studio

I have been in the Los Angeles area for 6 years now and have had many rehearsal spaces. This one in particular far exceeds any studio I have rented or even looked at. Most buildings only have a one week cleaning cycle and by that time the plague is growing fast, but this place is always clean. I can’t say enough about the staff and owners, such friendly people and they really know how to create a chill enviroment, among the nicest people I’ve met since I’ve gotten to Los Angeles. They are always willing to help, most of the time stopping what their doing and address your problem, which is unheard of in lockout spaces. Absolutely reasonable prices, parking, next to lots of resources if you have a long day in the studio. Thickest walls I have came across for a lockout, I would have to use a stethoscope to the wall to hear what the neighbors were playing. 24 hours access, they have great equipment for the hourly studios, super clean, late hours, open weekends. I normally don’t give reviews but the amount of recording I can do here is damn near a soundproof roof and my last studio manger had me thinking that there was most definitely nothing out there better as far as monthly lockouts. However there is one, check this place out. You will really like these guys, there not the regular money driven, one track minded kind of people. Something special about the vibe this place gives off. I have multi millions of views on youtube and I’ve have never written so well or felt so comfortable, and believe me I’ve been in some tight situations. This is by far the best.

I really enjoy jamming here. They’ve got good equipment, the room is spacious, it is well-​ventilated, and the pricing is reasonable for all of that. I strongly recommend it to any bands looking for a place to practice.

This is a great practice studio. Great equipment and rooms. Fair prices and helpful staff. We are regulars and love it. Not many choices of practice studios and this is the best.

Friendly service. Clean rooms. Reliable equipment.

New owner, Jerry, is fantastic. His staff is also so very helpful (Christian & team). The place has been recently redone and is super clean with a wide variety of amps/​drums included in the price. Oh and they actually know how to set-​up a PA, not just hit the power button. Good equipment and good folks. Always good to show up and have a no pressure rehearsal.

This place beats every rehearsal studio I’ve ever stepped foot in. Who doesn’t like a clean room that is cold as ice? Lord knows I do…

The new owner is turning this rehearsal studio into a real gem. The rooms look beautiful and the quality of the equipment was bumped way up. The employees are knowledgable and kind. The owner even gave me a slice of pizza! Definitely give this location a try if it’s been a while since your last visit.

Just a helpful tip to anyone looking to get a lockout room at the hollywood location on Selma. Just know that they are not soundproofed at all. It gets really loud and it is extremely hard to record vocals and drums because of the rooms bleeding into each other. I really think they should do some remodeling … It’s the perfect networking location!!! (Basically 1 block from hollywood and highland) But the rooms are far from perfect… Also they have really bad floors and walls. Only renovations are done by the tenants themselves. Overall if you want to have a recording studio here I would advise you to go find it somewhere else. It is a place for low to mid level bands to rehearse but they advertise recording rooms but they have recording studios next to rehearsal rooms with absolutely no sound proofing… It’s basically like having a drummer in the next room of an apartment. every now and then a loud guitar or just a loud band period. They Also need to work on there customer service. I don’t usually write reviews but this has to be said. This place has so much potential but I don’t think the owners see it. They could make way more money if they put a little money into making it an actual studio. It’s like they gutted out a motel but they didn’t care to put any soundproofing at all. Peace

Love this spot! Ive been a drummer for 10 years and this place is super chill. The new owner jerry is a super cool guy and is really making some very nice renovations. I go there almost every week and wouldn’t go elsewhere!

Been coming here on and off for years. The new owner is MUCH better than the old ones. Jerry was SUPER helpful in getting us all setup and had a blast once we got going. I will definitely be coming back here even though the parking is a bit difficult sometimes.
Last experience was ¹⁰⁄₁₀. Would definitely visit again.

Our band has practiced here for 7 months now, every week. Some rooms are better than others. We are very happy with the staff and they have helped us with our gear and sound. Thank you Musician’s Choice for being there for us. We attribute your studios to resulting in our awesome 4 song demo that we recorded last weekend.

You definitely get what you pay for.
I just rented a bit of time to play some drums at the Lawndale location. I thought I’d try them out before I book my full band for a rehearsal. I am glad I did. The drums were junk. Pedal was terrible, heads had grey duck tape on them, cymbals were so thick they barely moved when I hit them. I checked out the other backline gear and they were so off brands that they must have come for J-​Mart, one step below K. TKO bass amp, mics looked like a rusty 72 VW bug.
The only good thing about this place is parking and price.

I have a monthly lockout at this place with some friends, and it is absolutely perfect! Great location and plenty of parking. (Maybe that guy doesn’t know about the back lot.) The monthly area is never too busy, so it’s a great place to come and focus on what’s important. THE MUSIC! :D

STAY AWAY!!! The owner of this place demanded money from me when I attempted to cancel my reservation and then says he said he «expects this from some filthy N***er but not white people. RACIST owner!!!

yeah like what everyone else said, they definitely lack in the decent gear department. If you are a drummer, take heed, the drum gear there is unquestionably awful. Drum heads from the 1980’s, and kick pedals from the 1960’s. I HIGHLY suggest you bring your own pedal and cymbals, because the cymbals they have on ALL their kits have the same density as drywall. You will literally wake up the next day with broken wrists.
However, all in all, I dig the spot, the people who work there are wayyy cool, no attitude, no problem. The price isn’t horrible and they have specials too. Also, the rooms are big and sound alright.

First of all, the staff was great. No problem there — very friendly, very helpfull, very awesome… they are the reason that they get 1 star. If i could give less, I would. That doesn’t make up for the asshole manager, but i’ll get there in a minute.
The room we were in was terrible. $ 20 an hour with a 2 hour limit was bad enough, but the gear was terrible.
Both of the guitar amps were missing nobs, had internal issues with the digital effects, and even when turned from 0 to 0.5, a horrible screeching noise came out of them. Major feedback issues, not worth the time.
The bass amps speaker was blown out and sounded like garbage.
the PA system was so terrible you couldn’t turn it past a whisper without getting feedback… on the other side of the room.
The drum kit was a peice of crap. I believe a previous reviewer hit the mark when he said «no drummer wants to hit heavy garbage can lids and destroy his tendons in the process.»
So I call the studio a while ago at 11pm on a Saturday and schedule a 2 hour jam session on Sunday at about 3pm. 16 hours ahead of time — kind of rude, but I was willing to give these guys the business. I get a family emergency and have to cancel on Sunday morning around 11am. They tried to hit me off with a $ 40 24 hour cancellation fee. Which is odd because I don’t remember even booking the studio before that 24 hour limit! I told them I would try and pay later but I wasn’t going to go out of my way. Next thing I know, I’m getting phone calls from the asshole manager of the place. I ignore the phone calls (at least 8 a day… even still) and eventually get a phone call from the place and a disgruntled manager leaves me a message — «Hey, Why don’t you answer your phone like a fucking white person?»
When I speak to the manager the next day I bring it up and he says «well, Maybe it was someone here trying to get our money.»
Yeah — Good luck getting your money.

I was recently rehearsing at Musicians Choice with my band, and here’s what I thought.
Their equipment was solid, they have good amps and PA’s.
The staff was helpful when I needed more mics.
The interior was actually clean, which is surprising given the nature of rehearsal studios
All around, I’d recommend this place as a solid hourly rehearsal spot. Not much to say besides that.

Wow — I’ve been to a lot of rehearsal studios in LA (Swing House, All of the Sound Arenas, UnChained, Uncle, the old Klown, SIR and I’ve had lockouts at TK and downtown on Sante Fe,
this place stands alone as the absolute worst of the worst.
It’s a shame too — I live right down the street.
Drum Kit — DESTROYED P.O.S. with (3) 20″ heavy rides (no crash cymbals in the entire building) — dried blood all over everything and all the hardware loose and/​or broken
The amp (one little combo) was a joke and the PA buzzed and fed back in the room so bad as if to be useless. Sound deadening in the room consisted of exactly… nothing
Parking, well there isn’t any beyond the one or two street spaces out front that the employees grab, that makes load in and out fun too, along with the narrow hallways (you have to bring your own gear if you want anything to work correctly) and the constantly changing floor levels and steps. The place was generally filthy and smelled like full ashtrays.
And the price was about double what everyone else in town charges for what WOULD be the same thing — if they offered what they claim to on the website. (I was there in the evening) Klown was expensive too (before it folded) but at least you got a clean, groovy space and nice people to look after you.
Another thing… what rehearsal space doesn’t have an extra cable to rent you in a pinch? These guys, seriously — their guy said they don’t keep a single cable around, or drumsticks, or earplugs, or anything else you might need (and be more than happy to pay for) — how very INconvenient, on top of simple ignorance of the business model. Offering musical sundries is a staple of all LA rehearsal studios that give a rip… and therein lies the problem — they clearly don’t. The facility seems to have been designed to cater to deaf death-​metal shred-​heads. Any sane person would walk away.
I couldn’t wait to get out of the place.

I’ve made the rounds in almost every other rehearsal studio in Los Angeles, and appreciate that there’s one on the west side, but…
The general price per hour for a weeknight is now $ 20. Here’s what your twenty bucks per hour gets you:
— Drums that are not maintained properly and have ultra thick ride cymbals for the crashes. I understand the thinking behind that, but please guys… no drummer wants to hit heavy garbage can lids and destroy his tendons in the process. Heads are sometimes cracked, stands are sometimes wobbly, cymbals are sometimes cracked, etc, etc.
— Guitar amps/​cabinets that aren’t always in full working order.
— Microphones that do not stretch to where the drummer plays, due to security concerns (i.e. the cables are nailed to the P.A. table).
Look, the whole purpose of an equipped rehearsal studio is so that band members do not have to bring in their own amps, drums, etc. If they decide to use what the studio has, they should not be met — even partially — with the effluvium of a bad high school garage band, equipment-​wise.
The staff are usually really cool, and I’m sure they have to deal with a lot of crap, so I must give credit there… plus, the place is always very clean and I don’t have to venture into the horror of the valley or Hollywood. But I’ve been in other studios where the drums and amps are kept in much better condition, and the cymbals are all playable. If they upped the quality in that department, I’d be much more willing to plunk my dollars here for rehearsals.

ATTENTION MUSICIANS…
leave it to chocolate city to harbor the only man-​made structure capable of containing the awesome rock power of my punk/​mariachi band CARNE ASADA’s legendary rehearsal sessions! yr wussy band may not need the same uncompromising, structural construction required to withstand our musical explosion, but there are still several FULLY equipped studios for $ 10/​hour (a little more expensive after 5pm). it’s way cheaper than therapy– get yr no-​talent friends, bring yr ax, bass, sticks, two12-​packs, a bad attitude and make some NOIZE!