We're filling up!!

Yesterday was an exciting day for us at Rock Hard Studios (www.rock-hard-studios.co.uk)

Much as we hate to let anyone down, we had to tell two bands that they couldn't have the night they wanted, and this is with us now having two rooms open.

So we now have two bands in on a monday, tuesday wednesday and thursday, and also bands over the weekend.

Living the Dream!!

Also, we've bought some studio monitors (http://www.krksys.com/index2.php?cat=products&page=v8_series2) which are being delivered tomorrow, and the control room is nearly finished ready to house them.

So, recording is now only a few weeks away :-)

ACE!

CUSTOMERS (and paying ones at that!)

Well, after the mad rush to get the rooms ready for Personal Sacrifice, in the end they had to postpone to friday night (which was lucky) so the big day of "first paying customer" went to the HEEL last night.

So that is it, it's official, we are open!

To book in yourselves, get onto our website (www.rhmg.co.uk -- www.rock-hard-studios.co.uk) or visit our myspace account (www.myspace.com/rockhardrecordsuk) and let us know your requirements.

Watch this space for a photo-sharing site site (? :p) with pictures of our gigs, and the new rooms etc etc.

4am, and only just in.....

that's what happens when you put a strict deadline on yourselves, and then find that you actually have to work hard to achieve it!

10am tomorrow morning the carpets are being fitted in rooms 3 and 4, up the stairs and into the chill out room. So this evening we did all the studding and rock walling and plasterboarding in room 3, swept and cleaned both rooms 3 and 4, and the stairs and chill out room, and got electrics completed into room 4 (thanks Dave the Cunt!)

The reason for this flurry of activity is that we made an executive decision to open on wednesday, and then Personal Sacrifice went and booked in on Wednesday night which means we couldn't just say "we're opening" and then use the time to finish things off....

having said that, they weren't the first band to book in - Magwitch have that honour, booking 3-7 on sunday :-) living the dream!! it's actually happening!!

we also got the sofas for the chill out room into the unit, with a filing cabinet for tidying stuff into , and also the PA and equipment for the room on Wednesday night (well, we'll be trying it out with Beer Tricks tomorrow evening, gotta make sure it works!)

Chris was there all afternoon, and between him and Dan, they opened up the storage above the toilets, we now have "Dan's bridge" which is a massively overengineered bit of new flooring above the stairs - it kicks arse!!

and, last but by no means least, mr Michael Watson helped us get a HUUUGE 40" (at least) plasma TV for the chill out room, which means that the N64 and Playstation (and anything else we put through it) will look awesome!! thanks michael.

So, the studio (www.rock-hard-studios.co.uk) will be open in 30 hours or so, which is just amazing!!!

i'm off to bed, gotta be back at the unit in 5 hours :-S

ace!

Andrew

Will you get some f*cking MANNERS!

I'll tell y'all about the title to this blog in a bit...

but to the news - we got the first three coats of paint in room 4, loads of the electrics done (cheers sparky dave) and all the plaster board up in both room 4 and the chill out room. Room 3 has it's floor down and the basic electric ring in for the plugs..

so, the other day we're sitting having some fish and chips and dan belches like the disgusting animal he is so i said "will you get some fucking manners" and dave laughed so much he now says it to everyone, all the time. So, you heard it here first.

some more breaking news, Pink Hearse (http://www.myspace.com/itspinkhearse) have a new bassist, my buddy Lauren (www.myspace.com/lil_mizz_vampire)... well done girl!! i'm sure you're going to be ace.

the gig last night with oscars park was a bit of a bust, because rob couldn't hear his in-ear-monitors and thought i was turning it down - it was more to do with wax in his ears i'm sure, but hey.. life goes on.

rock hard studios (www.rock-hard-studios) will be open next week and we'll be taking bookings from tomorrow.. here's to being full from the first day we open ace!!!

so for now...

will you just get some FUCKING manners!!!

Andrew
RHMG

Studio Being Built!

Well then, first blog, and it's an exciting one!

First, a bit of background.

The Rock Hard Music Group (www.rhmg.co.uk) are based in Blackpool, and are committed to developing the Musical Community in this wonderful town. We run jam nights for new bands (www.rock-hard-live.co.uk), as well as providing gigs for more established acts, and are able to record these events for posterity.

We are also getting close to opening the Rock Hard Studios (www.rock-hard-studios.co.uk), a professional quality rehearsal and recording facility based in the centre of blackpool, with four rehearsal rooms and a digital recording suite. (More importantly maybe we're also providing N64, Playstation 2 and - most impressively, table football in the chill out room!)

So, this blog will follow our continuing journey through building the studio (tonight, we're finishing studding the walls in the first room, and sanding down some other walls preparatory to painting), and also update you on all the other things that are going on in the world of Rock Hard Music Group.

our MySpace (where we run a lot of our business from) is : www.myspace.com/rockhardrecordsuk. Alternativey, visit www.rhmg.co.uk for contact details.

Ace

Andrew
RHMG