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The studio booth: three CDJ-3000X players, a DJM-V10 mixer and two QSC KC12 column speakers under red and purple light

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Club gear by the block. Your code, your time.

Book three hours on three CDJ-3000X and a DJM-V10. Your door code comes by text and works only for your booking, so the room is set up and yours when you walk in.

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Book a block

Block
–Pick an open block
  • Open 10a–10p daily, Friday and Saturday until 2a
  • Door codes work only during your block
  • Booth set up and soundchecked. Bring headphones and a USB
  • 12 hours a week held for community access at $10/hr

Sessions

Pick how you want to use the room

Every booking is a block of time in one fully equipped room. Tell us what you're doing and the price follows.

    How access works

    No keys, no front desk, no waiting around

    1. Book a block

      Choose a session and a time slot, then pay online to lock it in.

    2. Get your code

      We text a door code an hour before. It works from 15 minutes before your start to 15 minutes after your end.

    3. Play

      The booth is powered, linked and soundchecked. Plug in your USB or laptop and go.

    4. Check out

      Run the quick walkthrough: gear off, room reset. The door locks behind you.

    Example: a 7p–10p peak block

    Code texted at 6p

    6:45pcode starts 10:15pcode stops 7pblock starts 10pblock ends
    Door code worksYour booked time
    Close-up of the booth: three CDJ-3000X players with waveforms on screen, a DJM-V10 mixer and an RMX-IGNITE between two booth monitors
    3D render of our booth.

    The rig

    The booth headliners ask for

    The same layout most touring DJs play in clubs, so what you practice on is what you'll play on.

    Booth

    • AlphaTheta CDJ-3000X × 3
    • Pioneer DJ DJM-V10 6 channels
    • AlphaTheta RMX-IGNITE effects
    • PreSonus 8" booth monitors pair
    • QSC KC12 column systems × 2

    Production corner

    • Universal Audio Apollo x4 interface
    • Ableton Push 2 · Roland JUNO-DS · Korg Triton keys
    • ADAM A7V studio monitors

    Pricing

    One room, priced by the time of day

    Blocks run three hours. Daytime is cheapest, evenings are peak, and Friday and Saturday nights run late until 2a.

    Off-peakPeakLate or buyoutCommunity holdClosed
    • Off-peak10a–4p, every day
      $25/hr
    • Peak4p–10p, every day
      $35/hr
    • Late sessionFri–Sat 10p–2a
      $45/hr
    • Touring rehearsalFull rig at show volume, any open block
      $60/hr
    • Content and streamsLights and camera-ready
      $75/hr
    • Extra personFor back-to-back sets, up to 4 people
      +$10/hr
    • Event buyoutFri–Sat 10p–2a, full speaker rig
      $750

    Community

    $40 /month

    6 community hours a month, for approved community artists.

    Apply for community access

    Core

    $99 /month

    6 off-peak hours a month. Daytime practice on the full booth.

    Join Core
    Most hours

    Resident

    $199 /month

    12 hours a month, 4 of them peak. Evenings included.

    Become a resident

    Work with us

    The same gear and crew, at your event

    Everything in the studio can leave it. We deliver, set up and run it, from a rooftop pop-up to a full club night.

    Rentals

    Gear rental

    Six packages from $150 a day, delivered and set up across Chicagoland.

    See packages
    Talent

    Talent booking

    DJs from our roster and the artists who practice here, booked for clubs, brands and private events.

    Book talent
    Production

    Events and production

    Crew, sound and booth setup for one night or a full weekend. Crew from $40/hr, audio engineers $65/hr.

    Plan an event
    Builds

    Custom sound systems

    Systems designed and built for venues and promoters. Parts at cost plus 25%, build labor $65/hr.

    Start a build

    Tell us about the job

    Answer a few questions and a member gets back to you with a plan and a price. The more we know up front, the faster the quote.

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    Community access

    12 hours a week. $10 an hour.

    Club gear is expensive to learn on. Every week we hold 12 hours for artists who can't afford standard rates, paid for by the rest of the calendar. Apply once, then book any held block.

    Held blocks: Monday, Wednesday and Sunday, 1p–4p.

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    Help

    Before your first session

    What should I bring?

    Headphones and your music on a USB drive or laptop. The booth, monitors and cables are already set up.

    How does the door code work?

    We text it an hour before your block. It opens the door from 15 minutes before your start until 15 minutes after your end, then stops working. If you're a minute late, you've still got your full code window.

    Can I stay longer?

    If the next block is open, extend from the link in your booking text. Staying past your code window without extending is charged as the next block.

    Can I bring friends to play back to back?

    Yes. Each extra person is $10 an hour, up to four people in the room. Add them when you book.

    What if I need to cancel?

    Cancel at least 24 hours ahead and we credit the full amount toward another booking.

    Do you deliver gear for events?

    Yes, across Chicagoland in three delivery zones, with setup, soundcheck and crew available. See gear rental.

    House rules

    • No drinks on the booth. Ever.
    • Only the people on your booking.
    • Keep it under the posted volume limit unless you booked touring rehearsal or a buyout.
    • Report any gear problem by text right away, so the next person isn't surprised.
    • Leave the room the way you found it: gear off, cables coiled, lights down.