Location: 27 – 29 Little Hoddle Street North Richmond. We’re close to both the Eastern and Monash Freeway exits and Nth Richmond Station which is 75 meters away. The 109 Tram is also 75 meters from our front door and the 246 Bus stop is right outside.
Hours of operation: 11am to midnight 7 days a week and earlier access by appointment.
History: The walls of Bakehouse drip with the history of Australian music. One of Melbourne’s great secret locations, Bakehouse Studios is where the music is created, musicians meet, form bands, write songs, rehearse, record, shoot film clips and photos and generally prepare the presence that the general public finally witness. Founders Quincy McLean and Helen Marcou fell in love with Melbourne’s live music scene during our great city’s punk explosion in the late 70’s and in 1991 set up in Bakehouse Lane, Fitzroy in the old York St studios (est 1978) and their rehearsal space on the site of the old Stable Sound Studios (est 1985). Quincy & Helen went on to form the grassroots movement SLAM (Save Live Australia’s Music) in 2010 and staged the SLAM rally, where 20,000 protesters marched on Parliament House in Australia’s “largest cultural protest”. Bakehouse featured in the Paul Kelly Documentary ‘Stories of Me’, Persecution Blues doco, Nick Cave doco and hundreds of video clips.On any sunny day in their Richmond courtyard you might run into the likes of: The Drones, Tool, Beck , Gotye, Dan Sultan, Kimbra, Cat Empire, Icehouse, Archie Roach, Adalita, Cut Copy, Megan Washington or even rub shoulders with an unknown future superstar having their first ever jam.
Rooms and Facilities: Described by Elvis Costello’s band as ‘some of the best rooms in the world’, Bakehouse have 14 Rehearsal rooms and a Recording studio over 2 locations. Rooms sized for solo, 4 piece, 8 piece to 30 or more musicians. All rooms come with fold-back , FOH and Shure SM 58 mics. The famous Bakehouse courtyard garden to catch up with your band and friends. Communal Kitchen with herbal teas, fresh fruit, biccies and espresso. Organic drinks and snacks available at the counter.
What are the large rooms like? The large rooms are grand (think Northcote Social Club meets Espy Gershwin rooms little brother) and able to accommodate large international touring bands with massive stage equipment such as stadium standard monitor rigs, grand pianos, Timpani, Hammond organs, a 30 piece orchestra for Hugh Jackman , they’ve even had to make space for a Celeste for Sufjan Stevens and regularly ship in grand pianos, recently for the likes of Nick Cave, Birdy & Neil Finn. Wood pitched ceilings, mood or natural light, soft tones, and style only found at Bakehouse.
Instruments available for hire: A grand piano -3 upright pianos (all kept at concert pitch), 1 x Hammond L- 102 Organ, 4 x Pearl Export drum kits (cymbals optional extra), 7x bass rigs including Ampeg, G&K, Trace Elliot, Peavey, EV, SWR. Guitar amps including 1 x Fender Twin II, 2x Fender Hot Rod, 1 x Roland JC120, 3 x Yamaha combos and 1 x Roland Keyboard.
Cost of rooms and special deals:
Weekday 6 hour rehearsals from $40
Weeknights 6 hours from $62
Weekends 6 hours from $60
Student & Unemployed Concessions available
Parking and loading available? Direct load into driveway with easy access and remember to ask our friendly Bakey staff about parking spots.
Phone: (03) 94171271
Website: bakehousestudios.com.au
Email: [email protected]
