Tell us about Musicland.
Musicland consists of two live music stages: the main stage which holds up to 350 people and backstage which holds approx 80. We have a music shop, live recording facilities, rehearsal rooms, music school, licensed bar, beer garden and food available. It was built by muso’s for musicians, and has an authentic vibe about it. We are an inclusive venue, from metal to blues from young to old, everyone is included.
What are your opening hours?
The Music Store is open Tuesday to Friday 11am to 5pm, Saturday 11am to 3pm and Tues to Sunday evenings from 7pm to midnight. So if you ever need a packet of strings at 10pm, you can get them from Musicland Fawkner, we’ll be open. We also buy, put on consignment and have new stock at hand, and if we haven’t got it, we can get it. We have a couple of repair technicians, so we can fix your gear, and even if it’s as simple as changing over strings, we can do that, too. Come in and speak to George he will help you out. Also, we have just had a huge consignment of Vintage Amps come into our shop, so it’s definitely worth a look.
Tell us about your rehearsal rooms.
We have three large rehearsal rooms in use at the moment. All of them have PA’s, great sound and for the whole night if needed, prices start from $60. We also hire out drum kits if you don’t want to bring your own.
What about live recording facilities?
We are fast becoming known as a high quality live recording venue, with a number of TV shows already being filmed at Musicland, and numerous music clips. Wrokdown, Band Wars and Evivoo all tape out of Musicland’s facilities. We have live switching with our four cameras, plus roving if needed, separate booth audio mixing, as well as professional outside audio mixing, but if you want to keep it simple, we can give you the ProTools files and you can mix it all down yourselves.
Do you have a music school?
Yes, we also do music lessons, with some great teachers and friendly atmosphere we also look at stage and performance technique and teach young and old alike.
Do you do any live gigs?
We’re working towards keeping live music alive in Melbourne, so six nights a week, we have bands playing live. Mondays are when Wrokdown record, you are more than welcome to come and have a look. Tuesdays are for Evivoo recording night where five live acts get recorded for Evivoo. It’s always great quality and again, free entry. Wednesdays is our open mic/jam night. Thursdays is our showcase/audition night, where bands we haven’t heard get a chance to play on the Musicland stage, and even have a chance to be picked for one of the shows being filmed. On Thursdays, we have our Hume Blues Club, which has special guest artists as well as a Jam. Fridays is our classic covers night, so come on down and dance to the music of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. Saturday is our showcase events, depending on what’s on, it can range from Metal to country, so check out our gig guide or get our free app (search Musicland Melbourne). Sundays we are back to Jam Nights, and of course all ages gigs pop up through the week.
Find MUSICLAND MUSIC COMPLEX at 1359 Sydney Road, Fawkner. Directions: Just off the Western Ring Road, before the Cemetery, and five minutes from Gowrie Station.
