Bally Rehearsal and 8-Track Recording Studios.
@ballystudios.bsky.social
Music studios based in Tottenham Hale, North London. Passionate about independent music. Founded in 1989, (as Sync City), under current management since 2005. Run by musicians, for musicians. Chat to us, we won't bite! 😉❤️
As many of you already know, from 1st November we'll be accepting bookings in Studio 1 again for the first time in 3 years, as it's been completely booked out that entire time. All the usual equipment, a 4000 watt PA with 4x 15 inch speakers, AC, etc. Available for £62 for 4 hours, fully inclusive.
October 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
As many of you already know, from 1st November we'll be accepting bookings in Studio 1 again for the first time in 3 years, as it's been completely booked out that entire time. All the usual equipment, a 4000 watt PA with 4x 15 inch speakers, AC, etc. Available for £62 for 4 hours, fully inclusive.
Today is our 20th birthday!! 🥳 Thanks so much to everyone that has used us over the years, it's been an absolute privilege, here's to the next 20 years! (More info in screenshots.)
October 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Today is our 20th birthday!! 🥳 Thanks so much to everyone that has used us over the years, it's been an absolute privilege, here's to the next 20 years! (More info in screenshots.)
We now have cymbal sizzle chains available in the office for you to borrow in your session! It's a little chain that you put on top of the cymbal, and as it rings out, it adds a little "sizzling" to the sound, as you can hopefully hear in this video. Video recorded by studio manager,Mark Edwards🙂👍🥁🥓
September 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
We now have cymbal sizzle chains available in the office for you to borrow in your session! It's a little chain that you put on top of the cymbal, and as it rings out, it adds a little "sizzling" to the sound, as you can hopefully hear in this video. Video recorded by studio manager,Mark Edwards🙂👍🥁🥓
An example of the Samoiloff Effect that happens in our Studio 3, due to a combination of the red XLR cables that we use, which appear to change colours under the RGB LED lights that we have installed in the studio. This is how they actually look in the studios in real life, the video is not edited😍
September 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
An example of the Samoiloff Effect that happens in our Studio 3, due to a combination of the red XLR cables that we use, which appear to change colours under the RGB LED lights that we have installed in the studio. This is how they actually look in the studios in real life, the video is not edited😍
We've just received our new batch of t-shirts, so now there are 100 more!! 😎 Designed by our own staff members, made in London, 100% cotton, in S/M/L/XL sizes, in 10+ different colours. Available in the office for £7.50 each, or x3 for £20, or x4 for £25.
August 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We've just received our new batch of t-shirts, so now there are 100 more!! 😎 Designed by our own staff members, made in London, 100% cotton, in S/M/L/XL sizes, in 10+ different colours. Available in the office for £7.50 each, or x3 for £20, or x4 for £25.
We've had the air conditioning in 2 of our studios upgraded, with brand new AC units in Studio 2 and 4. They're not only more powerful than the previous ones, they're also a LOT quieter as well! ❄️❄️❄️❄️ Just in time as well! 🥵 There'll be a few more upgrades that will be coming very soon! 😉
June 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
We've had the air conditioning in 2 of our studios upgraded, with brand new AC units in Studio 2 and 4. They're not only more powerful than the previous ones, they're also a LOT quieter as well! ❄️❄️❄️❄️ Just in time as well! 🥵 There'll be a few more upgrades that will be coming very soon! 😉
All done by hand, with our simple badge maker that we have in the office. Get your badges made in front of you, nice badges, low cost, no long waiting periods, and you get to support a small local business as well. 😀👍
June 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
All done by hand, with our simple badge maker that we have in the office. Get your badges made in front of you, nice badges, low cost, no long waiting periods, and you get to support a small local business as well. 😀👍
We've been making LOADS of Bally Badges over the last few weeks, and we're very happy to say that these recent Pride badges have been our most popular badges since we started making them 20 years ago! More info in this thread about how we make them all. 🏳️🌈
June 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
We've been making LOADS of Bally Badges over the last few weeks, and we're very happy to say that these recent Pride badges have been our most popular badges since we started making them 20 years ago! More info in this thread about how we make them all. 🏳️🌈
Another recent recording session at Bally to 8-track. We've been having loads of sessions recently with bands spending 4 hours recording, with us setting things up for them before they get there. It's allowed bands to record whole EP's in a raw format, for less than £100 each.
May 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Another recent recording session at Bally to 8-track. We've been having loads of sessions recently with bands spending 4 hours recording, with us setting things up for them before they get there. It's allowed bands to record whole EP's in a raw format, for less than £100 each.
As many of the usual Bally bands will have noticed over the last few weeks, we've installed guitar hangers in all of the studios, so that bands no longer need to bring their own, saving space and effort. ✅ We're also selling some of them in the office as well, available for only £8.50 each. 😃👍
May 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
As many of the usual Bally bands will have noticed over the last few weeks, we've installed guitar hangers in all of the studios, so that bands no longer need to bring their own, saving space and effort. ✅ We're also selling some of them in the office as well, available for only £8.50 each. 😃👍
Meet our new(ish) member of staff, Ale!! (Alessandro!) 👋😃 He joined the Bally team in Jan 2025, and as you can see, he's a bassist, as well as a solo artist, so just like all of the other members of staff at Bally, he's a working musician!!
Welcome to the team, Ale! 🙂❤️
Welcome to the team, Ale! 🙂❤️
February 15, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Meet our new(ish) member of staff, Ale!! (Alessandro!) 👋😃 He joined the Bally team in Jan 2025, and as you can see, he's a bassist, as well as a solo artist, so just like all of the other members of staff at Bally, he's a working musician!!
Welcome to the team, Ale! 🙂❤️
Welcome to the team, Ale! 🙂❤️
January 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
There's only about 10 days of the year when the studios is closed, so when that happens it's time to travel! 🚄
Vienna. 🇦🇹
Vienna. 🇦🇹
December 31, 2024 at 11:11 AM
There's only about 10 days of the year when the studios is closed, so when that happens it's time to travel! 🚄
Vienna. 🇦🇹
Vienna. 🇦🇹
Listening to Wilco's live album, "Kicking Television - Live In Chicago."
It still amazes me how an album recorded in imperfect conditions, over less than 8 hours (multiple concerts) with a couple of hours of soundcheck in total, can sound better than an album recorded over months. And it does!
It still amazes me how an album recorded in imperfect conditions, over less than 8 hours (multiple concerts) with a couple of hours of soundcheck in total, can sound better than an album recorded over months. And it does!
December 29, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Listening to Wilco's live album, "Kicking Television - Live In Chicago."
It still amazes me how an album recorded in imperfect conditions, over less than 8 hours (multiple concerts) with a couple of hours of soundcheck in total, can sound better than an album recorded over months. And it does!
It still amazes me how an album recorded in imperfect conditions, over less than 8 hours (multiple concerts) with a couple of hours of soundcheck in total, can sound better than an album recorded over months. And it does!
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(14/20)
(14/20)
December 29, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(14/20)
(14/20)
Merry Christmas everyone!! 🎄🎁 3 years ago I received a pair of Red Wing Boots for Christmas. About 12 million steps later, (6 million per boot) they're due a polish and wax, but still going strong. Hope that everyone else has received a present just as good. ❤️
December 25, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Merry Christmas everyone!! 🎄🎁 3 years ago I received a pair of Red Wing Boots for Christmas. About 12 million steps later, (6 million per boot) they're due a polish and wax, but still going strong. Hope that everyone else has received a present just as good. ❤️
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(13/20)
(13/20)
December 23, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(13/20)
(13/20)
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(12/20)
(12/20)
December 19, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(12/20)
(12/20)
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(11/20)
(11/20)
December 17, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(11/20)
(11/20)
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(10/20)
(10/20)
December 16, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(10/20)
(10/20)
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(9/20)
(9/20)
December 13, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(9/20)
(9/20)
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(8/20)
(8/20)
December 10, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(8/20)
(8/20)
We've just added some brand new cymbals to the studios, B20 Bronze ones, with x2 extra 16" and 18" crashes, to go along with the 14" crashes that we already have, and 13" hi-hats. ALSO, we added a super cute 12" crash, and new cables.
Cost of hiring the cymbals? Free, of course! 😎👍
Cost of hiring the cymbals? Free, of course! 😎👍
December 10, 2024 at 12:27 PM
We've just added some brand new cymbals to the studios, B20 Bronze ones, with x2 extra 16" and 18" crashes, to go along with the 14" crashes that we already have, and 13" hi-hats. ALSO, we added a super cute 12" crash, and new cables.
Cost of hiring the cymbals? Free, of course! 😎👍
Cost of hiring the cymbals? Free, of course! 😎👍
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(7/20)
(7/20)
December 9, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
(7/20)
(7/20)