Firebird Studios

13/08/2025

Bethany Stenning - Violin & Viola Teacher - If you're looking to learn violin or viola, then come to Firebird Studios and study with Bethany. She is a classically trained violinist and violist (grade 8 ABRSM) who has since explored many styles of violin, from folk to jazz. She has experience playing in orchestras, and smaller ensembles such as string quartets and alongside singer-songwriters.

As a wider musician, Bethany also composes and plays piano, guitar, harp and sings. She enjoys to explore the instruments in new and interesting ways, as well as exploring classical technique. Her band and musical identity is called STANLÆY with which she has played all over the UK and at many festivals, and been featured on Radio 6 Music for her latest EP.


https://firebirdstudios.co.uk/bethany-stenning-violin-viola-teacher/

Learn violin or viola at Firebird Studios with Bethany, a classically trained musician who plays multiple instruments including piano, guitar, harp and sings.

06/08/2025

Daytime Drum Practice - Daytime Drum Practice

If you want to get some drum practice in, but don't have a kit, or can't setup your own kit in your house, then come to Firebird Studios and use ours! We have all kinds of drum sets from 18" bop kits to 22" rock monsters! They are all well maintained and are regularly reskinned to ensure that you get a great sounding kit every time. You'll also get a snare drum and cymbals as part of the hire as well.

You also have access to a laptop stand, mini mixer and in room pa to playback the tracks you're working on. We have a free on site car park with plenty of space and brew some of the best coffee you're going to get in a rehearsal studio courtesy of Bristol Twenty Coffee Company.

We charge just £9.50 per hour for all of this, plus you get to use a kit that actually gets maintained and isn't broken or missing vital parts on it. We can also hire you just the shells and you bring your cymbals and snare for £8.50 per hour!

You can book your practice session from 10am - 7pm Monday - Thursday and 10am - 6pm Friday.

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Firebird Studios offers well-maintained drum kits for practice, including various sizes. Facilities include a laptop stand, mixer, and access to quality coffee. Rates are £9.50 per hour or £8.50 for shell-only rentals.

30/07/2025

Music Lesson Gift Vouchers - Want to get your special someone something fun for their brithday or anniversary? Why not get them a private lesson on the instrument they've always wanted to play. We offer Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Saxophone, Piano, Drums, Violin and Viola at the studios. Lessons can be from 30 minutes to 1 hour and you can also buy multiple lessons as well. Call/Whatsapp us on 0117 972 1830.

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Surprise your loved one for their brithday or anniversary with a private music lesson. Choose from Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Piano, Drums, Saxophone, Violin, or Viola. Sessions last 30 minutes to 1 hour. Contact us at 0117 972 1830.

23/07/2025

Saxophone Teacher - Garrick Wareham - We offer private saxophone lessons at Firebird Studios. First and foremost you have to enjoy playing and be inspired to practice and we strive to create that with the lessons we teach.

Garrick is a classical and jazz saxophonist (grade 8 ABRSM), teaching alto and tenor saxophone to all ages and skills. Garrick’s saxophone experience ranges from classical performances to playing alto and tenor in jazz, funk, big band and wind band arrangements for almost two decades. Garrick’s approach to tuition is to support his students in what is most inspiring and interesting to them, whether it’s exploring new songs and artists, pursuing grades and technical skills, or expanding their musicality and general musicianship.


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Firebird Studios offers private saxophone lessons with Garrick, an experienced classical and jazz saxophonist. Lessons focus on student inspiration, covering various styles and skills, while supporting individual interests in music and technical development for all ages.

09/07/2025

PAT Testing - We now offer PAT testing at Firebird Studios. It costs £1 per test and can include amplifiers, power leads, active PA speakers, power amps, keyboards, laptops, tablets, basically any electronic item you use as part of your performance.

What is PAT testing?

The Portable Appliance Test is a test to check that your electrical equipment is electrically safe and not likely to cause harm to you or anyone around you. This comprises of a visual inspection and electrical test – typically using a PAT testing machine.

Why should I PAT test my equipment?

Mainly because it’s good to know that your equipment is safe and shouldn’t cause any issues at your gig. If something goes wrong at the venue and the electrics pop for some reason, it’s a great way to prove that your equipment was unlikely to be the cause of it.

Also, your insurance policies typically ask for it as part of the requirements of getting the insurance in the first place. If you don’t have a valid PAT test, then they have the perfect reason to refuse your insurance claim and no one wants those weasly tinkers to get out of doing what’s right by you.


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Firebird Studios offers PAT testing for all performance equipment, amplifiers, PAs, laptops and more. Get your equipment tested here.

02/07/2025

Do your rooms come with equipment? - Our rooms come with a pa and microphones as standard, but if you need guitar amps or drum kits, then there's an extra charge for them. So why do we charge for our equipment hire?

The reason that we charge for the equipment is two fold. Firstly, we're on the ground floor with great load in access and so people generally enjoy being able to bring their own equipment and use it at an angry volume. This becomes tricky if you've got a room full of equipment already in place.

Secondly, we don't want to charge you for something that you don't use. If you book a room and the equipment is already in there, then you're paying for the equipment within your room hire fee. We think people should only pay for what they use, so each item is hired separately. The hire fee is minimal (£1 - 2.50 per item per hour) and that hire fee goes towards the maintenance of the equipment.

We service our amps regularly and change the drum kit heads at least once - if not twice - a year depending on usage. This can all quickly add up cost-wise, but we want to keep this going so that you guys get good quality equipment to use if and when you need to use it. We've all been to those rehearsal rooms that have free equipment in them and it's almost always completely trashed and pretty unuseable.

We want you to have the best experience you can at our studios, so you can get on with what you're there to do; make amazing music.

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https://firebirdstudios.co.uk/do-your-rooms-come-with-equipment/

Our rooms come with pa and mics as standard, as we think you should only pay for what you use. Find out more here.

25/06/2025

Are your rooms on the ground floor? - Yes they are is the simple answer.

Our 6 rehearsal rooms are on the ground floor next to our car park, which is big enough to fit most of the bands that come to rehearse with us. We also have a big roller shutter entrance so you won't have any issues getting your equipment through the doors either. We even have a selection of trolleys for you to use to get your gear into the studio.

No more hu***ng gear up and down stairs or dealing with annoying corridors that go on forever. Just park, unload, walk into room, setup, play.

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https://firebirdstudios.co.uk/are-your-rooms-on-the-ground-floor/

Yes, our studios offer ground floor rooms with a large parking area and a roller shutter for easy equipment loading, plus trolleys are available for use. No more carrying equipment up stairs.

19/06/2025

We're updating the rooms, giving them a lick of paint and generally smartening things. What fun!

19/06/2025

Daytime Drum Practice - Daytime Drum Practice

If you want to get some drum practice in, but don't have a kit, or can't setup your own kit in your house, then come to Firebird Studios and use ours! We have all kinds of drum sets from 18" bop kits to 22" rock monsters! They are all well maintained and are regularly reskinned to ensure that you get a great sounding kit every time. You'll also get a snare drum and cymbals as part of the hire as well.

You also have access to a laptop stand, mini mixer and in room pa to playback the tracks you're working on. We have a free on site car park with plenty of space and brew some of the best coffee you're going to get in a rehearsal studio courtesy of Bristol Twenty Coffee Company.

We charge just £9.50 per hour for all of this, plus you get to use a kit that actually gets maintained and isn't broken or missing vital parts on it. We can also hire you just the shells and you bring your cymbals and snare for £8.50 per hour!

You can book your practice session from 10am - 7pm Monday - Thursday and 10am - 6pm Friday.

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18/06/2025

Do you have a car park? - They joy of rehearsing at Firebird Studios is that you don't have to gain access through a special gate* or wander around for ages on the streets looking for somewhere to park. We have a fairly large car park on site which can usually accomodate all of our bands rehearsing at any one time. If you get here late, then you may have a bit of difficulty parking right outside the door, but there's plenty of space all around our building and also on the street if we're really jammed up.

You do need to be sensible with where you park when you get here and maybe look around you to make sure that you're not blocking people in, or parking in a way that can stop other people parknig around you. Other than that it's usually plain sailing when you get here.

If you're rehearsing in the evening, then we typically have the entire site to ourselves. For people rehearsing in the daytime, there are other businesses on site that require access and so we ask you to be more mindful during standard working hours.

*If you are presented with a closed gate when you get here. Double check that you have come through the main entrance on Emery Road, not the side entrance on Bonville Road. If you still see a blue gate, then give us a call and we'll see what's going on.

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Firebird Studios offers easy access and ample parking for rehearsals. Evening sessions have the whole site, while daytime requires mindful parking due to other businesses.

11/06/2025

When are you open? - Monday to Thursday we're open from 10am - 11pm, Friday we're open 10am to 6pm, Saturdays can be from 9am - 4pm, but it changes during the school year and Sundays we're open from 12pm to 10pm.

That's the simplified version. In reality it can be a little tricker than that. If we have bands booked in during the daytime, then the studio will be open. If we don't then we won't be. Monday to Thursday evenings we are almost always open, as that's our peak time for bands to rehearse.

https://firebirdstudios.co.uk/when-are-you-open/

Monday to Thursday we’re open from 10am – 11pm, Friday we’re open 10am to 6pm, Saturdays can be from 9am – 4pm, but it changes during the school year and Sundays we’re open from 12pm to 10pm. That’s the simplified version. In reality it can be a little tricker tha...

04/06/2025

Chris Langton - Drum Teacher - Are you looking to learn drums in Bristol? We have some of the best teachers and performers at our studios ready to show you how to play that beat and become the drummer you always wanted to be.

Chris Langton is a professional drummer and teacher with over ten years of professional experience, currently working with Bristol band Snazzback who are signed to the Worm Discs record label. With an upbringing in rock and funk, his style of drumming has developed to encompass Latin, jazz, hip-hop and an experimental free attitude towards music which concepts he brings to the lessons he teaches.

Performing on stages such as Ronnie Scotts (Soho), Strange Brew (Bristol), Band On The Wall (Manchester) aswell as festival stages at Glastonbury (Truth Stage) Shambala (Main stage) amongst others, Chris’ professional experience lends a lot to his lessons and concepts that he teaches.

You can book a lesson with him at our studios on Mondays and Fridays.


https://firebirdstudios.co.uk/chris-langton-drum-teacher/

Looking to learn drums in Bristol? Our studios feature top teachers like Chris Langton, a professional drummer with over ten years of experience and a diverse style. He performs with Snazzback and has played at renowned venues and festivals. Book a lesson and see how Chris can help enhance your drum...