Unit One Studios

Unit One Studios Colchester's No.1 Recording & Rehearsal Studio This studio space has been in the game since 1989 and a lot has changed since it began.
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Unit One is owned by Wayne Thompson, a popular local drummer, recording engineer and teacher in Colchester, Essex. Since his arrival in July 2017, the studio has seen some big changes and with many more to come!

Unit One is located in the Eastgates Industrial Estate, with easy and quick access to Colchester town and it's amenities. The business began in 1989, it started under the name Legends S

tudios. Back then, the unit was bare, with no rooms and no equipment. 3 rooms were built, soundproofed and equipped with quality gear. Since then, it has seen many changes. One of which lasted for 11 years while the ownership was under the responsibility of the Moodie family. Along side the management of their local music store Music Warehouse, they took over Legend Studios and changed the name to the Unit One name you know now and also added an extra 4th room.

It is now going through even more change. Since Wayne has taken over, a lot of planning and forward thinking has taken place and soon, big changes will be seen happening throughout the studio. New gear, new rooms and a new name is all set to happen in the near future.

Along with free tea and coffee facilities :)

Super proud moment today! My uncle has officially opened the doors to The Tiny Music Store, his brand new music shop in ...
14/11/2025

Super proud moment today! My uncle has officially opened the doors to The Tiny Music Store, his brand new music shop in Colchester!

He’s been working incredibly hard to get to where he is and it’s been amazing helping him over the past few weeks as everything came together.

After a trip down to see the lovely guys at Ashdown Engineering, he was finally ready to get people through the door.

After the closure of places like Music Warehouse and Sound Attack, we feel Colchester is in need of another store ready to help provide quality gear and services for the local music scene.

Rich is down to earth and willing to help anyone who walks through his door. Just pop in for a cuppa, he's always down to chat.

The shop is now open to the public, check it out and help support a small business here in Colchester. I see big things to come from within this tiny space.

Like and follow The Tiny Music Store to keep updated with more news to come 🎶

Guitar tracking once again with Violent Solution 💪We’ve reached the halfway point in pre-production, the guides are alre...
12/11/2025

Guitar tracking once again with Violent Solution 💪
We’ve reached the halfway point in pre-production, the guides are already shaping up nicely. Excited to see this album come together!

I’ll also be handling drum writing and recording duties for the project — can't wait to get started on that 🥁

Violent Solution

Kev is in the studio today, tracking some massive sounding guitars while working on pre-production for another album fro...
29/10/2025

Kev is in the studio today, tracking some massive sounding guitars while working on pre-production for another album from Violent Solution.

We've still got a lot to get through but we are especially looking forward to this one! Kev will be a regular visitor here over the next few months, keep an eye out for what's to come 👀

Had a great time working with this lovely bunch, giving them a hand with starting their pre-production journey. We ate b...
27/10/2025

Had a great time working with this lovely bunch, giving them a hand with starting their pre-production journey.

We ate brownies, laid down some demos and brainstormed some textural ideas. Sounding so good guys 🙌

Status Quo fans! These guys were in for a rehearsal over the weekend and sounded so good. If you're looking for a Status...
14/10/2025

Status Quo fans!

These guys were in for a rehearsal over the weekend and sounded so good. If you're looking for a Status Quo tribute act, look no further.

All members have plenty of experience and know how to put on a show. They have their debut gig on November 28th, at the Harvey Centre in Harlow.

All info can be found on their page.

At Unit One Studios
Meet the Qrew - Woody, Del, Graham, Nigel and Jack.
1st rehearsal for our debut show on November 28th
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-status-quo-songbook-launch-show-tickets-1652929549779

It's been another busy evening here at the studio, we love catching up with you all!Tonight we’ve been focusing on putti...
09/10/2025

It's been another busy evening here at the studio, we love catching up with you all!

Tonight we’ve been focusing on putting together tracks for some potential live shows kicking off next year 👀

Things are really starting to come together and we can’t wait to share more with you soon! 🔥

Drummers! We have fitted all our rehearsal room kits with Not Nuts cymbal sleeves — these clever little things keep hold...
06/10/2025

Drummers!

We have fitted all our rehearsal room kits with Not Nuts cymbal sleeves — these clever little things keep hold of your cymbals without the need for felts and wing nuts. Just slide your cymbals on when you arrive and you're good to go.

Just like every other normal cymbal sleeve, they stop metal-on-metal contact between your cymbals and stands to prevent keyholing.

They are a small detail that we think will make a big difference, and we’re seriously impressed with how well they do the job.

Big shout out to No Nuts Percussion for making something so simple yet so effective! 👏

Knocked For Six putting the work in! Check out the new music video for their song Blackout The Sun, all related info is ...
15/09/2025

Knocked For Six putting the work in!

Check out the new music video for their song Blackout The Sun, all related info is on their page.

Head on over and give 'em some love, they're smashing it 🤘

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Unit 1, Moorside Business Centre, Eastgates Industrial Estate
Colchester
CO12TJ

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