Manchester band IST IST have launched a community studio space in response to the shock closure of Brunswick Mill.
After many rehearsal spaces closed over the past few years, the band took action building their own community studio space in Nile Mill A in Oldham. KVR Studios offers a space for creatives in the city. The studio will boast EIGHT rehearsal rooms, a blackout photo studio for photoshoots and videos and storage areas with 24 hour access.
IST IST had used Brunswick Mill since 2018 alongside countless artists from across Manchester. In response to the closure they quit their day jobs and have decided to establish their own rehearsal AND CREATIVE STUDIOS.
Speaking about the upcoming opening in April 2023, Andy & Adam of the band explained, “This is the second time we’ve been in this situation, as I’m sure a lot of other bands have been. Instead of becoming a tenant elsewhere and potentially having to share a room with other bands which brings its own logistical headaches, we decided to establish KVR Studios, named after our label Kind Violence Records. We want our space to be somewhere where bands and artists want to hang out and for it to be an aspirational place to rehearse, write and create.”
