Recording studios / Nottingham
Nottingham is a busy indie, grime and hip-hop city. Here are popular studios where independent artists in Nottingham, England record, and how to make the most of your session.
Last checked October 2026. Studios change, so confirm rates and availability before you book.
Small and mid-sized rooms where local artists can realistically get booked. Check each venue for open-mic and support-slot nights. Last checked October 2026.
City Beat Radio
Community · Online
Nottingham's community radio station, provides a platform for Nottingham communities and talented residents.
97.5 Kemet FM
Community · FM 97.5
Serves African and Caribbean communities; has 'Continuous Jamz' and various shows by presenters.
Radio Faza
Community · FM 97.1/DAB
Community radio station serving over 100,000 listeners with diverse programs, promoting art, music, and social issues.
YDN Nottingham
Community · Online
Provides a platform for Nottingham communities to have a voice and showcase their productions.
Trent Sound
Community · Online
Not-for-profit online community radio station with specialist music programmes.
Ask to hear songs they've recorded in your genre. Check whether the hourly rate includes an engineer, and whether mixing and mastering cost extra. A cheaper room with an engineer who knows your sound beats an expensive room with one who doesn't.
Practice the song until you can do it in a few takes. Bring your beat or stems, your lyrics and a reference track that sounds like what you want. Studio time goes fast when you're figuring things out in the booth.
Ask for a mastered final, a clean radio edit and an instrumental. Then run it through our free radio-ready check and pitch it with our guide to submitting music to radio stations.
Every Independent Radio FM member is accepted. Send one song a week and it airs on a Saturday show with a personal DJ review.
Our first show airs October 3, 2026.