We try to be on the ball at Milk and Honey when it comes to cultural happenings in Cardiff, and music is certainly very high up on our list. Having been involved in various guises since the early nineties I wanted to write a post about Musicbox Studios – Cardiff’s longest running and most prestigious rehearsal and recording studios.

Musicbox was the brain child of Mark Foley, who took over a couple of run down rehearsal rooms in West Canal Wharf (which has since been redeveloped) back in 1990. As the music scene grew in South Wales (during the mid 90′s it became a mecca for Record Label attention) as did the business, eventually outgrowing it’s City Centre location and relocating to a bigger industrial unit on Daisy Street, Victoria Park.

The business went from strength to strength and 10 years later the 3 room setup was bursting at the seams so after joining forces with Andrew “Bernie” Plain they relocated to a brand new unit on Tollgate Close, just off Penarth Road.

Andrew Plain

It took the guys the best part of 18 months to build the new Musibox from scratch, and now complete it boasts 6 fully functional rehearsal rooms (including aircon, PA etc) as well as pro recording facilities, a kit shop, storage facilities and even a cafe!

Such is the reputation of Musicbox, you’ll often find such luminaries as Super Furry Animals, Bullet for my Valentine or even Budgie walking the halls and rocking out in their respective rooms!

Musicbox is open 362 days a year, from 10am – Midnight, and can be contacted on 02920 373707.