Pirate Studios Leicester | Record, DJ, Rehearse

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Your Space To Create

Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, our specialist East Midlands studios are the perfect place to create, write, produce, practice and mix with no distractions.

In Leicester there are 14 spaces ready for your next project:

Hone your mix on club-standard equipment in the DJ studios
Rehearsal studios to jam with your band or practice for the next gig
Recording studios to write and produce songs or capture vocals

Simply book and pay by the hour using our easy live calendar. It's time to let your creativity flow.

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What is Pirate?

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A worldwide network of DJ, recording, rehearsal, podcast and dance studios, giving you round-the-clock access to create. Because we’re open 24/7, we've made the experience entirely self-service using our unique entry code system — but if you ever need a hand, we're here. The fastest way to get support is via Live Chat.

On-site facilities

Limited car-parking: three spaces outside the entrance to the studios, plus pay and display spaces at the Highcross John Lewis car park
High-speed WiFi
Vending machines
Kitchen facilities
Air-conditioned rooms

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Your Local Area

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Leicester's lineage as a hotspot for many of the world's preeminent blues, rock and pop musicians in the 60s lives on through its exemplary array of independent record stores. Mighty Leicester boasts Britain’s first mainland radio station – BBC Radio Leicester – which first broadcast in 1967. Nowadays, you are just likely to hear local grime don and Pirate mainstay Jafro on the airwaves as you are to catch a chisit waxing lyrical about that 2015-2016 title-winning season.

Here are a few of our favourite spots that are within walking distance from your Cumberland St. studios:

Out Of Joint Records: Leftfield dance music specialist with undoubtedly the cutest office mascot in the area
Beat Route: second-hand prog, psych, pop mecca with an immaculately well-kept selection
Jazz House Records: lose yourself for hours in this haven for classic and contemporary jazz

Frequently asked questions

The Leicester edition of our FAQs has the top things you need to know about your session. Need more help? Hit up our support team via Live Chat.

Getting here and access

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If you're driving, free parking is available. We have three spaces outside the entrance to the studios, and there are pay and display spaces at the Highcross John Lewis car park.

Please note: the Cumberland Street car park is now run by another company and no longer available to Pirate customers. Please avoid parking here, or risk receiving a parking fine beyond our control.

If you're coming by public transport, the Hay Market bus station is a ten-minute walk away.

How much of my time will the program take each week?

Apprenticeship training should be delivered during the apprentices’ working hours. All apprentices must be allocated 20% of their paid working hours for “off-the-job training”.That can be spread in any way across your working week and does not need to be taken as a solid chunk. It will likely vary week to week according to the specific course you are on and what is being delivered and its method of delivery each week.

Please see the “Delivery method” section of each cohort to get a better idea of how much

What if I decide to leave halfway through the program?

Our recruitment process will be focused on ensuring that we get people who are truly committed to their course.

In the first instance, we will do everything we can to support the apprentice to remain on the program.

In exceptional circumstances, such as long-term illness or in some cases personal challenges, we can apply a ‘break in learning’ to allow the apprentice some time away from their learning.

What are the benefits to Pirate of this?

Grow & develop talent in your Team to build a stronger pipeline
Improve turnover, engagement and progression
Develop role-relevant skills, knowledge and behaviours
Improve our customer experience and your Site’s performance KPIs
Reward and recognise our people

Set up your Pirate.com account

It takes less than two minutes to become a member:

Visit the account creation page.
Enter your details in each field. If you have a referral code from another Pirate customer, please enter it at this point.
Select Join Pirate.com and we’ll send you an SMS to confirm your mobile number. You’ll need to confirm this number before you can use your account.
Confirmed? You’re ready to book.

What are the benefits to the Apprentice?

Achieve a nationally recognised qualification
Develop, reinforce and enhance their skills, knowledge and behaviours to maximise their potential
Build their confidence
Earn as they learn. Pirate fund their apprenticeship training.

Why are there only 10 spaces available?

Each apprenticeship costs either £5,000 or £9,000 and Pirate has managed to secure £70,000 of external funding to provision this training programme this year. We also have to ensure we have the internal resources to be able to support these apprenticeships.

If I don’t get through this time, will there be another opportunity in the future?

Potentially. This is the first time Pirate is offering something like this and if all goes well we will want to continue to offer apprenticeships.

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Leicester

Address

Cumberland House, Cumberland St., Leicester, LE1 4QS

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