Who We Are

We are a group of musicians, tech professionals, and industry leaders, and together we are on a mission to help you play more.

100+

Studios booked

31,000

Musicians served

25+

Years experience

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CO-FOUNDER

Joe McRoberts

Hi, I’m Joe, the Founder of MusicWise. I’ve played the drums for 18 years, and have spent the last 10 years growing tech startups. I created MusicWise to help musicians play more music.

I founded MusicWise in Soho, London, in 2019 (when it was called Rehearsal Booker) to make rehearsal studio booking easier. The whole rehearsal studio booking process seemed unnecessarily difficult to me: phoning loads of studios to find a free slot, finding that the equipment was often broken, and having to pay in cash. So in the same way that Airbnb helps people book accommodation easily, MusicWise was born to help you book music studios easily.

Skip forward to today and 31,000 musicians use MusicWise to book studios online. I’m really grateful to everyone who has booked with us. And this is just the beginning! We are adding music shops, music courses, and music tutors to MusicWise, to give you as a musician everything you need in one place.

If you live outside of London, sorry we’re not with you yet! We are on our way, but if you would like to help us grow to your area you can email me any time at joe@musicwise.io

CO-FOUNDER

Luke Tomlin

Hi there - I'm Luke, and I build (and occasionally break) things. I also play the bass (although I'd say I’m a drummer at heart). I've spent over 10 years working in a broad range of technology sectors, ranging from big-data with Palantir, to high-frequency trading with XTX Markets.

Like Joe, I’ve experienced the pain of trying to find local studios, and wrestled with my fair share of misleading websites, terrible booking systems, and poor service. With that in mind, I'm hoping to bring my skills to the task of making making-music easier.

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ADVISORS

Our Board of Advisors

We are so grateful to be guided by industry leaders who are helping us to grow a world class service

Secret Escapes

Jean-Charles Lacoste

Jean Charles was formerly a Vice President at TripAdvisor, where he helped grow one of the world’s largest travel and online booking companies.

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Brendan Roth

When Brendan is not saving the world (literally) he plays bass and writes electronica music.

CarNext.com

Andrew Hooks

Andrew previously ran the motors businesses at eBay and Gumtree, and is a terrible guitar player (we’ll see how long it takes him to read this).

Musicians

Our Advisory Musicians

Thank you so much to the musicians who are helping us build the right product. To mention a few:

Nazar Artykula
Antoni Ruschil
Alex Warman
Rob Comer
Joe Marshall
Caleb Wright
HOW WE WORK

What Makes Us Unique

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Creativity

We believe that creativity makes us happy. There is no feeling like being in your creative flow. So the reason that MusicWise exists is to help you play more, and get in your flow more.

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Simplicity

Tech can make life super simple. But it can also make things complicated if not done right. In everything we build, we assess what you're trying to achieve and try to make it as simple and easy as possible.

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Authority

Our aim is to become the world’s most trusted source for finding and booking music services. Whether it is rehearsal studios, recording studios, music courses, music lessons or finding the right music shop, we aim to give you reliable guidance. That's why we're called MusicWise!

WHAT OTHERS SAY

Trusted by 31,000 Musicians & Experts

Don’t just take our word for it, listen to your fellow artists!

"I’m looking forward to you listing music lessons because it’s not easy to find good local music tutors."

Sarah

Mum

"It’s not easy to find good piano practice rooms that are available. I use MusicWise everytime because it’s so easy."

Eliza

Pianist

"There's a huge need for this, awesome! Finally a central place to book rehearsal studios, I love it."

David

Guitarist

"Since listing our piano rehearsal rooms on MusicWise we are getting an extra 50 booking requests per month, worth around £500. I would highly recommend MusicWise to any studio looking to get more bookings and reach more musicians. We also find the MusicWise support team responsive, polite and helpful. Highly recommended!"

Andrew Dunbar-Nasmith

General Manager Schott Music London

"Supporting rising talent is so important. MusicWise is a vital resource for new bands who don't have the luxury of a garage to practice in. It's so easy to use and makes the process of getting started and getting good even simpler."

Charlotte Gunn

Editor, NME

"I’m looking forward to you listing music lessons because it’s not easy to find good local music tutors."

Sarah

Mum

"It’s not easy to find good piano practice rooms that are available. I use MusicWise everytime because it’s so easy."

Eliza

Pianist

"There's a huge need for this, awesome! Finally a central place to book rehearsal studios, I love it."

David

Guitarist

"Since listing our piano rehearsal rooms on MusicWise we are getting an extra 50 booking requests per month, worth around £500. I would highly recommend MusicWise to any studio looking to get more bookings and reach more musicians. We also find the MusicWise support team responsive, polite and helpful. Highly recommended!"

Andrew Dunbar-Nasmith

General Manager Schott Music London

"Supporting rising talent is so important. MusicWise is a vital resource for new bands who don't have the luxury of a garage to practice in. It's so easy to use and makes the process of getting started and getting good even simpler."

Charlotte Gunn

Editor, NME

FAQs

Have questions about our services? Find answers to frequently asked questions below.

How do I list my service on Musicwise?

To list your service please visit the add mystudio page and select your service type. It only takes 10 minutes to list your service on MusicWise. You will be asked to upload your company information including company name, description, your pricing, photos and contact details. You can then choose whether you would like to pay a monthly subscription or pay for each lead that you receive, it just depends which works best for you. There are no strings attached, you can cancel any time. When you pay a monthly subscription you get your first two leads for free each month.

How do I find a studio near me?

To find a studio near you the quickest way is to select either ‘rehearsal studios’ or 'recording studios' from the navbar menu at the top of this page, and then enter your town or your postcode in the search bar that appears. You will then get results, showing all of the studios near you. You can easily filter these results to find the perfect studio for you. For example, if you would like there to be storage at the studio you can specify this. You can also filter by price, to find studios within a specific price bracket, and you can adjust the distance to specify how far you are willing to travel.

Do you only list services in London or will you be adding more locations>

MusicWise was born and bred in Soho, London, where we launched our service, But don’t worry, we will be expanding to all of the major cities across the UK, including Manchester, Bristol, Brighton, Edinburgh, Liverpool and many more. If you would like to be involved in our expansion we are always happy to hear from you. Just email team@musicwise.io

When will you start adding music courses, music shops and music lessons?

We are glad you asked! We are in the process of adding music courses, music shops and music lessons to MusicWise. This will make it easy for you to find everything you need as a musician. Or almost everything you need. Watch this space because we will be adding new services in the future including music engineers, music rentals and many more!

How does MusicWise work

We have made it very easy for musicians to contact and book rehearsal studios, recording studios, music shops, music courses and find music shops. Simply find the music service that you are interested in, for example a rehearsal studio, find a suitable studio and make a request to book a slot. They will then respond to you quickly, within their working hours, and confirm whether they can accept the booking request or not. Once accepted you'll be sent email confirmation with a payment link to pay and confirm your booking . For details about their cancellation policy, please see the provider’s listing page.

How did MusicWise Start?

MusicWise was created by Joe McRoberts and Luke Tomlin with the goal of making it easier for musicians to find and book music services. Joe and Luke have played in bands from a young age, and booking studios always seemed like an unnecessarily difficult process. They found themselves having to ring several studios before finding one that was available, only to arrive and find that the equipment was broken, it smelled like damp, and you could only pay in cash. MusicWise started as Rehearsal Booker, which was specifically for booking rehearsal studios. Given the success and demand for Rehearsal Booker, we added services including recording studios, music shops, music lessons and music courses. Thus, MusicWise was born!

Do you charge booking fees?

We never charge booking fees to musicians and anyone booking a music service. It is important to us that MusicWise is free for musicians. So you won’t find any surprise booking fees. Our mission is to make it easier for everyone to play more music. Making our service free is part of this mission.

Still have questions?

Feel free to reach out to us for further assistance.

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