A new creative music hub in St Albans
Launching soon: a creative space where you can record, write and get ready for the stage. It's a place where you can develop your skills, collaborate with other musicians, and potentially launch your music career.
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Capture Music at the Pioneer
Based at the Pioneer Club in St Albans, Capture Music brings together music making, recording and film in a welcoming studio setting.
Come with a song to develop, a recording project to explore or a live set to get into shape. We’ll talk through what you need and arrange the space, equipment and support around your session.
What do you want to do?
One space. Different ways to use it.
01 / Recording & writing
Space for live recording, songwriting, demos and pre-production. Bring your own producer or engineer, or talk to us about arranging support for the project.
Discuss a recording session02 / Get gig-ready
Book time ahead of a gig to work on arrangements, transitions and the set as a whole. A focused session for bands who want to arrive on stage feeling prepared.
Ask about a gig-ready session03 / Film & photography
Live session films, artist photography and behind-the-scenes material. We can discuss a standalone shoot or combine filming with a music session.
Talk through a shootAbout Capture Music
Capture Music is a creative music space at The Pioneer Club in St Albans, founded by musician, filmmaker and producer Ben Richardson.
It brings together the things I enjoy most: making music, working with other people and capturing a great performance. Having spent years playing in bands and working in photography, film and communications, I wanted to create somewhere those interests could come together.
You might arrive with a song to develop, a recording project, or a band preparing for an important gig. My aim is to give you the space, support and attention to move it forward—and enjoy the process.
Being based at Pioneer puts Capture Music within a venue with a long history of supporting music and young people. I’m building on that spirit, creating opportunities for musicians to meet, collaborate and develop their work.