Recording Studio

Recording Studio Usage Fees

While the use of the recording studio for School of Music faculty and students is generally free of charge, the recording studio committee approved a number of external and internal fees in order to rationalize and optimize the use of the recording studio.

1.     Usage fee for non-UCLA affiliated: $250/hour (engineer included)

2.     Usage fee for UCLA affiliated (other than School of Music): $150/hour (engineer included)

3.     Usage fee for external projects sponsored by the Department Chair (NB: sponsorship must be based on the project’s furthering of the educational or research mission of the department):  $75/hour

·  To sponsor external projects, the Department Chair must submit an online form

·  The $75/hour fee can be covered by the Department or by the sponsored user

·  The $75/hour fee includes the engineer rate  and administrative overhead

4.     Usage fee for students and faculty “after hours” requests: $75/hour

·  The studio has a budget to operate 40/hours a week. In the event that the studio is needed during a week where the 40 hours are already scheduled, the applicant must cover the cost of the engineer and administrative overhead ($75.00)

·  The studio is booked on a first-come-first-served model so that this fee can always be avoided with sufficient planning

5.     Late rescheduling or cancellation fee (less than two weeks’ notice): $50 per session

·  To avoid this fee, rescheduling must be requested by the sponsoring faculty at least two weeks in advance.

·  Since the studio is hiring external recording engineers, canceled sessions are very disruptive for the engineers, who may not be available for rescheduled sessions

Summary of Usage Fees