Home for Independent Auckland Music

From the creators of MoveSpace - Auckland’s home of creators - comes a community-led, artist-run recording studio
cosier than your grandmothers lounge,
and better quality than your bedroom.

Started by lovers of music led by
a community of musicians & producers

Fuelled by the idea to make the music industry more;
equitable, accessible, community-led & revolutionary.

  • We’re committed to giving opportunities to a diverse range of producers in our studio. We also pride ourselves in charging just below market rate, to hopefully give you a chance to save some dollars, or simply not feel pressured when in studio.

  • We’re led by a community of musicians and producers who help guide, lead and support initiatives at the studio.

  • We’re new to the scene, which gives us a unique opportunity to somewhat try and do things a bit differently. Whilst we are a grassroots organisation, we have big ambitions for how supportive we’d like to be to the industry at large.

The Studio

We pride ourselves on having a cosy lounge feel in our studio. We’ve got a large kitchen & rooftop area for you to chill whilst your here.

The studio equipment list is ever-growing, currently we’ve got a solid range of work-horse microphones, montiors, midi keyboards & instruments for you to use.

Image taken by @suarimahmed of @jpecthebutterflyboy

  • 2 x NTAs-2
    1 x SM7B
    2 x SM58s
    2 x SM57s
    1 x Ribbon Mic
    2 x Blue Instument Mics

  • Independent Artists - $35/hr, $100 Half Day, $200 Full Day

    Funded Artist Project - $45/hr, $150 Half Day, $250 Full Day

    Commercial Projects - $60/hr, $250 Half Day, $450 Full Day

  • 1 x Telecaster
    1 x Adrian Bass
    1 x VOX Amp
    1 x Rumble Bass Amp
    1 x SSL 12
    1 x Berydynamics Monitors

Your Support Network

We’ve got a network of producers, engineers, music video creators, photographers & PR/Marketing professionals all with our own unique offerings,
that will support you in our music journey.

Listen up.

We’ve had the privilege of being a part of a number of indie artists recordings.
Check out some of the tracks that were recorded here at Halfway Down.

MoveSpace

MoveSpace

We’re deeply and intimately connected to MoveSpace a home for creators of all kinds, which has a content studio, podcast studio & 2 venues, so when you’re ready for your EP launch or Press shots, we got you covered too.

Featured Programme:

Every now and then we go for funding to run programmes here at the studio, our last programme ran for 2 months late last year in 2023. Coffee with a Producer that saw 15 musicians get a free 90 min coffee with 3 experienced producers. Right here at Halfway Down.

Halfway Down Sessions

We’ve started our own Halfway Down content series, sharing some of the talented singer/songwriters here in Auckland. Check them out on our Youtube here.

Featured Project:

My Musical Crushes is a zine that was produced and sponsored by the studio. A issue based zine that celebrates 5 Auckland artists every issue, that make this city’s music scene awesome.

book a chat

Our studio manager - Kiran would love to meet you, learn about your music goals, and see how we can support. Whether it be to listen to a demo, or to simply show you around, we got time for you.