24/10/2020
My history with Stuck On A Name Studios goes back to before it even existed, when it was just Boulty and myself tracking bands from the spare bedrooms of his terraced house in Radford. When Boulty took on the lease for the first unit in Roden House I put in countless hours on the construction of what became SOAN. There's barely a square metre of the place that doesn't have some of my handiwork in it.
It was at SOAN that Giant Iron Face was born as well. Starting out in a little-used corner of the studio what began as a hobby eventually became a business. Eventually the needs of that business outgrew the available space at SOAN so we went our separate ways. But I was still in there every week to play with whatever bands I happened to be in at the time.
Boulty’s opening of SOAN gave us all a place to practice, record and play. A place to rage at mind blowing gigs, party or just feel that sense of community, of belonging.
Now is the time to return the favour. With the pandemic limitations in place, the studio has lost almost all of it's income (practice, recording) but still faces rent and energy bills. Without our help, the future is doubtful.
We are not going to let this happen! So, a bunch of us, local promoters, musicians, and general enthusiastic individuals, are organising so we can raise the necessary ongoing funds.
This GoFundMe is being set up to collect one-offs donations from supporters, your donations will be used to support the studio’s finance but also to kick start more sustainable revenue streams such as merch, live stream from the studio, etc.
Please follow our social media accounts for news on those endeavours:
https://www.instagram.com/saveoursoan/
https://www.facebook.com/SaveOurSOAN/
https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-soan-studios?fbclid=IwAR1if98rvAX6NSqSya4ZoKPfoUpiMeT8pj9F7VFH89IOTt3KJ5INvUhvSLk
Stuck On A Name saved Nottingham’s DIY! This is not even an exaggeration. Those of us who remember the mid … Richard Culm needs your support for Save Our SOAN