Find Your Nearest DJ Studio
We’ve got 21 DJ practice rooms across two locations in East London where you can record a mix, back-to-back or just rehearse. Choose from 14 private DJ studios in Dalston and 7 DJ studios in Hackney, near Victoria Park.
Learning to DJ or messing around with friends? Book a cheaper Standard DJ room.
Professional DJ? Choose Pro.
DJ Studio Types *
- Standard
- Pro
* Some studios may have different but equivalent equipment
This Space is Yours
Find Your Sound at Full Volume
Step behind the decks and push the boundaries of your creativity, without worrying about the neighbours. Whether you're learning how to DJ for the first time, practising for a show, or just having a mix with a friend, the space is yours to do it at full volume.
Home to artists of all disciplines and genres, check out our DJ studios in action; get inspired for your next studio session, or your first.
Pick the Right DJ Studio for Your Next Project
- Standard (2 Decks)
- PRO ( 3 Decks)
Perfect for solo mixing sessions and getting comfortable behind the decks. Our East London DJ Standard rooms in Dalston and Hackney come equipped with a complete two-deck Pioneer setup, clean monitoring and simple plug-and-play access, ideal for practising, building confidence and running through set ideas. Equipment: Pioneer DJM-900 NXS2, 2× Pioneer XPRS 10, 2× Pioneer CDJ-2000 NXS2. You’ll find fifteen Standard DJ studios across Dalston and Hackney.
Find Your Nearest East London DJ Studio
Capture: Record Your Mixes with Pro Audio, Straight from Your Phone
An enhanced studio experience available in all Dalston and Hackney DJ rooms.
With Capture for iOS, you can film your set and get studio-quality audio automatically synced to your video; no cables, no laptops, no editing. Just hit record and walk away with content that looks and sounds polished.
Use Capture to:
- Record full DJ sets with clean, pro-quality audio
- Film performance clips that actually sound good
- Create content for promoters, socials or EPKs
- Improve your technique by watching your sessions back
- Document your progress from first mixes to gig-ready sets
All Genres, All Levels
The DJs Using Pirate East London
Learn, Play & Level Up at DEX in Dalston
Our monthly open-decks night where DJs of all levels practise, connect and grow together.
For over two years, Pirate Dalston has hosted DEX, a free open-decks night and Beginner DJ Workshop where new DJs take their first steps, hobbyists refine their mixes, and experienced selectors jump on for fast, friendly B2B sessions.
Bring your USB, play a 20-minute set, get hands-on workshop guidance and meet DJs from across East London. DEX is the perfect place to learn in person, share ideas and build confidence in a supportive community.
Learn to DJ at Your Own Pace with Crossfader
Master the essentials online, then practise in Pirate studios and get ready for your first community event.
Pirate artists get 25% off Crossfader’s beginner-friendly DJ course, designed to teach you the essentials step by step, from loading music into Rekordbox to beatmatching, transitions and FX. Learn whenever it suits you, with lessons made for total beginners who want to get comfortable before jumping behind the decks.
Once you’ve learned the basics, bring your skills into a Pirate DJ studio and sharpen them on club-standard Pioneer equipment. And when you’re ready to play in front of others, join our monthly DEX event in Dalston, a welcoming community night where DJs of all levels practise, experiment and grow together.
LONG SESSIONS, LOWER PRICES
Book longer DJ sessions, pay less per hour; more time to practise, experiment and level up.
The Heart of East London’s DJ Culture and Nightlife
Where emerging DJs shape the city’s sound, from early warehouse roots to today’s club circuit
East London’s music story runs deep. The area’s industrial belt, from Stratford to Hackney Wick, hosted some of the earliest warehouse parties of the late ’80s and ’90s, alongside pirate radio stations and DIY crews that helped carve out whole genres of UK electronic music. That legacy still pulses through Dalston basements, Wick warehouses, vinyl nights and community radio shows, giving emerging DJs a place to experiment and evolve.
Today, venues like Village Underground, Night Tales, The Jago, Oslo, Grow and Colour Factory keep the scene moving, backed by countless pop-ups and underground collectives pushing new sounds forward. Pirate plugs straight into that energy, giving DJs a home base to sharpen their sound.
Your Questions, Answered
Can I book a last-minute DJ studio in East London?
What equipment is included in Pirate DJ studios in East London?
What’s the difference between DJ Standard and DJ Pro studios?
Do I need to bring my own headphones to Dalston and Hackney DJ studios?
Can beginners use Pirate’s East London DJ studios?
Can you live-stream your set from a DJ studio?
Pirate East London
Your Space To Create
Dalston and Hackney are two of the most active spots in London’s creative scene, and our studios are right in the middle of it. Whether you're recording, rehearsing, mixing or moving, this is where ideas turn into real projects.
- Lay down vocals, build beats and finish tracks in our recording studios
- Jam with your band or tighten your live set in our rehearsal studios
- Jump on pro Pioneer decks and sharpen your mix in our DJ studios
- Capture clean takes and conversations in our plug-and-play podcast studios
- Learn a new corepography and move freely at Hackney’s self-service dance studio
With dozens of rooms across London, you can roll in for a quick hour or lock in for a full session. Come through, plug in and create something worth talking about.
