Every week, we open up the studio and offer free music recording sessions with industry professionals for you to make your very own track – mixed and everything.

We’ve been running this program for 10 years and it has been the starting point for so much fresh young talent. From total bangers and cutting storytelling to heartfelt ballads, the amazing back catalogue of this project houses around 500 tracks.

The Details…

Who: Any young person/group of people up to the age of 26 can come in. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never recorded a song or you’ve recorded 100, all levels are welcome.
If you’re Under 18, please email claud@heapsdecent.com to sign up!

When: Every Monday between 12-6pm.

Where: We have a few places that we run Home Base from… But our main studio residency is at the City of Sydney Creative Studios by Brand X.

How to get in: On Bathurst St, you’ll see a cafe called ‘OK Cool’. Go into the cafe and wait for one of our lovely Home Base folks will come down and bring you up to the studio!

Accessibility Info: Our studio entrance is on Bathurst Street, a busy city road with limited stopping in front. If you’re being dropped off, we recommend using the corner of Bathurst and Pitt Streets instead. Public transport options are abundant, with buses, trains, and the metro all within a short walk. Upon arrival at Ok Cool Cafe, Heaps Decent staff will meet you and guide you to the lift up to Level 5. The space has accessible, gender-neutral restrooms, and if you need a quiet area for breaks, just let us know, and we’ll help you find one. Feel free to bring a support worker, carer, or friend for assistance or just good company! Masks are welcome but not required.

What to bring: Yourself! You can also bring your instruments/lyrics/raps or a friend/carer/band-mate if ya want!

Content Note: We’re all about letting you do your thing and telling your story, but we can’t record anything that glamorizes crime, violence, hate speech, or discrimination. Keep it real, talk about what matters to you, and let’s create something that sparks conversation and makes an impact—while staying respectful.