hey guys. i am contemplating a business idea. i am a drummer myself, been playing for over 12 years now. started zero from my uni days just because a friend of a friend who claimed he can play the drums as he used to play at kenduri kahwin turned out to be a con man rather than a drummer. hahaha...

nevertheless, i am here to gauge your response. being a drummer, i know how hard it is to have our own drum set. having said this, the money is out of concern and the main problem is having a place to store it and don't we all wish we can have one in our homes, just in the room next door. i do not prefer electronics though i have tested them before. i like the real thing, not some 'silicones'...heheheh. now, the next task would be soundproofing the room. would you go through that? your answers may vary upon individuals depending on your situations (living with housemates/you are renting/etc).

therefore, i would like to concentrate a specific niche for us drummers. the concept is similar to a jamming studio but we only offer a drum set and some other audio related equipments to accompany your drumming session.

so please, let me know what do you think of this idea and if you have any suggestions, i would appreciate that. cheers and drum up!

firstly I would like to ask, what do you mean by offering a Drum set/Other audio related equipment? How will it be executed? Sending over a drum set to a fella's house?

=D

niche?
what is the difference between what u plan to do, and what jamming studios already do? as individual drummers can always just rent any studio to practice also.

hi. thanks for your feedback. imagine this. a space with a drum set. the audio equipment is more towards if you would like to practise with the background music out loud instead of using a head/earphone and we could offer a recording session as well if you want to upload your vids on youtube, etc. any drummer or even anybody who would like to play drums would need to come over to the location. providing drum set to homes is not in the business plan as it involves difficult logistics and manpower.

i used to find it hard to practise drums at a jamming studio especially during nights unless i am willing to rent the whole studio. this business concept is tailored for drummers (from noob-pro) only. it will be available during any time of the day.

hi. the difference is we only offer drums in our studio. we plan to launch in major locations around klang valley. our target number for now is 30 studios.

yes, as an individual, you may rent the studio to practise and hone your skills. those who are/were in a band would know that at times it would be hard to get everybody to come together and jam some tunes as we all have different commitments. for me, i would love to drum everyday if given the chance but the availability of places/jamming studios that can cater my needs are very small. hence, this idea is born.

Fail.

I'd tell you why but I'd like you to go ahead with it.


If you succeed with this kind of business model, I will cut off an inch.

Thing is why offer only drumming space when u have a (I'd assume) big space? I know few places which sells instrument and have separate rooms for guitar/drum classes, u get what i mean? if somehow u open a space solely for drumming sessions/classes, that's like regressing to what ppl already offer.

p.s- personal thoughts: if u have say 3 rooms within the space that u rent/bought, u fill it with 3 drums spaces vs filling it with sales space/guitar sesh/drum sesh. I would argue that the ones which offer variety will make more money by the end of the day, would u argue otherwise?

unless you are able to provide a scenario/argument, where most of the drummers you know actually complains : AIYA, WANT RENT DRUM PRACTISE BUT PEOPLE BOOK LIAO FOR OTHER EQUIPMENT/PURPOSE~

If u do have a handfulllll of friends who actually fail to find a place to actually play drums, then u would definitely have business.

if i have a couple of friends, pretty sure each one of them will want to play different instrument. u can't hv all of them to play drum right? how to jam if like that.

how many jamming studios have u walked into that has refused u entry if u wanted to book it alone just for drums?
i dont know of any.

so basically the only differentiating factor between what u want to do, and what jamming studios are already doing will be pricing since afterall u dont need to worry about electricity bills for amps and PAs...just for aircon only.

Why limit yourself just to cater for drummers? Might as well do a full jamming studio set up. And if a drummer wants to book the studio just for drum, just book the whole studio. Now the only thing is the price. Will you be giving a discount or charge the normal price is up to you. Those days we normally just charge RM15 for an hour of drum banging per person. And they can use the PA system to connect their Ipod to jam along. Like what bro Everdying mentioned, there is no jamming studio I know that sets the rules that requires you to use the studio only if you have a full band. Some of our clients last time just book our studio to lepak and sleep and enjoy aircond. Some went in just to use the PA system to practice to be karaoke king.

Cheers and good luck.......

really ah...u will cut it? hehehe..

please enlighten me why this would fail. it would be good to hear different opinions. thx!

well..in your scenario, it would suit for u to rent a full studio instead. this is to cater solely to those who wants to play drums.

well, i had a fair share of disappointments with some of them. sometimes, they would not open in the afternoon coz no one is attending the studio, etc.

if during night time, i guess they would prefer somebody to book the whole studio instead of just the drums. maybe it is due to profit wise, i understand that tho.

i understand your point and the diversity of profits it can offer if i were to go for a full studio set up. we want to create a specific niche for drummers only.

yes, there are no rules like u mentioned. if someone wants to drum at a full studio set up, yes he or she can rent only the drums based on the budi bicara of the studio, especially during night time since it is peak hour and i get it if they prefer someone to book the whole studio rather than me just renting the drum. timing slots would also play a role here, maybe you can only rent the drum after 11pm for example, as the previous hours were already booked. we all have our own schedule and sometimes we just cannot wait one.

about the space...it would not be a big space. just enough for a drum set, a fan, an amp and less than 5 people can fit in.

in one location, we plan to offer 1 drum set only. variety does offer more options, thx for your thoughts.

Every single one of us already told you.

I still want you to go ahead so that when your biz fail, you'll be selling your stuff cheap at garage sales.

Jk

Seriously don't.

This post has been edited by ProfessorR: Jun 29 2015, 12:36 AM