Europe's highest music studio · London
Things to do in London for music lovers: record your own song
Choisez Studio is the highest music studio in Europe. You come up, you record your own song with professional engineers and producers, and you go home with a finished, mastered track that belongs to you. It takes a single session, it costs from £450, and you do not need to be able to sing.
At a glance
Everything, in one music studio
- What it is
- A recording session at Choisez Studio, the highest music studio in Europe
- Where
- Canary Wharf, east London. Elizabeth line, Jubilee line and DLR
- What you do
- Record, produce and mix your own song with professional engineers
- What you take home
- A finished, mixed and mastered track that you own outright
- How long
- Three to four hours in the studio
- Price
- From £450 for the full recording, mix and master
- Who it suits
- Music lovers, art lovers, couples, groups, families, gifts, solo visitors
The room
This is where you will be making music
Canary Wharf underneath, London out to the horizon, and a full professional recording setup in the middle of it. Tap any photo to see it full size.
Why this one
The most unique and memorable thing to do in London if you love music
London has no shortage of things to do, and almost all of them are things you watch. If you are after unique things to do in London that you actually take part in, here are the five reasons people pick this one.
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It is the highest music studio in Europe
Choisez Studio is higher than any other music studio in Europe. You record with the whole city directly below you, and that is the part people remember years later. Not just the song, but where they were standing when they made it. Nowhere else on the continent can offer the same session.
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You leave with something you can use
Every other booking in London ends the moment you walk out of it. This one produces a file you can play to people: a wedding song, a first release, a present nobody else could buy, a demo to send out. One session, and the result is yours to do anything with.
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It is a real working studio, not a tourist attraction
Commercial records are made in this room during the week. Neumann microphones, Universal Audio conversion, Genelec monitoring, and the same engineers who record professional artists. You get the studio, not a version of it built for visitors.
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The engineer does the hard part
Almost nobody who books this can, and it does not matter. The engineer coaches you, we record as many takes as you need, and tuning and editing are a normal part of making any record. This is how professional songs are built too.
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You keep it forever
The finished track is yours outright. Put it on Spotify, play it at a wedding, keep it private. Every other thing you do in London is over when you walk out. This one is still yours in ten years.
How it compares
Against the rest of the London list
The usual must-do attractions on every list of things to do in London, and the one difference that matters.
| Experience | What you do | What you take home |
|---|---|---|
| The London Eye | Look at the city for half an hour | Photographs |
| Abbey Road crossing | Walk across a zebra crossing | Photographs |
| A West End show | Watch professionals perform | A programme |
| Tower of London | Walk through nine centuries of history | Photographs |
| A gallery or museum | Look at other people's work | Postcards |
| Choisez Studio session | Record, produce and mix your own song | A finished record with your voice on it |
How it works
What happens during the session
Three to four hours, start to finish. You bring yourself. We do everything else.
- Before you come, we ask what you want to make. What song, what style, and whether you are bringing your own music or want us to sort it. "I have no idea" is a normal answer and we arrive with options.
- You arrive and settle in. You get the room, a drink and the view for a bit. Nobody records well when they are nervous, so we talk the song through and set the room up around your voice first.
- The engineer coaches you through the take. We run the song as many times as it needs, keep the best moments from each pass and build the vocal from them. This is exactly how commercial records are made.
- We layer it up. Harmonies, doubles and ad-libs. This is the part people do not expect to enjoy and almost always do.
- You hear it back loud. A rough mix in the room on professional monitoring before you leave. This is the moment people go quiet.
- We finish it after you go. Tuning, editing, mixing and mastering take a few days. The final track arrives in your inbox, ready for streaming if you want it there.
What you get
You leave with the song ready and an unforgettable experience
Everything below is yours outright, with no licensing and nothing held back.
The finished song
Recorded, tuned, mixed and mastered to release standard and delivered as a high-quality file. You own it. Put it on Spotify, send it to your family, or keep it to yourself.
Your session files
The raw recorded vocals, so the song can be remixed or rebuilt later by anyone, anywhere. You are not locked to us afterwards.
The session itself
Harder to put on a shelf, and the part people still talk about a year later. Standing in front of a professional microphone changes how you hear music afterwards.
A professional photoshoot
Shot against the Canary Wharf skyline on professional mirrorless cameras, edited and colour-graded, RAW files included. Cover art, or simply the best photographs of you that exist.
Video of the session
Filmed while you record and cut into something you can post. The thing people most often wish they had added.
Music written from scratch
No beat and no song, just an idea. We build the instrumental around you with live and software instruments, produce and arrange it, then record and mix the whole thing. Exclusive to you.
Who books it
You do not have to be a singer
This is the one thing that stops people booking, so it is worth saying plainly. Professional artists use this room during the week. So do people who have never sung anywhere but in a car, and they leave with a record that sounds good.
Visitors with one free day
In London for a few days, done the obvious things, want the one thing nobody else in the group has done.
Gifts
Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and proposals. The present people cannot buy themselves and do not already own a version of.
Two people, one song
Recording something together, usually badly and usually laughing. It does not have to be good to be the best thing you own.
Friends and families
Everyone takes a verse. Bring a few guests. Just tell us the number beforehand so the room is set up for it.
People who came for the creative side
If your London trip is galleries and design, this is the day you make something instead of looking at it. No musical background assumed or needed.
People who already release music
Same room, same engineers, different conversation. If you are working rather than visiting, this is a professional studio first.
The studio
The highest music studio in Europe
Choisez Studio sits high above Canary Wharf with London laid out underneath it. No other music studio on the continent is higher. That is the reason people come, and it is also the least important thing about the room.
What matters more is that it is a genuine professional recording studio: acoustically treated, with Neumann microphones, Universal Audio conversion and Genelec monitoring. Commercial records, podcasts and film scores are made here during the week. When you book the experience you are not getting a tourist version of a studio. You are getting the studio, on a day it is not booked by somebody else.
Getting here is easier than visitors expect. Canary Wharf station is on the Elizabeth line, the Jubilee line and the DLR. That is about thirteen minutes from Soho, six from Liverpool Street and eight from Greenwich. If you are making a day of it, Whitechapel Gallery is three minutes away on the Elizabeth line and the Canary Wharf estate has over a hundred free public artworks across it.
Prices
What it costs
No booking fees and no upsell on the day. If you are not sure which one you want, book the first and tell us what you are thinking. We will say so if a different one suits you better.
Record, mix and master
Bring a beat, yours or one you have bought or licensed, and walk out with a finished song. Vocals, harmonies and ad-libs recorded, then tuned, mixed and mastered to a release-ready standard. This is the one almost everybody books.
The session, documented
A full shoot against the Canary Wharf skyline on professional mirrorless cameras, edited and colour-graded, with the RAW files included. Add it to any session.
Written from scratch
No beat, no song, no idea beyond a feeling. We build the instrumental around you with live and software instruments, produce and arrange it, then record and mix the whole thing. Exclusive to you, no licensing.
Buying it for somebody else? Get in touch rather than booking a date blind. We will arrange it around them and keep it a surprise.
Before you book
The questions everybody asks
What is the most unique thing to do in London?
Most London attractions are things you watch. If you want one you take part in, recording your own song at Choisez Studio is about as unusual as it gets. It is the highest music studio in Europe, you leave with a finished record, and there is nowhere else in the city, or on the continent, offering the same thing.
What can music lovers do in London?
London has the gigs, the record shops and the history, and all of it is worth your time. The gap is that every one of those puts you in the audience. A session here is the one thing on a music lover's London list where you are the one being recorded.
Do I need to be able to sing?
No, and most people who book this cannot, at least not in the way they mean. The engineer coaches you through it, we record as many takes as you need, and tuning and editing are a normal part of making any record. Plenty of songs you love were made by people who could not hold it together in the room either.
Do I need to write my own song?
No. You can bring something you have written, bring a beat and write on the day, or cover a song you love. If you want the music built from nothing around your idea, that is the Production session instead.
How long does it take?
Around three to four hours in the room. You will hear a rough mix loud before you leave, but the finished track comes a few days later once it has been mixed and mastered properly.
Can I bring people with me?
Yes, and most people do. There is room for a few guests. Tell us how many when you book so the room is set up for it.
Can I book it as a gift?
Yes, and a lot of these are gifts. Message us instead of booking a fixed date and we will work around the person receiving it.
Do I own the song afterwards?
Yes. The finished track and your recorded vocals are yours. Put it on streaming, keep it private, do what you like with it.
Where is the studio and how do I get there?
Canary Wharf in east London, high above the city. Canary Wharf station is on the Elizabeth line, the Jubilee line and the DLR. That is roughly thirteen minutes from Soho, six from Liverpool Street and eight from Greenwich. Full directions come with your booking.
What if I am travelling and my dates move?
Tell us as early as you can and we will move the session. We would rather reschedule than have you rush in off a delayed flight.
Create your own song above London
Tell us when you are in the city and what you want to make. If you are not sure yet, say that instead. It is how most of these start.
Canary Wharf · London