OUR STORY
Hey I’m Rob (Owner) and I’m Tom (Boss) and we’re really happy you’ve made it to The Hen House. Below you can find out a little more about our respective journeys.
Our Founding
The Hen House was founded in May 2010 but it’s genesis starts back in 88’ under the studios original name of RNR Studios.
By the time 1999 rolled around, I was an 18 year old kid and my band Gyroscope needed a studio to write and rehearse in. I didn’t realise it then, but the studio we found would be our creative sanctuary for the next 11 years as we would go on to write all of our albums and EP’s in the studio.
We spent so much time at the studio in fact that I eventually got offered a job cleaning the place and it didn’t take long for me to start dreaming about one day owning it.
Gyroscope
The early years of Gyroscope were spent rehearsing and gigging twice a week whilst constantly trying to write stronger songs.
Overtime I realised that the music we wrote in that studio, had the potential to take us far beyond it’s four walls, and over time it did. Gyroscope would record in L.A, London, Liverpool and Wales and tour the US, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia over the course of our career. Leading to our#1 ARIA album ‘Breed Obsession’ and #3 ARIA album ‘Cohesion’.
The creativity we captured in that space changed the course of our lives. It allowed us to achieve our dreams, create a sense of fulfilment and ultimately achieve our creative goals. I understood the power of creativity.
The Hen House
The success of the songs we wrote at RNR Studios would eventually allow me to buy the studio and rename it The Hen House. We completely overhauled the space, added artwork, dimmable lights, improved the soundproofing and upgraded all the equipment.
As time went one, we shifted our focus to fostering a community and being of service to the many talented artists who called our studio home, we then opened The Hen House Live a space for new bands to play their first show. We serve up a free bbq + beers every Saturday and Sunday and have established ourselves as an integral part of Perth’s creative community.
Tom Wilson, Hen House Manager Extraordinaire
The introduction to my music journey began while studying Sound Engineering for 3 years after finishing highschool, after years of playing guitar in the shed. From recording, to playing in local bands, I eventually ended up rehearsing at The Hen House for the first time in 2014.
Over the years I played in a number of bands like Gutter Drakes, Furball, Flossy & Ratking, and found the community surrounding it nothing but a positive creative force. 2016 saw the opening of The Hen House Live in Northbridge, and after a few months I was running our little venue every Friday and Saturday night, and received nothing but joy from interacting and meeting bands week in and week out.
Not long after, I found myself here at The Hen House Rehearsal studios managing full time, and it's what I've loved doing for the past 7 years. The pool of talent and creativity in Perth is almost endless, and to provide a space to nurture and encourage that is an honour. Tom
Podcast, Recording and DJ Studios
In June 2021, we launched a dedicated Podcast, Recording and DJ studio to cater for the ever changing demands of our creative community. All studios are charged at $32.50 p/h (Pro DJ is $42.50 p/h) and allow for self service creativity at a time that works for you. We’re excited to see what our community comes up with. Click on the various studio headings at the top of this page to learn more.
Thanks to everyone who makes our community down at The Hen House so special and we look forward to seeing you here soon.
Love Rob & Tom