Coldroom Studios, located in a rural idyll down a dusty track in Cumnor (near Oxford), has recently undertaken a small renovation that includes improvements and updates to their control room, live room and rehearsal rooms. They’re currently offering a selection of ‘Renovation Deals’, combining rehearsals and recording time with mixing and mastering for a single fixed price.

They are also running a competition to win a pretty tasty prize for any band or musician that wants to get their work ‘laid down’, as we believe the lingo might have it. On offer is a full day of recording, along with mixing and mastering of the songs recorded during the day and, to top it off, a video of the recording taking place.

To enter the competition, all that’s requested is an email with an MP3 of a sample song, a short biography and an image. Once these have all been collected – the deadline is Sunday 24 February – the entrants will be posted online and a public vote will decide the favourite, who can then get the prize!

More information about Coldroom Studios at their website, and about the competition (including the email address for entering) here.