Nando’s is building on years of fueling the music industry backstage by opening its first in-restaurant recording studio. Visible to diners within Nando’s, Soho, the studio offers professional equipment for budding producers, artists and DJs ready to turn the heat up on their career in the restaurant’s familiar surroundings.
For no charge, successful applicants will enjoy an in-house studio engineer and industry standard equipment, including a Neumann U87 microphone.
The opening comes as the flame-grilled chicken connoisseurs enter the fourth year of Nando’s Music Exchange, a programme which inspires the exchange of global music influences through mentoring, workshops and explosive events, rooted in Nando’s Southern African heritage. As part of this, which has seen the likes of Stormzy and Ella Eyre mentor young artists, the new studio will stage music workshops throughout the year.
A Nando’s spokesperson said, “We’re really excited to open our first music space, both for our growing network of artists but also for our fans looking for a unique experience in restaurant. Some of the best ideas have started over PERi-PERi (or so we’re told), so we’re looking forward to hearing what happens when we bring together chicken and tunes!”
Nando’s studio is open five days a week. To apply, head here.