Milk St. Studios is an all-in-one musical hub located in the heart of Dover, NH, that offers many different services and programs for the community.  Our main objective is to provide a space for the music community to play, practice, network with other musicians and artists, and to help artists generate professional quality content.

Rehearsal rooms- available either hourly or monthly. 

Weekly jam sessions-  A great way to meet other musicians to network with and jam in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Join our “Jam Membership”. 

Lessons-  We have teachers here that offer guitar/bass/drums. 

Recording- Frank, our in-house audio engineer, has all the equipment and experience to record your music and get your project ready for release.

Instrument repairs-  We have a professional luthier, John Ayer, who does instrument repairs, modifications, and setups, as well as custom-built guitars from scratch. 

Music Venue- We host open mics and ticketed shows. 

Content Creation- We can record, edit, mix, and master professional audio and video for performances, and for a small fee we help artists generate promo content. 

Event Space- We have several large rooms available with a 50-80 person capacity where you can host your next event/class/seminar.

Anyone can sign up to play at our “listening room” style open mic where artists get 15-20 minutes to perform for an attentive crowd. We can record audio and video of each performance and offer to the artist a mixed and mastered finished product of their set. This is a great way to be heard in an intimate setting and walk away with some high-quality promo content. Follow our socials or check our Website for where we post our signup sheet. where you can pick a time slot or you can reach out directly to be added to the list. 

If you have a semi-polished act, you might be a good fit for “Live At The Milk St. Stage.” This event,  run by a member of our Milk St. community, happens roughly every six weeks, and it’s where three different acts play 30-minute sets. We collect donations at the door to help pay the musicians. If you’re interested in being considered for this, we can make that connection for you. 

We also do ticketed shows for polished and well-established acts that have a fanbase and can draw a crowd.  For this event, we typically do a 20/80% split of ticket sales after we pay the live sound engineer.  The first $100 goes to sound, 20% goes to the house, and the rest goes to the artists. This means that the artists have to be very active in promoting the show and selling tickets. 

You can rent out “The Beatles Room” by booking online at milkststudios.com or by contacting us directly at kurt@milkststudios.com or sebastian.milkst@gmail.com 

This room has everything you need to play, including a drum set, PA System, mics, bass/guitar amps, and a piano so you don’t have to lug any equipment.

We have several options for event space. If you just want a large open room, “The Showroom” is about 70’x20’ and is perfect if you’re looking to host a class or seminar. It can easily hold 60-80 people. 

“The Lounge” is a slightly smaller space that is a little more polished.  It’s treated for sound for live shows and has different options for lighting. It includes a fridge, kitchenette, and large TV and can hold 50-70 people comfortably, depending on the setup. Reach out to us directly for rates and availability.

All of our monthly rooms are currently occupied but sometimes we have tenants that are looking to share space and take on extra “roommates.” If this is something you’re interested in, we can try and connect you with some current renters and then it’s up to you and them to sort the details.

There are a few visitor parking spots in front of the building. For all overflow, there is plenty of free street parking on Central Ave. which is about a minute walk from the building.

We have a weekly jam night every Tuesday from 6pm-9pm. For anyone who wants to play, we ask that you chip in $5 per visit or $20 a month. Whichever you prefer.