Recording & Rehearsal Studio and Event Venue
Playground Productions Studio is a recording & rehearsal studio located on the east side of Indianapolis. The studio is housed within the Coal Factory along the Pennsy Trail on Bonna Avenue in Historic Irvington and owned/operated by Adam Riviere.
Our rental spaces include rehearsal rentals, venue and event rentals, and art gallery rentals. We offer year round, self-serve rehearsal rentals, which allows you to be creative on your time.
Other services we offer include djembe repair, drum circles, CD & DVD duplication, audio/data transfers, music lessons, school music & culture presentations, live streaming, and pro audio training.
We've proudly hosted
Bret Michaels, Lead singer for Poison
Lou Gramm, Hall of Fame Inductee, Original lead singer for Foreginer
JPEGMAFIA, Rapper, singer, songwriter, & record producer
Ally the Piper, Bagpiper, musician & content creator
Haken, English progressive metal band
Hamish Anderson, Australian blues rock guitarist, songwriter & singer
Midwxst, Rapper & singer
Chuck Mosley, Late singer & songwriter (Faith No More & Bad Brains)
Red Hot Chili Pipers, Celtic rock band from Scotland
Dear Hunter, Progressive rock band
Bonnie McKee, Singer & songwriter (Songwriter for Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, & More)
Kill Ritual, Heavy metal band
Machine Gun Kelly, Rapper, singer, songwriter, & actor
Overkill, Thrash metal band
Marcy Playground, Alternative rock band
Loathe, English heavy metal band
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Country blues band
J. Ivy, Performance poet, spoken word artist, & songwriter (2023 Grammy winner for Spoken Word Poetry Album)
The East Pointers, Canadian contemporary folk band
Joyce Manor, Rock band
Kanales, Latin Pop artist
Traci Hale, Singer & songwriter (Backup singer for Keith Sweat & Aaliyah and Songwriter for Rihanna, Blu Cantrell, Mya, & Brandy)
Steve Rushingwind, Native American flutist (Two time NAMMY award winning artist)
Lollapalooza Auditions
Our Rehearsal, Recording & Event Facility
We feature an ample 2000+ square foot facility used for recording, rehearsal, events, and more, featuring several spaces with a variety of uses for the arts.
Blue Room
Our Blue Room is an 1000+ square foot open space with 12 foot ceilings built for live performance, recording, rehearsals, classes and workshops, production and creative space, public & private events, and more!
Orange Room
Our Orange Room is a 400 square foot private and enclosed soundproof room used for rehearsal, recording, production and creative space, as well as additional event space.
Solo Rehearsal & Lessons Room
Our recording isolation booth also doubles as the Solo Rehearsal & Lessons Room. It is a private, enclosed 7ft x 9ft room that is used as a space for a solo or duo rehearsal room, and a lessons room.
Private Rehearsal
Our entire studio is available to rent out for a fully private, inclusive private rehearsal. Our Private Rehearsal option is ideal for any client or high profile client that wants complete privacy with no other clients using spaces.
We have had artists such as Bret Michaels, Lou Gramm of Foreigner, Machine Gun Kelly, and Overkill to name a few bands that have used our facility for a private rehearsal.
Event Venue
Our studio is available for rent for events. We have two venue rental options to choose from; Full Venue Rental & Half Venue Rental.
Our Venue also features the 12 Bar Blues Bar & Lounge, a 400 sq ft room featuring a cash bar and used for private & public events and art exhibits.