Parallel Sound Studio

Newton, United States

4.7

6 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 857-366-9444
Website:
www.parallelsoundstudio.com
Address:
237 Riverview Ave Ste 102, Newton, MA, 02466
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
590 ftRumford Ave @ Buttrick St
970 ft161 Lexington St
0.2 mi181 Lexington St
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Local time (Newton) 21:08 Thursday, 22 May 2025

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Description

Specialties

We are a one-​stop service for the musicians’ community, serving the greater Boston area and beyond. We offer an array of services for local and traveling bands, independent authors, performers and production companies.

Whether you are looking for a place to practice, record a professional demo or a full feature album, or maybe you’d like to shoot your music video — we’re here for you. We’ll work with you every step of the way. Our service is professional and affordable.

History

Established in 2008.

Parallel Sound Studio was built for musicians by musicians. Its been our passion to create an enjoyable environment where bands and songwriters can collaborate, rehearse and record their music.

Now in 2014, we are proud to announce that we are also opening up a music school to allow current musicians to further hone their craft and to be a part in creating the next generation of musicians will will take over the music scene in no time!

Meet the Business Owner

Jay R.

Business Owner

Jay is the founder of Parallel Sound Music Studio. He has been an active musician in the Boston area for over 20 years playing guitar, bass, drums and piano. An avid fan of recording, Jay is also the lead engineer at Parallel Sound and happy to assist bands and singers in recording projects at a very affordable rate.

In addition to running Parallel Sound, Jay teaches bass and a guitarist in his band The Full-​Time Dreamers. Jay has 3 wonderful children, Ally, Jack and Sam and is married to Hannah Ryan who teaches introductory violin/​viola.

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6 reviews of Parallel Sound Studio

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Place rating: 5
Blackstone, MA
Great place to rehearse! very clean and organized and its in a safe location and is easy to get too. I’ve been to a lot of rehearsal studios and this is by far one of the nicest ones. The Drum kits are beat up (no pun intended), but IMO are suitable enough for practice. prices are reasonable too.
Place rating: 5
Waban, MA
Great deal for full band rehearsals. My rock band practices here roughly once a week and it suits our needs perfectly. Like one of the other reviewers said, the gear isn’t all brand new top of the line stuff, but does it need to be? I’m fine with the Yamaha Stage Custom kit in the room we usually use, and for hammering through our set once or twice it’s more than adequate. We haven’t tried to record here, so I can’t comment on that, but Jay seems like he’d do a good job with it! And the rates for recording seem very reasonable. Speaking of which, the new owner, Jay, is a super nice guy. He’s very friendly and we always find ourselves talking to him for a while before or after practice. We’ve practiced at another place closer to the city in the past but the gear here has been much more reliable. The last time we ended up at the other place, we couldn’t find two decent working guitar amps to use for practice. My guitarists weren’t too thrilled. I don’t know that we’ve ever had an issue at Parallel. They’ve recently expanded to include a side area with rooms for private lessons and a large room that looks like it’d be good for hosting a small audience/​party.
Place rating: 5
Somerville, MA
Just practiced here for the first time and had a great experience. The staff was hospitable, and we had our best practice yet. I’ve practiced at another rehearsal space in Boston a few times, and I’m happy to start going here instead.
Place rating: 5
Framingham, MA
Great rehearsal space! Friendly staff with great personal service, excellent communication and easy online reservations. The price is very reasonable, although the equipment isn’t quite as good as some other places — we usually bring our own amps.
Place rating: 4
Lexington, MA
I have practiced there several times, and it’s a great place to rent by the hour. In-​house equipment isn’t stellar, but what do you expect for this price? If you’re at all picky, bring your own! It’s easy. (I’d recommend that they invest in $ 20 – 40 drum heads more frequently, since they’re a high wear&tear item).
Vitaly is also great about communication and scheduling and making sure you’re happy. This alone is ABSOLUTELY KEY in differentiating them from similar businesses.
I would love to try them out soon for a simple recording project to see how it goes. I’m assured that have a full set of recording equipment and can accommodate different situations flexibly.
Great value!
Steve Yost
Place rating: 4
Framingham, MA
This place «is what it is.» It’s a budget rehearsal space for musicians who need a room for just a bit. It’s got marginal gear on seat (poorly tuned and beat up drums with cracked cymbals on flimsy stands), beat up guitar and bass cabs, and a cheap PA, but you know what? It’s like $ 20 an hour to go have a jam at.
I give this four stars because they’re great at doing what they set out to do — give people a jam studio. Quite honestly, this is a PERFECT spot for band auditions if no one has a rehearsal space. It’s just cool that it exists.
Recording quality… well, I don’t know the rates, but I did a 3 song demo here two years ago with some young kids, and it certainly wasn’t going to turn any ears, but again, it gets the trick done.
I’d say check it out if you need a jam room for like 2 days. I should add that the staff that I did meet was REALLY, really nice and caring/​supportive to the young musicians.