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Global Zone Music Festival, Live from Austin Studios!

Videoranch 3D is bringing in some of the Austin area’s finest, as well as bands from both coasts, Europe, and Brazil to perform live in the Videoranch 3D environment and produced at Austin Studios. Acts include Del Castillo, Carolyn Wonderland, Kashmir, Asleep at the Wheel, Lal Meri, Vander Lee and many more. For those who [...]

Austin Studios Welcomes Soundcheck Austin

The Austin Film Society is pleased to report that the Austin City Council voted 6-1 in favor of approving a new long-term tenant at Austin Studios, Soundcheck Austin. The Austin Chronicle and The Austin American-Statesman both posted excellent articles about the proceedings. You can also read the transcript from last Thursday, August 27th’s City Council [...]

Can you help The Trash Project?

The Trash Project: An evening of dance performed by the employees and machinery of Austin’s Solid Waste Service Department - they need a few more dollars to make it happen! Donate now >>

Saturday, September 12th 7:30pm
Rain date: Sunday, September 13th 7:30pm
Austin Studios tarmac, 1901 East 51st Street
Free!
The Trash Project, Forklift’s newest and biggest project to [...]

Soundcheck Austin Sublease Fact Sheet

Below are facts about the Soundcheck Austin sublease that will be considered at the Austin City Council meeting on Thursday, August 27th.
Terms (AFS has provided EGRSO and COA Legal with construction drawings and unexecuted copy of the sublease)
• 27,921 base rentable square feet in Stage 4.
• Soundproofing, air conditioning and electrical upgrades.
• 7 rehearsal and recording studios ranging [...]

Support Soundcheck Austin at Austin Studios

The Austin Film Society is delighted to announce that we have completed negotiations with a new long-term tenant at Austin Studios, Soundcheck Austin. The process will conclude with a vote by City Council at their August 27th meeting (date change!), and we are asking you to contact them to express your support.
Here is what we [...]

Questions & Concerns Raised at June 25 Public Forum

Questions & Concerns Raised at June 25 Public Forum

Read the original FAQs here.
PROCESS - Download Presentation Slides from the Forum [PDF]

Q: Why were local companies not considered for Stage 4?
A: AFS was approached with the inquiry from Soundcheck Austin via their Realtor. Any company, local or out-of-town, can call Catherine Parrington at 322-0145 ext. 3208 with inquiries about space availability.
Q: Why has AFS [...]

An Open Letter to the Community

An Open Letter to the Community

There have been a lot of rumors flying around over the past week about what is happening at Austin Studios and before things get out of hand, we all need to take a breath and get on the same page. Misinformation is threatening to cause a division in our community that could jeopardize a lot [...]

Important Update from Austin Studios

Important Update from Austin Studios

UPDATE: Besides the FAQs below, there are additional answers to questions from the June 25th public forum here.
The Austin Film Society is pleased to announce that we have nearly completed negotiations with a new long-term tenant for Austin Studios, Soundcheck Austin. We began negotiations with this potential tenant back in October of 2008, when we [...]

Austin Studios Bond Project Update #4

Schedule and Budget by Jennifer Nesloney, AIA - Broaddus & Associates
If you have ever read anything about project management; more than likely you have come across the term “the iron triangle” which describes the interdependent relationship of a project’s scope, schedule and budget.  These three factors or “angles” can be stretched and manipulated throughout a [...]

Austin Studios Update #5

“Environmental Graphic Design embraces many design disciplines including graphic, architectural, interior, landscape, and industrial design, all concerned with the visual aspects of wayfinding, communicating identity and information, and shaping the idea of place.”
-Society for Environmental Graphic Design
We hired Jankedesign to collaborate with our in-house Bond Renovation team, to create the new environmental graphics program for Austin [...]