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Pirate Studio Cardiff is a professional recording studio located in the heart of Cardiff. The studio offers a range of services, including recording, mixing, and mastering for music producers, musicians, and audio professionals.

Pirate radio and studios have deep roots in the UK, from the offshore ships of the 1960s (e.g., Radio Caroline) to the tower block-based stations of 1990s London. Cardiff adopted a similar model: low-cost, hidden studios in industrial estates, basements, or residential flats, often sharing equipment with unlicensed FM radio stations. These spaces provided an alternative to expensive commercial studios, allowing artists to record and distribute music without formal contracts. pirate studio cardiff

In February 2018, Ofcom coordinated with South Wales Police to raid a pirate studio in a rented garage off Tudor Street, Riverside. The site housed a 50-watt FM transmitter covering most of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. Equipment worth an estimated £15,000 was seized. However, local petitions argued that the studio had provided free recording time for over 40 young people from deprived backgrounds, with one later gaining a place at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Pirate Studio Cardiff is a professional recording studio