Published on 19 April 2026
You can set up online booking for your rehearsal studio in under an hour using a platform like Jammed. The process involves creating your studio profile, adding your rooms and availability, setting your pricing and deposit policy, and sharing your booking page with customers. Here is the full step-by-step process.
Why do rehearsal studios need online booking?
Online booking removes the back-and-forth that comes with phone and email reservations. Without it, every booking requires manual communication, payment chasing, and calendar updates. With online booking in place, musicians self-serve at any time, payments are collected automatically at the point of booking, and your cancellation policy is enforced without any involvement from you. Studios that switch to online booking consistently report saving several hours of admin each week.
What do you need before setting up online booking?
Before you start, have the following ready: a list of your rooms with names and descriptions, your opening hours for each room, your hourly rate per room (and peak/off-peak rates if you use them), your deposit policy if you require one, and a Stripe account to receive payments. Most platforms will have you live within an hour of starting.
How do you set up online booking on Jammed?
Step 1: Create your studio profile
Sign up at jammed.app, add your studio name and basic details, and you'll have a studio account ready in a few minutes.jammed.app and create your studio profile. Add your studio name, location, and a description of your space. Including photos of your rooms has a significant effect on conversion — musicians want to see the space before booking, and studios with photos consistently see higher booking rates than those without.
Step 2: Add your rooms and set availability
Add each room separately with its name, description, capacity, and a list of equipment. Set available hours per room - these can differ between rooms if you have different availability for different spaces. Rooms can be individually toggled offline without deleting them, which is useful for maintenance periods or temporary closures. You can also setup rooms to be 'enquiry-only' - both offline and enquiry-only rooms are free in Jammed.
Step 3: Set your pricing and deposit policy
Set an hourly rate for each room. You can also create peak and off-peak pricing if you want to charge more for evenings and weekends. If you require a deposit, set the amount or percentage in your booking settings. Jammed collects the deposit immediately when a customer books, and can then automatically collect the balance on a schedule you define — either a set number of days before the session, or on the day itself.
Step 4: Share your booking page
Once your rooms are live, you receive a public booking link. Add this to your website, your Google Business profile, your Instagram bio, and anywhere customers currently contact you to enquire. You can also embed the booking widget directly into an existing website. From this point, any musician who finds your studio online can book and pay without calling or messaging you.
How do you handle payments and deposits online?
Jammed processes payments through Stripe. Connect your Stripe account in the platform settings and card payments are enabled immediately. Customers pay by card at the point of booking: no invoice chasing required. Payments are charged immediately when a booking is confirmed. Funds reach your bank account on Stripe's standard payout timeline, typically one to two business days.
What should your cancellation policy say?
The most effective rehearsal studio cancellation policy offers a full refund for cancellations made more than 48 hours before the session, and no refund for cancellations within 48 hours. This protects your revenue for last-minute cancellations without being restrictive enough to deter bookings. Set this explicitly in your booking settings so customers see and accept the policy before they pay — this prevents disputes and removes any ambiguity when a cancellation occurs.
How do you reduce no-shows after moving to online booking?
Requiring a deposit at the time of booking is the single most effective no-show prevention measure available to a studio. Customers who have paid a deposit are significantly more likely to attend or give advance notice of cancellation. Studios that implement deposits consistently report lower no-show rates than those that do not. Automated booking reminders sent 24 to 48 hours before a session also reduce no-shows meaningfully — Jammed sends these automatically with no configuration required.
How do you manage recurring bookings for regular bands?
Many rehearsal studios have bands that book the same slot every week. Jammed supports recurring bookings, which appear in the room calendar automatically each week. The band receives a reminder before each session and can cancel individual sessions without contacting you directly. This removes the weekly admin of renewing regular bookings and eliminates the risk of a regular band's slot being booked by someone else due to a missed renewal.