Millennium Studios - The Story

In late 2009, the opportunity arose in the glorious North Bedfordshire countryside. After a year of renovation the studios were ready and by late 2010, Millennium Studios was open for business.

From Elstree to Bedfordshire - taking music videos and tour rehearsals out to the country, where easier access and better rates leaves London in the dark ages!

Our story begins in 1993 with the establishment of Millennium Studios Elstree. We were a modern addition to the great film and TV production legacy already in Elstree. The studio was primarily developed for drama and TV production but also for music videos and tour rehearsals, which is where the passion lies for owner and MD, Mr Ronan Willson; an expert lighting designer who worked with some of the biggest metal and rock bands in the 70's and 80's including Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and AC/DC.

Millennium Studios Elstree ran very well for a number of years but a time came within the industry when it was advantageous to exit the site and concentrate on ELP's business. However Ronan's passion for music remained and it was always his intention to resurrect Millennium Studios as and when a suitable location came up.

In late 2009, the opportunity arose in the glorious North Bedfordshire countryside. After a year of renovation the studios were ready and by late 2010, Millennium Studios was open for business.

"Visit us and you'll soon find a hidden gem - An affordable rehearsal studio with friendly staff and flexible attitude"

Client Testimonials

  • "On behalf of everyone involved from Bose, may I thank you and your colleagues for a fantastic experience last week. Everything your team did was first class, a great venue, good food and good weather, at least for a couple of days!
    No doubt we will be back in the future and will certainly recommend your studio to industry counterparts."

    Andy Rigler (UK Manager)

    "Fantastic Complex, want a production facility for theatre tour,small arena (Brighton, BIC) look no further, Ronan, Nina thanks!"

    Steve Martin (Leona Lewis PM)

    "We had a fantastic day filming with you guys over at Millennium. It was an absolute pleasure to use your facilities, everything was so straightforward and easy.. we really did appreciate the amazingly organised approach to everything!"

    CBBC

    "The 2 days at Millennium got the tour off to a flying start!"

    TM for The Overtones

    "Everything went great thanks, and the shows were incredible! A record crowd for the Radio 1/NME stage on the Sunday apparently.
    I was very impressed by your facility, and hope to be back with you soon."

    PM to The 1975

    "Everything was great thank you. Catering was good & very helpful"

    PM for Tinie Tempah

    "Many thanks to you and all of your staff during our stay with you last week. The first two shows went very well indeed and the boys were extremely happy. Please pass my regards on to Dave and Marcus for all of their help, also to Clare for looking after us."

    Hurts

    "Our visit was very worthwhile, the demo went perfectly and we were all very impressed with the venue. We don't hold those type of events regularly but now that we know you are there, I'm sure we will be back so please send my thanks to the rest of the team, particularly Dave who was instrumental in getting us up and running."

    QSC Audio

    "As always, we really enjoyed our time at your facility. Dave was particularly helpful! Thanks for everything and hopefully see you again soon."

    Katie Melua's PM

    "Thanks for everything over the last few days, it all worked really well for us & will certainly be back." - TAPFS (The Australian Pink Floyd Show)

    "Thank you for taking such good care of us."

    Darren Hayes PM

    "We were very pleased with Millennium Studios as a rehearsal facility."

    Production North

    "Everything went very smoothly thanks Nina.... Enjoyed our time at Millennium and will def be back for our production in the Autumn."

    Magnetic Man PM

    "Just a quick email to say a big thanks to you all for last weeks shoot. All of your team were fantastic and we really enjoyed our stay. And will certainly be back."

    Director of Lakme commercial shoot

    "The facility was great to use and Cian was more than helpful with everything that we needed. The room was well kept, warm and perfect for our needs, the price was fantastic and the service offered in terms of organisation and looking after us on the day was second to none."

    Creative Junkie Media