Monthly Retainers · Union Square Loft

Your studio, on standing reservation.

For creators, brands, and teams who use the room every month. Lock a recurring rate, a standing slot, and an operator who already knows your setup — instead of rebooking from scratch every time.

Creator & team retainers
Pick your monthly cadence.

Every retainer includes the full loft — right-sized for boutique productions, with lighting grid, Fulcrum sound, treated room. Hours roll within the month, priority booking over one-off rentals, and your rate locked for the term.

Studio Access
For solo creators getting consistent reps in.
$300/mo
  • 4 studio hours / month
  • Full room & gear included
  • Priority over one-off bookings
  • Member rate on extra hours
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Creator
For podcasters & creators shipping weekly.
$750/mo
  • 10 studio hours / month
  • Standing weekly slot held for you
  • Operator on the board included
  • Same-day audio, 15% off add-ons
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Production
For studios & shows in steady production.
$1,500/mo
  • 20 studio hours / month
  • Dedicated recurring slot
  • Operator + FX6 day rate discount
  • Best per-hour rate, 20% off add-ons
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Brand & agency retainers
Outsource your content room.

For brands and agencies that need a reliable NYC studio and an operator on call — without building one in-house. Full-service: we run the room, the gear, and the camera so your team just creates.

Content Partner
For brands producing ongoing social & video content.
$3,500/mo
  • 2 full content days / month (up to 8 hrs each)
  • Sony FX6 + operator included both days
  • Full lighting, sound, set staging
  • Same-week file delivery, organized & labeled
  • Priority scheduling & a named point of contact
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Best Value for Teams
Studio-as-a-Service
For agencies & brands treating USL as their NYC studio.
$6,500/mo
  • 4 full content days / month + flexible drop-ins
  • FX6 + operator on every shoot day
  • Multi-cam video, set builds, green screen
  • Edited deliverables on request (quoted per project)
  • Rooftop add-on at member rate
  • Dedicated producer & quarterly content planning
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Need something bigger — a multi-brand or weekly-show retainer? We build custom enterprise retainers. Tell us the volume.

Research retainer
Ongoing insights, one room.

For insights teams and agencies running recurring qualitative work — a standing relationship with the original creative research facility. Confidential, one project at a time, with the observation setup and broadcast A/V always ready.

Insights Retainer
For brands & agencies with a recurring research calendar.
From $4,000/mo
  • Priority facility access for focus groups & studies
  • One-way mirror observation & mezzanine viewing
  • Broadcast A/V, multi-cam, live-stream to remote reps
  • 24-hour recording delivery, every session
  • Recruitment & moderation available · locked rate
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Why retainer
Cheaper, faster, and the room knows you.

Locked Rate

Your per-hour and per-day rate is fixed for the term — below one-off pricing, protected from peak surcharges.

Standing Slot

A recurring time held for you. No fighting the calendar, no rebooking from zero every month.

The Room Knows You

Carlos already knows your mic setup, your lighting, your show. Walk in, sit down, hit record.

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Set up your retainer.

Tell us how you’ll use the room and we’ll match you to a plan — or build a custom one. Carlos responds personally. Call 212-529-7570.

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