The room is yours. One minute of your episode is ours.
A broadcast-ready studio at UMMA, the community center NEXGEN is part of. There is no session fee. In exchange, one 60-second UMMA spot runs in each episode you record here.
That is the whole arrangement. No hourly rate. No invoice. No membership. One minute of your episode, and the room is yours.
Looking for the youth program? NEXGEN Studios is where young people learn to make things. Film, photo, audio, design. Same equipment. This page is the production room for community creators. Different product, same building. NEXGEN Studios
Live shows
Shows recorded in this room
Some of what gets made here is recorded in front of an audience. Free to attend, the seats are just limited by the size of the room.
The room
A studio built to make you sound great
Everything you need to record a proper show. Audio, video, and a hand if you want one.
Broadcast-ready audio
Multi-mic podcast setup tuned for clean, professional sound.
Video-ready set
Cameras, lighting, and a warm on-brand backdrop for clips and full episodes.
Production support
Editing help and a producer where we can, ask when you enquire.
Room for your guests
A comfortable set built for hosts and multiple guests.
The deal
No session fee. One minute of your episode.
This is a trade, not a giveaway, and it is a good one. You get a room that would otherwise cost you money. UMMA gets a minute in front of an audience that would otherwise cost us money. Both halves are real.
You get: the room, the gear, and a hand
Broadcast-quality audio, a video-ready set, and optional production help. No session fee, no hourly rate, no membership needed.
You give: one 60-second UMMA spot
A single 60-second spot inside each episode, about the work UMMA does for the community. We supply it as finished audio for you to drop in. We check that it aired, because a trade only works if both halves happen.
Our shows come first
UMMA and NEXGEN shows get first call on the calendar. Creators fill the open slots. That means we will offer you a time rather than take a request for one.
Hold your slot
Weekly recurring times are available, just be reliable so the slot stays yours. A slot nobody turns up to goes back on the board.
The spot is tracked, not assumed
We record which sessions ran the spot and where the episode went out. Not to police anyone. If the spot never airs, the deal is not working. We would rather know than keep lending the room on a guess.
What you make is yours
Your show, your name, your feed, your archive. Recording here does not make it a NEXGEN show. We get no say in what you say.
After you ask
From idea to first episode
We come back within 5 business days.
We check the fit and what you need from the room.
We find you a slot: one session, or a recurring weekly time.
You come and record. We handle the gear and the setup.
Your episode goes out carrying the 60-second UMMA spot.
Let’s get your show in the room.
Tell us about your podcast. We will confirm the fit, find your time, and get you recording. Free.
Ask about a weekly recurring slot
Not quite a recording?
- You want to teach it live rather than record it, Host a program
- You'd rather be a guest on someone else's show, Mentor
Other ways to contribute