May 13, 9:21 AM
Don't try this in your apartment...PLEASE!
My upstairs neighbors are an awesome band. They rock out shows, have a ton of fans, and have a lot of fun.
But there's one BIG problem:
They live in a three bedroom apartment! This is a full four member rock band living and rehearsingin a three bedroom apartment on the top floor above me. I myself have never turned them in, but I cannot imagine the number of noise complaints that they have gotten from other neighbors.
Last night was pretty much the last straw with me, however. It was after midnight and I was trying to get some much needed sleep, but they seemed to just keep jamming and jamming and jamming the night away.
My long, restful night of sleep turned into a tossing and turning night of frustration. The correct thing for me to do in this situation is let the leasing office know about the disturbance and they should be able to handle the situation accordingly. I also want to give my fellow apartmentites a few ideas on great ways on being considerate of your neighbors by keeping down the noise in your apartment. Check it:
Rehearsal Space For Your Band- Rehearsing in your apartment should not be an option whatsover. No matter what instrument you are jamming with...you are disturbing your neighbors. Instead, look into renting a rehearsal space. Most major cities have rent-able spaces that are made for rehearsing. You might also try renting a storage unit and using that as your rehearsal space. The easiest though, is to hope that one of your band members or groupies is a home owner and has a garage that you can convert into your rehearsal studio. Whatever you do...stop jamming in your apartment.
Nix the Surround Sound- Love playing video games or watching movies with you surround sound speakers on full blast? Well stop! You have neighbors. Instead, look into a set of bluetooth stereo headphones. They plug a transmitter into your stereo and transmit a signal to the headphones for you to turn up as loud as you want without bothering anyone else. I know that surround system is awesome, but not appropriate for an apartment.
Bass Is A No No Listening to music and such from your computer or stereo can be okay if you keep it at an appropriate level and ALWAYS turn down the bass to a reasonable level. Bass is the neighbor headache maker. If you are blasting the bass, you will be much more likely to get a noise complaint.
It's pretty simple really. Think outside of the box and be considerate of your neighbors when dealing with sounds in your apartment. No noise complaints means no fines...and no trouble and neighbors who like you much much better.