Your First Gig — Tutorial Series

The art of finding, developing, and signing artists — and how A&R Guru brings it to every band.

From the Beatles in Hamburg to your first rehearsal — here's where your story starts.

Set up your profile, pick your instrument, add a photo. Two minutes to your music résumé.

Create your band, set your genre and home city, and launch your team's hub.

Send invites, build your roster, assign roles and instruments.

Search millions of songs, add them to your library, and share with the band.

The whole band votes on which songs to learn. Democratic, transparent, final.

Drag committed songs into order. Publish. Everyone sees the same set.

Full-screen stage teleprompter. One song at a time. Rate as you go.

Find venues and opportunities looking for bands exactly like yours.

Send your inquiry, track responses, confirm gigs on your calendar.

Review the offer, sign digitally, lock the gig.

Build your EPK, grow your fanbase, share your music with the world.

The full arc: profile → votes → setlist → contract → stage.

Ten giants who shaped the music industry — Ahmet Ertegun, Berry Gordy, Clive Davis, and more.