Band business
How much does an EPK cost? (and why yours can be free)
How much does an EPK cost? BandVolt's free EPK maker publishes your press page on every tier. Building, publishing and sharing it is free.
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Band management and mix feedback, from a band that needed both
Guides on tracking mix versions, giving feedback a producer can act on, building setlists that match the live arrangement, running a shared calendar, and keeping the band’s money visible to everyone - plus what we are building and why.
Sharing & promo
Free EPK makers compared: EPK Builder, StageOS, Tunepact, Bandzoogle and BandVolt
Best free EPK maker compared: EPK Builder, StageOS, Tunepact, Bandzoogle and BandVolt. Music, dates and a free page, and which one stays current.
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Sharing & promo
How to make a free EPK for your band
Free EPK maker: create the band, add songs, photos and gigs, then publish your-band.bandvolt.com/epk. Free on every BandVolt tier.
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Sharing & promo
Your band EPK link now has its own address
Your band EPK URL is your-band.bandvolt.com/epk. A free EPK maker on every tier, with a short EPK link you can email to promoters, venues and press.
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Product
BandVolt on Product Hunt: who it's for
BandVolt review: what it does for bands, ensembles, teachers, studios, and labels, including the free EPK maker, after the 23 October 2026 Product Hunt launch.
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Product
BandVolt feature walkthrough videos - every feature, step by step
BandVolt now has a YouTube channel with a step-by-step walkthrough video for every feature, plus a full product demo. Here is the playlist and what each video covers.
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Sharing & promo
Release campaign checklist for small labels and artist managers
A practical release checklist for small labels and managers running more than one act - from approved master to release week - with the assets, links, dates, and money kept per act instead of in one shared drive.
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Mixing & feedback
Studio mix delivery checklist: what to hand the band when the mix is done
What a mix engineer or producer should deliver at the end of a job - the final mix, alternate versions, stems, technical checks, credits, and the feedback history - and how to hand it over so nothing expires.
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Mixing & feedback
Mix revisions without the email chain: a workflow for engineers and their clients
A revision workflow for mix engineers and producers - one version history per song, notes pinned to the second, a punch list before each pass, and a clear point where the mix is signed off.
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Band management
Approving mixes and masters across a roster: a sign-off process for labels and managers
How labels and artist managers keep mix and master approvals straight across several acts - one version history per song, notes on the audio, level-matched comparisons, a technical check, and one clear final.
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Product
Export song data as Markdown - take your archive home
Download comments, AI mix summaries, Mix Health scores, and activity as Markdown, then bulk-download mixes, stems, and files - so backing up a song to your own drive is a few clicks.
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Product
Contributor and Reviewer - roles for external collaborators
Invite someone as a Contributor who can upload and download, or as a Reviewer who can stream, Quick Compare, and comment - without file access. Premium only.
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How to send your EP to a label - one public link, not five files
Stop emailing a zip of MP3s or five private SoundCloud links. Premium collection share links put your whole album or EP on one branded page - track order, continuous playback, artwork - that anyone can stream without an account.
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Product
How studio engineers and producers use BandVolt
Two workflows for mix engineers and producers - join a band that already uses BandVolt as a collaborator, or host the project in your own studio workspace and content-transfer it when the job is done.
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Product
Send feedback from the header - a direct line to the team
Stuck, spotted a bug, or have a feature idea? There is now a Send feedback button in the BandVolt header that goes straight to the people building it.
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Mixing & feedback
WeTransfer and FilePass vs BandVolt content transfer
WeTransfer and FilePass move files once. BandVolt content transfer delivers the finished song or album into the client band's workspace - mixes, stems, and history included. Compare studio delivery options.
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Content transfer - deliver finished mixes to a client band
A WeTransfer and FilePass alternative for mix engineers and producers - permanently transfer songs, stems, and albums into the client's BandVolt band with history intact.
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Gigs & setlists
From shared setlist to stage sheet
How to get a clean numbered setlist onto the monitors without screenshotting a Google Doc - one tap from the setlist everyone already shares in BandVolt.
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Mixing & feedback
Stop letting loudness choose your mix
Why the louder bounce always wins an A/B - and how Quick Compare loudness matching levels every version so you hear the mix decisions, not the master bus gain.
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A DAW is not a band workspace (and neither replaces the other)
Logic, Ableton, and Pro Tools are where music gets made. A band workspace is where the band decides. Here is where the line sits, why confusing the two slows records down, and how they work side by side.
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Mixing & feedback
How to give feedback on a mix
A complete guide for bands - what to listen for, how to describe what you hear without production jargon, how many rounds a mix should take, and how to disagree without stalling the record.
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Band management
The tools an indie band actually needs
A job-by-job guide to building a band's toolkit - what you genuinely need, what you can skip, where the gaps are, and how to avoid paying five subscriptions to solve one problem badly.
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What to put in a band EPK (and what promoters actually read)
What to include in a band EPK, how promoters actually use one in the ninety seconds they give it, how to write the bio, and a checklist to run before you send the link.
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Gigs & setlists
Spotify playlist vs a real rehearsal setlist
Many bands rehearse to a Spotify playlist. Here is what it can't do - unreleased songs, live arrangements, keys and BPM - and what a purpose-built setlist tool does instead.
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Rehearse the live version, not the album cut
BandVolt setlists can use any version of a song - album cut, extended live arrangement, or abridged edit - plus unreleased tracks no streaming playlist can hold.
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Band management
The gigging band's guide to staying organised
How established bands with a busy gig diary stay tight - setlists built from live versions, tech riders that are always findable, dep-friendly access, and clean books.
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Mixing & feedback
WeTransfer vs a band workspace for stems and mixes
Expiring links, re-uploads after every revision, and no feedback loop - why one-shot file transfers fail ongoing music projects, and what to use instead.
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WhatsApp vs timestamped mix feedback
Voice notes, "the bit after the second chorus", and mixes compressed on send - a side-by-side look at why a group chat fails as a mix review tool, and what timestamped comments do instead.
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Band management
For labels and managers: running multiple bands without the chaos
How labels and artist managers keep a roster organised - a workspace per band, version control on mixes, no-signup share links for pitching, and per-band finances.
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The shared band Google Drive (and its one password)
One shared login, one person fielding Authenticator requests, folders nobody dares reorganise. Why a shared drive fails bands, what it costs you, and what a band workspace does instead.
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Band management
Running a church worship band: keeping a rotating team in sync
How to organise a worship team - shared setlists per service, keys and BPM on screen, arrangement recordings for rotating volunteers, and a service calendar.
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Band management for indie bands: a practical guide
How to organise an indie band - song versions, feedback, setlists, gigs, money, and sending music to labels - without a manager or a stack of subscriptions.
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Tech rider and stage plot: what to send a venue
What to put in a tech rider and a stage plot, and how to keep both on the gig so the 11pm email from the venue takes two minutes.
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The gig nobody put in the calendar
Half the band found out about the show from the venue's Instagram. A shared band calendar fixes the scheduling chaos that kills good bands.
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Send your music to anyone - no account needed
A label, a promoter, your mum. Public share links give anyone a clean page to stream your songs from, without making them sign up for anything.
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Mixing & feedback
Mix Health - know if your mix is release-ready
A complete guide to mix readiness for bands - what loudness, true peak, dynamic range, phase, and mono compatibility actually mean, and how to check a mix against all of them before you ship it.
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Mixing & feedback
AI Mix Summaries - what the band is really telling you
Forty timestamped comments on a mix is a lot to read. AI Mix Summaries turn the noise into a clear list of what to change next.
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From rehearsal room to release - a workflow checklist
A simple, repeatable flow for taking a song from voice memo to released single without losing the thread.
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Running a remote band without losing momentum
When the band lives in three cities, the workflow is the only thing keeping the project moving. A practical guide to remote band collaboration - handoffs, deadlines, decision-making, and the tools that hold it together.
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The hidden cost of stitched-together tools
Free tools are not free if the cost is your band's momentum. A look at what bands actually spend on chaos.
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Mixing & feedback
Working with session players without fourteen emails
How public share links and external collaborators let you bring in session musicians, producers, and labels without giving them an account on the whole band.
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Mixing & feedback
Quick Compare - hearing what actually changed
How to A/B two mix versions properly - why level matching and switching at the same playback position matter, and how to turn "it sounds different" into a note a producer can use.
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Band business
Splitting band income without the awkward meeting
How bands actually split gig money - even splits, expenses-first, and points systems compared - plus why a shared ledger turns Sunday afternoon negotiations into a five-minute glance.
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The five-minute setlist
How to build and share a setlist without the spreadsheet - sequencing a set that works, keeping the live arrangement rather than the album cut, printing a stage sheet, and keeping one current version everyone can see.
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Timestamped feedback that actually lands
"Tighten the verse" is useless. "0:39 - the triplets feel rushed" is a fix. A full guide to giving mix notes your band can act on, and the tooling that makes specificity easy.
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Stop sending `final_FINAL_v3.mp3`
A complete guide to mix version control for bands - why file naming always fails, what a real version history looks like, and how to keep every mix findable, comparable, and clear.
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The voice memo graveyard
Why most band ideas die in the group chat - and how to stop losing the good ones to scroll.
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Why we built BandVolt
The story behind BandVolt - solving the real problems bands face when collaborating on music, from first demo to show night.
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Welcome to BandVolt
Introducing BandVolt - the all-in-one workspace where bands write songs, review recordings, manage setlists, and stay in sync.
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