Musicians
Drummer between projects? Bassist who wants a second band? Show your best 30 seconds and get matched with bands that need exactly what you play.
For musicians → Swipe. Match. Play.
Find your people.
Fill the slot.
Sidestage is a swipe-to-match app for musicians who want a band, bands with an open slot, and the studios, engineers and pros who work with them — all in the same deck, all near you.
One app, three sides of the stage
Every card tells you why the person is here before you swipe, so you never waste a match.
Bands with open slots
Build your lineup on a stage, mark the open spots, and swipe through players in your city who already like your sound.
For bands →Studios & music pros
Recording studios, engineers, producers, teachers, photographers, repair techs, rehearsal rooms — reach bands the moment they're forming.
For services →How it works
Say why you're here
Join a band, fill a slot, offer a service, or find one. Your intent sits right on your card.
Show, don't tell
Add photos, a bio, genres, availability, and up to three tracks and two short videos. Every card plays a 30-second preview.
Swipe, match, talk
Like someone and they like you back? A guitar strums and you're on the same bill. See who wants to play with you, match back with one tap, and chat inside the app.
A look inside
Dark, fast, and built around listening — because nobody picks a drummer from a paragraph.
New: the stage
Every band gets a stage. Every spot is a position.
Drums at the back, bass stage-left, lead guitar stage-right, singer up front. The band decides which positions exist; each one is either a member or an open spot. Match with a player, invite them to a position from the chat, and when they say yes they take the spot — fireworks, a strum, and a new bandmate.
- See the lineup at a glance. Filled positions show the member; open ones are marked and show on the band's card.
- Both sides say yes. An invite only fills the spot when the musician accepts it.
- Your bands, on your profile. Every band you've joined lists on your profile with your instrument.
Built the way musicians actually connect
Most musician sites are directories: you post, you wait, you scroll. Sidestage is a match, and a match is a conversation two people already said yes to.
- Intent up front. Joining, hiring, offering or booking — it's on every card.
- Your media stays on Sidestage. No dead YouTube links, no ads in your preview. Upload once, it plays instantly.
- Local by default. Set your radius. Distance is shown, your exact location never is.
- Matches strum, not ping. A guitar plays a C chord every time you match. It's a music app, not a dating app.
- Services are first-class. Studios and pros get real profiles with rates, rooms and recent work — not a classified ad.
- Free to start. Swiping, matching and messaging are free for musicians and bands.
Get early access
Sidestage is launching city by city. Tell us where you play and we'll open your area sooner.