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Build a professional Profile
Put your live-music identity, experience, and what you do in one place people can actually find.
The professional network for the live music community
Your next connection in live music shouldn’t depend on luck.
SideStage brings musicians, artists and bands, venues, touring and production professionals, representatives, and music businesses together to build profiles, respond to opportunities, promote shows, and communicate directly.
Free to sign up and use.
Optional paid features and in-app purchases may be available.
SideStage is 18+ because it connects people for gigs, work, and professional relationships in music. The age requirement supports safer participation and clear accountability; it isn’t about adult content.
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A look at the real workflows SideStage is built around.
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Find and respond to Opportunities
Find gigs, people, services, and other opportunities across the live-music community—and respond as the SideStage Profile that represents you.
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Create and promote Shows
Build a real show page with the lineup, venue, date, times, age restrictions, ticket information, and everything people need to know.
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Communicate directly
Move from an Opportunity or Profile into a real conversation without losing the context of who you’re talking to or why.
Show who you are
Build a SideStage Profile that represents what you do and the work you’re available for.
Find what’s next
Respond to gigs, roles, services, and other opportunities posted across the live-music community.
Get shit done
Create shows, respond to opportunities, and move into direct conversations without losing the context.
Built from inside the live-music community
About the founder
Brett Johnson is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, recording artist, touring musician, independent-label founder, and product leader who has spent decades—and remains active—inside the live-music community.
He started performing in clubs at 16, has written and released multiple records, toured worldwide with original and tribute acts, and has lived every profile type represented in SideStage.
Questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
Is SideStage free to use, and are there paid features?
Yes. SideStage is free to sign up for and use. Optional paid features and in-app purchases may be available.
SideStage · 18+
Are you 18 or older?
SideStage is 18+ because it connects people for gigs, work, and professional relationships in music. The age requirement supports safer participation and clear accountability; it isn’t about adult content.
Please confirm you are 18 or older before providing your details.