How to start a payments app for musicians, bands and music teachers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Musicians get paid in lots of small ways: gig fees, deposits for weddings and events, lessons, merch and fan support. A payments app built for them, under your own brand, can bring those together in one place, and you can offer it to musicians across a scene, city or network.
What musicians need
- A deposit link to confirm a gig booking.
- Monthly subscriptions for regular lessons.
- A payment link fans can use to support or buy merch.
- A shared account a band can use to split and track money.
Who could launch it
A music school, a booking agency, a musicians' collective or an entrepreneur who knows the local music scene.
How to get your first users
Start with a few bands and teachers you know, then reach more through venues, rehearsal studios and music shops, where musicians already meet.
Where SendPay fits
SendPay lets you launch your own payments platform under your brand, with GBP, EUR and USD accounts, transfers, branded Visa cards, payment links, invoices and subscriptions, powered by licensed partners. SendPay isn't a bank and doesn't offer lending.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
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This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.