🎸 The musician's platform — all in one place

We Are
Playing
Live

One stop shop for musicians, promoters, producers, and music aficionados to come together, make music, and share it with the world.

www.weareplayinglive.com

Band Pages◆ Online Music Sales◆ Tour Scheduling◆ Live Streaming◆ Remote Studio Sessions◆ Merchandise◆ Record Label◆ Music Videos◆ Studio Time◆ Promoter Network◆ Band Pages◆ Online Music Sales◆ Tour Scheduling◆ Live Streaming◆ Remote Studio Sessions◆ Merchandise◆ Record Label◆ Music Videos◆ Studio Time◆ Promoter Network◆

Platform Features

Everything Your
Band Needs

From your first gig to your first record deal — WAPL has the tools, connections, and services to take you there.

🌐
Band Website
Fully customizable web page, simple admin panel, music uploads, lyrics, and images. Your own corner of the internet.
Core
🎵
Online Song Sales
Sell your music directly to fans. Keep more of your revenue. Built like Bandcamp but tailored for WAPL members.
Core
👕
Merchandise Store
Shirts, stickers, buttons, posters — one-off or bulk orders fulfilled through our manufacturing partners. Upload your logo and we handle the rest.
Merch
🎛️
Web Audio Tools
Integrated recording apps, DAW partnerships, and discounted software. Browser-based or download — record anywhere.
Studio
🎚️
Pro Mixing Services
Upload your raw tracks for professional mixing at a discounted rate. Subcontracted through trusted studio partners.
Studio
🗓️
Tour Scheduling
Research, plan, and book venues across the US (and beyond). Post events, connect with promoters, manage your calendar.
Connect
📡
Live Streaming
Stream gigs, rehearsals, or listening parties directly on WAPL. Your audience, your stage.
Core
🎸
Remote Studio Musicians
Need a guitarist in NYC while you're in LA? Connect live and record remotely through our platform interface.
Studio
💿
Inhumane Society Records
Our in-house label offering fair contracts, distribution, and promotion for bands ready to level up.
Label
📣
Promoter Network
Find promoters by city. Build relationships. Fill your tour calendar. Listings available for both bands and promoters.
Connect
⚖️
Music Legal Advertising
Connect with lawyers who specialize in band contracts, IP, and the music business. Advertise or find trusted legal help.
Connect
🎬
Music Video Production
Professional music video production outsourced to trusted partners. Concept to screen — we coordinate it all.
Label

Band Pages

Your Band.
Your Domain.

Every registered band gets a customizable web page with a simple admin dashboard — upload music, add lyrics, post photos. Choose your domain level:

yourbandname.com
Custom domain — we register & point DNS. Annual fee.
Premium
yourbandname.weareplayinglive.com
Subdomain on our network. Small setup fee.
Standard
weareplayinglive.com?bandID=B12345
Default URL — included with all memberships.
Free
Band Admin — The Static Monkeys
🎵 Upload Track + Add
🖼️ Band Photos (8) Edit
📝 Lyrics Library (12 songs) Edit
🗓️ Upcoming Shows (3) + Add
MONTHLY STREAMS
Reckoning (2024)4,820
Ghost Signal2,341

Merch & Manufacturing

Your Logo.
On Everything.

Upload your band artwork once. We partner with manufacturers to produce high-quality merch — one-offs or bulk. We take a small 10% cut; you keep the rest.

👕
T-Shirts
Custom screen-printed or DTG shirts. One-offs to full runs.
🎨
Posters
Full-color gig posters and art prints. Signed editions supported.
⭕
Stickers & Buttons
Die-cut stickers, enamel pins, and pinback buttons in any quantity.

Tour Scheduling

Get On The Road.

Browse live music venues across the US by city and state. View contact info for booking. Hire us to schedule your whole tour. The homepage shows upcoming shows near your visitors automatically.

14
Mar
Charleston, SC
The Pour House
Tickets
19
Mar
Atlanta, GA
Aisle 5
Tickets
22
Mar
Nashville, TN
The Basement East
Sold Out
28
Mar
Austin, TX
Mohawk
Tickets
03
Apr
New York, NY
Mercury Lounge
Tickets

Our touring forums let bands swap intel on venues, split bills with local acts, and avoid the pitfalls every road musician knows. Real talk from real bands.

Monthly meetups connect our membership in person. WAPL-sponsored festivals feature member bands on curated stages.

📋 Touring Forums
Anyone played the Cavern in Memphis lately?
by NightDriver_TX · 14 replies · 2 hrs ago
Looking for a local opener — Charlotte NC — April 5
by TheStaticMonkeys · 7 replies · 5 hrs ago
Split billing tips for bands on a budget
by FuelCell · 43 replies · 1 day ago

Audio & Studio

Record. Mix.
Release.

01
Web-Based Recording Tools
Browser-based DAW tools, integrated directly into the platform. Partner app discounts for download and purchase options.
02
Professional Mixing
Upload your raw tracks for professional mixing at discounted rates, subcontracted to trusted engineers including Target Panic / Return to Zero.
03
Discount Studio Time
WAPL members can book discounted studio time on James Island, SC. Real rooms, real gear, real results at rates that won't break the band.
04
Remote Studio Musicians
Need a bassist in Boston while you're in Phoenix? Register as a remote session musician or hire one. Live, low-latency collaborative recording through WAPL.
Inhumane Society Records

A Label That
Works For You.

Fair contracts. Real distribution. Actual promotion. ISR offers bands a better path to releasing music without signing their lives away.

✦Distribution — Digital and physical distribution through our partner network
✦Promotion — Playlist pitching, press, and WAPL platform features
✦Music Video Production — Outsourced to vetted directors at member rates
✦Legal Advertising — Find lawyers who specialize in band contracts and music IP
✦Want Ads — Cheap musician classifieds ($2–3) with audio sample uploads

Community

More Than
A Platform.

WAPL is a living, breathing music community — online and IRL. Monthly meetups, sponsored festivals, live streams, and the conversations that move music forward.

📡
Live Streaming
Stream your shows, rehearsals, or listening sessions live to the WAPL audience. Your fans, your feed, your control.
🤝
Monthly Band Meetups
WAPL-sponsored monthly social events for musicians to connect in real life, share knowledge, and make music happen.
🎪
WAPL Festivals
Curated multi-band events in different cities sponsored and organized by the platform. Member bands featured front and center.

Membership Plans

Get Playing.

Start free and scale up as your band grows. No hidden fees. No label taking 70%.

Starter
Free
Forever, no credit card
  • Band profile page (WAPL URL)
  • Upload up to 5 tracks
  • Tour date listing
  • Forum access
  • Custom domain
  • Merch store
  • Live streaming
Most Popular
Band
$19/mo
or $180/year — save 21%
  • Subdomain (bandname.weareplayinglive.com)
  • Unlimited track uploads
  • Merch store with fulfillment
  • Live streaming
  • Promoter network access
  • Remote musician booking
  • Custom .com domain
Pro
$45/mo
or $420/year — save 22%
  • Custom .com domain registration
  • Priority mixing queue
  • Discounted studio time (James Island)
  • ISR label consideration
  • Music video production access
  • Legal directory advertising
  • All Band features included