Ask any band where the latest mix of their new song is and you’ll get four different answers. One person has it in a WhatsApp thread from three weeks ago. Another has a file called “final_v2_REAL” sitting in Dropbox. The drummer is still listening to the rough demo from rehearsal. Meanwhile the feedback that would have fixed the chorus is buried in a voice note nobody can find.
This is how most bands work, and it isn’t because they’re disorganised. It’s because the tools they use were never built for bands. Group chats are built for chatting. Cloud storage is built for files. Spreadsheets are built for accountants. A band needs all of these at once, plus somewhere to actually talk about the music.
BandVolt is a band management and collaboration app that brings the music and the admin into one shared workspace. This article covers the problems it solves, how it works, and who it’s for.
The real cost of running a band across five apps
None of these problems is a disaster on its own. Together they eat the hours you’d rather spend writing and rehearsing.
Feedback loses its context. “The bit after the second chorus feels rushed” makes sense when you say it. Two days and three uploads later, nobody knows which version or which second chorus you meant.
Versions multiply. Demo, rough mix, mix with new vocals, mix with the vocals turned down. Without a single history, people end up rehearsing to the wrong one or sending the wrong file to the engineer.
Gig details scatter. Load-in times are in an email, the set length is in a text from the promoter, and the setlist is on the back of a receipt. The tech rider lives on one person’s laptop, which is fine until a promoter asks for it at 11pm.
Money gets awkward. Who paid for the rehearsal room? Did the merch money from Saturday cover the last order? Without a shared record, these conversations turn into arguments.
Promoters and press want an EPK. Most bands know they need an electronic press kit. Few have one that’s up to date, and fewer want to pay for yet another tool just to host it.
What BandVolt does
BandVolt combines two things that usually live in separate apps: audio collaboration and the backstage admin of running a band.
Timestamped feedback on the waveform
Upload a demo, rough mix or rehearsal recording and everyone in the band can listen in the browser. Comments pin to an exact moment on the waveform, so “the bass drops out here” points at the moment it happens rather than a vague description. The discussion stays attached to the track, not lost in a chat thread.
Version history for every song
Each new upload becomes a new version of the same song, so the full history is kept in one place. You can go back to last month’s mix at any point, and everyone knows which version is current. No more file names with “final” in them three times.
Share songs and releases without an account
Need to send a track to a producer, a venue or a blog? BandVolt generates a clean public link for a song, or for a whole album or EP, that anyone can stream instantly without signing up. The recipient only sees what you shared, and you can revoke the link at any time.
AI mix feedback
When a track is getting close, BandVolt’s AI Mix Summary gives a quick written read on the mix, and a Mix Health check scores it before you send it off for mastering or release. It’s a useful second opinion when the whole band has heard the song too many times to judge it fairly.
A shared calendar and setlists
Gigs, rehearsals, studio sessions and release dates sit on one calendar the whole band can see. Setlists attach to the gigs they’re for, and files like tech riders, stage plots and press shots attach to the events and folders they belong to. When the promoter asks for something, anyone in the band can find it.
Band finances in one ledger
Each band has its own ledger for income, expenses, recurring costs and receipts, with year summaries when you need them. Everyone sees the same numbers, which takes the guesswork and the awkwardness out of splitting costs.
A free EPK for every band
Every BandVolt band gets an EPK, free on every plan. It’s a public page you can send to promoters, bookers and press, kept in the same workspace as everything else, so it doesn’t fall out of date the way a forgotten PDF does.
Who BandVolt is for
Bands
The core user is the working band of two to eight members: playing local venues, recording demos in a bedroom or rehearsal room, and juggling anywhere from five to twenty songs at once. If your band currently runs on a group chat and a shared folder, BandVolt is built to replace both.
Studio engineers and producers
Engineers spend a lot of time chasing feedback across email and messages. With BandVolt, a band’s notes arrive pinned to the exact second of the mix, and each revision sits in the same history. On the Premium plan, bands can bring external collaborators such as an engineer or producer into a song without making them a full band member.
Labels and managers
Labels and managers who look after several acts can give each one its own workspace and see all of them from a single login. That makes it easier to keep track of what each act is working on, when they’re playing, and where finished tracks and assets are before they go to distribution. Label pricing for rosters is available by contacting [email protected].
Pricing: per band, not per seat
Most collaboration tools charge per user. For a four or five piece band, that adds up quickly, and it usually means one person ends up paying for everyone or the band doesn’t bother at all.
BandVolt charges per band. One subscription covers every member.
Basic (free)
- Every core feature: feedback, version history, calendar, setlists, finances and the EPK
- 1 GB of storage
- Up to 3 active public song links
Premium (£9.99 a month, or £89.99 a year)
- Everything in Basic
- 50 GB of storage, with optional add-ons
- Unlimited public song links and album or EP sharing
- External song collaborators
- More AI mix feedback each month
For a four-piece band on Premium, that works out at under £2.50 each per month. The annual plan saves around 25%.
The free tier is deliberately generous. Bands can use the full product before deciding whether they need more storage or want to bring in outside collaborators.
Getting started in a few minutes
- Sign up free at app.bandvolt.com. No card needed for the Basic plan.
- Create your band and invite your bandmates by email.
- Upload a song you’re working on and leave the first timestamped comment.
- Add your next gig or rehearsal to the shared calendar and attach the setlist.
- Set up your EPK so you have a link ready the next time a promoter asks.
By the end of the first week, most of what used to live in the group chat has a proper home.
Built by a musician, not a marketing team
BandVolt was built solo in Northern Ireland by a guitarist and principal software engineer who has spent years on both sides of the problem: writing and playing in bands, and building software for a living. It’s designed around how bands actually work rather than how a project management tool thinks they should.
Since launch, bands have signed up from the UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, Czechia, the USA, Argentina and Australia. The problems turn out to be the same everywhere.
Frequently asked questions
Is BandVolt free?
Yes. The Basic plan is free and includes every core feature, including the EPK. Premium adds more storage, unlimited sharing links and external collaborators.
Does every band member need to pay?
No. Pricing is per band, so one subscription covers everyone in the band, however many members you have.
Can I share a song with someone who doesn’t use BandVolt?
Yes. Public links let anyone stream a song, album or EP in the browser without creating an account, and you can revoke a link whenever you like.
Can a label or manager use BandVolt across several bands?
Yes. Each act gets its own workspace, and a manager can be added to every band they look after and see them all from one login. Contact [email protected] for roster pricing.
Is there a free EPK tool for bands?
Every BandVolt band gets a free EPK on every plan, hosted alongside the band’s music, calendar and files.
Get your band out of the group chat
If your songs, feedback, gig details and finances are spread across five different apps, BandVolt puts them in one place for the whole band. Start free at bandvolt.com and set up your first song, gig and EPK today.