# Bandmate

> Bandmate is a platform that matches bands, musicians, and venues. The public site at bandmate.co hosts Academy guides, a blog, and a city-by-city music directory; the app lives at app.bandmate.io.

## Academy

- [Academy](https://bandmate.co/academy/): Guides and courses for musicians and bands
- [Book your next 10 gigs](https://bandmate.co/academy/paths/book-your-next-10-gigs/): First Academy learning path (booking pipeline, outreach, gig tracker)
- [Articles](https://bandmate.co/academy/articles/): In-depth articles on playing, gigging, and gear
- [Topics](https://bandmate.co/academy/topics/): Browse Academy content by topic
- [Book Resources](https://bandmate.co/academy/book-resources/): Recommended books and study resources
- [FAQ](https://bandmate.co/academy/faq/): Frequently asked questions

## Blog

- [Blog](https://bandmate.co/blog/): All posts, including city guides, genre guides, tips, and venue guides (individual posts live under /blog/city-guides/, /blog/genre-guides/, /blog/tips/, and /blog/venue-guides/)

## Directory

- [Directory](https://bandmate.co/directory/): City-by-city local music directory
- [Bands](https://bandmate.co/directory/bands/): Browse bands
- [Musicians](https://bandmate.co/directory/musicians/): Browse musicians
- [Venues](https://bandmate.co/directory/venues/): Browse live music venues

## Insights

- [Most Popular Genre by State](https://bandmate.co/insights/most-popular-genre-by-state/): State-level genre rankings from Bandmate directory city data (methodology on page)

## Tools

- [Band Rate Calculator](https://bandmate.co/tools/band-rate-calculator/): Interactive gig-rate ranges by gig type, band size, sets, market tier, and production (client-side; assumptions documented on page)

## Product

- [Features](https://bandmate.co/features/): What Bandmate does
- [For Bands](https://bandmate.co/features/bands/): Find members and fill openings
- [For Musicians](https://bandmate.co/features/musicians/): Find bands and gigs
- [For Venues](https://bandmate.co/features/venues/): Book live music
- [Find band members](https://bandmate.co/find-members/): Classifieds search for members
- [Join a band](https://bandmate.co/join-a-band/): Apply to openings
- [Find musicians](https://bandmate.co/find-musicians/): Local players and session talent
- [Musicians wanted](https://bandmate.co/musicians-wanted/): Post or apply to openings
- [Drummer wanted](https://bandmate.co/drummer-wanted/): Drum openings
- [Vocalist wanted](https://bandmate.co/vocalist-wanted/): Singer openings
- [Musician classifieds](https://bandmate.co/musician-classifieds/): Free musician boards
- [Sign up](https://app.bandmate.io/auth/signup): Create a free account

## Press

- [Press room](https://bandmate.co/press/): Media contacts, phone, company boilerplate, and brand assets for journalists