Cover Band
An application created by a musician, for musicians
My name is Vincent, I’ve been playing bass for more than twenty years. I’ve played in several bands with different profiles, skill levels, and ways of organizing. And like many amateur musicians, I kept running into the same headaches:
- Rehearsals organized through endless WhatsApp groups, impossible to find the song someone posted 10 days ago
- Calendars that are never really up to date, impossible to know other members’ availability
- Excel files, Google Drive folders, and scattered YouTube links… it never really works well, especially on a phone
- The bassist who always arrives late to rehearsal — sorry, I can’t fix that one!
- The rehearsal that always starts with: “What are we playing?”
- The drummer who says: “I forgot we were supposed to work on that one”
- The guitarist who prepared five new songs without telling anyone
- Preparing the setlist for the next gig together
Admit it: this sounds familiar… and you probably have more!
Cover Band was born from a simple observation: we spend too much time organizing, not enough time playing.
What is Cover Band?
Cover Band is a web app designed to help amateur bands get organized simply, without complex tools or an over-engineered setup.
It centralizes band organization, songs, rehearsals, and gigs in one place, in a clear way that’s accessible to all band members.
Who is it for?
- Amateur bands
- Cover bands or original bands
- Music associations, clubs
No technical skills required. If you have a phone, you can use Cover Band. Sometimes it’s still nicer with a real screen or a tablet!
Key features
🎸 Band organization
- Member management and invitations
- Assigning a main contact for the band
- Ability to make the band page public
- Easier external contact (booking, dates, exchanges between bands)
- Controlled sharing of an email address or phone number
🎶 Playlists & songs
Cover Band puts songs at the center of band organization.
- Complete song organization
- Clear view of what the band plays, is learning, or is considering
- Pick songs from YouTube, Spotify, Deezer, etc. You can also add songs manually.
Playlist types
Suggestion playlists
- Propose new songs to other members
- Vote and comment
- Let priorities naturally emerge
Gig playlists
- Prepare gigs in advance
- Manage sets, song order, and breaks
- Estimate the total gig duration
Audition playlists
- Linked to audition events
- Send an email to a musician outside the band
- View songs to work on without requiring sign-up
Practice playlists
- Track song learning progress
- Each member can indicate their progress level
- Quickly identify songs that need more work
📅 Rehearsals
The focus is on what you actually work on before and during rehearsal.
- Organize which songs to work on for each rehearsal
- Automatic notifications
- Regular recap emails
- Record a song during rehearsal
🎙️ Recordings & notes
- Add rehearsal recordings
- Notes and annotations directly linked to songs
- Easily find what needs improvement
🎤 Gigs & events
- Manage gig dates
- Instant visibility into availability
- Centralized venue, schedule, and practical information
- Direct link to gig playlists
🧠 Simplicity first
- Built by a musician, supported by musicians
- Created from real, on-the-ground needs
- Designed for all kinds of musicians
- A tool that adapts to bands — not the other way around
- Focused on the essentials: playing better, together
Beta phase (for the association’s musicians)
Cover Band is currently in beta.
The app is free during this phase for members of the association.
- Collect real feedback
- Adjust the tool to real-world usage
- Build Cover Band with musicians
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Cover Band — built by musicians, to play better together.