Band life is chaos. Band admin doesn’t have to be.
You probably know how it goes. Someone drops a rehearsal date in the group chat. A few people react, a couple stay silent, and a few days later nobody is really sure who’s showing up. Money from the last gig is spread across a few Tikkies, someone’s Notes app, and vague memories; and that tech rider you sent to the venue? Still that Word file from a few years ago.
Being in a band is a beautiful chaos in the best way possible. The music part should be. The admin part doesn’t have to be.
That frustration is exactly what led Tessa Nicolai and Ronnie van Doorn to create Bandboss Manager. Based in Zwolle, the Netherlands, they’ve spent years around local bands, gigs, festivals, and the people behind them. They aren’t musicians themselves, but they kept seeing the same problem: talented bands spending far too much time on things that had nothing to do with making music.
So they decided to build the tool they wished already existed.
Bandboss Manager brings everything together in one place.
It’s an all-in-one platform built for amateur, hobbyist, and growing bands. Not the arena acts, but the groups juggling rehearsals, gigs, merch, planning, and finances alongside everyday life.
Instead of jumping between group chats, spreadsheets, notes apps, and random documents, you get one central place for everything.
The platform includes 54 tools built specifically for bands, including planning tools, financial features, availability management, and even a public merch webshop.
Fans can order directly from your band, stock updates automatically, and you can stop dealing with endless “DM me for orders” messages. Bands using the free Opener plan pay a small platform commission on sales, while paid plans do not have to pay a platform fee.
Your merch, your fans, your revenue.
Whether you’re in a band or managing multiple bands, the problems are usually pretty familiar. Chasing people for availability, getting the correct riders; calculating gig fees by hand or searching for files that everyone swears were already shared.
For managers working with multiple bands, every band gets its own environment. No confusion, no mixed schedules or finances, one tool with a clear overview across every band you manage.
There’s also Backstage Bob, Bandboss Manager’s built-in AI assistant.
Need quick information about gear? Need help writing an email while you’re rushing to a venue? Bob helps with the small things that save time.
Small feature, surprisingly useful.
That’s not even the best part; the best part is:
The Opener plan is completely free. No credit card and no pressure. As your band grows, more features can be activated so you can choose what fits your needs.
Spend less time organizing and more time making music.
Discover Bandboss Manager at www.bandbossmanager.com
Tessa & Ronnie
