A band website built around the new record
A band’s site tends to fall behind: it was made for the first EP, someone who knew how left, and the tour dates are from two summers ago. Meanwhile the record that matters now lives on platforms that look the same for every band.
Música gives the new record a site of its own, and it plays. The cover turns to light and moves with the songs; the tracklist spins on a record; the tour spreads out over a sea of light; the liner notes carry every name, from the drummer to whoever mastered it. Anyone in the band can fill it in from a browser — no admin, no plugins to update.
What your site shows
The record, playing
The cover made of light, the band’s name and the record’s title, and a play button. The light follows the song: the snare and the kick in it, the guitars in the brightness.
Every song
Up to twelve tracks by the spinning record, each with its colours, so the page shifts from the opener to the closer.
On tour
Each date with city, venue and tickets, the sold-out ones marked. The section hides itself when there’s nothing booked.
The sleeve
Who played what, who recorded, mixed and mastered, who made the cover, and the label — as on the back of a record, up to sixteen lines.
Have this ready
- The record’s MP3s, one to twelve, each under 25 MB.
- The cover at 1,500 px or more, and a version without the lettering if it has any.
- The tour dates with venues and ticket links.
- A bio of the band and the credits, line by line.
- A booking email, a press email and a free Web3Forms key for the mailing list.
Worth knowing
One person fills it in
The wizard keeps answers in the browser where they were typed. Decide who in the band owns the site, and have them make every change from the same computer.
Write the credits properly
Liner notes are where a session musician, an engineer or a designer gets found. Spell every name as they use it professionally; it costs nothing and they’ll share the page.
Update the dates as they sell
A date can be marked sold out. When a show sells out, change it and republish — a page that says so helps the next date sell.
Questions
- Can each member have their own page?
- No: it’s one page for one release, with the band’s bio and the credits for everyone. Members’ own profiles can be linked from the footer.
- Can we sell the record or merch on it?
- There’s no shop inside the site. Link your Bandcamp or your merch store from the platforms ring, where fans already pay.
- Where do mailing-list sign-ups go?
- To your email, through a free Web3Forms key; without one, the button writes to your booking address. There’s no mailing tool inside the site — copy the addresses into the one you use.
- How much is it?
- €500, once, for all the files, the guides to publish them and a 30-minute call with Eric. Hosting on Cloudflare Pages’ free plan costs nothing.