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Field Guides for Working Bands

Why Bandmate is a 10-book series for working musicians — short, practical, and written for the people actually splitting gas money.

Most music books are written for people who already made it — or for people who never leave the bedroom.

Bandmate is for the middle: bands that play shows, split gas money, book their own gigs, and are trying to figure out what comes next without a label handbook.

Why a series, not one big book

Working musicians don't need a 400-page manifesto. They need short, focused guides they can finish between rehearsals:

  1. Stage presence
  2. Mental wellness
  3. Booking gigs
  4. Recording on a budget
  5. Building an audience
  6. Band finances
  7. Releasing music
  8. Press & promo
  9. Touring smart
  10. Sustaining the band

Each book is one problem. Each problem is one you hit when the band is real.

Built with the platform

The series is the practical companion to Bandmate.co. Everything the books cover, the platform exists to support. Read the field guide; use the tools.

The first titles are in production now. See the full series overview on the Bandmate catalog page, or get notified when they ship.

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