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Sonicbids
EPK-and-submission platform, founded 2001, where musicians pay per-submission fees (historically $5-$25) to apply for gigs, festivals and other opportunities listed by promoters.
- Best for
- Independent artists who need a professional EPK and want one place to monitor festival, showcase, and venue opportunities or applying to festivals that require Sonicbids.
- Skip if
- Your target festivals accept direct applications — most do now. You need bookable opportunities immediately, avoid subscriptions or application fees, or expect a predictable return from every submission. Artists with strong direct relationships may get better results by contacting venues and festivals themselves.
- First move
- List target festivals; join only if they require it. Claim the free EPK, complete every section, and evaluate the available opportunities before purchasing a membership. Only submit when the genre, location, compensation, audience, and selection odds justify the cost.
- Watch out
- Pay-to-apply with no response guarantee — vet each opportunity's date and organizer before spending, and confirm the platform is currently taking signups. Sonicbids is in an active rebuild; its homepage currently says submissions, dashboards, and partner tools are still rolling out.
- Reach
- Focused
- When
- Worth it once you have releases out.
- Based in
- United States