SoundBetter
Marketplace for hiring credit-verified music professionals (mixing, mastering, production, session work). Acquired by Spotify in 2019 and sold back to its founders in 2021; providers can pay a $59/mo Premium membership and the platform takes a commission on jobs.
- Best for
- Hiring credits-verified pros for mixes, vocals or production.
- Skip if
- Your budget is under a few hundred per job. Your main priority is the lowest possible price or you need inexpensive help with lots of small production tasks.
- First move
- Post one project with a real budget and reference tracks. Shortlist three providers with relevant samples and verified reviews.
- Watch out
- For providers, the $59/mo membership only pays off with steady job-board wins; for artists, rates skew above Fiverr/AirGigs.
- Reach
- Established
- When
- Worth it once you have releases out.
- Based in
- United States