BandMatch

Productivity

musician matching app

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BandMatch

“Tinder” but for finding musicians to create bands/collab

bandmatch.app

#find musicians#band matching#musician collaboration#jam partners

452points
222comments
#87of 3,515 in 2024
Top 3%of 2024 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

21 positive, 41 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 48 critical, out of 116 comments about the project. Thread score -0.25.

Idea: 11 for, 16 againstDesign: 2 for, 16 againstExecution: 3 for, 7 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 5 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Good idea for musicians to find bandmates

    From 2 comments
    • Great idea, I always wanted to build something to do with music and musicians but never did I think of this case. I can see it useful and a website instead of an app to begin…
      srameshc on HN
    • This is such a good idea.
      bustylasercanon on HN
  • Recommended concerts feature is useful

    From 1 comment

Objections

  • Swipe interface is ill-suited to music matching

    From 3 comments
    • I would rather see a playlist of musicians filtered by style and experience and then skip through the playlist as I listen and have a contact button. A tinder interface doesn’t…
      twobitshifter on HN
    • Unless there are somehow millions of musicians looking to get matched in a single city, the "swipe" UI is pointless and will just make the whole thing unusable. The search +…
      paxys on HN
    • I think this would be awesome as a normal search classifieds kind of thing, not as a Tinder thing. Tinder's selling point isn't the swiping mechanism itself, but that it's taking…
      VoodooJuJu on HN
  • Too few users and empty local areas

    From 3 comments
    • Installed to give it a look, but, sadly, as expected, nobody in my area, and concerts are basically non-existent.
      wizardwes on HN
    • Love the idea, but I've tried similar apps in the past and they all suffer from lack of critical mass, and/or lots of accounts with little activity. I'd love it if this one were…
      ericyd on HN
    • I tried the app and have a bit of feedback Since it’s designed to have people meet up, it’s important to require a photo. It’s a safety thing. This seems like it would be the…
      cush on HN
  • Location-restricted and not available in many countries

    From 3 comments
    • Ease of recording has made remote bands and collaborations very common, you can trade stems with people anywhere and make music. This would be a million times more useful without…
      PUSH_AX on HN
    • Would be interested in testing, however not available in my country.. is there a particular reason? Seems like some artists like to collaborate across borders.. it's not like a…
      arnorhs on HN
    • Is this country filtered? iOS->latest Update->not available in Germany...
      paines on HN
  • Similar existing apps like Vampr and Bandmix

    From 2 comments
    • Nice! How is this different from Vampr? [0] they use (or at least, used) the same tagline: ‘Tinder, but for musicians to collaborate’ [0] https://vampr.me/
      tiimbz on HN
    • How does this differ from Vampr and Bandmix, which claim to be the same thing?
      irskep on HN
  • Profiles lack music samples and verification

    From 2 comments
    • Does the app feature music by musicians? As a musician that's what I'd expect to see myself, because seeing a bunch of people only talking about what they do is useless in terms…
      winternett on HN
    • I tried the app and have a bit of feedback Since it’s designed to have people meet up, it’s important to require a photo. It’s a safety thing. This seems like it would be the…
      cush on HN

Requests

  • Add a toggle to disable local-only artist filtering

    From 2 comments
    • Ease of recording has made remote bands and collaborations very common, you can trade stems with people anywhere and make music. This would be a million times more useful without…
      PUSH_AX on HN
    • A lot of people have mentioned this, so I'll add the toggle to disable "local artists only" to the top of my TODO. Though I suppose genre filtering would need to be built first,…
      pg5 on HN
  • Add a neutral skip instead of swipe left reject

    From 2 comments
    • What does swiping left mean? I may not want to collab with someone for a particular project but that doesn’t mean I never want to see their profile again. Also swiping left feels…
      novaomnidev on HN
    • Thanks for checking it out. That behavior is intentional and mirrors apps like Tinder and Bumble. Swiping left means you aren't interested in the profile and won't see it again.…
      pg5 on HN
  • Provide a web or desktop version

    From 2 comments
    • Looks good. Wish it was a website though.
      eweise on HN
    • Please provide desktop or web app. Not everyone uses iOS or Android devices.
      zerr on HN
  • Add genre and instrument filtering

    From 1 comment
    • Good point, I do intend to add genre and instrument filtering. I figured I had some time to do that since there are barely any users. Not much point of having filtering if there…
      pg5 on HN
  • Add inline music samples on profiles

    From 2 comments
    • I tried the app and have a bit of feedback Since it’s designed to have people meet up, it’s important to require a photo. It’s a safety thing. This seems like it would be the…
      cush on HN
    • Thanks for the feedback! Having a skip, but not reject sounds useful. I have in the roadmap a "don't limit to my area" option! Also plan to have some sort of inline playable…
      pg5 on HN

Questions

  • How does this differ from Vampr and Bandmix

    From 2 comments
    • Nice! How is this different from Vampr? [0] they use (or at least, used) the same tagline: ‘Tinder, but for musicians to collaborate’ [0] https://vampr.me/
      tiimbz on HN
    • How does this differ from Vampr and Bandmix, which claim to be the same thing?
      irskep on HN
  • Can it work without a smartphone

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Vampr

    From 2 comments
    • Nice! How is this different from Vampr? [0] they use (or at least, used) the same tagline: ‘Tinder, but for musicians to collaborate’ [0] https://vampr.me/
      tiimbz on HN
    • Love the idea, but I've tried similar apps in the past and they all suffer from lack of critical mass, and/or lots of accounts with little activity. I'd love it if this one were…
      ericyd on HN
  • Bandmix

    From 2 comments
    • How does this differ from Vampr and Bandmix, which claim to be the same thing?
      irskep on HN
    • I downloaded the app, but running into an infinite spinner on the main "Artists" tab, so can't really comment on the what the app is like... What I will say is that it seems a…
      ajakate on HN
  • Hendrix

    From 1 comment
    • Love the idea, but I've tried similar apps in the past and they all suffer from lack of critical mass, and/or lots of accounts with little activity. I'd love it if this one were…
      ericyd on HN
  • Craigslist

    From 1 comment
    • Love the idea, but I've tried similar apps in the past and they all suffer from lack of critical mass, and/or lots of accounts with little activity. I'd love it if this one were…
      ericyd on HN

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