The Greatest Music Is Just Around The Corner
There are countless things we love about Sydney — the beaches, the food, the fashion and the perfectly balanced culture of work and play (we prefer the play) just to name a few. We love the fact that after a beautiful day at the beach we can walk into our favourite pub or restaurant in swimmers, thongs and a towel, and that’s normal. But there is one thing missing…live and local music.
We at Sombal know that live music can turn a normal time out, into a day that you will remember forever. There is nothing better than heading down to the pub with our friends and listening to a local acoustic guitarist blasting their own tunes, or a rock band nailing the classic covers we love so much. And that is why we exist. We are a group of musicians and music lovers that want to hear Sydney sing! In fact, we are just one big ensemble of local artists, fans and venues coming together to make hearing local music the easiest and most enjoyable it has ever been. Or as we like to call it…Sombal!
Finding, booking and hearing local music has never been easier. As fans we can now see all the gigs in our local area thanks to the Sombal Map — and before we decide to go we can listen to the artist’s music in just one click. To make it even better, Venues will be making exclusive offers only to Sombal users to make coming to see their gigs even more enticing. Half price drinks, discount meals and local music?! Oh and did we mention that its free to use for all fans? Sounds like heaven! Well, that’s what we think anyway. Fans can follow their favourite local musicians and venues to stay up to date with gig details and special deals. And thanks to our automated calendar, musicians, venues and fans will be sent a reminder a few hours before a gig to make sure we don’t miss a beat.
Local artists finally have the chance to interact with their followers in a way that will actually make a difference to their career. Keeping fans up to date with gig information, new tracks, E.P and album release dates will see local musicians building a rep faster than ever. We encourage our artists to always try and increase their following — because we know that venues are want to hire those artists with the biggest and most loyal followings. All gigs, tracks, videos, photos and reviews will be automatically stored and made accessible by anyone wishing to hire you, follow you and come and see your gigs. We also know that musicians just want to focus on the music, that is why we have developed our invoicing and payment system. The day after your gig you will find your payment in your account and an invoice sent to the venue. We are proud to have made a network that so many artists have already told us will make a massive difference to their careers.
Venues can now begin seeing the benefits of hiring local music and putting on gigs. It is time to start hiring the artists that have the followers you want at your venue, and Sombal makes that possible. We have spoken to heaps of Venues that have told us they want to be able to attract a new demographic of customers, and they see Sombal’s live music booking platform as the way to do that. Our streamlined booking process makes listening to, analysing and hiring the best, most followed local musicians as easy as pouring a beer (this needs to be revised). Gone are the days of hiring the same band every week just for the sake of it and overpaying an agent to find artists that don’t have a following. Start seeing your gigs make a difference to sales and customer relationships. The best part? For Venues and Artist’s it is free to use for the first month, and then you only pay for what you book. No silly subscription fees.
We can’t wait to see the difference our ensemble will make to Sydney’s live and local music scene. So get gigging and together we will make Sydney sing. The greatest music is just around the corner.
Originally published at Sombal.
