App Review: Liveler Promotes Gig Organization for the Music Industry

By Carolyn Heneghan

Having trouble keeping your gig schedule straight? Marketed toward musicians and bands, the Liveler app is an event organizer that will help you keep all of your upcoming shows and other events in one place for you and your fellow band members to access. According to the company’s introductory blog post, Liveler “intends on being an integral part of [the] Live music industry.” The app is currently in desktop form with email notifications for easy, user-friendly navigation.

To begin, you will first need to establish everyone who needs to have access to this particular set of events, such as your band members, manager, promoter, and anyone else directly affiliated with your music and appearances. Or you may be a solo artist who simply needs a better, more interactive calendar tool to be regularly reminded of upcoming gigs and events.

Either way, the app makes it easy to invite permanent members. Once you have set up your account by filling out your general contact info on the company’s website, you can invite other members just by entering their email addresses. When they receive notification, they’ll be able to enter their own contact info to be part of the event updates. This keeps everyone and all relevant event information in one place for everyone to see whenever they want.

After you’ve got everyone on board, you can click “Create New Event” to begin the scheduling process. You’ll enter the basics—event name, venue, date, start time, end time—and you’ll also be able to mark its status (booked or advanced paid). Save this information, and you’ll be brought to a screen with a sidebar on the left for navigating various aspects of the event. When an event is created, you and the rest of the team will receive an email notifying you of the new event with a link to the event info.

From here you can manage who is on the “team,” or who has access to this event, as well as any relevant contacts, such as venue managers, promoters, other bands performing at that gig, and so on. There’s a “Packing” list where you can list some or all of the specific equipment you’ll need to bring for that show, such as special cords, adapters, instruments, microphones, or speakers. You can enter the item name, brand, quantity, and category—gear or other.

You can attach any files that might be handy to keep with the gig, such as flyers, contact sheets, and press releases. Finally, you can add a specific to-do list to keep you and your band members prepared for everything that might be happening at this gig. There is an option for a due date as well as the ability to assign the task to a specific person or persons if you like.

Once you are done, you can click on the name of the event for a one-page snapshot of all of the basic information related to that particular entry. You can also track any recent updates to the event in case other members add or edit information that you haven’t seen just yet.

Liveler describes itself as “an easy way for music artists and industry professionals to manage live shows, collaborate with team members, and keep track of show bookings.” Only in beta-testing, this app already does everything it purports and stands to be a valuable tool for any and all music professionals as it continues to grow. Visit their website for more information or to try out the app for yourself.