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BandMix.com has a rating of 3.53 stars from 59 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. BandMix.com ranks 1st among Bands sites.

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Top Positive Review

“Bandmix was a "Go To" site that successfully connected us with great musicians and good outcomes!”

Julie B.
2/18/21

My husband Kenny Brent and I used Band Mix for 10 plus years and it really turned out to be something we utilized and had success with. Finding the right musicians quickly when something unexpected comes up or when a long term project was coming up, we found Band Mix was a site we automatically posted on and many times we found a great fit. The profile information is set up so you can really read between the lines if you know what I mean? It was easy to see if someone was hyping themselves to be something they were not. Example one drummer who responded to us had his profile as professional, practiced all the time, could play all genres, a golden find. But he had only played 4 gigs and had pretty much had no live stage experience and Kenny still talked to him and he had no clue to anything Kenny was asking. On the other hand the MAJORITY of the members were upfront, professional and almost by the 1st message you could get the vibe if they were going to be the one. It's so simple to set up account, and profile covers everything you would want to know before an interview if you were a company. So applicants are basically a phone call and/or possibly a practice away. The free site is great for struggling musicians (arent they all? Lol) and after you make a few bucks, sign up for the upgrade and instant access to available musicians not only in your local area, but access to musicians all over so it you need to meet up with one across the U.S. for a gig you are in need of a musician there. Thanks Band Mix for saving us in many situations throughout Kenny Brent's life and career!

Top Critical Review

“Serves Neither Musicians Nor Venues Seeking”

Paul A.
9/12/23

So in a 15 month period, my ensemble (The Splendid Anachronisms), given we have posted ample information, photos, demo audio and video, have netted a big fat goose egg on successful connections, both in terms of adding talent to our effort, and venues we'd hope might spot us. As a matter of fact, most in the community I know have never heard of Bandmix.com. Bandmix has no criteria for quality control of its members. I would estimate in the 80th percentile of listings don't even contain a photo, let alone demo audio/video material. Our presentation is straightforward, not claiming to be anything we're not, just an honest effort with reasonable objectives. Most Bandmix.com content seems to be either shadows behind no front material, or bar bands with no real focus on what they seek. Worst of all: Bandmix provides NO feedback forum or blog where members can voice concerns or ideas for improvement of the service. It's basically pay and you get what you get. About Us: The Splendid Anachronisms currently performs as an acoustic duo hailing from Howard and Montgomery Counties, Maryland. Available for community and private event engagements, our music focuses in Americana and Popular music, 60s through 2000s. We hope to be BOTH spotted by venues, and while actively playing out, we CURRENTLY SEEK additional talent as described above, but especially acoustic-focused bass, acoustic-electric lead for mature, cool riffs and interludes in our varied sets. Steel guitar, Banjo and Mando also welcome, as well as female vocalist. We derived our name from our time of life. "Anachronisms" means something misplaced in time. We honor great material many have forgotten or never got to enjoy; likewise, we love playing music many wouldn't expect of our years. Not a bar band, per se and with primarily daytime gigs, we play for the sake of music and bringing joy to our audiences. With strong affinities toward busking, we prefer to find or be invited to venues in the local community. For love of what we do as friends and musicians, we prove that donations-based does not equal lousy. Give us your requests and we'll work up a set list! Contact name:Paul Armstrong Screen name:The Splendid Anachronisms Member since:Jun 24 2022 Active within 24 hours Level of commitment:Very Committed Years together:2 Gigs played:10 to 50 Tend to practice:2-3 times per week Available to gig:1 night a week INFLUENCES Too many to mention. With a library of over 900 songs, we cover so much. Badfinger, Bruce Springsteen, Cat Stevens, Chris Cornell, Tom Petty, Counting Crows, Eagles, ELO, Elton John. Eric Clapton. Fountains of Wayne, Green Day, James Taylor, Jason Isbell, Jimmy Buffet, Joan Armatrading, John Denver, Keane, Matchbox 20, Neil Young. Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Seals and Crofts, The Beatles, The Cars, The Cure, Tonic, Train, U2, and many more. MEMBERS OF BAND WHO WE ARE: The Splendid Anachronisms are Paul Armstrong, Columbia, MD - lead guitar, vocals, harmonica; electronic effects. Mike Small, North Potomac, MD - guitar, vocals. WHO WE'D LIKE TO SEE: We have a continuing need for an acoustic bassist, or bassist who enjoys backing acoustic adaptations. Also, another stringed instrument, e.g. mando, Alt/Americana banjo, acoustic lead guitar.

Reviews (59)

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Thumbnail of user julieb1565
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
February 18th, 2021

My husband Kenny Brent and I used Band Mix for 10 plus years and it really turned out to be something we utilized and had success with. Finding the right musicians quickly when something unexpected comes up or when a long term project was coming up, we found Band Mix was a site we automatically posted on and many times we found a great fit. The profile information is set up so you can really read between the lines if you know what I mean? It was easy to see if someone was hyping themselves to be something they were not. Example one drummer who responded to us had his profile as professional, practiced all the time, could play all genres, a golden find. But he had only played 4 gigs and had pretty much had no live stage experience and Kenny still talked to him and he had no clue to anything Kenny was asking. On the other hand the MAJORITY of the members were upfront, professional and almost by the 1st message you could get the vibe if they were going to be the one. It's so simple to set up account, and profile covers everything you would want to know before an interview if you were a company. So applicants are basically a phone call and/or possibly a practice away. The free site is great for struggling musicians (arent they all? Lol) and after you make a few bucks, sign up for the upgrade and instant access to available musicians not only in your local area, but access to musicians all over so it you need to meet up with one across the U.S. for a gig you are in need of a musician there. Thanks Band Mix for saving us in many situations throughout Kenny Brent's life and career!

Tip for consumers:
If you can upgrade it is more convenient to access ALL members. Its a small fee and worth it. If you can't do the upgrade you still have many musicians avail to you and even the upgraded member can view your profile and contact you. Also, be thorough on your profile, honest and never say you can do something you can't. A nice hint, put your phone number in a description on profile to make it easier and quick for someone to reach you when urgent need.

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We used the site on the "free" version for a year or 2 then upgraded to pro type version for a few years. When Kenny had to take a short health hiatus we stopped and went back to free version. Either way we had alot of musicians to choose from. The upgraded version allows you to immediately message any members right away and that is helpful.

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Thumbnail of user lindae607
1 review
8 helpful votes
August 27th, 2020

I used the free version if this site and it worked really well. I met incredible musicians on here, made lasting friends and connections. Hooked up with professionals and got paid, legitimate, and recurring session work. I am a professional musician myself so I think my profile attracted genuine offers. Also received offers from people who weren't good matches or wanted free work but I disregarded or politely declined those.

Thumbnail of user richardw1340
1 review
2 helpful votes
June 14th, 2020

Maybe it was the lockdown, people seem to have varying levels of success on here, but for me it worked out great. I think it really comes down to what you put into it. I added a bunch of music and a detailed description for what I wanted to do and was able to find a really tight group. We even started working on our own material last week. I never would've met these guys without bandmix, so thanks!

Thumbnail of user terrys513
1 review
7 helpful votes
January 16th, 2020

Great facility. Easy to use, very enjoyable experience and quickly found what I was looking for. Will use again in future.

Thumbnail of user kimok
1 review
1 helpful vote
August 11th, 2020

It has worked for me twice now, however services
Are a little pricy... overall I would say it's worth it if you need a particular part of your band filled, both times took about a month too fill our vacancies in my band.

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paul e.
1 review
3 helpful votes
May 30th, 2020

it would be better if members had to put up some samples of their work. some folks do, most don't. sort of a crapshoot.

Thumbnail of user vond3
1 review
1 helpful vote
September 1st, 2020

Found a great collaboration thanks to it. Highly recommended. Lots of opportunities, will use again as long as they don't ask money for simple profiles.

Thumbnail of user davel1017
1 review
1 helpful vote
March 16th, 2023

After I explained that the site did not work out for me, they refused to refund my RECENT auto subscription. Claimed they would give me the credit on account THAT WAS NOT EFFECTIVE.
Save your money for something less useless!

Tip for consumers:
Do not use automatic subscription

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Thumbnail of user jamesl1267
1 review
7 helpful votes
January 29th, 2020

When looking for a particular talent or to join a band; or just to find people with whom to jam ~ the site is unparalleled. If you're new to Bandmix or are a musician or vocalist who have not provided a sample of audio clips; DO SO. Seriously ~ you're a singer looking to join a pop band and provide no audio snippets?

Thumbnail of user ts809
1 review
3 helpful votes
November 13th, 2022

It's not for musicians. This is a site only for professionals who want to be in a gigging band. I work professionally and have music as a hobby. This site is not for me and it took me a while and money spent and frustration with the messages that I was paying to use. No real option or chance for connection with other people who play instruments, like music, etc. Waste of everything.

Tip for consumers:
Don't use this site. No one should use this. They should go out of business. They are awful.

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Premier membership for messaging

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Thumbnail of user richards1786
1 review
3 helpful votes
January 18th, 2020

To expensive for me to find. The right people looking for a needle in the proverbial hay stack, but that's just me l. I meet some people out in about

Thumbnail of user jimf383
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
June 4th, 2019

This is a good website for all types of musicians. A good mix of pros and amateurs on here and easy to filter between them. Got me into the band I'm in now. Worth trying it out.

Thumbnail of user simonc151
1 review
6 helpful votes
October 9th, 2019

If you ensure your profile is relevant, with good audio or video content, it's very likely you'll be approached by someone looking for what you have to offer. There are a lot of people on the system, but the geographic and keyword searching makes it easy to narrow down the results.

I would emphasise, it really is worth putting the time in to upload at least some audio. So many people don't do that - the service only works for you if you put some effort in.

Thumbnail of user michaelr1735
4 reviews
32 helpful votes
February 6th, 2020

BandMix is not a fair play platform. Apparently Bandmix admin blocks your messages on the messaging feature when you are trying to contact musicians using Premium paid membership. Sent out more than a hundred messages and not one responded, or even viewed my profile until I complained they allowed one view in. So it works if Bandmix don't block messaging from someone they don't like for some reason. One month and cancelled renewal. SAVE YOUR MONEY and a whole lot of frustration.

Thumbnail of user oscarr138
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
June 27th, 2020

I was really surprised that I hadn't heard of bandmix before as I've been a musician for over 20 years and played in a bunch of different groups. Finding the right cat to fill a spot can be a tricky thing. Bandmix is really well organized and allowed us to find some horn players real quickly. Musicians looking to get serious should check it out.

Thumbnail of user carolab2
1 review
4 helpful votes
March 12th, 2022

Absolutely waste of time, effort and money. Most of the posts you see are not real people but bots, fake accounts as no one ever responds back to your messages no matter what you write ask offer or say, and no one ever contacts you. Yet they will keep advertising day in week out month after month year after year, same profile, all active but never responding to your messages or contacting you EVER. You will NEVER find a musician to work with and will spend hours of your life scrolling these ads of FAKE PEOPLE that DON'T EXIST or are the stupidest arrogant wannabe time wasters who get a kick out of advertising themselves just to get messages to make themselves feel popular but who have no intention of following up. Probably because they are useless musicians or not even musicians or using it as a dating site

Thumbnail of user timaspden123
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 16th, 2024

I did manage to put a band together partly by using bandmix. However the site is not curated and lots of info is out of date. Active over a month ago can mean 5 weeks or 5 years! If you want to send a message it will cost £12 for a 1 month membership. Membership automatically renews so unless you are awake they'll get it twice. New musician notifications seem completely useless, either 10s of miles or counties away, and often lead to inactive members.
Improvements suggested: sort the above and ditch members that haven't been active (logged-in) for 12 months (they may be breaking GDPR rules for not doing so).

Thumbnail of user jackiej79
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 20th, 2019

This is a great service for musicians. We were able to find a new guitarist for our band in a couple weeks. Easy to use and fast. We recommend Bandmix.

Thumbnail of user arthurj112
1 review
6 helpful votes
September 9th, 2021

I joined a month ago tried to contact several musicians with no response. Tried to view my message that I sent to people can't. I am really pissed at this. I can view others and that's all.

Thumbnail of user bend745
1 review
2 helpful votes
September 7th, 2022

Yeah I know... they have a free version too.

This is a slightly higher tech cartoon version of Craigslist. Yup 99% of the people that use it suck badly at whatever aspect of music they aspire to.

FACT... if you are truly good at playing your instrument and/or singing, and have been at it for a long time, you've already established a dependable network of like-minded peers over the years. People you've played with professionally, or even on an amateur/avocation level. AND... you don't need these crappy internet affinity group subscriber services.

All of us that have been at it successfully in the music world for a while surely already know this.

Gone are the days when people were a bit more honest and objective about their skill level and experience. But these days with YT, FB (and all the rest of the garbage social media), and smartphone, any untalented idiot can put up garbage, or tweak content technically to make it appear as something it's not.

Gone are the days when people made skill and experience judgments quickly and person. Now they'd just rather mentally masturbate behind a PC with protools and doctor content. "GOT A VIDEO CLIP?" Sound familiar?

Bandmix is just another scamming bunch of grifters hiding behind a PC and current technology.

Tip for consumers:
Just another scam that draws in untalented buffoons.

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Thumbnail of user jakes322
1 review
5 helpful votes
February 8th, 2020

After a contentious break up with our long time lead singer, we were ready to take a break from music for a while as the thought of searching for a new singer was daunting. One night while browsing the internet, I came across Bandmix and started looking at some local profiles. It was really energizing to see that it wouldn't be as difficult as I thought to find a singer. I created a profile, upgraded and contacted a few guys in the area and one of them was a perfect fit. Killer pipes and best of all no ego, easy to work with. I'll definitely be recommending BandMix to my music friends.

Thumbnail of user chrisq159
1 review
4 helpful votes
May 3rd, 2020

Bandmix wouldn't be making enough greed $$$$$ if they made the site function as it should, because they wouldn't be making money on continual memberships if everyone found band members within 30 days. So they intentionally create lost messages and typical (search for people) website scemes.

Thumbnail of user tb125
1 review
11 helpful votes
February 21st, 2018

A cheesy site that asks for a lot of stupid info (um 'what gear do you own?') that would only be of interest to people who can't actually play. Charging people to list their details and to be able to interact via the site is crazy (they should list for free and make their money via advertising on the site), and those bs auto emails you get every week claiming that '12 people have viewed your profile this week' are just fiction.

Thumbnail of user kevinr403
3 reviews
12 helpful votes
November 5th, 2019

Our band was entirely formed using Bandmix. I found it incredibly easy to use and best of all it works! Just be sure to add pictures and audio clips if you want to get the most responses.

Thumbnail of user cliffh48
1 review
8 helpful votes
November 1st, 2019

Tons of musicians where 99.99% for some reason never reply. Stay away. Not worth it. Not sure where to go but this is not the place.

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