BandMix Reviews 195

I called to resolve an issue.The sight wouldn't accept my gmail address or password. Yet they were able to charge my credit card for non service. Lousy callback skills. Goodbye Band sh$ts

I gave only one star because Zero was not an option.

I am a pretty angry Ex- Bandmix member Username Humbledawn I have no problem paying for what I use EG. Monthly Subscription to Contacting other musicians in my area mind you the system seems to think a City 1800km away is in my area.

Last week 28/11/2019 I uploaded an unfinished song for members I collaborate with to listen to the system offered to Master it for free, Next I know my credit card was charged 15.95 twice a total of 31.90 for HDWAV Mastering of the same track. I immediately contacted Bandmix asking why I was charged as to my knowledge I never gave permission to charge for the mastering, and more importantly Never gave permission to Bandmix to retain my Credit Card details though I'm sure if I went looking through the hundreds of pages of their policy it would be.

29/11/2019 I received an email saying "We are sorry you were charged twice for the mastering of a song . We will be happy to look into the issue" So they will look into it and refund 1 of the 2 amounts the stole from my bank account and to date NO money has been refunded.

I've had a profile on bandmix for a decade. Over the years I've kept it updated every so often and used it basically to point someone to a profile with media in lieu of audition (or at least as an example of level of musicianship).

Right now I'm on a subscription but I would guess 3/4 of the last decade I've just run in the free mode. I have been happy enough with the site that I do this to make sure they can keep the lights on.

The search filters are good, basically browsing by area, genre etc. I usually search for folks who were active in the last 6 weeks. You can get pretty granular and I have used this feature many times. This is one of the best features the site offers, along with a weekly email of musicians roughly in your area (list does not get stale, different folks each week), and an occasional (maybe monthly) email as to who is viewing your profile.

As far as actual contacts that I didn't already know, it has yielded a few. One of these resulted in a recurring engagement with a full band (horns and all) at a large church (I do contemporary praise music).

My advice is upload some kind of example of your playing/singing even if it is recorded on a phone. I rarely followup on a CL ad with no examples/links and I would have the same tendency here.

In summary, there is no downside to creating a profile as you can do it for free. As for me, I will probably continue to throw a few dollars to bandmix (when I have a few) as I haven't found anything exactly like it. I have also noticed that there are many new people signing up (2019) so perhaps this older service is getting back on the collective radar. I hope so, it has been a good overall experience.

I almost never give 5 stars to anything. I guess if the price was $60-70 per year this would have pushed this review to 5 stars and beyond. Nothing wrong with the site/experience.

Th e filters don`t work.Put in for a drummer in Staffs area with 20mile radious of Stoke,managed to get places over 60 miles away and sometimes for a guitarist! Very frustrating....Ken

The site has helped me make contact with fellow musicians on a couple of occasions so no complaints on that score, however, it does seem that bands are using it to advertise their existence and are not actually seeking to recruit anyone which to my mind is a misuse of the site.

Great musician resource. Easy to use and search through local profiles. Found many connections including my new band. Keep up the good work guys!

Our band found a new drummer using bandmix in about a week. It really is an easy to use service and our experience was much better than craigslist and other similar classifieds.

Wanted to contact a musician using this site to hire for my wedding ceremony. Was told I could not use the website unless I paid for a monthly subscription, even though I would only be using this site once. I reached out to the customer service and was told the same- I needed to sign up for a monthly subscription. Very unhappy with this.