KADEPAY FOR BANDS & LIVE MUSICIANS
A wedding band books a year out, a bar pays at the end of the night, and the merch table needs a way to take cards. KadePay covers the gig deposit and signed contract, the balance before the big day, and the payments that happen right next to the stage.
Pay-As-You-Go starts at $0 per month. Usage and payment fees apply.
Sound familiar?
Working bands handle booking, contracts, deposits, set lists and merch with a group text and a cash box. These are the money moments that wear on musicians, and how KadePay handles them.
Your eight-piece has to clear the date with every member, so a soft yes from a couple ties up eight calendars while the deposit never arrives.
With KadePay
Send a fixed-amount gig deposit link the day of the call, with your contract attached to the bill. If the couple needs a week, a Team or Pro vanishing bill stops working when that week is up.
Vanishing billsThe bar manager says the owner cuts checks on Fridays, and three Fridays later you are still texting about $600 for a Saturday night.
With KadePay
Send a musician invoice as a KadePay bill before load-in, with the agreed rate and your set times attached. The venue pays by card or bank transfer from the link, and reminders follow up.
Ways to get paidFans want shirts and vinyl after the encore, half of them have no cash, and the bassist is making change in the dark.
With KadePay
Take merch table payments with Tap to Pay on a compatible phone, or print one Store Pay Direct QR. Fans scan, enter the price on the sign and pay, and you confirm each payment in Transactions.
Tap to Pay and card readersThe crowd is singing along at the brewery, people want to tip, and the tip jar holds two dollars and a guitar pick.
With KadePay
Put a tip jar QR code on the stage: a flexible-amount link where fans choose what to give. Your custom receipt text can thank them and mention the next show.
Payment links and QR codesYour contract says final payment two weeks before, but the coordinator hands you an envelope after the last dance and it is $300 short.
With KadePay
Agree on installments at booking and collect each from the couple's authorized card, ending well before the date. The night of the gig, the only thing left to settle is the set list.
Payment plansHow it fits your week
A couple hears you at a friend's wedding and requests a call through your Flex Link. You confirm it, and the call goes on your calendar.
They sign the contract form, pay the deposit and fill in a planning form with the first dance, must-play songs and the moments that need a cue.
The balance runs as agreed payments from their authorized card, finishing before the wedding. On Team or Pro, bandmates who help with bookings can log in as team members.
The couple is fully paid, so you just play. An extra set goes on their authorized card if they ask for one, and the merch QR handles the rest.
Every way your clients pay
Availability depends on your account setup and eligibility. You confirm Venmo and Zelle payments after checking they arrived.
Built in
Each tool writes to the same client record, from the first booking request to the receipt.
KadePay for musicians
A booking tool for a band should make the business side feel like one job instead of five. Weddings and private event musicians need contracts and deposits, venues need invoices, and fans need a way to pay at the merch table. KadePay keeps all of it in one account with one transaction history.
For weddings, a signed wedding band contract and a deposit secure the date for every member. Installments from an authorized card spread a large package across the engagement, so the couple is never handing over an envelope at the end of the night.
Bar and club gigs move faster. A musician invoice sent before load-in, with reminders, removes the awkward chase after the show. Venues can pay by card or ACH bank transfer, and you can record Venmo or Zelle payments with no KadePay fee. Your bookkeeper can download every gig's payments at the end of the year.
Your own shows are where tickets and merch come in. Ticket links with QR check-in work for house concerts and release nights, and Tap to Pay or a printed QR handles merch table payments and tips. Everything lands in the same account.
CLEAR ANSWERS
Choose one that covers the contract, the deposit, a song request form and the balance without a pile of spreadsheets. KadePay does those with booking requests, forms, deposit links and payment plans, and adds Tap to Pay and QR codes for merch and tips.
Send a fixed-amount link or a bill for the deposit your contract names, attach the contract, and text it. Add questions for the date, venue and set times so details arrive with the money. The receipt can confirm the date is held.
Use Tap to Pay on a compatible iPhone or Android phone with the KadePay app after payment setup, or print one Store Pay Direct QR that fans scan to pay. A card reader is optional and can be purchased.
Yes. Make a flexible-amount link, print its QR code for the stage, and fans choose how much to give from their phone. Your receipt text can thank them and point them to your next show.
Yes. Ticket links take payment and give each guest a QR code you check in at the door. They do not assign seats, so they work best for general admission shows.
The Pay-As-You-Go plan is $0 per month. Payment and usage fees apply. Team at $10 per month lets bandmates log in as team members and adds vanishing bills; Pro is $35 per month. The pricing page has the rest.
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