Joe S.
I've had a profile on bandmix for a…
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.