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Who has been paid and who hasn't is unclear after events with multiple musicians
Event finances
Musician fees, event Finances and balances
Track event money on two clear layers: client collections and customer refunds (commercial documents and the Finances tab), and collaborator fees with advances, line items, withholding and expense reimbursements. Summaries by period, event or musician.
In this page
- Client collections and collaborator fees stay distinct
- Finances tab: revenue, cash, costs and margins
- Event, Collaborator and Summary views for fees
Common friction
What this solves
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Client deposits, balances, contracts and quotes not aligned
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Collaborator advances, expense reimbursements and withholding calculated manually
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Hard to read income, expenses and balances by period or individual event
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Base fees, multiple line items and economic notes rebuilt every time from chats or sheets
Definition
What is fee and Finances management for bands?
Fee and Finances management for bands separates money coming in from the client (collections and any customer refunds) from fees and advances paid to musicians. In BandCalendar the event Finances tab and the Fees section keep cachets, costs, cash and summaries readable without mixing the two flows.
Workflow
How it works in BandCalendar
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Define revenue and collections
Connect a contract or accepted quote, agreed amount, client deposits and balances; customer refunds stay a separate flow from collections.
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Use the Finances tab
See agreed revenue, collections, customer refunds, operating costs, fees and cash margin according to permissions and plan.
3
Assign fees
Add collaborator fees, multiple line items (including expense reimbursements), withholding and payment status toward musicians.
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Manage advances
Record collaborator advances even before the final balance, keeping the residual amount visible.
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Close and summarise
Event, Collaborator and Summary views show what still needs collecting or paying, with correctable history on paid movements.
Connected features
The operational pieces stay connected
Client collections, deposits and balances
Customer refunds separate from collections
Event Finances tab (revenue, cash, costs, margins)
Fees by event and collaborator
Collaborator advances
Multiple line items and collaborator expense reimbursements
Withholding, gross and net
Event / Collaborator / Summary views and filters
«Own fees only» visibility for the collaborator with an account
See it happen
Musician fees
- 1Assign the fee to a musician
- 2The usual fee is already proposed
- 3Mark it as paid with one click
- 4The summary updates itself
Product screenshots
See the feature in the real app
Try the workflow
Start from Fees and Finances
Use the free plan to reproduce this workflow with your real clients, events, documents and collaborators.
Start by setting up
- Define revenue and collections
- Use the Finances tab
- Assign fees
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FAQ
Questions before starting
Can I see who still needs to be paid?
Yes. Statuses and filters highlight paid, partial or unpaid collaborator fees.
Are client collections and musician fees the same thing?
No. Collections and customer refunds concern the client and commercial documents; fees and advances concern collaborators. The Finances tab keeps them distinct.
Does it calculate withholding?
Yes. Fees support gross amounts, withholding and net amounts.
Can I record multiple fee line items?
Yes. Fees support multiple line items, localized presets, custom entries and operational notes, including expense reimbursements.
Can I filter by collaborator or period?
Yes. The Fees section offers Event, Collaborator and Summary views with period and status filters.
Are fees connected to events?
Yes. They can be managed from the event detail (including Finances) and stay connected to collaborators, lineups, projects and history.
Can a musician see only their own fees?
Yes. By linking the account of a member to their collaborator profile you can limit them to the fees that concern them, without showing those of the others.
Keep exploring before you start
Compare related workflows, then open the free plan when you are ready to test it on a real booking.