Our artists most frequently asked questions
Our FAQs will cover everything from setting up your GigPig account and building your artist profile, to determining your minimum fee, accepting gig offers and more.
Setting up your account
1. Click Sign Up and choose Artist as your account type.
2. Enter your email address and create a password
3. Fill in your basic details, including your artist or band name.
4. Complete your profile with genres and styles, videos of your performances, you can set a minimum fee and any additional info that will help venue bookers to get an idea of what you can bring to their space.
No! GigPig is and always will be free to artists. GigPig has no hidden fees or charges for artists signing up, browsing gigs, or making bookings.
Your artist profile with GigPig is your chance to stand out to venues, so make sure to include:
• A high-quality profile picture (solo or band image).
• A short bio describing your music style and experience.
• Genres and performance type (solo, duo, band, DJ, country, rock, indie, pop, etc.).
• Your standard setlist or examples of songs you perform.
• Your location and availability for gigs.
• Your minimum fee and any special requirements (e.g. sound setup, equipment needs).
Yes! Venues will choose the type of artists and the genres they are looking for from a performer, then send the gig offer to all the artists who match this criteria. This ensures you only see relevant gig opportunities.
Yes! You are in complete control over your fees, and any fee under this will be in a separate section of your app. We would never hide a gig offer from you.
Yes! You can have as many artist profiles as you like on one log in — perfect if you're a soloist and also part of a band. You can find all your bookings in one place through GigPig.
Finding & Booking Gigs
1. Click Sign Up and choose Artist as your account type.
2. Enter your email address and create a password
3. Fill in your basic details, including your artist or band name.
4. Complete your profile with genres and styles, videos of your performances, you can set a minimum fee and any additional info that will help venue bookers to get an idea of what you can bring to their space.
No! GigPig is and always will be free to artists. GigPig has no hidden fees or charges for artists signing up, browsing gigs, or making bookings.
Your artist profile with GigPig is your chance to stand out to venues, so make sure to include:
• A high-quality profile picture (solo or band image).
• A short bio describing your music style and experience.
• Genres and performance type (solo, duo, band, DJ, country, rock, indie, pop, etc.).
• Your standard setlist or examples of songs you perform.
• Your location and availability for gigs.
• Your minimum fee and any special requirements (e.g. sound setup, equipment needs).
Yes! Venues will choose the type of artists and the genres they are looking for from a performer, then send the gig offer to all the artists who match this criteria. This ensures you only see relevant gig opportunities.
Yes! You are in complete control over your fees, and any fee under this will be in a separate section of your app. We would never hide a gig offer from you.
Yes! You can have as many artist profiles as you like on one log in — perfect if you're a soloist and also part of a band. You can find all your bookings in one place through GigPig.
Cancellations
1. Click Sign Up and choose Artist as your account type.
2. Enter your email address and create a password
3. Fill in your basic details, including your artist or band name.
4. Complete your profile with genres and styles, videos of your performances, you can set a minimum fee and any additional info that will help venue bookers to get an idea of what you can bring to their space.
No! GigPig is and always will be free to artists. GigPig has no hidden fees or charges for artists signing up, browsing gigs, or making bookings.
Your artist profile with GigPig is your chance to stand out to venues, so make sure to include:
• A high-quality profile picture (solo or band image).
• A short bio describing your music style and experience.
• Genres and performance type (solo, duo, band, DJ, country, rock, indie, pop, etc.).
• Your standard setlist or examples of songs you perform.
• Your location and availability for gigs.
• Your minimum fee and any special requirements (e.g. sound setup, equipment needs).
Yes! Venues will choose the type of artists and the genres they are looking for from a performer, then send the gig offer to all the artists who match this criteria. This ensures you only see relevant gig opportunities.
Yes! You are in complete control over your fees, and any fee under this will be in a separate section of your app. We would never hide a gig offer from you.
Yes! You can have as many artist profiles as you like on one log in — perfect if you're a soloist and also part of a band. You can find all your bookings in one place through GigPig.
Account Questions