My name's Shawn and I created this platform out of a deep passion for live music. In college I would spend nearly every weekend at shows or jamming in dingy rehearsal rooms with my friends and I loved every minute of it. However, finding like-minded musicians to play with was always a challenge.
That's why I built Bander. I envisioned a space where musicians could easily meet, connect, and plan time to jam together without any of the traditional hurdles. Nowadays, I see countless clips of amazingly talented musicians playing on social media, and I want to ensure they don't always have to play alone if they choose to collaborate instead.
I believe you become a better musician by playing in a group—learning how to improvise, reacting to what others are doing, and collectively crafting something greater than the sum of its parts. Bander is all about rekindling that spirit of community in music, which we're at serious risk of losing in this age of AI and auto-tune.
Developing Bander was a labor of love that took over four months of dedicated design, coding, and implementation. I manage all the costs associated with maintaining the site, and I refuse to show any annoying ads so that Bander will hopefully remain a helpful resource for years to come. If you find any value in Bander and wish to support me in this cause, please consider visiting the Support page. Every contribution helps to keep this project going.
Thank you for joining us! Can't wait to hear the music you all make together.
Shawn
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