Instant Audio for bands and live music
Meet fans where they already are. A clean feed off the board, delivered straight to the phone in every pocket — inside the room, out on the patio, and anywhere else the PA was never going to reach.
Every band has played the show where the sound was great for the first twenty rows and a rumour after that. Not because the engineer was bad, but because a loudspeaker only reaches so far before the venue, the permit, or the front row says stop. That's crowd overflow, and no amount of gain fixes it.
Instant Audio changes what carries the sound. Instead of pushing air across a room, you send the mix over the network to each listener's own device. Every fan ends up a foot from their own speaker, whether they're on the barrier or in the beer line.
Why artists and managers use it
- Crystal-clear audio straight from the soundboard. Not a phone microphone held over someone's head. A real board feed, mixed by the person already mixing it.
- Reach fans beyond the venue. The overflow room, the smoking area, the queue that didn't get in, the accessible seating at the back.
- A premium listening experience. Fans listen on their own earbuds — the ones they chose, that already fit, at the volume they want.
- One stage or many. A festival can run every stage at once and let listeners pick between them from their phone.
- Another way to earn from the performance without adding a single piece of rental hardware.
- No barriers means more listeners. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for, nothing to hand back at the end of the night.
Built for simplicity
The things a band does not have to deal with are most of the pitch:
- No app download. Fans open a link in the browser they already have.
- No advertising. Nothing is inserted into the stream.
- No tracking or marketing. The audience isn't a mailing list being harvested.
- Never recorded. The performance is streamed live and not retained.
- Listener anonymity built in. Fans don't create an account to hear you play.
Setting up a show
- Generate the link and QR code. Takes seconds, and can be done the week before or during load-in.
- Put it where fans will see it. Social posts, the email list, door signage, the merch table, a card on the stage lip.
- Patch the board and go live. Fans scan and they're listening — on virtually any device.
What you need
A feed off the board
Any spare aux-out or line-out from the soundboard. The same send you'd give a broadcast truck or a recording rig.
An audio interface
A Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (around $250) or anything similar. One-time cost, and most bands with a laptop already own one.
Something to run it on
A phone, tablet, or a PC with an internet connection.
That's the entire rig. Compare it to the alternative for reaching a crowd this way — renting receiver hardware at a per-head price, then handing it out, charging it, sanitising it, and counting it back in at 1am. The cost breakdown is here.
Monetising the show
You can run the stream free as a reach play, or ticket it:
- Set your own ticket price
- Hand out free guest access when you need to — guest list, press, all-ages, whoever
- BYOPA handles payment and listener access, so nobody at the door is managing it
Revenue split
After payment processing fees and taxes:
| Ticket price | BYOPA | Your take |
|---|---|---|
| $0.50 and up | 2% | 98% |
Getting paid
- Payments run through Stripe
- Funds are released 24 hours after the event, once a payout relationship with BYOPA is established
- 15% is held temporarily to cover refunds and disputes, then released
Where it earns its keep
Noise-restricted and quiet-hours shows
Rooftops, beaches, parks, curfews, and residential streets. When the ceiling is a permit rather than physics, the stream doesn't care. See silent disco →
Festivals and multi-stage days
Every stage live at once, with fans choosing what they hear while they walk between them.
Sold-out rooms with an overflow
The people who couldn't get in are still at the venue, and still willing to pay to hear the set.
Fans who need a different mix
Hearing aids, sensory-sensitive listeners, and anyone who wants it clear rather than loud. See accessibility →
Frequently asked
Does this replace our PA?
No, and it isn't trying to. The room still gets the show through the system it always did. Instant Audio adds the listeners a PA can't reach — and covers the nights when you aren't permitted to be loud in the first place.
Do fans need to download anything?
No. They open a link or scan a QR code and listen in their phone's browser. That's the whole point — every install step you add loses a share of the audience.
Is the show recorded or used for anything afterwards?
No. The audio is live and never recorded. There's no advertising in the stream, no listener tracking, and no marketing profile built from your audience.
What if the venue's Wi-Fi is bad?
The broadcast side needs one reliable connection — cellular on the device running it is usually fine. Listeners are on their own phones, so they're spread across the mobile network rather than all fighting for the venue's access point.
Can we translate the set banter for an international crowd?
Yes. Live translation is part of the platform, which matters more for festival stages and touring acts than most bands expect. See what's included →
The bottom line
More reach. No friction. No grifting. Your show, on every phone that wants it, and 98% of the ticket in your pocket.