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“If the venue is good, they'll pay you the next day. If they're not good… I haven't even been paid for, like, some gigs.”
A resident DJ and organiser, Singapore. Talking to cntd, October 2026.

Gigs in writing. Paid without the chase.

Every booking on cntd has a contract you both sign and a deposit from the venue before you play. When they confirm the night, you're paid through cntd. No invoice, no follow-up texts.

A gig, worked out

The venueS$525
Held by cntd through StripeS$0
YouS$100

You and the venue both sign. Nothing has moved yet: the contract says the venue pays S$525 and you receive S$475.

Step 1 of 4, Sign. You and the venue both sign. Nothing has moved yet: the contract says the venue pays S$525 and you receive S$475. The venue: S$525. Held by cntd through Stripe: S$0. You: S$100.

In the app today:
  • Contracts
  • Deposits through Stripe
  • Verified gigs
  • Earnings
  • Your calendar
  • Messages

01Sign

The rate is on the gig before you apply.

Every night on the board lists the date, the room, the roles and the fee. No guessing what they'll pay, and no awkward first message about money.

cntd gigs board listing Singapore nights with the date, venue, roles and the fee for each role
  • Fee on the listing
  • Urgent nights flagged
The gigs board. Sample data.

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02Deposit

You don't ask for a contract. Every booking has one.

Say yes and cntd writes it from the gig, under Singapore law. Nobody has to be the difficult one.

The venue puts down a deposit when you both sign: 20% of the fee, up to S$200, held by cntd through Stripe.

In the UK, 5% of 1,281 live-music freelancers always get a signed contract.1

First page of a cntd gig contract naming both parties, the date, the venue, the fee and a deposit from each side
  • A deposit from each side
  • Your payout, in writing
Page one of a contract from the app. The fee shown is the standard rate; there's no fee during the beta. Sample data.

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First page of a cntd gig contract naming both parties, the date, the venue, the fee and a deposit from each side
  • A deposit from each side
  • Your payout, in writing
Page one of a contract from the app. The fee shown is the standard rate; there's no fee during the beta. Sample data.

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03Active

The deposit is down before you set up.

Both signatures and both deposits are there before the night. Check in when you arrive, so there's a record you turned up.

A cntd gig contract signed by both sides, with the four steps from sign to complete and a check-in button for the night
  • Signed by both
  • Deposits paid
  • Check in on the night
A signed contract, days before the gig. Sample data.

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04Complete

Late costs them, not you.

The venue confirms the night and pays the rest through cntd. You're paid, and your deposit comes back.

Payments are late for freelancers. Proper payments would help with reassurance.
Resident DJ, Singapore · cntd artist interviews, August 2026

Every gig adds to your record.

Once a venue confirms a night, it lands on your profile as a verified gig, and the rating follows. What you earned, your average per gig and your next gig sit beside it, ready for tax season.

An artist profile with rating, reliability, earnings over six months, the next gig and verified gigs
  • Earned, last 6 months
  • Your next gig
An artist profile. Sample data.

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What happens if

Every outcome is in the contract.

Worked out on the S$500 gig fee from the panel at the top. After the beta.

  1. You both sign. Each of you puts down S$100.
  2. You play, and check in when you arrive.
  3. The venue confirms the night. You're paid S$475, and your S$100 comes back.
A cntd gig contract signed by both sides, with the four steps from sign to complete and a check-in button for the night

From the app, with sample data.

Sources (1)
  1. 1

    In the UK, 5% of 1,281 live-music freelancers always get a signed contract.

    TPI Magazine, reporting LIVE, Powered by Freelancers: Live Music Edition 2024, 3 Jul 2024

Before you ask

Questions, answered

Make a profile, then apply to a night on the gigs board. Every listing shows the date, the room, the roles and the fee, so you know the rate before you apply. If the organiser picks you, cntd writes the contract and you both sign it.

Once the organiser confirms the night and pays the rest through cntd, you're paid into your bank account and your deposit comes back. There's no fixed date: it follows the organiser's confirmation.

A venue that doesn't pay what's due can't post another gig on cntd until it does. If the venue cancels after you've both signed, its deposit becomes your cntd credit.

You don't have to ask for one. cntd writes a contract from the gig when the booking is agreed: the date, the room, the fee, the deposits and what happens if either side lets the other down. It's written under Singapore law and you both sign it in the app.

Yes. Making a profile, posting gigs and applying for them costs nothing. cntd only takes a fee when a gig is booked: the organiser pays 5% on top of the gig fee, and the artist pays 5% out of it. If someone is booked less than 48 hours before the gig, or it's marked urgent, the organiser pays 10% instead; the artist still pays 5%. During the beta there's no fee: everyone we onboard gets a beta code that waives it.

Anyone can post a gig, and anyone can apply for one. When the poster picks someone, cntd writes up the contract and both sides sign it. Each side then puts down a deposit, and after the gig the artist is paid through cntd.

Yes, through Stripe. After you both sign, you each pay a deposit: 20% of the gig price, never more than SGD 200. cntd holds it until the gig is done. After the gig, the organiser pays the rest, the artist is paid into their bank account, and the artist's deposit comes back. Whoever pulls out after paying their deposit loses it to the other side, as credit towards a future booking on cntd.

Yes. Musicians, bands, singers, producers and DJs apply the same way, to any gig they did not post. Each role on a gig has its own fee.

Anyone. There's one account type on cntd: post a gig, apply for one, or both. How your profile presents itself is up to you, not a permission gate.

No. Musicians, bands, singers, producers, DJs, dancers, actors, designers, visual artists, photographers, videographers and writers are all welcome, and so are the organisers, venues and businesses that book them.

Finish setting up your profile: only finished profiles appear in Explore. People are listed most-followed first, and others can find you by your name, title, genres and skills, so fill those in.

Ready to get connected?

Make a profile, apply to a night, and let the booking do the chasing.