Gig pay tracking for freelance musicians and session players
When you freelance for eight different bandleaders, nobody is tracking your money but you. SetBook gives freelance musicians gig pay tracking that actually holds up: every gig logged, every payment marked paid or pending, mileage calculated automatically, and a clean export waiting at tax time — on web or mobile.
You play 12 gigs a month for 8 different bandleaders. You need to know what you've been paid for, what's pending, and what to chase down. Tax time is a nightmare of receipts.
How SetBook helps
- ✓Mark every gig you accept as either yours or someone else's so SetBook knows what counts toward your earnings.
- ✓When you get paid for a gig, mark it paid. The earnings dashboard tracks paid, pending, and upcoming totals — broken down by month, year, or all time.
- ✓At tax time, export your earnings to PDF or CSV and hand it to your accountant. Every gig, every venue, every dollar — already organized.
- ✓Turn on mileage tracking with your home address and SetBook calculates round-trip miles for each gig. Useful for the IRS deduction.
- ✓Automatic payment reminder emails go out for gigs that are more than seven days overdue. Let SetBook be the awkward one for you.
Why not a spreadsheet and a shoebox of receipts?
A spreadsheet only knows what you remember to type into it at midnight after the gig — and it definitely won't email a bandleader about an overdue payment. SetBook logs the gig when you accept it, tracks the money as it moves, and does the awkward follow-up automatically. Come April, the export is already done.
Frequently asked questions
Can I track pay from multiple bandleaders in one place?
Yes. Every gig you accept goes on your calendar with its pay attached, whoever booked it. The earnings dashboard rolls it all up into paid, pending, and upcoming totals by month, year, or all time.
What do I hand my accountant at tax time?
Export your earnings to PDF or CSV — every gig, venue, date, and dollar, plus round-trip mileage if you have mileage tracking on. Most accountants take it as-is.
How do payment reminders work?
If a gig is more than seven days past due, SetBook sends an automatic payment reminder email. You stay the easygoing one; the app does the chasing.
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