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Full Service Musician Website Design Agency
- From $1,750A fixed fee, no hidden costs
- As little as 2 daysOnce your content is ready
- Fully customOr Webflow, WordPress, Shopify
- You own itThe domain, the site and the accounts
- Fully managedHosting, maintenance and security
We design and build websites for musicians and bands: the site, the store, the mailing list and the tour calendar, so every page sends a fan to one action. Listen, come to the show, buy, or sign up.
A musician website starts at $1,750, a fixed fee, and most go live within two days of your content being ready. We build fully custom, or on Webflow, WordPress, Shopify or the builder you already use. You own the domain, the site and every account from day one, and we handle hosting, maintenance and security after launch.
Recent builds include Todd Snider’s site and shop, The Band of Heathens and Hayes & The Heathens, and we have worked with the teams around Bob Weir, Widespread Panic and Steve Kimock since 2014. Want a store? We build branded Shopify shops for bands, or a direct-to-fan storefront on your own site.
Ready to talk about your site? Book a call with our CEO, Alex Moura.
What Makes Us The Best Website Design Agency for Musicians?
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Experts (not interns)
Your site is designed by certified musician-focused pros
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Growth-driven design
Boost views, subscribers, merch, and ticket sales
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You own everything
Full control over your website and all intellectual property
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Transparent pricing
No hourly or hidden fees, just straightforward pricing
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No long-term contracts
You deserve the freedom to do what’s right for you
Promote Your Music and Website Online
A musician website has one job: turn a visit into a listen, a ticket, a sale or a signup. Every build below starts there, so the marketing tools are in from day one instead of bolted on later.
What a Digital Star musician website includes
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Modern Music Websites
Built with modern technology so you can confidently rebrand without rebuilding for future tours and releases.
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Brand & Visual Direction
Hands-on creative guidance so your website, music, photography, video and web copy line up with your album art.
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Responsive Design
Looks great and works properly across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
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Social Integration
Keeps fans engaged with up-to-date photos, videos, and news pulled directly from your active social channels.
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Tour Date Management
Syncs tour dates automatically with Bandsintown, Seated, or ticketing platforms, with support for fast updates and full tour imports via CSV files.
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Landing Page Design
Promotes new releases, merch drops, and special offers with focused splash pages designed to convert.
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Helps fans find you through search engines and guides them toward the action that matters most: listening, signing up, or buying.
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LLM Optimization
Structures your site content so artists, releases, tour dates, and merch are understood and surfaced correctly by AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and other large language models.
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Email Marketing Integration
Connects directly with any platform like Mailchimp, Klaviyo Kit, MailerLite, Beehiiv or HubSpot to capture sign-ups with embedded forms that are easy to manage and hard to miss.
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Music Smart Links
Includes custom all-retail smart links that route fans to streaming services, digital downloads, and physical merch from one page without paying subscription fees to third-party tools.
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Link In Bio Tools
Customizable link in bio tool to share your most important links and measure clicks, views, and site visits in one place.
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Direct-to-Fan Music Downloads
Sell high-quality WAV or MP3 files directly from your site with full control over pricing, fan data, and delivery without marketplace commissions.
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Electronic Press Kits (EPKs)
Centralized press pages with bio, photos, music, video, routing highlights, and contact info that’s built for promoters, venues, and media.
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Cookies, Tags, and Pixels
Installs tracking for Google Analytics, Meta, TikTok, Shopify, and other platforms so you can measure performance and run remarketing campaigns.
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Merch Store Setup
Custom online music shop to sell music, merch, accessories, and exclusive fan-club merch drops that live on your website and support direct-to-fan sales.
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Social & Marketplace Commerce
Makes merch available across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Google Shopping so fans can buy your music everywhere.
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Merch Fulfillment Options
Support in-house merch fulfillment, drop shipping, or third-party distributors depending on how your team operates.
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Long-Term Value
Flexible pricing based on scope and platform so your site supports growth without constant rebuilds.
Going live? We run your stream too.
Let’s connect to find out if we can help you build a website that generates more business for you. We only work with clients we know we can help substantially.
Award-Winning & Certified Music Marketing Experts
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- Digital Marketer Certified Customer Acquisition Specialists
- Certified Google Partner for Google Ads, Video, Search, and Analytics
- ManyChat Agency Partner with SMS, email and chatbot expertise
- Page 1 on Google for "website designers for musicians"
- Award-winning designs on Shopify, WordPress, Webflow and more
- As featured in People Magazine, Rolling Stone, Grammy.com, and Variety
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Designed around your record
After a free call, we design the look of the site from your album art and photography: layout, type, colour and copy, on desktop and phone.
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Investment starts at $1,750
A fixed fee: ten hours of design and build at $175 an hour. A Shopify store starts at $2,800. No hourly surprises, no hidden costs.
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Trusted by over 225 musicians worldwide
From the domain and hosting to a secure checkout, we set up everything and hand you the keys. You own the site and every account it lives in.
The Musician’s Guide to Building a Website
Everything to decide before you build: what the site has to do, what goes on it, which platform, and how fans will find it. Agency or do-it-yourself, the thinking is the same.
Just like recording a new album, the clearer the vision at the start, the better the result.
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So you need a new site… but what do you know about design and marketing?
A new site is a big deal. It plays a large part in your image, so it has to be right. It says a lot about how seriously you take your craft.
To a potential fan, the first visit to a musician’s website can be make-or-break. A poorly designed site, and most are, frustrates visitors and sends them away. It can damage your credibility as an artist.
A strong website does the opposite. It sells tickets and merch, builds trust, and grows your fanbase.
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When is it time for a music artist to get a new website?
With new albums coming out about every 18 months, singles dropping left and right, and the average lifespan of a website only about 2 years, it can be hard to keep up with design trends, technology and marketing.
To stay fresh and ensure your site matches the vibe of your latest music release, you need to determine what works best for you, including:
- How often you release singles and go on tour
- How often your goals change
- The performance of your website
- How long your site stays functional
- How much budget you have for design
- Industry change, for example, are you using smart links and do you have a link in your bio?
- If you take pride in your website
Your website is where potential fans go when they’re looking for answers about who you are and your music, and where superfans sign up for updates, grab tickets, listen to new songs and shop for merchandise.
Your website is the home of your music. Are you welcoming both groups with open arms and leading them to take action?
You may spend more time building your design plan than you will on the design itself. If you’re wondering what should go into your website strategy, start here.
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How to Design a Killer Music Website
- Review your site analytics and page load times.
- Set your goals.
- Define your brand and create a style guide.
- Write messaging that leads to action.
- Write your page titles and descriptions for search engine optimization.
- Create your smart links and build your link in bio.
- Rewrite your bio.
- Take new professional photos.
- Take inventory of your music and videos.
- Determine how to build your newsletter subscribers.
- Analyze your favorite artist websites.
- Choose the right website platform.
- Build an online store to sell your music and merchandise.
- Install marketing pixels so you can bring visitors back to your site and track album & merch sales.
- Develop your promotional plan for driving traffic to your shiny new website!
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Website builder or a custom site: which should a musician choose?
A builder like Bandzoogle, Squarespace or Wix gets a simple site up fast on a template, and for a new artist with one release and a handful of dates that is often the right call. We build on those too when they fit.
Go custom, on Webflow, WordPress or Shopify, when the site has to carry a catalog, a merch store, a mailing list and a tour calendar through many release cycles, and when it has to look like your record and not like a template. You own the domain, the site and every account, and the design changes with each album without a rebuild. Our custom musician websites start at $1,750.
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Get Started on Your Music Website Design Today
Now you are ready to design, build, launch and measure your new website. If you would rather have help, we build musician websites from $1,750, and most go live within two days of your content being ready.
Book a free call with our CEO, Alex Moura, and we will tell you whether we should work together.
From the blog
Guides for musicians
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Album Release Marketing: a guide from real campaigns
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E-commerce Success Series: sell more merch online
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E-commerce Success Series, Part 1: Your Facebook shop
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E-commerce Success Series, Part 2: Selling merch on Spotify
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E-commerce Success Series, Part 3: Google Merchant Center
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E-commerce Success Series, Part 4: Email that sells merch
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E-commerce Success Series, Part 5: CRO for merch stores
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E-commerce Success Series, Part 6: Paid ads that sell music
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E-commerce Success Series, Part 7: Win repeat buyers
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E-commerce Success Series, Part 8: A brand fans pay for
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Musician website examples
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Burt SteinPresident of Gold Mountain Entertainment
“Digital Star is better than any other web designers we’ve worked with. For over 12 years, they’ve elevated the music marketing for all of the artists we manage in every way imaginable.”
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Gordy QuistThe Band Of Heathens
“We’ve been able to build something in weeks that a lot of bands have been scrambling to get done for years.”
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Lise LiddellSongwriter · site online in hours
“I didn’t like my old site because it didn’t work and it was kind of messy, but now my site looks fantastic! I am blown away by how gorgeous and functional it is and how little I had to do to get it online.”
Our Client Tripled Website Traffic and Added $187k in Revenue
The Band Of Heathens Skyrockets Revenue by 1,803% with Digital Star
Get Started in Three Easy Steps
A clear plan for your website, from the first conversation to launch.
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Connect
Book a free 30-minute conversation with Alex Moura. Tell us about your music, your next release, and what you need your website to do.
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Plan
Get a website plan tailored to your goals, with a recommended platform, creative direction, scope, timeline, and fixed fee.
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Launch
We design, build, and launch your website, then show your team how to keep it current as your music and tour plans evolve.
FAQ
Digital Star works with recording artists, managers, and independent teams who need a modern website that supports touring, releases, and a long catalog. If you want a site that looks high end, stays easy to manage, and can shift focus between tour cycles and album campaigns without constant rebuilds, we are a strong fit.
Both. Most projects run best when we partner with management and loop in the artist for creative approvals. We are comfortable coordinating with agents, promoters, publicists, label partners, and venue teams when needed so the site supports real world touring and release workflows.
Digital Star was founded in San Francisco in 2014. We support artist teams in a consulting and design capacity across websites, release planning, tour promotion, and ongoing updates. We have worked closely with household names including Bob Weir, Widespread Panic, Steve Kimock, and Todd Snider, along with many teams operating in that touring ecosystem.
A great artist website makes it easy for fans to take action and it makes it easy for your team to keep the site current. That usually means tour, album, video, and merch are structured so nothing competes for attention. The homepage leads with the priority right now, and it can shift to the next priority without a rebuild.
We typically recommend Seated so tour dates stay in sync and updates happen in one place. This keeps things simple for management and avoids maintaining a custom database. If you already use another provider, we can usually support it as long as the feed is reliable.
We build fully custom sites, or on Webflow, WordPress, Shopify or the builder you prefer. Shopify is best when merch is a priority and you want a strong store foundation. Webflow is best when the site needs a more editorial feel and flexible layout control. If you already have a platform that is working and your team likes it, we can often redesign on it rather than forcing a migration.
Music people can play, the next shows with ticket links, a mailing list signup, a merch store or a link to one, photos and video, a press kit, and your social links. Every page should point to one action: listen, come to the show, buy, or sign up. The guide on this page walks through each piece.
Yes. We build discography and video sections so they remain easy to browse and easy to maintain over time. The goal is a structure that scales, supports search, and keeps navigation clean even as the catalog grows.
No. We structure the CMS so your team can handle day to day updates like news, embeds, merch drops, homepage swaps, and visual refreshes without developer support. If you want help for bigger updates, we can support on an as needed basis.
You work directly with our CEO, Alex Moura. That means no handoffs, no account manager layer, and faster decisions. For specialized needs like custom illustration or advanced animation, we can bring in trusted partners while keeping one point of accountability.
Most sites launch in as little as 2 days once your content is ready. Shopify stores, deep catalogs and custom features take longer. If you have a hard tour deadline, we can phase the launch so the homepage and tour flow go live first, then expand into discography, video, and deeper content.
Yes. You own the domain, the website, and the accounts it lives in. We build inside your Webflow, Shopify, or other platform accounts so you are never locked in. Analytics and pixels are set up in your accounts as well.
A musician website starts at $1,750, a fixed fee: ten hours of design and build at $175 an hour. A Shopify store starts at $2,800, sixteen hours, because products, payments and shipping take longer to set up. Larger sites with deep catalogs, video libraries, custom layouts, and integrated merch are quoted after a quick review, at the same $175 an hour. If you want ongoing support or promotion, that is scoped separately so expectations stay clear.
Yes. We work with management teams on album and tour promotion on a project basis, from release landing pages and creative direction to tracking and paid media when needed. This is flexible and designed to match your cycle, not force a long retainer.
Send your current site, your tour workflow, your release timing, your brand assets, and who will manage updates. We will recommend the right platform, confirm scope, and share a short plan with timeline and fixed fee. If it is a fit, we start quickly and keep communication direct.
