How to design a great singer website

Most musicians are blessed with some kind of a singing voice. Maybe you’ve decided to take the extra step of writing songs, or honing your craft and teaching others. A website will help you get into the singing industry, show off your voice, and further yourself as a musician. It will also help you reach a wider audience and make more music.

If you’re a singer wondering how to make your own music website, we’ve got you covered with these tips. Just gather your content, choose a template that calls out to you, and you’ll be on your way to more collaborations and shows in no time.

Singer website design

As a singer, you have likely developed your own style. If you cover timeless jazz tunes, or write your own folk songs, go with a template that reflects that. A few great singer website templates include the Forte template, the Nadia template, and the Anthem template. Each of these feature a large space for an image, which is the perfect way to set the tone for your overall website.

Once you choose a singer website template, design around your main image by using the colors that jump out at you. You’ll want to choose 2 or 3 colors from that image to feature in your background, sections, and fonts. Then you’ll get to work adding pages and content.

Your website is your own place on the web where you can fully control the content, so make it a reflection of yourself as a singer, a band leader, and a musician - then the design will follow.

Homepage

To create a memorable first impression with your Homepage, make sure to add an image of yourself. A photo of you singing is a good way to begin, but if you’ve got a high-quality image that features you and shows your style, that will work nicely as well. 

Add a call-to-action over your main image if you have something you’d like to promote or focus on. This could be to book you to sing at events, to teach singing lessons, or to check out your latest album or single.

Your Homepage content should offer a look into who you are, and what the rest of your website contains. Add a music player or a video of your latest song to give visitors an idea of what you sound like. Place some text onto the Homepage that quickly describes you and your vocal style.

Artist: Emmrose

About page

As a singer, you’ve likely developed a persona that you emulate on stage. The About page is your chance to delve into your background a bit further, and explain who you are and how you got here. Write your musician bio and place it onto this page then balance it out with a few images.  

The text on this page should be clear, and flow down the page in small chunks, so it’s not a big wall of words. Make sure to mention your background, education, and performing experience. Then round it out with recent achievements. You could even add a quote to this page to make the text sizing different and interesting to read.

Artist: Naima Shalhoub 

Music page

Whether you’re making a website as a wedding singer, a singer-songwriter, or a gospel artist, a music page is a great way to show your stuff. You can dedicate this space to really letting your audience in behind the scenes of your music. 

Add a music player with songs, and some text describing your sound. If you have recently created music for sale, put that on this page. Or, if you’re a cover artist, add some live music samples. Just be sure to include some background information and imagery to make this page more intimate and informative than just a music player.

Artist: Scilla Hess

Photos and videos page

The best singer websites will give people a look into what they’d get by working with you, or coming to your show. Think of a photos page as a way to really introduce yourself, visually, to potential fans. To do that, add a few photo galleries that contain promo photos, candid shots, and performance images. You could also add posters from previous, successful shows.

If you have plenty of photos and videos, you can set up a page for each one. If you’d rather streamline your website, add a photo gallery with a variety of your best shots. Then set your best videos underneath that gallery in a full-with section. Try two videos side by side, giving each one a title and a text description.

If you don’t have professional music videos to show off just yet, don’t worry. You can create and add short clips of you in the studio, in a writing session, or behind the scenes on tour at a show.

Artist: Carlena Prophet

Events page

Whether you’re all over livestreaming or you’re playing shows in person, add an Events page so people can follow your career. This page is a quick stop to figure out where fans can see you next, so make it easy to read and navigate. 

Use a Calendar feature to list out all of your shows, or set up multiple calendars if you’re looking to highlight previous gigs or tours. 

Contact page

Adding a dedicated contact page makes it easy for fans and industry alike to reach you. Make sure you provide them a place to leave their name, email, and message. You can add more details here, like the date someone is interested in booking you, or if someone is interested in lessons, but keep this form fairly simple. Once the form is submitted, it’ll be sent to your email and you can reply right away.

Adding a mailing list sign-up form to the Contact page is a way to give fans another chance to join your mailing list before leaving your website. The Contact page is also a great place for social media accounts. This allows visitors to go from your website to your social media profiles in just one click.

Artist: Matt McCourt

Press kit for singers

As your singing career develops, you’ll want to be sure to add a Press Kit page to round out your website. A press kit should contain all of the information an industry professional or music reviewer might need to quickly promote you or your music.

Add a short bio, a music player, some hi-resolution photos, a quote or accolade, and contact information. You can build out a detailed, yet concise page for your press kit, and update the information regularly as you release new music.

Make sure that the text on this page is easy to read, and easy to copy and paste for a blogger or event organizer looking for information. You can design your press kit page into sections to make it easier to scan.

Artist: Kelly Ann

Creating a singer website might sound like a lot of work, but once you add your pages, the content will fall into place. Just be sure to inject your own sense of style and some of your personality onto each page, and into each image. Then, your website will be a true reflection of who you are and what you can bring. 

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