A marketplace for the rooms, gear, and people that music actually gets made in.
Every city has studios sitting empty on a Tuesday, rehearsal rooms booked at half capacity, and closets full of gear that gets used twice a year. At the same time there are musicians who can't find a room, producers who need a specific preamp for one afternoon, and artists who need a drummer who can actually read.
SESH exists to connect those two groups directly. Search a room, see the real rate, book the hours you need, and pay through the site. No phone tag, no deposit over Venmo, no wondering whether the place is still in business.
SESH is the second run at an idea that started around 2014. The first version raised money and built a real product, but development costs outpaced the runway and it stalled before it found its footing.
This version is a rebuild from scratch by the same founder — this time built directly rather than contracted out. The name, the logo, and the core idea are the same. Everything under them is new.
A booking carries a 12% service fee for the guest and a 5% commission for the host. That is the whole model, and the rates are the same for everyone.
Paid plans exist, but they sell calendar and facility management tools. They do not buy a lower fee. We would rather charge for software that saves you time than run a marketplace where the people paying the most get the best price.
When a guest books, SESH holds the payment rather than forwarding it to the host straight away. The host's earnings are released automatically 24 hours after the session's scheduled end.
That window is the point. If a room is not as described, or a session never happens, there is still time to sort it out before the money has moved.