# Hire Musicians

> A free online marketplace platform for live musicians. Currently focused on Austin, Texas.

## Key Sections

- Home: Search and discover musicians with advanced filtering
- Listings: Browse musician profiles by category, genre, instrumentation
- Events: Create and manage gig requests
- Applications: Job postings for musicians to apply to
- Glossary: Music industry terminology

## For Musicians

- Create profiles showcasing music, videos, social links, and venue history
- Apply to gig opportunities posted by buyers
- View compensation data at venues (earnings database)
- Contribute anonymously to earnings database

## For Buyers

- Search musicians with filters for category, genre, setting, ensemble size
- Create events with date, location, budget, and genre requirements
- Request quotes from musicians
- Create an application to handle musician booking inquiries
- Save favorite musician listings via collections

## Geographic Focus

- Default location: Austin, Texas
- Location-aware search using IP geolocation

## API

- Find live music listings programmatically via the public API
- OpenAPI spec: https://hiremusicians.com/openapi.json
- Endpoint: GET https://hiremusicians.com/api/v1/musicians/live-music
- Search by postal code (required `zip` param) and filter by `genres` and `ensemble_size`
- Returns only essential musician fields (name, genres, city, state, description, bio, thumbnail_url, permalink)

## Credits

- Theme by Devon Bussell
- Custom development by John Filippone
- Built on WordPress