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1. Vandam: Clean, Straightforward Template for All Musicians2. Waverly: For Solo Musicians With a Story to Tell3. Jasonwild: High-Contrast Template for Avant-Garde Rhythms4. Kitui: Stylish Abstract Design to Get Your Music Seen
5. Aria: Minimalist Template With a Splash of Color6. Elliott: Visual Slideshows to Promote Your Albums7. Carmine: Functionality for Promoting Tours and Concerts8. Otto: One-Page Template for Experimental Sounds9. Sundew: Great for Displaying Your Discography10. Otroquest: Perfect for Showcasing Music Videos11. Singularity: Ideal for Selling Event TicketsHow To Add Music to Your Squarespace SiteDidn’t Find What You Were Looking For? Check Out These Templates from Our Favorite Site BuildersHow To Choose From the Best Squarespace Templates for MusiciansFAQ
1. Vandam: Clean, Straightforward Template for All Musicians
Vandam features a full-screen homepage image and a clean, minimalist look that can work for any artist. The straightforward design makes it a great choice for jazz musicians, R&B singers, contemporary bands, and everything in between. That said, the homepage image is what sets the tone with Vandam. Whatever photo you upload will dominate the template and gear it toward your individual brand. It comes with a SoundCloud integration built in, but you might want to add links to social media, a blog, or an email sign-up form for fans so you can share performance recaps or news about upcoming releases.2. Waverly: For Solo Musicians With a Story to Tell
Waverly’s gritty header image grabs your attention right from the start. This template is tailor-made for an up-and-coming musical artist with a distinctive sound and an interesting story to tell. Prominent call-to-action (CTA) buttons are sprinkled throughout the site to draw interest from fans and industry reps alike. Plus, Waverly is a great example of how to use bold text blocks for visual impact. I also like how the top navigation bar is simple and uncluttered, yet includes all the important links – including to your bio and contact pages and your SoundCloud, Instagram, and Twitter feeds.Jasonwild’s soft focus, full-bleed image channels an unconventional or avant-garde sound. But the main reason I like this template is because it places a music player for your latest release right on the homepage, with a CTA button at the very top. The color scheme includes two high-contrast colors and bold headers in white or black across all the site’s pages, including for tour dates, music, and a store. Plus, there are stacked links at the bottom of each page to your social media and music platforms. Jasonwild also comes with a truly unique fan-club page. You can use this feature to drive fan engagement by offering exclusive music releases, videos, and other content in exchange for a subscription fee.
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4. Kitui: Stylish Abstract Design to Get Your Music Seen
Unlike many templates designed for musicians, the Kitui template puts the focus entirely on your music – and relies less on huge photos of you and your band.
When a visitor lands on your website, they’re greeted by art from your latest album and a call-to-action button that takes them straight to your online store. You can even let fans stream a few tracks as a teaser.
The bold white title is well-positioned in the upper-left corner, where most people look first. Other important information like tour dates, your store, and contact information are easily found on the top navigation bar.
You can enhance the dark, minimalist palette by choosing a bold accent color to highlight your album art details and the CTA Out Now button.
5. Aria: Minimalist Template With a Splash of Color
I found Aria in the Musicians & Bands category. It’s part of the Brine family, a group of older 7.0 templates, and it looks quite different from the spare, minimalist templates in the new music collection. If you ask me, that’s not a bad thing. The template would work well out of the box for a folk or classical musician. The colorful hues of the homepage are nicely set off from the dark background, although the white header could use some bolding on the fonts. You can also use the parallax scrolling and floating header options to add the illusion of depth to your site. And you can add audio blocks to share your music and engage fans as they scroll.6. Elliott: Visual Slideshows to Promote Your Albums
Though I found the Elliott template in the photography category, it would also work well for a music website. You can use the homepage slideshow to showcase a selection of releases from your music catalog, and you can embed an audio or video player in each image so fans can listen to your music right away. To make the template your own, you can add pages for upcoming performance dates or an online store. You might also want to add a blog or fan-club page so you can connect with your followers.7. Carmine: Functionality for Promoting Tours and Concerts
You’ll find Carmine in the Blog and Events categories of the template gallery. Its bright main color and bold black text command attention, while the text sections are a great way to share news about your tour dates and latest releases. If you decide to explore this template, you are welcome to integrate SoundCloud or Spotify links into the navigation bar. Furthermore, contemplate replacing the text on the right with an audio block, allowing your fans to enjoy a preview of your offerings. Carmine is designed with e-commerce functionality, so it’s easy to sell tickets for your upcoming tour – all you have to do is connect a payment processor.8. Otto: One-Page Template for Experimental Sounds
Otto’s off-center layout and geometric forms channel individuality and innovation, which is perfect for an experimental, electronic, or classical musician. There’s room for improvisation too. For example, the ample white space on the right side of the homepage is a great spot for a music stream for your fans. On this one-page template, you’ll find a gallery further down that allows you to showcase photos of previous performances or releases from your music catalog.Sundew may be for podcasts, but some small adjustments would make it a very practical template for musicians. The gallery of recent podcast episodes is perfect for displaying all your recent songs, especially with album art. Aside from a dedicated page for episodes, Sundew displays recent episodes right on the homepage and is full of buttons urging visitors to listen to your work. If you want to give site visitors a large sampling of your work, Sundew is perfect.
10. Otroquest: Perfect for Showcasing Music Videos
Otroquest is designed for streamers and e-sports, but this has an advantage. While most templates for musicians display audio alongside some imagery, Otroquest lets you emphasize video. It’s ideal if you want site visitors to notice your stage presence. The template’s prominent video gallery would easily suit music videos or rousing live performances. Aside from that, the homepage displays a schedule of upcoming streams, which can be quickly tweaked to reflect upcoming performances. Otroquest also has a store built-in, so it’s good for selling your band’s merch.11. Singularity: Ideal for Selling Event Tickets
Singularity is a bit more unique because it’s solely focused on promoting an event. It comes with a waitlist sign-up form, a calendar, information on the event location, an online store for event merch, and different registration package options. Singularity is worth considering as a landing page for your performances, even if you have your own site. Its singular focus is great if you want to drum up hype or ticket sales.How To Add Music to Your Squarespace Site
There are multiple ways you can add music to your Squarespace site, and all of them are pretty simple.- Add an audio block. An audio block is one of the many content blocks Squarespace lets you add to your site. You can upload and display a single MP3 file per block.
- Add an embed block. With an embed block, you’ll display media from third-party sites, like Spotify. You just need to paste an embed code from the third-party platform.
- Add a SoundCloud block. This is the same thing as an embed block, but it’s designed specifically for SoundCloud audio and has some more unique settings.