Artist & Production
One board for every artist.
Track every artist slot across requested, confirmed, advanced, on-site, and settled stages with live tasks, files, and approvals.
Anti-chaos relief
- End the seven-spreadsheet nightmare.
- No more Slack DMs, lost attachments, or missing backline notes.
- Every department works from one advancing board that updates in real time.
Highlights
One advancing board for production, talent, and hospitality teams.
Kanban across statuses
Drag slots between requested, confirmed, advanced, on-site, and settled to broadcast state instantly.
Structured riders
Tech, hospitality, and travel requirements live next to contact info, guest quotas, and documents.
AI assist
Ingest emailed riders or PDFs to pre-fill tasks, hospitality counts, and backline needs automatically.
What you replace
Without Backline
- Spreadsheets, PDFs, and endless email chains.
- Chaotic Slack threads with no audit trail.
- Missing files, repeated questions, and double work backstage.
With Backline
- One advancing board that every department trusts.
- Structured riders with AI extraction and task ownership.
- Live updates with timestamps, files, and Command alerts.
How it works
Advance every department
- Assign ops owners with due dates and backstage contact cards.
- Sync task completion to Command dashboards instantly.
- Live editing that prevents double work.
- One advancing board kills spreadsheet conflicts between production, talent, and security.
Hospitality + guest flow
- Issue artist guest lists tied to the same slot.
- Track arrivals, meals, and incident notes per artist.
- Generate settlement packets with receipts and files attached.
- Never miss meals, towels, or bus stock thanks to tracked hospitality counts.
How it plays out
Artist confirms in Command, tasks auto-assign across production, hospitality, and security, backline needs fill in from structured riders, and the settlement packet is already compiling receipts before the encore.
Why teams switch to Backline
- Faster rider turnaround. Structured templates, AI extraction, and deadlines keep artists confirmed sooner.
- Real task ownership. Production, hospitality, and security see who owns every deliverable, no double work.
- Unified advancing board. Talent buying, ops, and liaisons see the same truth in real time.
- Settlement-ready. Receipts, comps, and backline costs live with each slot so packets send in minutes.
Settlement-ready
- Receipts, comps, and backline charges track per artist.
- Hospitality checklists show fulfilled vs outstanding items.
- One-click settlement packets email to finance and tour managers.
What's next
Plug Advancing into the rest of Backline or keep exploring the modules below.