Detroit · Michigan
Find Musicians in Detroit, MI
Detroit's musical resume is staggering: Motown, the birthplace of techno, the garage rock of the MC5 and the Stooges, a hip-hop lineage from J Dilla on. The scene that built all that is still here and still working. Bandry connects its players, local-first.
Why Bandry
Built for finding people locally.
Local, not regional
Radius-filtered means you see people who can actually make it to your rehearsal, not someone hours away.
The full music chain
Studios, mixing engineers, photographers, videographers, designers. Everything to take a project from rehearsal to release.
Direct contact, always
No in-app messaging to babysit. Link up, and they reach out to you directly. Off-platform, on your terms.
The scene
Detroit has the depth.
Motown and techno, one city
Detroit invented a sound, then invented another one. Few places have this much living history. Find the players by role.
Garage rock to hip-hop
From the MC5 to J Dilla, Detroit's range is enormous. Role-based posts work no matter what you make.
A scene that built genres
The talent that shaped modern music is still local. Bandry surfaces it; the Resources tab maps the rooms.
On the ground
Where Detroit plays.
A quick map of the Detroit scene: the indie-reachable rooms and the shops that keep it running. Bandry connects you to the players who fill them, and the Resources tab pins the rest near you.
Venues worth knowing
Saint Andrew's Hall & The Shelter
Downtown, a legendary roughly 1,000-cap rock room above the basement Shelter, hosting touring indie, hip-hop and punk.
Majestic Theatre & Magic Stick
Midtown and Cass Corridor complex, the mid-size Majestic plus the roughly 700-cap Magic Stick upstairs, a scene mainstay.
El Club
Southwest Detroit in Mexicantown, an all-ages roughly 450-cap club for indie, punk, electronic and touring acts, with a patio.
PJ's Lager House
Corktown, a beloved small dive running loud punk, garage and indie in the same spot since Prohibition.
Marble Bar
Near New Center, an intimate house and techno stronghold with custom sound, indoor and outdoor, past its 10-year mark.
Small's
Hamtramck, a two-room neighborhood institution and award-winning rock club hosting punk, local and touring bands.
Outer Limits Lounge
On Detroit's Hamtramck edge, a tiny bar and record label running garage, punk and underground rock nearly nightly.
Record stores, studios and rehearsal
Third Man Records
Record store. Cass Corridor, Jack White's store with the Blue Room live-to-acetate stage plus an on-site vinyl pressing plant.
People's Records
Record store. A deep-crate Detroit shop famed nationally for rare soul, Motown and jazz, with an unmatched wall of secondhand 45s.
Tempermill Studios
Recording studio. Ferndale, a long-running indie-friendly room with 2-inch analog plus Pro Tools, behind 1,000-plus releases.
Huber Breese Music
Gear shop. Metro Detroit in Fraser, a full-line independent for guitars, amps, drums, keys and pro audio since 1972.
Music Factory
Rehearsal. Metro Detroit in Warren, dedicated band-practice rooms with 24/7 secured access for working musicians.
A starting map of the local scene, not a directory or an endorsement. Rooms and shops change, the people you meet on Bandry are how you stay current.
Who's on Bandry in Detroit
Every role in one place.
Find your people
Looking for a specific role?
Resources tab
The places, not just the people.
Beyond the bulletin, Bandry's Resources tab pulls in nearby studios, rehearsal spaces, venues, repair shops, and music stores from Apple Maps. Everything you need to actually make the record, all in one app.
Looking for a specific place? Recording studios, rehearsal space, music stores, instrument repair, music venues, or vinyl pressing near you.
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Finding musicians in Detroit
How do I find musicians in Detroit?
Post what you're looking for on Bandry's Detroit bulletin and set your reach to local. Musicians within your radius see it, and when someone's interested they link up, sharing their contact info so you can reach out directly and take it off-platform. No DMs and no inbox to manage.
Is Bandry free to use in Detroit?
Reading the Detroit bulletin and endorsing posts are free forever. Posting your own ad and linking up run on a subscription, $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, after a 14-day free trial of everything. Bandry never takes a cut of any gig or arrangement you work out.
What kinds of musicians and pros are on Bandry in Detroit?
All of them: drummers, guitarists, bassists, singers, and keyboard players, plus producers, mixing and mastering engineers, photographers, videographers, designers, and studios. Detroit's scene runs deep, and role-based posts cover the whole chain from forming a band to finishing a record.
How close are the Detroit musicians Bandry shows me?
As close as you set. Bandry's local posts are radius-gated on both sides, so you only see people who can realistically make it to a rehearsal or session, whether that's across Detroit or out into the rest of Michigan.