The #1 Song Request Platform · Used by artists everywhere
How musicians are extending the tip jar to every fan in the room — not just those comfortable walking up to the stage.
Quick Answer
What is a paid song request?
A paid song request is when an audience member pays a musician to play a specific song during a live performance. Instead of passively leaving a tip, the fan exchanges money for a concrete outcome, their song gets added to the set. Platforms like Request Deck handle the payment and delivery automatically.
The tip jar has been a staple of live music for decades — and it still works. But it only reaches the fans willing to walk up to the stage. The person at the back of the bar, the couple at a corner table, the regular who loves your set but never wants to interrupt — they have no way to participate.
Paid song requests extend that same energy to everyone in the room. Instead of requiring someone to physically approach you, a QR code at their table gives them a direct line: pick a song, pay, and make something happen. It's not replacing the tip jar — it's bringing the tip jar to the audience and giving them a reason to engage.
Clear Value Exchange
Fans know exactly what they're paying for: their song gets played. No ambiguity, no awkwardness.
No Asking Required
The QR code does the work. You never have to verbally prompt your audience for money again.
Higher Willingness to Pay
People spend more when they're buying an experience than when they're leaving a tip. Song requests activate that mindset.
Request Deck is a live song request platform built specifically for performing musicians. Here's how it works:
You create your Request Deck profile
Set up your song list and notification preferences. No subscription required, Request Deck adds a $1 platform service fee to each request at checkout.
You place QR codes at the venue
Print your unique QR code and put it on tables, near the bar, or on a stand by the stage. Fans scan it with any phone camera.
Fan pays and submits their request
The fan finds a song, pays, and their request appears on your dashboard instantly. There's no platform requirement to play every request, but playing requests whenever you reasonably can builds credibility and trust with your audience.
You earn, every night
Payments go directly to you. Across a typical set, most musicians see $50-$200 in paid requests on top of their base gig fee.
$50–$200
Extra per show
~15
Requests per performance
25–35%
Increase in gig income
Typical outcomes for musicians using Request Deck.
Join musicians already using Request Deck to turn song requests into extra income at every performance.