ROOM: the indie music scene in Telegram

A great show at a club down the street is easy to miss: the poster is in one place, tickets in another, the artist's track in a third. ROOM brings it together in Telegram. Listeners hear music before release, find upcoming events and buy tickets, while artists sell tracks, merch and fan club subscriptions. 🎤

It works as both a Mini App and a website, with no sign-up and no VPN. It targets the independent scene: people who perform without a label and promote their own music.

For listeners

• Listings and artist profiles. Tracks and beats open right away, no account needed.
• A map. Shows venues, studios and street performance spots near you.
• Tickets. The final total is visible before you pay, and purchases live under /mytickets.
• New releases. /new gathers fresh tracks from artists you follow, and /top lists the week's five best.

Ticket prices in the listings start at a few hundred rubles, for example from 300 to a bit over a thousand for a party in Kaliningrad. You can pay with SBP or Telegram Stars.

What artists do

Every musician gets a profile. They post tracks and releases, accept donations, sell merch and run a fan club with members-only content. Audience numbers are one command away with /stats. 📊

Some artists host live audio sessions. Listeners vote on submitted demos, and the winner can become a full track. It is crowdsourced taste, with the audience in the loop.

For organizers and venues

• Ticket tiers and seating maps. Set up different categories.
• Promo codes. For friends, partners, early sales.
• QR scanner at the door. Paperless entry checks.
• Sales analytics. Plus team access for helpers.
• Venue pages. Clubs, bars and studios show schedules, photos and prices, and take bookings.

An event takes a few minutes to create in the dashboard. That helps small teams with nobody dedicated to ticketing.

The beat store

Producers get a marketplace with several license types: MP3, WAV, trackout and exclusive. Prices on the site start at 350 rubles. Before buying, check what rights a license gives, such as releasing the track on streaming and earning from it. 🎹

With a non-exclusive license other buyers can get the same beat, while an exclusive takes it off the shelf entirely.

How to start

1. Open the bot and send /start.
2. See upcoming events with /events.
3. Follow artists to get their releases under /myartists.
4. To perform or sell beats, create an artist profile.
5. Send payment and ticket questions through /support.

Before buying a ticket, confirm the date, venue and refund terms with the organizer. Independent shows cost less, but each organizer sets their own rules. 🎫