Website Template & Tutorial for Musicians (Vandam Squarespace Template)

Website Templates
Written By Katherine Forbes

In this video, I will guide you through customizing the Vandam Squarespace template. Before we start, I'll provide a quick overview of the content you should have ready. We'll cover customizing social media links, pricing, inventory, press quotes, and email list signup. I'll show you how to edit pages, change colors, add images, customize buttons, and manage tour dates. We'll also explore adding links, customizing the footer, and setting up a store. By the end, you'll have a fully customized website. Just follow along and get inspired!

Have you applied the free Vandam Squarespace template to your account, but aren't sure where to start when it comes to making it your own? In this video I'll show you step by step how to customize this Squarespace website template for musicians... it features a section for your upcoming/latest release, tour dates, merch store, and press quotes. And, we'll knock it all out in 30 minutes!

Content Required

  • Fonts, Colors

  • Logo (optional)

  • Social media links

  • 1 horizontal photo (additional photos optional)

  • Album cover, description, link(s)

  • Tour dates in Bandsintown (manager.bandsintown.com)

  • Merch photos, descriptions, pricing (inventory optional)

  • Press quotes

  • Email list login credentials

I suggest you also add… 

  • Bio

  • Music

  • Video(s)

  • Contact info

  • EPK

Photo credit / Pexels

Visual Branding

Want to copy the font pairing and color palette I use for this “Coral Koi” mock template?

Fonts

Headings: Pragmatica Extended
Paragraphs: Helvetica Neue
Buttons: Helvetica Neue

Colors

Lightest Beige: #FDF8E4
Light Beige: #F7E2C7
Orange Accent: #F2AB6D
Maroon: #8C3A50
Black: #101616

Video Timestamps

0:00 Intro
0:20 Content checklist
1:42 Template and sidebar intro
2:19 Add fonts & colors (Site Styles)
4:35 Add your logo file
4:54 Add in top feature photo
5:16 Image focal point (photo crop)
6:04 Add album section
6:55 Squarespace AI tool to write content
7:37 Customize button link
8:48 Customize Upcoming Dates section
9:59 Customize Merch section
11:18 Customize and connect email sign up form
12:12 Customize footer
12:33 Quick design updates
16:45 Add Bandsintown block
18:14 Customize Press section
21:12 Add social icon links
21:49 Change site title size (desktop and mobile)
22:36 Header design styles
24:00 Creating consistent button colors
25:20 Tour page header image
26:15 Customizing Merch store
27:58 Edit design of merch product pages
29:00 Template customization overview
30:08 Suggestions on what else to add
31:06 Outro

Need some 1:1 Squarespace help?

Book Katherine, a “Squarespace Authorized Trainer,” for an hour to work with you via Zoom on your Squarespace website. Learn more here or click below to schedule your session!

Katherine Forbes

Katherine Forbes is the founder of Nashville based website and brand design company, Designing the Row. Her client roster has grown to include GRAMMY Nominated & Award Winning Artists, New York Times Best Selling Authors, Film Composers, Reality TV Personalities, & many more! She is known for her clean and simple design style and is recognized as a Squarespace Expert and Squarespace Authorized Trainer. She is also the creator of music community, Music Biz Besties, and teaches digital music marketing as an adjunct professor at ETSU.

Her work has been featured on Forbes.com and she’s spoken on panels hosted by YELP, the Music Business Association, Women in Music, and many others.

Katherine believes that "your success depends on you taking action" and she's passionate about motivating and encouraging others to do just that!

https://www.designingtherow.com
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