✨ Overview

Dainty is a marketplace that connects people who want live music with artists who perform — DJs, bands, soloists, and other acts.

There are two sides:

• Booking side — you find an artist, agree a price privately, and pay. This is what consumers (private events) and businesses (organizers, venues) do.
• Performing side — artists list what they offer, receive requests, send quotes, and get paid after the show.

One account can be on both sides. The rest of these docs walk through everything, step by step.

Dainty never holds your money directly. When you pay, the card charge is captured into a secure platform balance with Stripe and held until the event happens — then it's released to the artist (usually about 24 hours after the show).

If something goes wrong, you open a dispute and the funds stay frozen until it's resolved. This protects both sides: the artist knows the money is really there, and you know they can't be paid until they've performed.

• Consumer — booking an artist for a private occasion (wedding, birthday). Flat-fee bookings only.
• Artist (performer) — you perform and want to be booked. You get a public profile.
• Organizer — a business running events; can sell tickets and use revenue-share deals.
• Venue — a business that hosts events; like an organizer, and can also be booked as a performer.

Each type has its own page in this guide. If you're not sure, start as a consumer — you can add a business role later on the same account.