About OpeningSong
Built by a dad and his 13-year-old daughter who got tired of being unknown
Meet Dave & Emma
We spend our weekends doing what we love most: finding new music.
Hours disappear while we dig through Instagram, Apple Music playlists, and scout for bands coming anywhere near Geneva. When we find a band we love, we go all in. Follow them religiously on social media, share their music with friends, buy albums, and even travel to see them live (Milan, Paris, London, NYC, etc).
But something always frustrated us...
The problem we kept running into
We'd discover a band when they had a couple hundred followers. We'd be at their tiny basement shows, buying merch from a folding table, telling everyone we knew about them.
Then they'd blow up. Suddenly they're playing venues that hold thousands. Festival lineups. Everywhere.
And we're REALLY happy for them. But there's this nagging feeling: do they even know we were there from day one?
What really bothered us though: it's not just about being early. We'd see fans who discovered a band last year but went to every single show, bought every piece of merch, and genuinely supported them. Yet they got treated the same as someone who just heard one song on TikTok.
Artists can't tell the difference between their superfans and casual listeners. Whether you've been there since the beginning or discovered them last month but dove in completely, your support is invisible.
And here's the thing: we don't think artists do this on purpose. They want to recognize the people who show up for them. They just don't have the tools to see who those people are.
Streaming platforms show play counts, not passion. Social media shows followers, not commitment. Artists are flying blind.
“My dad and I go to way too many concerts. He insists on buying vinyl like it's 1985 and I'm stuck carrying the merch bag. We stream the same artists on repeat, argue about who found them first (it was me), and they still have absolutely no clue we exist.”
— Emma, age 13, Co-Founder
Come build this with us
Whether you're a fan who wants to be seen or an artist looking to find your people, we'd love to have you.