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One shared show state
Keep the band aligned around what is playing now and what comes next, whether performers join from a native Apple client or a browser.
Local-first performance software
Your show.
In perfect sync.
LiveStage Pro keeps songs, setlists, shared cues, and the flow of a performance in sync across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and the web—shaped by rehearsal and tested on a real stage.
NOW PLAYING · CHART
Neon Weather
The Satellites
KEYD118 BPM
VERSE 2
DABmG
Streetlights hum in time tonight
DAGG
We follow every fading line
CHORUS
BmGDA
Hold on through the neon weather
ConnectedRepresentative WebClient preview
01 / Overview
Everything the band needs.
Nothing it doesn’t.
A shared queue built for change
Search Songs or Setlists beside the live Queue, then add, reorder, or remove what comes next without hiding transport controls. Concurrent edits are applied against authoritative state while the current performance continues uninterrupted.
Private space to prepare
High-contrast Preview makes private inspection unmistakable and puts Add Next or Add to Queue beside the Song. Chart appearance, Display Key, instrument, spelling, and capo remain local to the performer and device.
“Bring it in. Move it between Bands. Back it up. Restore it when needed.”
02 / Design philosophy
Calm under
stage pressure.
Local first
The show should not depend on a distant service. Performance data stays close, responsive, and under the band’s control.
Clear boundaries
Shared playback, Queue, and Performance Key remain authoritative for the Band. Preview, workspace, and Display Key remain personal to each performer and device.
Performance focused
High-frequency actions stay visible, confirm success, and recover cleanly. Large targets, readable charts, and quiet reconnection help musicians keep moving under stage pressure.
Band shaped
Songs, members, libraries, and setlists reflect familiar band workflows. Imports, replacements, and restores are reviewed before they commit, because recoverability is part of a dependable show system.
03 / Development journey
Built one reliable
layer at a time.
LiveStage Pro is an active prototype, growing through small, testable milestones.
Local performance model
Established the core model for bands, songs, members, libraries, and setlists.
Shared live sessions
Connected Mac and browser clients around authoritative show state, with clear separation between shared performance and private preparation.
iPhone, iPad, and Watch
Added native performer workspaces, local session discovery, queue and setlist tools, private Preview, and a compact Watch transport companion.
From demonstration to dogfooding
Repeated rehearsals and live shows now drive the design: safer Queue editing, unmistakable Preview, consistent transport controls, adaptable charts, quieter reconnection, and explicit recovery tools.
The whole show can move
Completed native sharing for individual or selected Songs, self-contained Setlists and gig books, plus whole Band and Personal Library backup and restore. Copy To moves reviewed content between a Band and Personal Library without disturbing the source.
04 / Documentation
The thinking behind
the system.
Product overview
A high-level tour of the system, its audience, and the problems it is designed to solve.
Coming soonTechnical architecture
How the Mac host, embedded server, native clients, WebClient, and shared models fit together.
Coming soonPerformance workflow
The operating model for transport, queue, preview, workspace, and performer roles.
Coming soonPublic documentation will be added as the prototype matures. No private application source is published here.
05 / Current status
Active development
Tested on stage,
still earning trust.
LiveStage Pro has now run through full stage-network rehearsals and multiple live-show dogfooding sessions—including recovery after an unexpected Host-computer restart. The native macOS Host has synchronized iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and browser performers while driving the existing external MIDI playback and lighting workflow.
The preparation workflow can now import SongBook Pro material, attach existing audio and MIDI, share selected Songs or complete Setlists, copy content between a Band and Personal Library, and back up or restore an entire Band or Library. Reviewed Add, Update, Replace, or Skip choices keep changes deliberate. The longer-term direction is to bring local content authoring, playback, and session hosting to iPadOS for bands that perform without a laptop; today, hosting remains a macOS capability and the project remains an active, unreleased prototype.
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