AUSTIN, Texas - s4story -- Riff, a music booking and artist services platform operated by RiffGigs, Inc., today announced its upcoming launch across Texas with Austin as its founding city. The platform connects local musicians with individuals, businesses, and event planners looking to book live music for any occasion. Alongside the launch, the company is actively seeking seed investment to accelerate platform development, artist acquisition, and growth across Texas.

"Austin's music scene is extraordinary, but the infrastructure behind it hasn't kept up," said Chris Albino, Founder and CEO of Riff. "I've been a musician my whole life and served as President of the University of Texas Longhorn Alumni Band, so I understand firsthand what working artists need. We're also grateful to have some of the music industry's strongest advisors and advocates behind us from day one."

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Riff offers a tiered membership model for artists at every stage of their career. Free members can create a public profile and receive booking inquiries, while Riff Star and Riff Headliner subscribers unlock expanded tools including priority placement and self-sourced booking links. All tiers include Riff's integrated payment system with automatic deposits and next-day artist payouts. Bookers can browse more than 58 genres to find the right artist for any event.

Artists set a home base city and performance radius, making their profiles discoverable to bookers across Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas-Fort Worth, and surrounding communities within a 200-mile range.

Riff is also launching Riff Lessons, connecting students with qualified local music instructors for private lessons across any instrument or skill level. All Riff Instructors complete a background check before teaching on the platform.

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To celebrate launch, Riff is inviting Texas musicians to become Founding Riffers and receive a complimentary year of Riff Star membership. Sign up at riffgigs.com. Investors may reach out at info@riffgigs.com.

About Riff

Riff is a music booking and artist services platform connecting local musicians with the people and organizations that want to hire them. Operated by RiffGigs, Inc., Riff is launching across Texas with Austin as its founding city, giving artists across Houston, San Antonio, Dallas-Fort Worth, and beyond a professional home to manage bookings, offer lessons, and build sustainable careers in live music. Artists set their own home base and performance radius, putting them in front of bookers across a region they actually serve.