New Theme: Soundcheck
Today I’m totally jazzed up to announce the launch of a feature-rich audio theme perfect for any band, artist, or musician on WordPress.com.
Designed by Luke McDonald of Press75, Soundcheck ships with a custom MP3 player that allows your visitors to browse, select, play, and skip through tracks right on your website. Also included in the theme is gigs and events functionality, four custom widgets, four custom page templates, and a variety of other theme options that you’ll love.
Soundcheck: Home Page
Soundcheck is a premium upgrade for your blog; read more about its features on the Theme Showcase or dive right into previewing it on your blog from Appearance → Themes.
Jul 12th at 2:54 pm
Brilliant theme – I bet WP could wipe off MySpace from the face of the web, once and for all, were this free.
Jul 12th at 3:05 pm
Wow! That is beautiful! Makes me wish I was a music artist.
Jul 12th at 3:15 pm
This is very very and extremely awesome!
Jul 12th at 3:23 pm
I want this Events Widget for WP.com! For free! PLS!
Jul 12th at 3:30 pm
Woah- a Gigs & Events Functionality- like a working calendar? That’s one HUGE thing WordPress needs for clubs & organizations- a calendar like Yahoo where upcoming events can be put in, and seen at a glance. Even reminders sent to users who sign up for such things.
Oh, please, please, please, pretty please?
Jul 12th at 3:56 pm
That’s brilliant, sort of inspired!
Jul 12th at 4:08 pm
It looks awesome. Looking forward to use it someday.
Jul 12th at 4:39 pm
Finally- a theme I can run for my DJ biz right out of the box!
Jul 12th at 5:18 pm
A great blog theme for emerging artists!
Jul 12th at 5:30 pm
Great idea for folks trying to get their music out there, and maybe for podcasters as well with the built-in audio player…
Jul 12th at 6:35 pm
I wish some one would design a really nice theme for internet radio stations loaded with features and options.. I know there were a few Shot cast plug ins i used to use but now they are gone…I find it hard to get everything needed on a Radio Station Theme using Artisteer, this the reason i wish some wone woulr design a good one.
this theme is really Nice for the Music business tho, great job
Jul 12th at 7:35 pm
This theme really Rocks!
Jul 12th at 7:39 pm
Great to see the music scene on WordPress getting some love! Hope to see more (free?) themes like this in the future!
Jul 12th at 7:51 pm
Oh I think it’s a great theme. And I might buy it for a personal project on a self hosted WordPRess site. If anyone is looking to buy it for self hosted WP install look here: https://press75.com/buy/soundcheck/ (took me a bit to find it)
Jul 12th at 10:23 pm
What a great looking theme!! Really makes me wish I was a musician!!
Jul 13th at 1:37 am
AAA-grade theme. The price is inexpensive for the attractive, sleek layout and features!
Jul 13th at 2:09 am
this is the best ideal of year^^!
Jul 13th at 2:40 am
lot of bands, singer and entertainer will love this theme so much!
Jul 13th at 2:43 am
maybe its the first to match the music theme blog, the one i’m waiting so far, and it looks very good.. and a music player on top?
Jul 13th at 2:52 am
This is your best new theme in YEARS. Thank you.
Jul 13th at 3:25 am
Nice for any musician!
Jul 13th at 6:19 am
thanks for the theme! noticed it earlier yesterday in the themes section! love the javascript player, better loading, but one can tweak it for oneself
Jul 13th at 3:45 pm
Wonderful new theme, no surprise it is a premium one, it deserves it!
Jul 13th at 6:22 pm
This theme is something very innovator, could even be used to mark the beginning of a new era on wordpress.com hahaha
Jul 13th at 9:02 pm
Nice theme! I like it!
Jul 14th at 2:04 am
I really like it, simple and beautiful
Jul 14th at 5:47 am
ah fantastic, a great way to get noticed. As a muso myself it has always been challenging trying to find ways to be different and get seen. Thank you – back to work in the studio I say!
Jul 14th at 7:04 am
Nice, and pretty useful! Liked it!
Jul 14th at 7:53 am
cool. awesome..i love it. i wish i have a band and then i wil take those theme for my blog
Jul 14th at 11:53 am
looks amazing. surely I’ll use it in sometime in the future..
Jul 14th at 4:31 pm
This could just be the ticket needed to officially Replace Myspace and if the progressive ideas that seems to keep coming out for wordpress, I wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes the new Facebook. Great post!
Jul 14th at 9:08 pm
I must say, incorporating a Soundcheck theme into the WordPress environment is a wonderful idea and WILL work well. The only unfortunate side, that I see at the moment, is that the PRICE seems to be relatively high. Being a musician, $75.00 is a bit high. I know the saying, ‘you get what you pay for”, but in this case, I believe that unless your an established musician looking to branch out on wordpress, it’s doesn’t seem like a suitable price for the hard working struggling musician. In my opinion that’s a HUGE percentage of people out there.
I have been a supporter of Soundcheck and I’m certainly going to exlpore the Souncheck WordPress themea bit more as well. My band TANADRA is starting to make some buzz in the indie music scene so this is certainly a decent option for us to look into.
Great article by the way! Thank you.
Jul 14th at 9:24 pm
It’s the price of two music stands, or dinner and drinks for two at a nice restaurant, and gives your band a look that you would pay thousands to develop if you were doing it from scratch. You’re right it’s all relative though. )
Jul 14th at 9:29 pm
And it’s $75 once, and the band gets to use it every day, every year… to present a polished appearance to the world. That’s pretty damm cheap if you ask me. (Not to mention, it’s a business expense.)
Jul 15th at 9:16 am
Wow, what a amazing theme
Congratulations! 
Jul 16th at 1:16 pm
Whoa! This is such a fresh idea. Keep it up!
Oh I love it here in WordPress!
Jul 16th at 2:01 pm
I hope there is also free theme for musicians like this cool ones PLEASE !!
Jul 24th at 5:53 pm
Neat! Someday I hope I will have a need for a theme like this.
What would be even cooler is if it was free!