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1<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/root-NeeGEA_S.css"/></head><body class="bg-white font-sans"><nav class="fixed top-0 w-full z-50 transition-all duration-300 bg-white shadow-md"><div class="max-w-6xl mx-auto px-4 md:px-6 py-2 md:py-4 flex items-center justify-between"><a class="flex items-center gap-2 md:gap-3 min-w-0" href="/" data-discover="true"><img src="/brand/logo-icon.svg" alt="" width="32" height="32" class="object-contain"/><span class="font-bold text-base md:text-lg tracking-tight whitespace-nowrap text-primary">Backstage Baton</span></a><div class="hidden md:flex items-center gap-8"><a class="text-sm font-medium nav-link text-gray-700" href="/features" data-discover="true">Features</a><a class="text-sm font-medium nav-link text-gray-700" href="/pricing" data-discover="true">Pricing</a><a href="/app/login" class="text-sm font-medium nav-link text-gray-500">Member sign in</a><a href="/app/signup" class="text-sm font-semibold px-5 py-2 rounded-lg transition-colors bg-primary text-white hover:bg-accent">Start free trial</a></div><div class="md:hidden flex items-center gap-2"><a href="/app/login" class="text-sm font-medium px-2 min-h-11 inline-flex items-center whitespace-nowrap text-gray-600">Sign in</a><button class="min-h-11 min-w-11 inline-flex items-center justify-center" aria-label="Open menu" aria-expanded="false"><svg class="w-6 h-6 text-primary" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M4 6h16M4 12h16M4 18h16"></path></svg></button></div></div></nav><main><section class="hero-gradient relative overflow-hidden pt-32 pb-24"><div class="absolute inset-0 overflow-hidden pointer-events-none"><div class="absolute -top-32 -right-32 w-96 h-96 rounded-full bg-white/5"></div><div class="absolute -bottom-20 -left-20 w-72 h-72 rounded-full bg-white/5"></div></div><div class="max-w-4xl mx-auto px-6 text-center relative z-10"><p class="text-white/70 text-sm uppercase tracking-widest font-semibold mb-3">Our story</p><h1 class="text-4xl md:text-5xl font-bold text-white mb-4">Built by band people, for band people</h1><p class="text-white/80 text-lg max-w-xl mx-auto">We know the chaos of managing a community band because we&#x27;ve lived it.</p></div><div class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 w-full"><svg viewBox="0 0 1440 80" fill="white" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" preserveAspectRatio="none" style="display:block"><path d="M0,80 C360,20 1080,20 1440,80 L1440,80 L0,80 Z"></path></svg></div></section><section class="py-16 bg-white"><div class="max-w-3xl mx-auto px-6"><div class="prose prose-lg text-gray-700 space-y-6"><p>Backstage Baton started with a simple observation: community bands are run by dedicated volunteers who juggle rosters, music libraries, rehearsal schedules, and communications using a patchwork of spreadsheets, email chains, and shared drives. The people making the music shouldn&#x27;t have to fight their tools.</p><p>We built Backstage Baton to be the single platform that handles everything a community ensemble needs — from member management and music libraries to performance scheduling, rehearsal communications, and a mobile experience that actually feels like an app. Every feature was designed with input from real band directors, librarians, section leaders, and board members.</p><h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-primary mt-10 mb-4">What we believe</h2><div class="grid md:grid-cols-2 gap-6 not-prose"><div class="bg-gray-50 rounded-xl border border-gray-200 p-5"><h3 class="font-bold text-gray-900 mb-2">Volunteers deserve real tools</h3><p class="text-sm text-gray-600">Just because your organization runs on volunteer hours doesn&#x27;t mean your software should feel amateur.</p></div><div class="bg-gray-50 rounded-xl border border-gray-200 p-5"><h3 class="font-bold text-gray-900 mb-2">One platform, not twelve</h3><p class="text-sm text-gray-600">Every feature should be connected. Your roster knows your setlist knows your schedule knows your notifications.</p></div><div class="bg-gray-50 rounded-xl border border-gray-200 p-5"><h3 class="font-bold text-gray-900 mb-2">Nobody gets left behind</h3><p class="text-sm text-gray-600">A member should be able to take part fully without installing an app or even logging in: by email, a one-tap link, their own phone calendar, or paper.</p></div><div class="bg-gray-50 rounded-xl border border-gray-200 p-5"><h3 class="font-bold text-gray-900 mb-2">Mobile-first, not mobile-as-an-afterthought</h3><p class="text-sm text-gray-600">Members live on their phones. Backstage Baton adds to the home screen on iPhone and Android — and the whole experience is built for the small screen first.</p></div></div><h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-primary mt-10 mb-4">Who builds it</h2><p>Backstage Baton is built in Colorado by its founder, a performing musician who has spent fifteen years on a community band&#x27;s board as its concert manager. It runs that band&#x27;s week-to-week operations, so every feature gets used by real players, and by the people who keep a volunteer band running, before it reaches yours.</p></div></div></section><section class="cta-gradient py-16"><div class="max-w-2xl mx-auto px-6 text-center"><h2 class="text-3xl font-bold text-white mb-4">Want to learn more?</h2><p class="text-white/80 text-lg mb-8">We&#x27;d love to show you what Backstage Baton can do for your ensemble.</p><div class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4 justify-center"><a href="/app/signup" class="bg-white text-primary font-bold px-8 py-4 rounded-xl hover:bg-gray-100 transition-colors">Start free trial</a><a class="border-2 border-white/40 text-white font-semibold px-8 py-4 rounded-xl hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors" href="/contact" data-discover="true">Get in Touch</a></div></div></section></main><footer class="bg-primary py-12"><div class="max-w-6xl mx-auto px-6"><div class="grid md:grid-cols-4 gap-8 mb-10"><div><div class="flex items-center gap-3 mb-4"><img src="/brand/logo-icon-light.svg" alt="" width="32" height="32" class="object-contain"/><span class="text-white font-bold text-lg">Backstage Baton</span></div><p class="text-white/60 text-sm leading-relaxed">Community band &amp; 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