A Vignette
"The radio crackled in the back of the van. Somewhere between Tulsa and the next bad motel, the demo you cut at 3 a.m. last winter started playing — and the bass player wept quietly into his coffee."
— Week 14, Year One
HEADLINER
A Music Career Simulator
From bedroom
demos to
headliner.
A narrative life-sim about the slow, beautiful grind of building a music career — one song, one show, one season at a time.
What's Inside
A whole career, in your hands.
🎙️
Write & Record
Cut singles, EPs, and full LPs across genres — every release lives or dies on its own quality, timing, and the mood of the moment.
📈
Climb the Charts
Watch your songs claw up the rankings week by week, jostling against rival artists in a living, breathing music industry.
🎸
Build a Band
Recruit bandmates, manage relationships, and decide who gets a writing credit — every bond shapes the sound.
🎤
Tour the World
Book shows from dive bars to festival stages. Read the room. Sell the merch. Survive the road.
🏆
Chase Awards
Earn nominations, take home trophies, and watch your prestige open doors that money never could.
📬
Live the Industry
Labels, press, fan mail, scandals — your inbox is the pulse of a career that never sits still.
Cue the needle.
Headliner is a single-page sim built as a love letter to the working musician. No accounts, no installs — just press play.
Drop the Needle