Malaysia's home for creative gigs

Get booked. Get paid. Stay protected.

Book verified musicians, DJs, magicians, comedians and event crews, or get booked yourself. Every gig is paid through escrow, covered by SOCSO and protected by Markora. Gig Pal, your AI guide, does the matching.

No fees for clients Written agreement for every gig Verified talent and clients

What Gig Guru solves

One platform for the whole gig, before, during and after

Creative gigs in Malaysia still run on WhatsApp chats, cash and trust. Gig Guru puts the booking, the agreement, the payment and the protection in one place.

1 Find or post a gig 2 Agree and e-sign 3 Pay into escrow 4 Perform, release, review

Young Malaysian creatives planning a gig together around a laptop in a café

For talents

Find work and get paid on time

Finding gigs: Gig Pal matches you to new gigs and alerts you on WhatsApp.
Late or missing pay: The client pays into escrow first; you're paid within 7 days of the gig.
No safety net: SOCSO cover on every gig, plus EPF i-Saraan savings reminders.
Copied work: Markora watermarks your uploads and records that they're yours.
Career growth: Training and certification pathways with Beat Barn Academy, and artist development for standout talent (coming soon).

For clients & businesses

Book verified talent without the risk

Who can I trust?: MyKad-verified talents with demos and reviews from real, paid gigs.
No-shows: Your money stays in escrow until you confirm the gig went well.
Unclear terms: A written agreement for every booking, with cancellation options you choose.
Team bookings: Business accounts with roles for owners, approvers and event coordinators.
Paperwork: Receipts and e-invoices are issued automatically. No client fees.

For partners

Grow the creative workforce with us

Schools & TVET centres: A route from training to paid gigs for your graduates.
Agencies & event companies: One place to source, contract and pay creative crews.
Corporate training: HRD Corp claimable courses through IDEA Education Group.
Creators' rights: Markora protection and awareness programmes for creators.

See partner programmes

Book talent

Popular gigs and starting prices

Example listings showing typical starting prices. Real, verified talent profiles appear here when bookings open.

For talent

Open gigs, matched to your skills

Gig Pal ranks every new job against your profile and sends a WhatsApp message when one fits.

Live singer / performer for a bar venue · PerakRM1,200

Talented guitarist wanted · KelantanRM600

See all open gigs

Meet Gig Pal

Your AI guide, from first gig to a lasting career

Builds your profile, suggests a fair rate, drafts the agreement, reminds you on gig day and helps you plan your career. It guides; you decide.

Gig Pal matchmaker

Tell Gig Pal what you need

Type it the way you would say it, in English or BM. Gig Pal picks out the details, shows you why each match fits, and lets you meet safely inside Gig Guru.

Gig Pal understood:

Sample profiles for this preview. Ranking uses skills, location, budget, availability, reliability and language. It never uses race, religion, gender or age. Contact details stay hidden until a booking is confirmed.

Join free to see real matches

How it works

Four steps, protected at each one

A client and a young musician shaking hands over a signed agreement in a café

Gig Guru, protected by Markora

Your work is yours. We help you prove it.

Every demo, mix and artwork you upload is watermarked and logged with a proof-of-ownership record, free for every Gig Guru talent.

Markora Free RM0 Included with every talent account

Auto-watermark on upload, up to 10 works a month
“Protected by Markora” badge
Basic ownership record (who and when)

Markora Pro Included in Gig Pro RM19.90/mo Cancel anytime

Unlimited protected works
Downloadable proof-of-ownership certificate
Copy and takedown alerts
Guided MyIPO copyright notification
Licence terms attached to bookings

What it doesAdds a hidden ID to your song or artwork, fingerprints the file and creates a dated record of authorship.

What it doesn't doIt doesn't stop copying and isn't a registration. Cropping, resizing or heavy remixing can remove the mark.

MyIPOMarkora is not affiliated with MyIPO. It prepares the details you need to file a voluntary copyright notification yourself.

Try Markora free Works in your browser. Your files are never uploaded.

Copyright in Malaysia arises automatically under the Copyright Act 1987. Markora provides evidence of ownership; it does not grant copyright.

Creative worker protection hub

Know your rights. Stay covered. Save for later.

Your rights

Gig Workers Act 2025

A written agreement for every gig, payment within 7 days, and a fair hearing in disputes.

Read the plain-language guide

Injury cover

SOCSO · SKSPS

1.25% of each gig goes to PERKESO so you're covered for work injuries, including travel to gigs.

Go to PERKESO ↗

Retirement savings

EPF · i-Saraan

Save at your own pace. Gig workers may get up to RM600 a year in government matching.

Go to KWSP ↗

Get certified

Train with Beat Barn Academy

Practice-led programmes and skills certification pathways with Beat Barn Academy, a TVET Industry Partner under JPK.

About Beat Barn Academy

Gig Guru is not affiliated with or endorsed by PERKESO or KWSP. Links go to their official websites. Information only, not legal or financial advice.

From the founder

Built by people who play the gigs

Kay Sik Cheong Lee has worked in the music business since 2014 and founded Beat Barn Production in 2019. Gig Guru brings what Beat Barn learned from training and booking creatives to every talent in Malaysia.

Meet the team behind Gig Guru

Pricing

Free to join. A small cut only when you get paid.

Clients never pay a platform fee. Talents pay a commission per completed gig, and nothing if there's no gig.

Talent RM0/month

10% commission per completed gig
Escrow payments and written agreements
SOCSO cover on every gig
Markora Free protection
Gig Pal guidance

Gig Pro For busy talents RM69.90/month

5% commission per completed gig
Markora Pro included (worth RM19.90)
Profile boost in search
Everything in Talent

Pays for itself once you earn about RM1,400 a month through Gig Guru.

A guitarist backstage smiling at his phone after getting paid

A group of young Malaysian musicians in violet t-shirts smiling in a recording studio

Coming soon

Artist development for standout talent

Every completed gig and review builds your track record. We're building a path for standout artists to develop, record and release their music. Keep gigging, and we'll share more soon.

Start building your track record