# Suede Social
> The social network for music creators

Suede Social at https://social.suedeai.ai is a dedicated social network for musicians, guitarists, vocalists, producers, and music creators. Built by Suede AI (Jason Colapietro).

## What It Is

- Social network purpose-built for music creators
- Share works-in-progress, get feedback from fellow musicians
- Guitar community with real rigs — pedalboards, amp settings, tone recipes
- Discover guitarists, articles, pedal guides, and tone breakdowns
- Forum for gear talk, technique, and music production
- Connect without competing against lifestyle content
- Part of the Suede AI ecosystem at https://suedeai.ai

## Key Surfaces

- [Home](https://social.suedeai.ai/): Magazine-style landing with featured rigs and community posts
- [Articles](https://social.suedeai.ai/articles): Long-form editorial for music creators and guitarists
- [Forum](https://social.suedeai.ai/forum): Community discussions on gear, tone, and technique
- [Discover](https://social.suedeai.ai/discover): Browse creators, pedals, and content
- [Thoughts](https://social.suedeai.ai/thoughts): Short-form creator posts
- [Roast](https://social.suedeai.ai/roast): AI-powered rig and tone critique feature
- [Suede 100](https://social.suedeai.ai/suede-100): Curated best-and-worst gear lists

## Docs

- [Docs index](https://social.suedeai.ai/docs): The full Suede Social manual
- [What is Suede Social?](https://social.suedeai.ai/docs/what-is-suede-social): How the magazine and the community fit together
- [Getting started](https://social.suedeai.ai/docs/getting-started): What's usable without an account, what signing up unlocks, and a sensible first hour
- [Accounts and sign-in](https://social.suedeai.ai/docs/accounts-and-sign-in): Apple and email-code sign-in, handles, cross-device sessions, and account deletion
- [Rig Cards and profiles](https://social.suedeai.ai/docs/rig-cards-and-profiles): Building a Rig Card, derived stats, and per-field privacy controls
- [Posting and community](https://social.suedeai.ai/docs/posting-and-community): Forum threads, article comments, rebuttals, debate votes, and moderation
- [How the magazine works](https://social.suedeai.ai/docs/the-magazine): The counter-take rule, The Internet Has Thoughts, the Fluff Index, and sourcing policy
- [Gear tools](https://social.suedeai.ai/docs/gear-tools): The pedal index, tone recipes, the opt-in AI roast, figures, and the Suede 100
- [FAQ](https://social.suedeai.ai/docs/faq): Cost, AI labeling, gear advice, data privacy, and vendor participation
- [Troubleshooting](https://social.suedeai.ai/docs/troubleshooting): Fixes for sign-in failures, missing email codes, stale rig data, and notification issues

## Blog

- [Social Automation for Musicians: What to Hand Off and What to Keep](https://app.suedeai.ai/blog/social-automation-for-musicians): Which parts of an artist's social workflow are safe to automate and which parts have to stay human
- [AI-Assisted Posting Without Sounding Like a Bot](https://app.suedeai.ai/blog/ai-assisted-posting-without-sounding-like-a-bot): A working method for using AI on the mechanical parts of posting without losing your voice
- [Building an Audience as an Independent Artist](https://app.suedeai.ai/blog/building-an-audience-as-an-independent-artist): How working musicians actually accumulate an audience they own, rather than one a platform rents them
- [Mention Monitoring: The Half of Social Media Musicians Skip](https://app.suedeai.ai/blog/mention-monitoring-for-musicians): What to monitor beyond notifications, how to respond, and when it protects your rights

## Creator

Suede AI by Jason Colapietro (https://suedeai.ai)