For performers and entertainers booking venues, events, and agents who take a cut. Your gig book — every booking with its deposit, its rider, what they actually paid, and what the booker still owes, so the money you're chasing isn't scattered across DMs anymore.
There's no bank to connect — nothing to link at all. It runs on what you type in, and it's all yours to keep — and yours to export anytime.
No credit card • Cancel anytime • Your data stays private • Need to show income for a lease someday? Pull a clean summary when that day comes.
No bank connection — there's nothing to link. You enter what you earn, and we never sell your data.
Most independents run business and personal through one account — your summary pulls out just the income, showing business totals, not personal details. Landlord-ready format.
We're here to help you track income and build a stronger application. That's it.
Situation: Making $5,200-6,800/month in cash. Applied for an apartment, landlord asked for proof of income. No W2, no paystubs.
The numbers: Logged last 3 months manually ($18,400 total). Generated professional PDF showing "Self-Employed Entertainment Professional - Income Summary: Jan-Mar 2025, Total: $18,400."
Result: With an organized summary to submit alongside their deposit records, the application moved forward — they moved in a few weeks later.
* Composite example based on common scenarios in this industry
Making good money but struggling to document it because you don't have paystubs or W2s. Applications feel harder than they should be.
Want to just say "self-employed" or "entertainment professional" without the awkward conversation.
Notes on your phone, cash in envelopes. You know you're making good money, but can't prove it when it matters.
Tuesday at one venue vs. Friday at another — which actually makes more money after expenses? You're guessing.
Type it the way you'd say it — "Paid $350 cash for the Friday set at The Echo" — and it's tracked to the right gig, ready to compare against every other booking.
Plain words — it picks out the amount, the date, and the venue. No forms after a long night.
Log the booking while it's fresh, so nothing gets lost between venues and weeks.
A complete record shows which gigs actually pay — and builds your income summary along the way.
Get your first income proof PDF in 10 minutes
Add cash earnings manually. Date, amount, optional notes (e.g., "Friday night, downtown venue"). No bank connection required.
Pick the period you want to show (e.g., last 3 months). We calculate total automatically.
Professional income summary. Shows "Self-Employed Entertainment Professional," date range, and total. That's it.
Quick tutorials showing exactly how to track income and generate proof in Velvet Ledger.
You enter what you earn — there's no bank to connect, ever. Your data is yours, and yours to export anytime.
Clean PDFs that show "Self-Employed" or "Entertainment Professional." No personal details, just income totals.
Track by venue, night of week, event type. Know exactly which shifts are worth working.
Log total take-home and venue expenses. See actual profit per shift after all costs.
Strong encryption. Two-factor authentication is planned (target: Q2 2026). Your data stays yours.
Log income on breaks or after your shift. Syncs when you're online. Keep track easily.
Why it fails: Random cash deposits look suspicious. Landlords can't tell if it's income, gifts, loans, or something else.
Do this instead: Pair your bank statements with a professional income summary that labels the deposits — "Self-Employed Entertainment Professional," with date range and totals — so a landlord can see exactly which deposits are income.
Why it fails: Looks unprofessional and hard to follow. Landlords want clear, professional documentation they can make sense of.
Do this instead: Download a PDF summary from business software (like this). Professional format, clean layout, easy to read.
Why it fails: Opens the door to bias and unnecessary questions about your work.
Do this instead: Say: "I'm self-employed in entertainment. Here are 3 months of income records showing consistent earnings of $5,500-6,200/month."
Total time: 15 minutes (if applying this week)
Sign up for free trial (no credit card, no bank connection required)
(2 min)
Log last 3 months of income manually (date + amount)
(10 min)
Select all income → Click "Generate Income Proof" → Download PDF
(3 min)
Submit to landlord with application. Done.
Track cash and card income without exposing it to anyone. Generate a clean, professional income summary to submit alongside your bank statements and records.
A self-reported income summary — a supporting document to aid income verification. It's submitted alongside your bank statements, invoices, or tax records to help document your earnings; it is not itself third-party verification, and acceptance is at the landlord's or lender's discretion.
No credit card • Cancel anytime • No bank connection • Your data stays private