Payment Application Instructions

Here’s how you can give to musicians via PayPal

1. You’re going to need a PayPal account, which you can get here: https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/account-selection

2. There are two types of ID’s on the site. One is an email. When you’re logged into PayPal from your computer or phone, search for the email of the band member you want to pay. You can enter an amount and pay them from there.

3. The other kind of ID is a PayPal.me address. Either click on it or paste the full address in your browser, and it will prompt you to add an amount.

4. If you’re stuck, we’ll try to help. Email paythemusicians@chicagobluesrevival.org

Here’s how you can give to musicians via CashApp

1. You’ll need to set up a CashApp account, to do so, go to cash.app on your computers browser, and selecting sign in from the options at the top of the page, or download the CashApp app on your smartphone.

2. Once you’ve set up an account, select new to begin a payment. Enter your desired recipients $Cashtag with the dollar sign in front, enter a description of the payment, and the desired amount and hit Pay.

3. If you’re stuck, we’ll try to help. Email paythemusicians@chicagobluesrevival.org

Here’s how you can give to musicians via Venmo

1. In order to send money over Venmo, you’ll need the Venmo app, available either on the App Store or Google Play Store.

2. Once you’ve set up an account on the app, click the icon in the top right corner to begin a payment. 

3. Search for your desired recipient, you should be able to find this information for any of our musicians who are on Venmo on their Pay the Musicians Page.

4. Once you enter the value you want sent, as well as a description, hit pay. At this point, you can chose if the transaction will be public or private. The app will ask you to chose a payment method, and may ask you to confirm your recipient. 

5. If you’re stuck, we’ll try to help. Email paythemusicians@chicagobluesrevival.org