About
We got tired of paying
someone else to sell our tickets.
NOCTURN was built by promoters, for promoters. Not by a VC-backed team that went to a concert once. We run events. We know what sucks about every other platform because we used them all.
The Story
From spreadsheets and Posh to building our own platform.
We were running 3-4 events a month in Jersey City and Hoboken. Ticketing was on Posh. Guest lists were on Google Sheets. Artist contracts were in email threads. SMS blasts were on a separate tool. And we were paying 15-20% of every ticket sale to a platform that didn't even have a CRM.
The moment that broke it was a New Year's Eve event. 500 tickets at $40 each. Posh took over $3,000 in fees. We didn't even get the buyer's phone numbers to send them updates. That's when we started building.
NOCTURN isn't a ticketing tool that added features. It's a platform built from scratch around how promoters actually work. Every screen, every feature, every workflow was designed by someone who's stood at the door at 1am scanning QR codes.
The Breaking Point
After paying Posh 15% on every ticket for two years, we started building our own checkout. The math didn't make sense anymore.
First Events on NOCTURN
We ran our first events on the platform. Real tickets, real Square payouts, real QR scanning at the door. No more spreadsheets.
Full Platform
CRM, artist management, contracts, marketing tools, SMS. Everything a promoter needs in one place. Built feature by feature from actual event-day pain.
Open to Everyone
NOCTURN opens to independent promoters, agencies, venues, and festivals. The platform we wished existed when we started throwing events.
What We Believe
The rules we built this platform on.
Promoters keep 100%
Your ticket price is your ticket price. Fees get passed to the buyer. We will never take money from your payout.
Built for nightlife, not conferences
Every feature was designed for what actually happens on a Friday night. Guest lists, door ops, promo teams, artist riders — not session tracks and sponsor booths.
Your data, your audience
Every buyer email, phone number, and purchase history belongs to you. Build your own list instead of renting someone else's.
Transparent pricing
No hidden fees, no contracts, cancel anytime. You can see exactly what every ticket sale costs before you publish your first event.
Founder
Tristan Kublanov
Nocturn Events LLC · New Jersey
Promoter, DJ, and the person who built every line of NOCTURN. Started throwing events in the NJ/NYC nightlife scene and got fed up with the tooling. Paying Posh 15% for a checkout page, using Laylo for fan CRM, managing guest lists in Google Sheets, sending SMS through a separate tool.
NOCTURN exists because I wanted one platform that does everything a promoter actually needs — and lets you keep every dollar of your ticket price.
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