Onsemble, a new, collaborative music creation app, has teamed up with Derek Trucks and Gibson for a chance to both make music alongside the Tedeschi Trucks Band guitarist and win a Gibson SG guitar.
Starting now, participants can open an exclusive blues shuffle recorded by Trucks in Onsemble, add their own instrumental or vocal performance, and publish their collaboration to the Onsemble community.
To enter the contest, participants should download Onsemble from the Apple App Store, find Trucks’ exclusive blues shuffle session, record an instrumental or vocal contribution alongside the track and make the completed collaboration public in the Onsemble community. Musicians may submit up to three entries for the contest, which runs through December 11, 2026. The winner will be announced the following day.
Co-founded by Soulive guitarist Eric Krasno, who recently formed the all-star ensemble Rainbow Body, Onsemble allows musicians to record their parts, build on existing sessions and share music with others regardless of location. The Trucks collaboration demonstrates how the platform can turn an artist recording into an open invitation for creative participation.
Krasno conceived Onsemble with his brother Jeff Krasno, who founded Velour Records and Wanderlust among other endeavors, and describes the app as a way for “artists and music lovers build on one another’s performances, contribute new parts and share finished sessions with a creative community.”
He explains the process like this: guitarists, singers, drummers, bassists, keyboard players and other musicians can collaborate without needing to be in the same space—sharing ideas or building off existing sessions, some of which were recorded by professional musicians in and out of his musical community. Cory Henry, Marcus King, Trey Hensley, Stanton Moore, Aloe Blacc, Allen Stone and Ross James are among the musicians who have lent their services to the program.
“My brother and I have worked together in so many different capacities,” the guitarist says. “He managed Soulive. We had a record label that we worked on together. We had festivals. And seven or eight years ago we came up with the name Onsemble. Initially it was really about creating a master-class style platform for musicians in our world, before MasterClass came out and before the pandemic. Fast-forward a few years and my brother had built Commune, a leading wellness platform that’s become very successful in building community—especially coming out of the pandemic.”
The Krasnos started raising money around two-and-a-half years ago, massaging their approach along the way. “I wanted to make it more interactive and more communal—more about people playing together,” Krasno says. “So, to be honest, it started out as more of a learning, educational tool and now it’s become more of a collaboration tool along with the learning. We sent out a teaser, and anyone can jump in and jam with Derek. Basically, Stanton and I created a rhythm blues track with me on bass and Derek Trucks laid down a solo. And then Derek will choose his favorite track from the contest.”
Users can record a performance, layer parts onto a session, weave in contributions from other players, and share their work.
“You can add an instrument or a vocal to something that’s already there or replace the drummer or replace the bassist. It’s very flexible,” Krasno adds. “And then once you’re in there, there’s also really extensive mixing capabilities so you can add reverb and change all the levels of your tracks. A lot of artists are using it also to create their own multi-layered video audio content. During the pandemic, we were all doing that but it you had to learn Adobe Premiere or learn video editing software. This does it all for you.”
As Onsemble grows, the company is developing artist-led sessions, educational and behind-the-scenes content and collaborations intended to inspire participation across genres and skill levels.
“What we’re working on from here is a private group feature, which allows bands to play together and rehearse tracks without it being public in a feed,” Krasno adds. “So Derek could send it to his drummer in Atlanta or bassist in Florida and they can all try different things, and he can comment in there. Then once it’s ready, they can post it and work on it as a band. Or a teacher can use it to play along with a jazz guitarist within a private group and the teacher could comment on what his students are doing together. You can even write songs together. One of the things that Derek’s excited about is getting musicians from other cultures and other styles to collaborate with Onsemble, using it as a way to work with musicians from India for example. We definitely want to reach outside our community and use it as a tool to explore the intersection of different cultures.”
