WordPress MU

Hi guys

Im fairly well up on Wordpress but cant find a plugin to achieve what i need so Im hoping Wordpress MU might be the one. Is it possible to do the following:

I need a site where musicians, bands etc can register (paying a monthly fee) and advertise themselves on their own profile page with all their contact info, bio, mp3s etc. Bands will be categorised also.

Also they will have access to a sitewide messageboard where they can place upcoming gigs etc.

Anyone know if I can achieve this with MU + plugins and how!
Thanks
john

Yes it can be done with MU.

Thanks Andrea. What main plugins, if any would I need to achieve it?

Thanks
john

You'll need:

- a blog topic plugin to categorize the blogs
- something for the pay to use the blogs
- bbpress for the forum

Each "blog" will be their profile page. Edit whatever theme you're using to show profile bits, or leave it. Up to you.

you also may want to look at BuddyPress if you want more social networking features.

cheers for that. Tried buddypress but too limiting in terms of customization.