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I\u2019ve been booking concerts\/shows featuring local bands for a couple of years now. After realizing that it is sometimes difficult to stay connected with the local music scene, my friends and I shared the idea of starting our own label. This label, or for better words-collective, would represent local music artists and help music supporters more easily get connected to the music scene. There are currently very disorganized outlets for this, such as a group on facebook called \u201cNJ DIY\u201d. I have often searched for local concerts using this group, only to find myself confused and wishing there was something easier to understand. This app could bring everything together into a social media outlet to connect musicians with supporters in order to have more of a presence and include other very necessary elements (discussed below). <\/span><\/p>\n

The target person for my app would be a young music lover or musician. (the age could potentially vary) The app would initially have a welcome page with a title that has something to do with local music (have not figured out a title\/logo yet), a small “about” section, and a sign up button. The sign up selection will take you to a basic profile creation page that asks for a specific location- whether you are a music lover or a musician\/band. Once the user selects their state, they will be able to view a selection of categories. The categories (in a hamburger type of tool) would include: artists, calendar, forum, live, & feed. The artists section would be an \u201cencyclopedia\u201d of local artists names and information. To be a part of this encyclopedia, bands would have to sign up on the simple portfolio screen. This band profile could potentially list everything from just info on the bands, to their tour dates, to merch. The calendar would list dates of local shows coming up with locations. People could input these when they are aware of shows coming up. These specific events could be laid out similar to a facebook event page with a graphic, info, times, and comment section. The forum would be intended for discussing upcoming shows, musicians hoping to borrow\/use equipment, connecting singers with guitar players\/bands, connecting volunteers with promoters, etc. The photo\/feed and live sections are categories that I\u2019m not completely sure about implementing yet. The photo\/feed section could have a similar layout to instagram that displays photos from previous events on the calendar. The live section would be a live broadcast (similar to periscope) of events listed on the calendar, that anyone can post on. All of these categories are interactive and can be inputted by musicians or fans. <\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always wanted to work in the music industry while combining my love of digital media and creative work. This app would be a great platform to present my skills, as well as include many different creative platforms that I enjoy. I believe that future employers, as well as local music supporters would love my app idea. I have pitched the idea to coworkers in the industry before and they seem to be excited by the plans and almost confused that it didn’t already exist. The local music community is looking for something like this, just as I was and could use it for their convenience. There are only a few apps similar to this, such as bandsintown, that don\u2019t include nearly as much interaction, such as the forum, and ability to update listings as mine. <\/span><\/p>\n

To make my project come to life, I\u2019m going to need to do a ton of researching, surveying, and communicating with people who are experienced in app design and development. I don\u2019t have very much experience in this, besides UXD, but am going to spend this and next semester using Lynda and other online services to acquire the knowledge possible to create this thing! For specific prototypes, I will start with drawing up and then wire-framing my categories pages. Stylistically, after selecting your location, a hamburger tool will appear with the categories listed above. My prototype will show what happens when each category is selected and what screen shows up. I will create wireframes and designs using the program: sketch (or whatever I feel works the best). Hopefully next time I can start drawing up some of my ideas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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