Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Needs

Recognition-having a band of the week/month may help the chosen bands gain a little more recognition. This may be chosen based on rank.

Recording studio- how about having a way for people to pitch in once a year for recording equipment and a place to record. plus, there should be tutorials available for people to learn how to use this equipment.

Expert knowledge- video tutorials. a ranking system will guarantee that the most educated on the subject will be first in the search. ratings are acquired by the legitimacy of their tutorials and their comments.

Members- each member/band will have a profile that labels them as an individual member, a band, or a venue owner. their profiles will include their name, age, goals, their schedule, availability, photo/s, inspiration, personality, their equipment, style, experience, sound clip/s, their location, and the instruments they own/play/prefer. there should be a way to sift through the profiles in order to limit the search. ie. some one might need someone to play keyboards, who is from kansas city. if their search still is not limited, they can only search through profiles that have sound clips, etc.

Gigs- these profiles will also help bands get gigs. or help venues find bands that fit their style.
a 'gig finder' app might be necessary as well.. like a map that locates the concert venues that need bands. clicking on one venue will direct the musician to the venues profile which includes whether or not the gig is paid.

Safety- an iPhone/iPad app that maps out the local crime rates. especially robbery. it also has a way for the bands to get into contact with other bands, so they can look out for each other.

Inspiration/Style- since ever bands music is posted, bands and musicians may listen to fellow artists and gain some inspiration from them.. it would be cool to have a "suggested listen" bar that locates bands that have a similar sound and group them together..

Promotional materials- provide templates and allow image sharing that have to do with music. musicians/bands who are a member will be allowed to use these templates and images as much as they like.. they also should upload their own images.

Way of critiquing music- the rating system will help with this one. with every sound clip there should be a place for comments, showing up in the order that they were written... the member who's music is being commented on will be allowed to rate the comments. maybe tagging the comments as inside the band or outside the band.

Ways to get management- this is an optional need. some bands do not want this, but we can provide an app that acts as a band manager. it counts their money, investments and profit. as well as stores future gigs. with our other apps, the band will not need a manager to book gigs or advertise.






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