In around February 2010, I started looking into a project to produce a bespoke, curated, not-for-profit music website. It would be written well, in an accessible manner. Ideally I'd be interviewing people who were not making a lot of money from their work, and help promote them along the way.
I commissioned Andy Cole at EnterExit to come up with the design concept, something clean, simple and modern, with Imran Younis then building it in code from scratch. I update and manipulate the HTML with new material in Dreamweaver CS5.5, which helps keep the site as unique as I possibly can. Assuming you've not just left it, you can see the results here.
The site is fully licensed via the Performing Rights Society (PRS). Delphine Seddon at Statham, Gill and Davies has provided legal advice while Ian Kynnersley has built an iPhone app from scratch. This and an email template have been designed along Andy's guidelines, and will follow the content. The app, once operational, will allow the download of new music along with clean, easy-to-read interviews, which ideally communicate a sense of the acts' local venues and interests.
To help with writing, I've enlisted the help of various talented journalism students - whose enthusiasm is gratefully appreciated - studying on the City University journalism courses. We're looking to hear from anyone who wants to get involved, who would be interested in being spoken to, written about, or would like to write themselves. I'm happy to edit students' work, or provide feedback where needed.
Feel free to write to me here if any of that applies. If you're still not bored, some more information about me is on my website, or you can follow me on Twitter here.
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