Website!

With everyone in self quarantine and my production schedule being pushed back. I decided to put more of my attention toward my website.

I looked into a few different websites:

-Go Daddy

-Wix

-Weebly

After taking a look at how to use each of these websites I decided Wix is the easiest to use for me. My website would rely heavily on the visuals of my photoshoots and my music video for its color scheme and background. Since I am not able to shoot yet I decided to look into how my website should be laid out.

My plan so far was to split my website into four different sections, those being: A home page, an 'about' tab, a 'content' tab, and a 'contact' tab.

Two artists websites that I can use as reference are:

-Tyler the Creator: GOLF WANG https://golfwang.com

Tyler uses his website to sell merchandise, announce tour dates, as well as to post photoshoots with his clothing. The website doesn't reveal much about Tyler himself but rather works as an extension of his work.

- Mac DeMarco https://www.mac-demarco.com

Mac DeMarco's website is used to update fans on Mac Demarco's status, post videos, sell merchandise and announce tour dates. This website is more focused on keeping fans updated and connected to Mac DeMarco. Rather than making it a showcase like Tyler the Creator's website, Mac Demarco's is much more engaging.

After taking a look at these websites I decided it is best to take out the 'about' tab, I want the website to serve as an extension of Alan. Although it is not as engaging with his fans, it does make it seem more exclusive which is the route I want to take with Alan's persona.

My website will consist of 3 tabs

- Home page: This will be what you first see when you open the website. This is going to include a visual that matches the color scheme and catches the visitors eye. This section will always have a link to his newest piece of work wether it be a song or video.

- Content page- This will have all of Alan's released work attached. It will include every platform that Alan is on with a link to his page. This includes social media such as instagram and snapchat as well as music platforms like Soundcloud and Spotify. The goal of this section is to make Alan's work easily accessible to all of his fans or anyone who is visiting the site.

- Contact page- As a local artist it is very important that Alan gets booked as much as possible to gain recognition. To make the process of booking Alan for a show or event easier, this tab includes all of the information needed to do so. An email for booking would be provided as well as a survey for what type of event someone is looking to book Alan for. Another section of this page would be the email section. Fans would be able to enter their emails and receive updates about Alan's shows or new music.

I believe this is a simple layout that will look good and will be easy to navigate.

I think these are both feasible options. I will have to get in contact with Alan and everyone in my crew to see if they would be willing to shoot. If not I'll ask them to film themselves and make something out of the footage I receive.