We know it's been a long time coming, but there's been some serious progress made in the website workshop. Jason has been working on a new site layout, and it looks great so far. Our plan is to bring you some great Canadian talent, in a clean, user-friendly website. Once we release the site, it'll be a hotspot for hearing about new talent in the Greater Toronto Area. Every couple weeks or so, we'll be featuring a new musician. This means our front page will getting frequent facelifts. You musicians will be the face of our site, and our body will be the strong community we want to build around us.
Above is our site layout so far. Just a rough sample so you get an idea of what to expect. Keep in mind, this view is from an ipad, so the site should look bigger on a desktop. When you arrive at our site, you'll be greeted by our featured artist. You'll be able to hear their Barnside Session, look at pictures, watch an interview, and read short pieces written by our authors/community. Those links on the left side will take you to different pages on our site. Tonight in Toronto is a list of events taking place at the venues we track in the GTA, including Barnside artists who correspond with us. You'll also find a link for purchasing Barnside sessions and other media. Keep in mind that every dollar spent in our store will be matched by us in the form of recording time for that artist.
We're intentionally constructing our site to be a more personal and engaging experience than your average web database. Once this web space is complete, we'll be streaming great music, and talking with all you folks about our sessions and more! We hope this tool will give you the means to unite and strengthen the Canadian music scene. We can't wait to work with you.