Banda

Exploring practical tour-planning tools for musicians.

Research / Concept development / Interface prototype

2021 / Texas State University project

Banda app login screen in dark teal: “Login to Your Account” with sign-in buttons. — Login / Create account

Banda home screen: “Welcome Back Artist Name” with buttons for tour planning, venues, merchandise and analytics. — Home

Original prototype / 2021 coursework

View original prototype presentation

The context

Banda is a research-informed app concept exploring the practical work behind touring. Musician interviews informed a prototype spanning tour destinations, venues, lodging, merchandise, and analytics. This was a university project, not a launched service.

Start with the work musicians do

I used musician interviews to investigate the decisions and coordination involved in planning a tour. The concept focused on bringing useful planning information into one place, from choosing destinations to managing merchandise.

Turn the research into a concept

The prototype explored a connected experience for finding venues and lodging, planning a tour, and managing merchandise. It let me connect a real operational problem with a visual product concept.

Banda “Where to?” screen in orange with a destination search field. — Tour destinations

Banda venues screen listing venue availability in Austin with photos of popular venues. — Venues

Banda lodging screen with a map of a coastline and nearby places to stay. — Lodging

Banda merchandise screen showing a store page for women’s outerwear with product photos. — Merchandise

Banda analytics screen listing top-performing merchandise categories with progress bars. — Analytics

What came together

A musician-informed prototype exploring the relationship between tour planning, merchandise, and practical business tools.

Collaborators & credits

Texas State University / 2021 coursework. Research and prototype by Kate Blaising.