Weirdo Swarm
This is a fan site made for the band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. It features archives of all their songs, lyrics, live performances, and posters. It also includes community aspects like Creators and Meetups. Users can create a profile, determine, add, and share their personal stats, and leave show reviews. This site has over 3,000 users, and helps facilitate an annual gift exchange - Gizzmas. It also helps facilitate charity raffles and auctions, which have raised over $45,000 for charities like Beloved Asheville, World Central Kitchen, and the California Fire Foundation.
Technologies Used
Key Features
- •Complete song and album database with lyrics
- •Live performance archive with setlists
- •User authentication and personalized profiles
- •Community meetup organization system
- •Annual gift exchange coordination (Gizzmas)
- •Charity auction and raffle platform
- •User statistics tracking and sharing
- •Show review and rating system
- •Creator showcase and content management
- •Poster and artwork gallery
- •Advanced search and filtering
- •Mobile-responsive design
Project Challenges
Building a scalable community platform that handles 3,000+ active users while facilitating complex features like gift exchanges, charity auctions, and user-generated content. Managing large datasets of songs, performances, and user interactions while maintaining fast performance.
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