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VIDEOS | WheelerBrothers. Big Sean. Wiz Khalifa Official Website: Work Hard, Play Hard, Roll Up, Music, Videos, Photos, Lyrics, Tour Dates, Forums. Star In The Hood | Official site of Star In The Hood clothing. Inspiration: The Top 36 Musician Web Designs. Musician websites have a bad name for themselves. They are often behind the times, either poorly designed or poorly coded - or both. It's not all blue and gloomy though; there are a bunch of fantastic band and musician web designs out there - thirty-six of which can be found below. From textured designs, including Paolo Nutini and Rocket Club, to simplistic and minimalistic design, including Jamie Cullum and Jennifer Lopez, these designs cover the spectrum.

If you ever find yourself working on an artist or band's website in the future, be sure to keep these examples in mind. This showcase includes various styles of design, from those that act as just a simple online home for the band/musician, to those which contain full-blown online stores, discographies and forums. If your favorite band has a great website, or you've even designed a great band website yourself, feel free to link us and the other readers to them in the comments section below. Textured Paolo Nutini Zac Brown Band Paramore. A Look at Inspiring Website Designs of Musicians. Feb 08 2012 As with designer’s, musician’s websites are often some of the most creative, and for good reason. The website designs of musicians should ideally epitomize their sound in a visual medium. It should capture their brand in an online presence. This is a subtle art, which not all musician’s websites master.

However, when done effectively you can almost feel the artist’s music flowing through the web page. Often subtle visual details can evoke their music, whether it be a soft pastel gradient, or shocking/emotive background photo. Today we look at a huge variety of design styles and musicians. A Look at Inspiring Website Designs of Musicians Vladimir ChmeloVladimir Chmelo has a fairly simple site structure, with muted tones and formal typography.

Noise CoalitionA very unusual looking site, but very visually striking. Jonathan CrehanA great example of effective background design. Johan ReinholdA fantastic web design with a very interactive feel to it. Not Done Yet… 15+ music artist websites. Musicians and bands are frequently young, and usually working within a tight budget, often funding promotional material from their own pockets. As a result they’re one group of people who try their hardest to stay within a budget. Most times, this affects their web presence. Major and independent artists alike tend to go cheap on their websites by either using templates or free sites to put their music online. It’s no big deal, but it’s important for musicians and bands to build a brand, much like any other business. So, having a unique spot on the web can really add to the presence of the music artist.

There are many routes an artist can take to put their brand online. Using a custom website helps create that consistent brand image that’s important to every artist. As someone who has a foot in music as well, I know and understand how tough it can be with websites. Beyoncé We start off with a well-known name in the world-renowned Beyoncé. Billy Harvey Music Flight of the Conchords Leeland.