PLATOON
FOR ARTISTS

Artist-first label that provides services to independent musicians and artists focusing on talent development, creative support and distribution. PLATOON empowers independent artists by helping navigate the complexities of the music industry.
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UX END-TO-END
CONSUMER FACING
METADATA MANAGEMENT
NEW DESIGN
WORKFLOW

P4A is your
one-stop-shop
for managing your career as an artist

Upload and distribute content
Create first release, add metadata, upload music/video and cover art. Select desired release date and submit.

Promote new releases
Opportunities for promotion access across social media channels, gain insights, personalized recommendations and track social growth.

Check your stats
See how songs are trending and where they’re being playlisted. Track your earnings and receive fast monthly payments.

promote your music and
connect with fans

Listening link and Pitch
Create a private or public shareable URL that gives access to your new releases with a customized landing page.
Build social assets
Quickly and easily create promotional assets for your music releases, tours, or events. Choose a template, visualize, and publish!
Build your own artist site
Design your artist website with our drag-and-drop interface, pre-built modules, customize and publish in a few clicks.

Full Redesign

Role
Design Lead spearheading redesign efforts for Platoon for Artists (P4A) from concept to execution. Help define UX roll out strategy with alignment with business priorities and development timeline. Partner closely with Product and Ops team to understand workflow requirements, user pain points to identify key areas of improvement.

Overview
Redesign Platoon's artist platform to enhance user experience, streamline workflows for independent artists, and integrate advanced data analytics and marketing tools. The new design was intended to improve ease of use, optimize distribution and promotion efforts, and empower artists to manage their careers with better insights and resources.

Goal
Our goal is deliver a visually cohesive and efficient experience for our artists and streamline workflow for our internal team members. Strengthen efforts to maximize PLATOON’s streaming and revenue potential. Align and support different team functions to deliver a best-in-class, scalable label service.
Approach
Define redesign strategy and roll out
Identify core experiences as priority

Apply new branding and visual language

Improve key UX flows with UI enhancements


Challenges

Technical and resource limitations

Third party software dependency

Backend data integration


Outcome
Cohesive end-to-end user experience
Increase in operational efficiency
Enhanced artist productivity
Increased artist self-promotion and marketing
Higher overall satisfaction