Gignest

It’s a new year (snap) and that means the beta run of Gignest Fayetteville has officially come to a close. Gignest has nearly 100 musicians and fans of local music signed on to the site, 600 friends on Facebook, and 160 followers on Twitter. We think that is more than enough to keep this project going and will proceed to initiate many exciting updates within the next month.

So, what does the conclusion of beta testing mean? After following the usage of Gignest since it’s release in mid July, we have evaluated the necessary steps to make the site more useful and intuitive for users across the board. For starters, we are developing a site wide face-lift equipped with a live feed stream making posting links and media a hell of a lot easier than it used to be. More forums and groups will be added (users are also able to create these on their own). Musicians will additionally be able to upload their music, photographs, set lists, and event calendars. Basically this year is about making Gignest Fayetteville as awesome as possible but we need your help!

The big call 2010:

• Writers: we’re on the hunt for wielders of words. If you have writing chops and enjoy supporting local musicians, Gignest is waiting for your touch! Music snobs definitely  welcomed.

• Designers & Developers: for those of you who would like to get your hands dirty with the innards social media and poke your head underneath the hood of Gignest, we are looking for Fayetteville peeps to help keep the site fresh and tidy. That means you will be assisting in developing new additions to the site from the ground level. Mad scientists with an infinitely deck playlist required.

• Photographers: whether you’re equipped with a Holga (sweet) or one of those fancy digital things, your documentation is needed. Remember that band Underground Muse Project circa 2003? Yeah, they were awesome. Think how awesome it would be if we could locate them in the Gignest Fayetteville photo archive credited to your name? Just throwing that out there. We also need photographers for the “Buzz Notes.” Can’t forget those.

• Musicians: let us remember why Craigslist is totally fin. It is flooded with spammers, overpriced gear, and the site design is prehistoric. We won’t even get started with MySpace. Gignest caters only to Fayetteville. Why? Because this place is chock-full of talent and creating a network amongst like-minded neighbors is what this dojo is all about. Your participation will only make it better. So go ahead. Let’s continue to trade some gear, form new projects, and share our finest jams.

If you are interested in contributing to any of those listed above, or if you have any questions/comments, drop us a line at info@gignest.com

To those of you who have participated and tested out the Gignest stomping grounds, thank you for your support and feedback. Here’s to another exciting year of local music in Fayetteville!