Red Fang are known for their wild music videos and their latest for the new album's lead single, "Arrows", was no exception. In the video, the band buys a katana sword which they use to wreak havoc on random objects they can find; vinyl records, milk jug, watermelon, a bong! So naturally, we wanted to create something equally as fun for fans to play. Blade to Waste gives fans the power to slice up objects in an interactive web game where they can also stream the new album while they play. Fans connect to their favorite streaming service and compete for a spot on the leaderboard for a chance to win prizes.

Red Fang - Blade to Waste

Susto's latest album centers around themes of birth, life, death, and the journey we all take in between. We dove into these lyrical themes as well as the album's stunning artwork to create an immersive, surreal world for fans to explore. The environment takes the form of a 3D representation of the album art, where fans can stream the new album directly from Spotify, Apple Music, or TIDAL while they interact. Different experiences within the space feature a choose-your-own-adventure playlist generator, video projector, and psychedelic rainbow game in the sky.

Susto Album Experience

When Pokey LaFarge was writing the music for his latest album, it was the height of the pandemic and he tapped into music from around the world to create a sense of adventure. The songs evoke vivid vibes of exotic places like South America, Africa, and The Caribbean. To immerse fans in that experience, we created a custom vacation matcher that matched fans with their ideal vacation destination based on their travel preferences. Pokey's new album streamed as the site's soundtrack from Spotify, Apple Music, and TIDAL while fans progressed through the matcher. A custom playlist was then automatically generated to match the vibe of their destination that could be saved directly to a streaming service of their choice.

Pokey Lafarge Playlist Generator

We teamed up with Magdalena Bay to bring their song, "You Lose!", to life in a custom , retro-styled web game. The biggest loser wins in this nod to the classic Space Invaders game, where fans pilot a synth spaceship to fight off oncoming monsters. As they play, fans can stream new music from the band directly via streaming services and pre-save their upcoming album.

Magdalena Bay - You Lose Game

Jim Ward's musical career spans an impressive group of bands and projects including At The Drive In, Sparta, and Sleepercar, along with his own incredible solo work. To celebrate his latest release and bring fans of each project together, we created an interactive quiz to match fans with a Jim Ward project. The quiz generated a match, along with a custom playlist they could save to Spotify or Apple Music. The new album, Daggers, streamed in the background as fans completed the quiz, boosting streams on Spotify, Apple Music, and TIDAL.

Jim Ward Quiz

Slothrust's lead single, Strange Astrology, delves into the mystical realm of fortune telling and astrological signs that pull fates in different directions. We worked with the band and Dangerbird Records to create a playlist generator that matched up with a fan's birth sign along with their mood on a given day. Fans could listen to Slothrust's latest album while they answered questions about their personality and mood. They were then automatically matched with a custom horoscope written by the band, and a playlist that matched the mood which could be saved to a streaming service of their choice.

Slothrust Mind Your Mood

For TWIN XL's latest video for "Slow Heart", the band cruised through LA in a classic El Camino with their lead singer, Cameron's, coffin in tow. To draw fans into the experience, we designed an interactive web game to recreate the music video. Fans were tasked with getting Cameron to his funeral safely while collecting hearts to keep the heart rate up and dodging vampires along the way. The new music streamed directly from Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL, and YouTube as fans played.

TWIN XL Slow Heart Game

Recorded entirely remotely during quarantine, Donovan Woods’ newest album, Without People, explores various aspects of human connection. Woods enlisted the help of creatives around the world to visualize these concepts through dance, painting, illustration, and more. We designed an interactive experience for fans to explore these artworks while listening to the new album. As fans browse the globe, they can meet artists around the globe, creating connections despite the distance.

Donovan Woods With People Project

For Black Pistol Fire's latest album, the band wanted a way to connect with fans and tease exclusive content virtually to celebrate the new music. Wayward was brought on to design an interactive world where fans could explore new music, videos, and merch as they anxiously awaited the album's release. Over the course of eight weeks, experiences and content were unlocked, giving fans something new each week. While fans explored, the band's new music played directly from Spotify, Apple Music, and TIDAL, boosting streams and album pre-saves all the way through release day.

Black Pistol Fire

With an entirely new visual identity, Appleton Estate Rum was in need of a new web presence to help re-launch the brand. We worked with Campari Group to design and develop a new splash page to help showcase the new branding and packaging. The splash page leverages brand concepts and coloration to create a cohesive experience for visitors to connect with the product, exploring rum variants, production, and cocktail suggestions.

Appleton Estate Rum

In collaboration with Sony Music and The Orchard, we were brought in to develop an interactive experience to celebrate and promote Skepta's newest release, Ignorance Is Bliss. We worked with Spotify and Apple Music to pull in streaming data and visualize listening activity around the globe in a dynamic 3D heat map. Fans could explore the globe to view top cities and heat up their location by listening to the new record as it streamed directly through the experience.

Skepta Thermoglobe

For his latest release, Spencer Barnett's music served as an exploration of his mind, imagination, and thoughts. To draw fans deeper into the music, Wayward designed an immersive 3D world where fans could wander the halls and rooms of Spencer's mind. We designed a surreal, dreamlike space for each of the songs that invited fans to explore and uncover hidden content and step into Spencer's mind. The new music played directly from Spotify, Apple Music, and TIDAL serving as the experience's soundtrack to connect the visuals with each song.

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