Lee Martin

Playing the Internet in your favorite band for two decades.

Previously Silva Artist Management, SoundCloud, and Songkick. Currently freelancing and building Turn, Vinyl Mockup, Eyedropper, Mock, and Listening Party.

I write a lot about my process on this site, Medium, and DEV and hack in public on CodePen. I also publish a newsletter called Netmaker and distribute it on LinkedIn and Substack.

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Latest Projects

Project Description
YT$Q$ Missions A Mapbox powered music YouTube video rollout visual which envisions new content as a series of global missions and counts down to each premiere using a flight tracking path.
Club Shy World Shygirl hosts an electrifying international Club Shy takeover to celebrate the release of her upcoming EP, Club Shy Room 2 with parties in Melbourne, Bangkok, Miami, Tokyo, São Paulo, Mexico City and London.
Tattoo Shop The Black Keys invite their fans to the Lonely Boys & Girl Tattoo Shop to prove their loyalty by getting a tattoo of the band's new artwork. Are you ready for some ink?
Eyedropper A daily photo game to capture a drop of color from your world. You are scored on accuracy and time but don't forget style.
Counterpart Bon Iver An ongoing fan submission project which invites Bon Iver fans to submit photos, videos, and audio in response to intentionally written prompts. If a song is a vessel, who else might fill it?
Ampersand Bastille A hub of interesting links, writings, and videos which allows Bastille fans to explore the themes and stories around the tracks of "&."
Countdown Linkin Park A cryptic 100 hour countdown clock streamed on YouTube which counted down to 00:00:00, glitched, and started counting up again. It's only a matter of time...
Whirlwind Weather Vane Lainey Wilson Let your wind decide which track off Lainey Wilson's new album, Whirlwind, you should listen to on Spotify and Apple Music.
Obsession Detector Morgan Wade invites her fans to check how obsessed with her music they are by sharing access to their Spotify listening history.
Elsewhere Searcher Blood Incantation A found app originally developed by the Stargate Research Society, ported to the web to encourage Blood Incantation fans to search for sonic signals in deep space.
Turn Self The latest iteration of my app Turn which turns audio into videos you can share on Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube, and more.
Find My Love Ambré A web based recreation of Apple's "Find My" iOS app in support of Ambré's new cover "Lost Without U." Fans are encouraged to find her lost loves.
Deep Cuts Linkin Park A Spotify app which determines how deep a Linkin Park fan's listening goes by analyzing their listening history for more obscure tracks from the catalog.
Dark Matter Observer Pearl Jam Pearl Jam fans are invited to experience unreleased music for the first time by observing a temporary black hole event in their sky.
So Long Clock Armin van Buuren A post pre-save countdown clock which ticks down to the release of "What Took You So Long" and reveals an audio preview of the track based on the elapsed time of the clock.
Affirmations Ayra Starr Ayra Starr fans are invited to visit this AR web app daily to read a new affirmation in their sky and then share a video of it.
Gangsta Photo Free Nationals An AI powered photo generator for Free Nationals in support of their new song "Gangsta which allows you to see a young hip version of yourself.
Heroes Camera Self An unofficial AI powered camera which allows you to become the cover of David Bowie's 12th studio album, "Heroes." Be a hero, just for one day.
Magic 8-Ball Fall Out Boy An app which allows fans to ask a Magic 8-Ball all of their Yes or No questions. In addition to producing a shareable video, the app also has secret questions with secret answers. Ask and you shall receive.
Scientists & Engineers Killer Mike In support of Grammy nominated track, "Scientists & Engineers," Killer Mike fans are encouraged to record a short audio memory from 2023 to have it live forever in the sky.
Wish Star Finder Disney A web AR app which allows users to discover new content from Disney's latest film Wish by searching for wishing stars in their sky. Then, they can make a wish of their own and share it.
Element of The Ether Greta Van Fleet This app allows Greta Van Fleet fans to discover which element of The Ether they are based on their Spotify listening history and optionally claim the result as a medallion on their Electric Tomb wallet.
Symptom Library Shinedown Shinedown fans are invited to contribute short stories from their life to be included in a library which proves the things we face are all just "A Symptom of Being Human."
Secular Haze Ghost A clock ticks backwards and a series of black candles appear over the period of several days, each emitting an audio stem of "Secular Haze" until the entire track is revealed.
Into The Above Code Orange Open the door to explore the struggle and collapse of perception and reality in the form of dynamic collages and prepare yourself for new Code Orange.
Graffiti Wall Zayn A post presave experience for Zayn which allows fans to spray paint on a graffiti wall and encourage their friends to collaborate (and presave) by adding their own art.
Greetings from Stick Season Noah Kahan Discover which song from the Stick Season deluxe edition closely matches your listening history and receive an actual postcard inspired by the track.
Gag Order Kesha In support of her new album GAG ORDER, Kesha invites her fans to "EAT THE ACID" in this web based AR selfie experience which produces a visual that is more stripped, raw, honest, brutal, and depressing.
Waffle House Jonas Brothers A Spotify app which turns a fan's listening history into a diner themed receipt in support of the Jonas Brother's latest hit, "Waffle House."
Proof of Life Joy Oladokun Nurture a virtual cactus plant by streaming Joy Oladokun’s music on Spotify. A daily ritual for fans to show their support for an artist.
Intellectual Property Waterparks An app which allows Waterpark's fans to summon a plague of frogs upon the web and tune into an unreleased audio clip from the new album by tweeting the album hashtag
Mate In One Daniel Caesar Are you ready to make a move? Daniel Caesar fans are invited to play a daily "mate in one" chess puzzle to unlock content from his upcoming album *Never Enough*.
Queen of Me Shania Twain Shania Twain is the Queen of Country Pop but what are you the Queen of? This app declares any Spotify user the Queen of whatever genre they stream most.
Internet Crush Jeremy Zucker In support of Jeremy's new single "internet crush," we created a Spotify app which allowed users to create a Valentine's inspired mixtape for their special someone.
Sound Swatches Shania Twain A soundboard of some of Shania's famous sound clips. Each sound appears as a fabric swatches from the associated iconic look.
Heroes Signal Metro Boomin An Instagram filter which allows Metro Boomin fans to shine the heroes signal over their city or onto buildings in their vicinity.
Trace Local Climate Trace A design prototype for Climate Trace envisioning an app that allows users to find out which CO2 emitters are near them and their associated emissions data.
Confess Your Streams Kim Petras A web app that allows fans to confess how often they've been streaming Kim Petras by allowing access to their recent Spotify listening history. Depending on their devotion, they are provided a penance.
Heroes & Villains Tracklist Metro Boomin A Twitter powered tracklist unlock activation which required Metro Boomin fans to tweet together in order to burn through paper coverings and reveal the titles and features from his new album, Heroes & Villains.
Salvation Hotline Kim Petras A "Salvation Hotline" built to support Kim Petras' single "If Jesus Was A Rockstar." Callers hear a personal message and clip of the new track. In addition, they are served a shareable testimonial via mms. All saved souls are counted on a companion web app.
Let's Go Cowboy Hats Shania Twain An AR filter celebrating the 25th anniversary of "Come On Over" consisting of several different wearable cowboy hats featuring the looks and iconic sounds of Shania's past and present.
Stick Season Noah Kahan A web app which invites fans to share what Stick Season is like in their hometown by pinning a post from TikTok and Instagram to a shared globe.
Lost Captions Vory A web app which provides Vory's fans with captions for their social media posts based on lyrics from his new album Lost Souls. Just choose your mood, find the caption, and click to copy.
Hell Is In Your Camera Senses Fail A Spotify powered web camera which allows fans to capture photos and videos with the Senses Fail aesthetic while streaming songs from the new album.
Which Era Suits You? Paul McCartney An Instagram and TikTok filter celebrating Paul's 80th birthday. The filter utilizes colors and imagery from his archives to playfully answer which era of his solo career suits you the best.
Planet Zero Observer Shinedown A web ar app which plots "Planet Zero" from the album imagery on an orbit around the earth. Fans can take photos of it when it is visible and unlock other secrets by pointing their device at the sky.
3000 Degreez Ambré Watch a preview of Ambré's new ep 3000° but the amount of access you get is connected to your local temperature.
Planet Zero Decoder Shinedown Leading up to the release of Shinedown's new album Planet Zero, we invite fans to generate messages with the record's custom designed alphabet.
Your Other Life Lord Huron An interactive music video which allows you to slide seamlessly between the dimensions of two kindred tracks: "Your Other Life" and "Ton Autre Vie."
Dance Fever Reading Florence and The Machine Which song from Dance Fever has chosen you? Connect your Spotify and let the cards read you by analyzing your listening history. The song always knows.
Twilight Receiver Jack White Hear unreleased songs from Jack White's new record *Fear of The Dawn* by waking up at dawn and facing it with this app.
Life Cutter Papa Roach To celebrate the 22nd anniversary of "Last Resort," we invited fans to tweet a photo of themselves and watch it be "cut into pieces" live on Twitter.
Earthling Contact Eddie Vedder Earthlings are invited to record a short anonymous message which is then launched into a virtual orbit around the earth. Fans may then go outside to explore and hear the messages currently orbiting over their location.
Small World Wonders Metronomy Fans are invited to discover the "Eight Wonders of Metronomy's Small World" by connecting with their Spotify account so we may determine how often they've been streaming the *Small World* Spotify playlist.
Dither Camera An experimental web3 camera dapp which allows you to capture and mint photos on the Polygon blockchain.
Head5 Camera A Web AR camera app which grants Deadmau5 Head5 owners the ability to capture themselves wearing their NFT.
Spiral Vision Rezz Fans of Rezz are invited to unlock clips from her new record *Spiral* by making a series gestures with their eyes.
Times Square Takeover Des Rocs A simulated takeover of the famous NASDAQ MarketSite video display in Times Square complete with realtime Twitter hashtag marquee.
Voyeurist Underoath Listen to a new song off Underoath's record *Voyeurist* if you allow yourself to be watched, while you watch others.
Faith Scratch Cards Pop Smoke A unique track list reveal for Pop Smoke which utilized digital scratch-off cards and required fans to literally scratch their way to the song titles.
Megabear Me Rex A web app audio player for Me Rex's 52 track album *Megabear* which can be shuffled into 8.06e+67 different seamless arrangements.
Tweet Controlled Player Waterparks A web app audio player which premiered a snippet of a track from Waterpark's new album but with a catch: the volume was controlled by the velocity of #GreatestHits tweets and it lowered itself automatically.
Long Lost Seance Lord Huron We invited Lord Huron fans to participate in an online seance, reciting a provided incantation together, to unlock new content from their new record *Long Lost*.
YouTube Listening Party Girl In Red A YouTube powered listening party for Girl In Red's record *If I Could Make It Go Quiet* which included a chat and heatmap.
Journey to Garden's Gate Greta Van Fleet A web app which encourages streaming of the Greta Van Fleet catalog ahead of the new album's release by detecting how often the band appears in a fans's top recently streamed tracks on Spotify.
Walk Playlist Generator Caamp A web app which celebrates the 5th anniversary of Caamp by inviting fans to generate a curated walking playlist.
Rejection Hotline Peach PRC A Twilio powered "Rejection Hotline" built to support Peach PRC's single "JOSH." Unsuspecting callers to the hotline would hear a random rejection message from the artist followed by a sms to a web app which included a counter of all rejections.
Boost Your Serotonin Girl In Red A web app which detects how often a user has been streaming Girl In Red and rewards them with a personalized selfie reflective of their commitment.
Times Song Identifier SG Lewis Which song off SG Lewis' debut album *times* suites you best? This app analyzes your Spotify listening history to tell you.
Bitter Pills Puzzle Evanescence We developed an audio powered 8 puzzle to tease the release of Evanescence's new single "Better Without You."
Finding Paradise Meduza A web app in support of MEDUZA's hit single "Paradise" which allows users to calculate the distance between them and a place they deem paradise.
Shame Shame Filter Foo Fighters An Instagram filter for Foo Fighters new single "Shame Shame" which they performed on SNL.
As Long As You Are Listening Future Islands A global album premiere for Future Islands "As Long As You Are" which required fans to meet a certain threshold of visits in their region to unlock the stream.
Faith Detector Hurts A web app which can detect a fan's loyalty to Hurts by examining their top recently streamed tracks on Spotify. A leaderboard and image generator was included to encourage competition.
Stress Test iDKHow A Spotify and Apple Music powered test which allows users to gauge their stress level while streaming the band’s new single "Leave Me Alone."
Shoot For The Stars Pop Smoke An interactive tracklist reveal for Pop Smoke's posthumous debut album *Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon*. Fans literally pointed their device at the stars to reveal song titles.
Shelter In Space Khruangbin A pandemic friendly web app. Generate a Khruangbin curated playlist for any of your #StayHome activities.
Kaya Radio Bob Marley Inspired by 24 hour YouTube radio stations, we sought to create our own spin on the YouTube radio format and incorporate albums, music videos, docu-series, and content from the whole Marley family.
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