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User Analysis

Demographics

• young (18-25)
• mostly hipsters
  • not into top 40, judging by last.fm’s top artists. This means that the user’s more likely to go to smaller venues with less-advertised concerts.

User Classes

• Person looking for a concert (casual user)

  • “David is an MIT undergraduate. He would like to be able to find concerts in Boston from up and coming artists with a sound similar to his interests, but cannot find a place where the information is organized”

• Musician

  • “Jacob is an unknown musician in Boston. He would like to release samples of his music to the public and advertise his local concerts to those interested.”

• Venue owner

  • “Sandra is the manager of Paradise (a popular Boston club), and would like to advertise all the bands that will be performing in the near future.”

Task Analysis

• Casual User/Concertgoer

  • Find concerts in Boston by artists/within genres that you like:

  • Filter concerts by multiple criteria (location, pricing, artist popularity, etc.)

  • Rate concerts that you’ve attended

  • Indicate concerts that you are interested in attending

• Artist

  • Input time/place of concerts that your band will be performing

• Club owner

  • Input concerts that will be held in your club.