neue fische Web Development Bootcamp - Capstone Project 2022

used A tribute to The Winstons and the lost music samples

Description and thoughts:

Since the late 1980s, sampling as a musical practice has been an important part of pop music and has become usual, so that we, as listeners, easily lose sight of what, or rather who, we are listening to.

used is a community sample library app that is fun to use. Discover music samples and deepen your knowledge about music by using used to explore connections between tracks and artists from different decades and genres. If you know a sample that isn't yet listed, add it to the database by using the sample pair form and share your discovery and knowledge with other used users. Additionally you can add tracks and artists. Your favorites and entries are collected on your personal profile page. used inspires you to dive deep into music.

In memory of The Winstons and Gregory C. Coleman:

In 1969, soul and gospel band The Winstons released their song Amen Brother on the B-side of a single. Almost 20 years later, the famous Amen Break drum loop was created based on a six-second drum break sample, which can still be heard today in almost every drum'n'bass and jungle production as well as in numerous hip-hop breakbeats. The band's drummer Gregory C. Colemans died homeless in 2006.

How to install and run:

• npm install
• npm run dev to start both client and server in the dev environment
• npm run build to build the client React app
• npm start to run the server which serves the client and the API as if it's deployed

In order to persist data in MongoDB, please take a look in the .env.example and create an .env file locally holding your database credentials

Notice: Still work in progess.