I know my blog gets a lot of hits from people who are looking for SoundClick layouts so I thought I’d make a post dedicated to them.

In order to have a SoundClick layout you must have the VIP page from SoundClick itself which is a monthly payment. The VIP page offers a lot more than just the ability to control your pages look, so it’s a must for anyone whose serious. I offer two types of custom pages, the first one is a regular page which follows the normal layout of the page. Whilst the other, an Overlay page, scraps the regular look to create an even more custom page. Below you can view some pages I’ve created and you’ll be able to see the difference. Both types are coded by Jes once the design is completed by me. You can also opt for an extra in the form of a flash animated banner.

Read more for previous custom pages and more info.

Previous Custom Pages

Regular Pages:

• Swift Beats
• Jones Shorty
• Juniors World
• Swag Beatz
• Q-Beatz Productions
• D-Side Entertainment
• Damel Productionz

Overlay pages:

• Ice Cold Music
• D.A.V.’s Beatz

The process for creating a SoundClick page is as follows:

50% of the total is to be paid upfront to start the project. All information, for example, about text, contact URLS and emails, your terms, paypal buttons and mailing list codes will need to be sent into me. I then start the design process following your brief (style of page, color scheme, specific images etc). I keep you up to date on progress by sending you mock ups and requesting your feedback on them. This continues up until the final mock up – once you approve it I wrap up the design side of things and send it on to the coder to complete. In order to send it off to the coder the last half of payment is required. Once that’s paid the coder gets to work, and it gets coded directly onto your VIP page so as soon as it’s ready it’s live on your page.

The design process takes 2-5 days usually, and the coding 2-3 days. This depends on workload of mine and Jes’. Also depends on waiting lists if we’re really busy, but all that will be explained when you contact me.

Pages start at $180 but you will have to email me for more information and to see how the pricing works out.

This project was very different to the majority of others I have done… and I loved every minute of creating this one. Nothing better than stepping outside the box and your comfort zone, a little nerves will hit at first but once you get stuck in and it starts coming together it’s all fine :]  Read on to hear about the cover itself.

The band, To The Republic wanted there E.P. cover to be along the lines of the dead sea’s salt riddled beaches. They passed over a copy of there track ‘Drown’ and it felt like the cover needed to slow a little depression/sadness as the song is slow and meaningful. To do this I used a deep orange sunset along with many textures to create a worn/torn look along with excessive sharpening to bring the details out a lot more than usual. For the back I decided to move away from the shore, like drifting away into the rough seas, again with the similar sunset.

The title is custom made, by editing a font. The text is very minimal, i didn’t want it to stand out too much.

Look out for To The Republic, if you like rock, indie etc then you’ll probably like these guys. www.myspace.com/totherepublicmusic | www.twitter.com/2therepublic | www.totherepublicmusic.com

James Vegas wanted his front cover to be a stage concept with the girls and crowd around him. As this is an album cover I chose a very plain font and made it quite prominent within the cover whilst being in the image instead of over the top. I wanted all focus on him so I blacked out the crowd leaving some light around the edges of the crowd, the spotlight aims directly at James and the area around him starts to desaturated. Some subtle glows were added et voila. Very simple as it is an album cover.

For the back cover James Vegas wanted something very different, for him to be looking at a bloody chainsaw. In order to allow the back to flow I used some red curtains in the top left corner. The same destautration from around James is also used, making him the most saturated thing there. The text needed to be backed in order be legible on the busy brick background.

Keep track of James Vegas via his myspace & twitter pages. Once this album is released and available to purchase I shall provide links.

Download the single here or just listen to it on his myspace page meetesq.com is coming soon!