Weekly Pull Request: August 29th, 2025

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Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, Stephen Wilson Jr drops a 4 song, cover EP with some awesome reimaginations from some household names. I’m obsessed with his sound and his team did a great job of putting this one together. Definitely give it a spin.

I recently had the pleasure of connecting with the guitarist of the Maryland-native metalcore outfit, and he is such a kind soul. And his band — they rip. This is their latest single & title track from their upcoming album. I’m so stoked to see these guys next week at the Not Enough Space album release show.

Yes! Tourpass is finally almost here! My friend Julie and I have been working on this platform for over a year. We’ve iterated, reiterated, and finally came up with an idea that we believe can change our local music scenes for the better.

Let me tell you, writing code for someone else is one thing; creating a startup app is a whole other animal 😂

Last year, I opened up my facebook to find out that there was a show going on at a local venue with some friends of mine on it.

The problem: the show was the day before. Opportunity missed to see my friends and support their art.

Tourpass is a social platform that revolutionizes how music industry professionals and artists connect with other artists, fans, and professionals. Our current social media platforms are so bloated with ads, politics, more ads — that it’s hard for independent artists to cut through the noise to reach their audience.

Fans, artists, mix engineers, merch companies, venues, and more will all be able to find value in this platform. We are currently getting ready to launch in Beta, and couldn’t be more excited.

We are looking for musicians, engineers, venues, and other music industry professionals to get a first look at what Tourpass can offer. That is why I’m stoked to announce the launch of the Tourpass Beta Program.

By joining the program, not only will you get exclusive access to the app prior to public launch, but you will receive an early look at the latest and greatest features we are rolling out. You’ll also have direct access to our dev team to provide feedback and establish a community of OG Tourpass users passionate about helping artists grow.

Click the button below to Join the Waitlist and read more about the benefits of being part of the Tourpass Beta Program. It is completely free to join.

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