The goal of Localify is to support local music communities through intelligent music recommendation and playlist creation. It is an ad-free, not-for-profit, student-driven project based out of Ithaca College and Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, USA.
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TEAM
John Hunter
Millburn, NJ
Backend Development, Data Collection
Senior, Ithaca College
Vianca Hurtado
Sacremento, CA
UI/UX Researcher, Frontend Design
Junior, Cornell University
Brontë Cook
Minneapolis, MN
Music Writer
Senior, Ithaca College
Erich Ostendarp
Ithaca, NY
Former Backend Developer and Operations
Senior Ithaca College
Tim Clerico
Hillsborough, NJ
Former Lead Backend & API developer
Alum, Ithaca College
Connor Shea
Natick, MA
Former Outreach Coordinator
Senior, Ithaca College
Lexie Thomas
Syracuse, NY
Outreach Coordinator
Junior, Ithaca College
Doug Turnbull
Ithaca, NY
Creator
Associate Professor, Ithaca, College
Jon Burger
Fairfield, CN
Initial Concept, Early-Stage Developer
Alum, Ithaca College
Vera Crabtree
Hightstown, NJ
API, Frontend, and Backend Developer
Junior, Ithaca College
Nic Wands
Fort Collins, CO
Lead Frontend Engineer
Senior, Ithaca College
FAQ
DOES LOCALIFY SELL THE DATA THAT IS COLLECTED BY THE SYSTEM?
No. Any data that we collect is used internally to automatically improve our system. In some cases, we may release a subset of our data into the public domain for the explicit use of the academic research community. In all cases, the data is obfuscated and aggregated so that all personally identifiable information is removed.
HOW MUCH MUSIC DATA DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR CATALOG?
- 500K artists
- 500K past events, 25K upcoming events
- 1,700 cities with at least one upcoming event
CAN I HELP THE LOCALIFY CAUSE?
We are looking for motivated individuals to help us promote local music scenes. There are two ways you can help:
- Spread the word. Blog posts and social media shares are greatly appreciated. We do not do any paid advertising so anything you can do get people to listen to more local music is a win for everyone.
- Software design and development: Do you enjoy designing interactive experiences? Are you interested in implementing playlist algorithms? Are you good at software engineering?
If your answers “yes” (or even “maybe”) then, drop us a line at doug@localify.org.
TERMS
Please do not use Localify if you cannot agree to the following terms of use.
- You must be at least 13 years old with parental permission or at least 18 years old to use Localify.
- You cannot use Localify to steal music or related music content.
- The creators of Localify as well as the organizations that support it are not liable for any damages that may be related to using this service.
CREDITS
Localify is the brainchild of Doug Turnbull at Ithaca College. It has been designed, developed, and promoted through the efforts of many talented students and colleagues over the past few years.
CURRENT TEAM
Nic Wands (Lead Designer & Frontend Developer
Vera Crabtree (API, Frontend, and Backend Developer)
John Hunter (Backend Developer)
Lexie Thomas ( Outreach & Branding)
Brontë Cook (Local Music Writer)
Vianca Hurtado (Front-end Designer & Developer, User Testing)
ALUMS
Tim Clerico (Lead Playlist Algorithm & Backend Developer)
Erich Ostendarp (Backend Developer)
Connor Shea (UI Designer, Outreach & Branding)
Jon Burger (Initial Concept and Software Engineer)
Daniel Akimchuk (Playlist Algorithms)
ADVISORS
Thorsten Joachims (Machine Learning Master, Cornell University)
Shane Moore (Software Architecture and Playlist Guide, NY Times)
Will Van Dyke (Digital Music Expert, Warner Music)
Brian Dozoretz (Local Music Guru, Ithaca College)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This work is supported by NSF Grants IIS-1217485, IIS-1217686, IIS-1615679, and IIS-1615706, an educational grant from Amazon Web Services, research credits from Google Cloud Platform, and the Ithaca College H&S Summer Scholars Program.