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The Backstage Rider has covered gigs, bands and aftershows in Vancouver and beyond since 2009. The commission was a complete rebuild: a custom front end and a custom back end replacing the old stack, with every post, photo and URL from seventeen years carried across. Featured stories, a dated review archive, the Rockhands gallery, press and friends pages, a live concert calendar and newsletter signup all live under one design system.

A two-partner audiovisual production and operations company covering Vancouver, Victoria and Vancouver Island, co-founded with Steele Bergen. The site does one job well: turn 20+ years of combined live-event experience into booked calls. Coverage, services, a real track record, transparent starting prices, and a one-click enquiry form that pre-fills an email - all under a calm, on-brand identity that mirrors how the team runs a show.

A reverent examination of hip-hop, devotion, and the saints we make from the artists we lose - written from the photo pit and the funeral procession both. The design answers the writing: candle-lit serif typography, a canon that grows entry by entry - Saints and Transmissions - built to be read slowly.

The AI management tool for artists running their own show. OpKit is a crew of named AI agents - manager, advance, settlements, fans - that handle the boring spine of the music industry so independent artists can stay independent. Designed as a real product, not a demo: a staffed roster shipping in waves, from core operations to booking, press, social, and a visual director.

A content and education brand teaching people to build with Claude and AI, no CS degree required. The free Beginners Guide to Claude is the front door; behind it sits The Vault - a growing suite of free prompt libraries, command cheatsheets and playbooks - plus a news-decoded blog, a daily YouTube channel and 1:1 tutoring. Every download doubles as a mailing-list driver, turning curiosity about AI into a subscribed, returning audience.

The personal-brand site for Michael Caswell's AV project management practice in Vancouver. Twenty years of live events, film VFX and games production, turned into a page that does one thing: get the right people to book a call. Services, track record, straight pricing, an FAQ that answers what people actually search for, and geo-targeted SEO for every corner of Metro Vancouver.

The studio's first external commission: a complete archive for the artist Dewgrave, under the imprint C.&C. DEWGRAVE & Co. No I - 53 ink works, four books, and the KEN thesis, ink on paper, signal under noise. Built as a living archive, not a portfolio: every document and art piece is hosted, addressable, and shareable, with the paper-and-ink identity carried through every pixel.

A client build for Medical Access Care Dental (MACD), co-founded by Charlotte Daly and Michael Caswell. The site carries the concept before the charity opens its doors: three linked programs - clinic funding, mobile dental teams, and a resource-coordination hub - plus emergency response, with early work centred on Gaza and other underserved communities. Built as a calm, credible front door for partners and supporters, with a clear path from a single gift to a treated patient. A concept preview - not yet collecting donations.

A mobile app for concert photographers, built by SCENE IN THE DARK. Log the camera settings that worked by venue and artist, import them straight from a photo's EXIF, run a pre-show checklist to a green light, and flip the whole app red to protect your night vision. On your phone, no account needed, no ads, no tracking - free for three shows, then a one-time $9.99 unlock. The site handles the launch: feature tour, screenshots, a free beginner's guide as the email hook, and a launch list for the App Store and Google Play release.