Sons of Bill

http://sonsofbill.com/

Launched: December 1st, 2007

The Sons of Bill have a new website! Sam Wilson, lead guitarist, is a friend from Charlottesville who expressed interest in a new website for his band, the Sons of Bill. Sam and his two brothers (who together make the 'Sons' of Bill) have seen their band blossom over the past year.

Their latest CD, "A Far Cry from Freedom" is available for purchase on CD Baby, and has been written up on the popular "Miles of Music" website.

The new website offers a fresh new look; and packs a punch with all its content.

• Audio Tracks from the CD (first 1:30 available from each song!)
• Video Performance (from the Downtown Charlottesville Pavilion)
• Photo Slideshow of Band Performances and Press Photos with Audio Overlay
• Blog for News and Press
• Band Bio
• Newsletter Management Software
• Feature-full Contact / Bookings Form

This is a major upgrade from the previous Sons of Bill website, and BA21 is excited about this launch. Besides being great people, the Sons of Bill have real talent, and their new CD sounds excellent. We wish them the best of luck in the music world!

The Second Road

http://thesecondroad.org/

Update: October 2007 This version of the website has been since taken offline. We are still really proud of the design, let us know if you would like to see a version of the site for review.

BA21 launched a pre-release version of The Second Road last month that is really exciting. The site has some cool features, but more importantly, it's run by good people who are trying to do something of service. The Second Road is a place for those affected by and recovering from addiction to share their stories, support one another, learn life skills, and live their recovery on a daily as well as long-term basis.

This is just a pre-release site, and does not have the social networking features that the main site will have. The intention was to present the idea, offer some initial video content, and link up with the HBO documentary special on addiction.

Some of the geeky features on the homepage are:

• Flash video player
• Video thumbnail carousel using AJAX
• Videos are selected and viewed in Flash by way of the Flash - Javascript Integration kit
• This allows for simple html / css design while interacting with the Flash Player
• Blog powered by Textpattern
• Signup Email lists by MailBuild
• Google Analytics for site traffic analysis