Vermont's New Statewide Band Guide

Big Heavy World is excited to announce that a new interactive directory of Vermont’s bands and solo musicians has launched and is available HERE!  We welcome Vermont-based bands and solo musicians to add or update their information to the interactive guide.

The new All-VT Band Guide is searchable by state region, genre, and artist. It was programmed by Warren Rich and Nick Floersch of Stone Environmental in Montpelier using Esri’s ArcGIS platform. Stone Environmental generously donated a great portion of the labor to develop the guide. The interactive ArcGIS code is hosted by Code for America. The project is a pilot that — with future funding — will expand to become a guide to the other industries of Vermont’s music sector.

“We’re excited to help update the All-Vermont Band Guide and we hope Vermont’s bands will take advantage of this resource,” said Nick Floersch, Senior Web/GIS Application Specialist at Stone Environmental. “Our team worked hard to make sure the application is accessible and intuitive for users. Vermont is home to so many talented musicians and groups and we want the All-Vermont Band Guide to be a reliable and engaging resource to help Vermonters discover more music and to support the musicians.”

James Lockridge, Executive Director of Big Heavy World, said, “The new interactive band guide helps us introduce Vermont’s diverse talent to a wider audience of residents and travelers and will build the connections that restore a healthy economy. We’re grateful to the people of Stone Environmental for contributing their world-class talent to serving Vermonters.”

Image: the Vermont All-State Band Guide Interface