NextUp

Coming Fall 2021

A new social media app focused on providing you with the power to create, discover, engage with, and review music events in your area, from dorm parties to festivals. Sign up here to stay up to date.

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Features

App Features

Create

Create simple, yet powerful events.
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Discover

Find local events that fit your vibe.
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Engage

Leverage powerful, interactive event features.
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Review

Give and collect feedback on events.
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Create

Easily create events to share with others.

Secure

Flexible and clear privacy settings allow you to control exactly who can see the event.

Quick

Simple set up makes it lightning fast to put all the details in one place.

Customizeable

Add a playlist to attract the right crowd.

Tags and Badges

Event tags like music genre, volume, activities, and safety features make it easy to capture the vibe of your event.

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Discover

Find the perfect event near you.

Local

Search by map or list in a given radius.

Informative

Get all the details you need quickly and easily. Checkout the playlist before the event.

Tags and Badges

Filter tags to restrict results to just the vibe you're looking for.

Social

Share that you're going with your friends, and see if they are as well, all on NextUp.

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Engage

Interactive features allow the host to share the power of the party.

Communal Playlist

Add a communal playlist where attendees can add and upvote songs before the event.

Poll

Create a live poll of what song to play next during the event.

Requests

Easily make and manage song requests.

Strobe

Synchronize flashlights for crowd-sourced strobe effects.

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Review

Simple, clear feedback system.

Honesty

Confirm whether the host adhered to the event tags.

Quality

Rate the host's AUX work, the ambience, and more.

Safety

Review the events safety, to let future attendees know what to expect.

Reputation

As a host, develop quality reviews so potential attendees will know you're the real deal.

Founding Team

About Us

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Anthony
Madubuonwu

CEO

I am a junior at Claremont Mckenna College majoring in Government and Media Studies. Many of my passions lie in the role that technology can play in facilitating a greater musical connection between diverse groups of people. I am also the co-founder and President of Quantum Productions, an events and festival throwing club at the Claremont Colleges.

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Miles
Bernhard

CTO

I am a Computer Science and Philosophy Double Major at Claremont McKenna College, and pursuing a fellowship at the Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. I'm passionate about music technology, digital ethics, and entreprenuership. I'm interested in revolutionizing and optimizing the experience of attending music events. I have experience as a software engineer and product manager and have worked at Lastmile Retail, Indigo Agriculture, and PingUp.

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Noa
Schachtel

CPO

I am a junior at Claremont McKenna College studying Philosophy and Ethics, and pursuing a fellowship at the Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. I am interested in the fields of technology and innovation, entrepreneurship, environmental conservation, space, and the secrets of human consciousness. In the near future, my goal is to explore new ways to apply technology to music and environmental sustainability!

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Nate
Coffin

CFO

I am a junior at Claremont McKenna College majoring in Economics and Government with a Data Science Sequence. I'm an avid music fan and am interested in finance and entreprenuership. I serve on the Communications team for Quantum Productions, an on campus club focussed on hosting music events.

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Luis
Verdin

CMO

I am a Psychology and Philosophy Dual Major at Claremont McKenna College. I am a passionate musician, and hope to use Marketing as a form of Applied Psychology to spread the transformative power of music to wider audiences. I am also interested in the role that Philosophy will play in shaping a quickly changing technological and societal landscape.