Highlights
- Prototype social network for sharing songs, music sheets, and practice workflows
- MIDI-centered experience with instrument playback and community interaction goals
- Django-based multi-app architecture with authentication, feeds, songs, groups, and events
- Containerized setup with PostgreSQL, Gunicorn, and Nginx for reproducible local deployment
Technologies
Python 
Django 
JavaScript 
Docker 
Gunicorn 
Git 
PostgreSQL 
MIDI Hackathon-built social music platform focused on traditional and MIDI-driven practice, sharing, and collaborative learning.
Context
Social Bagpiper was developed during HackUPC 2023 to explore a practical question: how can traditional musicians practice and share repertoire collaboratively without expensive tooling or physical proximity. The concept focused on Galicia’s bagpipe culture, but the underlying approach was designed to be expandable to other MIDI-friendly instruments.
What I built
The project is an early social-music prototype that combines:
- User accounts and profiles
- A community feed for songs and interactions
- Song/event/group modules to organize content and participation
- MIDI-oriented playback and practice workflows aimed at collaborative learning
It was framed as a lightweight social network where musicians could share tracks, music sheets, and practice knowledge in one place.
Technical approach
I built the platform with Django split into dedicated apps (authentication and social domain modules), plus server-side templates and JavaScript-enhanced UI flows. The repository includes a containerized stack with PostgreSQL, Gunicorn, and Nginx orchestrated via Docker Compose for repeatable local runs. This setup made it possible to ship a functional end-to-end prototype quickly in a hackathon context while preserving a path for future iteration.
Outcome
Social Bagpiper validated the core product direction: combining community features with instrument-practice tooling can create a valuable niche platform for traditional music ecosystems. It also served as a strong learning milestone in web application delivery under hackathon constraints, and established a technical base for future expansion.
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