History

The Natural Emergence

Oct 2019

• The development of Sortify, later renamed Sortlee, began as the founder's way to work on a side software project that merged with his love for music.

Jan 2020

• The initial phase of Sortify concluded, and Sortify was launched at Sortify.net.
• Sortify was introduced on Product Hunt at producthunt.com/products/sortify-2#sortify-2.

Apr 2020

• The name "TRAPNSTUDIO" was conceived, paying homage to the founder's love for Trap Latino music, originally a music art Instagram page.

Jun 2020

• TrapCorridosBoard.com, a prototype of an ad-lib sound board, was launched.

Jan 2021

• DrillLatino.net was launched, a playlist for the emerging Drill Latino genre.

Jumping In

November 2022

• The founder of TRAPNSTUDIO enlisted former colleagues to commence the development of Vibecue.

December 2022

• The development of Vibecue continued.

January 2023

• The development of Vibecue continued.

February 2023

• The development of Vibecue continued.

March 2023

• The development of Vibecue continued.
• Spotify requested a name change for Sortify, prompting it to be renamed to Playlisorter, and launched at Playlisorter.app.

Hold Your Horses

April 2023

• The founder realized that strategic design before implementation was necessary for Vibecue, and thus paused its development.
• The founder met DJ Vegas Tagus at Yuri's Night, initiating a collaborative relationship.

Experimentation

June 2023

• VibeCheckIn, an app for users to provide feedback on music experiences via a thumbs up or thumbs down, was quickly developed and tested at a silent disco event at D Web Camp 2023.

July 2023

• TRAPNSTUDIO was officially registered as a Delaware Domestic Limited-Liability Company, see bizapedia.com/de/trapnstudio-llc.html.

August 2023

• The Vibecue team participated in the SKAM Summer Music Summit 2023 in Los Angeles.

September 2023

• The second phase of Sortlee commenced.

December 2023

• Vibecue 0.1 was rebuilt from scratch in three days and debuted at a New Year's Eve silent disco event at Shefa Yoga.
• Playlisorter was rebranded as Sortlee and launched at Sortlee.com.

Honing In

January 2024

• TRAPNSTUDIO adopted the Hedgehog Concept, focusing solely on developing software that enhances musical experiences.
• Laura joined as the Marketing Director.

February 2024

• Vibecue 0.2 debuted at Green Leaf.
• The Sortlee logo was redesigned.
• Vibecue 0.3 was launched at Sunset Vibes.

March 2024

• Sortlee was relaunched on Product Hunt at producthunt.com/products/sortify-2#sortlee and featured in the newsletter.

April 2024

• Vibecue 0.4 was launched at the first 100% Vibecue activation.
• The term 'Music Experience Technology' was coined and launched on MusicExperienceTechnology.com.

May 2024

• Vibecue 0.5 was introduced at Shefa Yoga to a select group of DJs.

June 2024

• The Vibecue team is scheduled to speak at The Music Tech Conference in Miami and unveil Vibecue 0.6.

To be continued...