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Castora

Multi-tenant audition management platform — async video submissions, live rooms, collaborative scoring, and a reusable criteria engine.

Nuxt 4SupabaseWasabi S3Multi-tenant
40+Tables
90%Complete
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Sofia Dives

A storytelling and sponsorship website for Sofia, a 14-year-old elite junior diver on the Olympic pathway. Astro, TypeScript and a self-hosted Directus CMS on a bespoke Navy & Gold design system, deployed static to Cloudflare Pages. Enquiry-based with no on-site payments — every approach routes privately to her parents, and safeguarding leads every decision.

8Pages
16CMS models
AAAccessible
Story-driven homepageSponsorship enquiry flowDirectus-managed contentNews journalResults tableSafeguarding-first architecture
AstroTypeScriptTailwind CSSDirectusCloudflare PagesEmailIt
Build progress85%
Follow the build →sofiadives.co.uk
Live · rebuild in progress
03 / MT

Multi Track Player

A professional stem player that puts the full band in a musician's hands — giving performers and rehearsal directors precise, independent control over every instrument in a track, anywhere, on any device. Now being rebuilt as Simply Playback, a multi-tenant platform serving multiple companies from one deployment.

ReadyOffline
APIWeb Audio
OnlyInvite
Independent stem controlTheme-based song libraryPersonal setlist builderSecure authenticated streamingCustom admin panelInvite-only onboardingOffline / local modeRole-based access controlPlayback speed controlZero-framework frontend
Vanilla JSHTMLCSSPocketBaseWasabi S3Web Audio APICloudflare Pages
Build progress100%
Follow the build →multitrack.sonicartistes.com
92% complete · Shipping August 2026
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Castora

Multi-tenant audition management platform. Async video submissions, live online and in-person scheduling, collaborative scoring, ATS, live audition rooms and reusable criteria management.

40+Tables
MultiTenant
RTScoring
Async video submissionsLive audition roomsCollaborative scoringHybrid schedulingApplicant trackingCriteria engine
Nuxt 4SupabaseWasabi S3Multi-tenantClaude Code
Build progress94%
Follow the build →getcastora.com
Live in production
01 / SA

Sonic Artistes Agency App

Full-stack musician management platform for cruise line entertainment. Document compliance, scheduling, chat, repertoire management, support tickets and multi-sided portals — all in one.

15+Modules
400+Musicians
3Portals
Multi-sided portalsDocument complianceContracts & schedulingWorkflow automationRealtime chatCommunity SpacesRepertoire managementNotifications engineEmail & templatesSupport ticketsHR touchpointsAnalytics & reportingDSAR / GDPR modulePDF generationThe Hub integration
Nuxt 3SupabaseTypeScriptshadcn-vueClaude Code
Build progress100%
Follow the build →app.sonicartistes.com
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