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Case study 03MarketingDesign

BALLA.

BALLA is my DJ project and my first brand, built from nothing in 2025: name, look, flyers, promotion, bookings and a website I built myself.

RoleArtist & brand owner
I ownIdentity · Flyers · Social · Bookings · Website
Output10+ nights, 4 outside promoters
PeriodMay 2025 — Present
BALLA DJing in the booth
Photo: Curtis Perry
10+

nights played since the first in May 2025

4

outside promoters — Off Grid Saturdays, Instinct Groove, White Rabbit, Redline

5

outside bookings in five months, June to October 2026

01
The brand

A name people remember from a flyer.

BALLA started at Frequency Shift 001 on 31 May 2025, the night I first played. The name comes from my last name, Balladelli: short, loud and easy to read on a flyer.

BALLA at the decks during a set
Photo: Curtis Perry
02
Flyers and promotion

Every booking is something to promote.

Each night gets its own flyer and its own push on social, so promoters see an artist who brings a crowd.

Off Grid Saturdays × Redline flyer
White Rabbit flyer — City At Night
Instinct Groove Vol. 6 flyer
Instinct Groove flyer — ANNX
Dopamine St Patrick’s Day flyer — City At Night
03
Bookings

From my own nights to other people’s lineups.

Jun 2026Instinct GrooveANNX
Jul 2026Off Grid SaturdaysGRIDWRKS
Aug 2026Instinct GrooveCity At Night
Sep 2026White RabbitCity At Night
Oct 2026Off Grid Saturdays × RedlineGridyard, Halloween
04
The website

I designed and built my own artist site.

A custom site built in code: an interactive 3D music player for my mixes, a live countdown to the next show, and an archive page for every night with its flyer.

Home page of the BALLA artist website
BALLA website · Home
05
What I learned

A brand is a promise you keep every night.

Building BALLA taught me that a brand is mostly consistency: the same name, colour and tone every time. Promoters book the artist who shows up and brings people.

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