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Kirk Basquez

A country and western artist based in Lincoln, available for private events, festivals and bar gigs across Northern California and Nevada. He needed one place to send a venue that tells his story, shows him on stage and makes booking him easy. We built his site in 2026 and look after it.

Business
Country and western artist
Where
Lincoln, California
Client since
2026
What we run
Website and booking form

The live home page, recorded from kirkbasquez.com.Visit the live site (opens in a new tab)

What they needed

One page a venue can say yes to.

Bookers decide quickly. They want to see the artist, hear what he is about and know how to reach him, without digging through menus.

So the brief was one page: performance first, then the story, the shows, the photos and video, and a booking form at the end.

Client since2026
We built his site and look after it.
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page holding his story, shows, gallery, video and booking, each one tap from the menu

What we built

Performance first, booking last, nothing in between to get lost in.

Every section is one tap from the menu, and the page reads top to bottom like a short set.

  1. The Kirk Basquez story section with a portrait and a quote about playing on stage

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    Story in his own words

    The page opens on him performing, then moves straight into his story: where he grew up, the first guitar, the artists who shaped his sound.

    A gallery you can drag through and a featured performance video sit just below.

  2. The Kirk Basquez home page on a phone, with his name over a photo of him playing guitar
    The Kirk Basquez booking form on a phone

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    Booking without the back and forth

    The page ends with a short booking form: name, email and a note about the event. It checks for spam before a message is sent.

    Private event, festival or bar gig, a venue goes from watching him play to asking about a date on the same page.

How we built it

Lighter on purpose.

We started with a content system behind the site, then moved it to a simpler build once it was clear he did not need one. That was our call, and it means less to look after and a page that is quick to load.

  • Photos and video from him

    He sends new photos and clips, and we put them in the gallery and video sections.

  • His own domain

    The site lives at his own name, kirkbasquez.com.

  • Ready for dates

    The shows section is built in, ready for the next run of dates.

What it means for him

One link to send any venue.

  • Looks the part

    Performance photos and video come first, the way a booker wants to see an artist.

  • Easy to book

    The booking form is always one tap from the menu.

  • Nothing to maintain

    He plays. We keep the site up to date.

Your turn

Need one page that books you gigs?