Nashville, TNDylan Ball

Digital platforms.
Live experiences.

I build digital products and run the operations behind ambitious live experiences — at the intersection of music, culture, and craft.

5,200+

App users

290k+

Cross-platform reach

10+

Years of experience

200+

Promo applicants

About

Some people design.
Some people operate.
I do both.

Dylan Ball

Based in Nashville, I founded Nashville EDM — a digital platform that's become the city's go-to destination for electronic music culture. I also serve as Director of Operations at Sacred Hive, where I lead the systems and infrastructure behind live events and music festivals built to operate at a high level.

My work lives where brand presence, product thinking, and real-world execution meet. Not just how it looks — how it performs once it's live.

I build the systems behind experiences people actually remember.

My work sits at the intersection of operations, media, audience growth, and digital infrastructure. Whether it's a platform, a brand, or a live event, the goal is the same: make it feel intentional, polished, and built to scale.

Two worlds. One system.

Nashville EDM
Dashboard

5,200+

App Users

290k

Reach

200+

Events

Upcoming events

Eternal NYE

9 PM

Excision

10 PM

Dubaween

All day

Digital Platforms

Sacred Hive
Ops Center

Eternal NYE · Show Day

Live

T–2h 14m to headliner

Crew deployment

12

Production

34

Security

8

Logistics

47

Volunteers

Live Experiences

The intersection

Two worlds merged
into one system

Selected Work

Real platforms.
Real traction.

01 / 06 · Swipe

A glimpse into the kind of large-scale events I help organize, coordinate, and execute on show day.

Case Study · Sacred Hive

Live event operations,
built to run under pressure.

At Sacred Hive, I lead operations across live events and music festivals — aligning planning, budgets, bookings, marketing, logistics, and on-site execution so the entire experience runs cleanly from pre-production through show day. The Eternal NYE aftermovie above gives a more honest sense of the scale, pace, and atmosphere those systems need to support.

Leadership and planning. Cross-functional coordination across departments, timelines, vendors, and internal teams.

Budgets, bookings, and promotion. Budget oversight, permits, artist and vendor coordination, and marketing support tied to clear execution.

Site ops and safety. Festival-day logistics, security coordination, crowd flow, traffic planning, and on-site problem solving.

Sacred Hive · Operations

Running live experiences
at scale.

Planning, booking, logistics, staffing, and execution — the full operational stack behind music festivals that perform under real-world pressure. Every moving part, aligned.

BookingLogisticsStaffingSite OpsSafety

Pre-production. Planning timelines, budgets, permits, and artist coordination months before doors open.

Show day execution. Site ops, crowd flow, security coordination, and real-time problem solving under pressure.

Team infrastructure. Cross-functional team leadership across departments, vendors, and internal stakeholders.

Sacred Hive live event
Sacred HiveLive Ops

Festival-scale operations

Nashville EDM · Mobile App

Nashville's electronic
music scene, in your pocket.

Discover shows tonight, explore venues, and follow Nashville's electronic music culture — all in one clean, fast experience.

Event discovery. Featured shows, happening tonight, and upcoming events — with tickets.

Venue intelligence. Location, access policies, capacity, and upcoming shows for every space in Nashville.

3,700+ users and growing — available on iOS and Android.

Nashville EDM app — home screen showing featured shows
Nashville EDM app — venue intelligence page

Data & Analytics

The numbers tell you what.
The decisions tell you why.

Every platform decision at Nashville EDM starts with a signal from the data — engagement rates, retention curves, submission volumes. Analytics don't replace judgement; they sharpen it.

0k+

Cross-platform reach

0+

Nashville EDM app users

0x

YoY audience growth (peak)

0+

Promo applicants tracked

Platform Growth

Nashville EDM · 2021 → 2024

Cross-platform reach (k)
App users
075k150k225k300kQ1 '21Q3 '21Q1 '22Q3 '22Q1 '23Q3 '23Q1 '24

Data → Decision → Outcome

Signal

Late-night event content outperformed daytime posts by 3.1× on engagement metrics.

Decision

Shifted publishing cadence to concentrate drops between 9 PM – midnight.

Outcome

Organic reach up 2.4× in 60 days without paid spend.

Signal

App retention analytics showed 58% of new installs inactive by day 7.

Decision

Redesigned onboarding flow — surfaced upcoming shows immediately rather than feature tour.

Outcome

Day-7 retention improved by ~40%, core DAU stabilized.

Signal

Submission volume for artist / promoter applications spiked 5× ahead of festival season.

Decision

Built a structured application funnel with status tracking and auto-response logic.

Outcome

Processing time cut from days to hours; zero missed submissions.

Capabilities

What I bring to the table.

Digital Platforms

From product conception to launch — scalable web platforms, apps, and digital systems built with brand clarity and real-world performance in mind.

Event Operations

Structure and execution for live environments. Show advancing, team coordination, logistics, and the operational backbone that keeps things moving.

Media & Growth

Content systems, audience development, and distribution strategy for brands that need to build reach and maintain cultural relevance.

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Digital

Built to perform in the real world.

Platforms that hold up under actual traffic, actual users, and actual pressure.

Background

Operator by nature.
Builder by practice.

Nashville-based founder and operator working at the edge of live events and digital media. My work is defined by the belief that how something performs matters as much as how it looks.

Dylan Ball at Sound Haven Festival

Founder

Nashville EDM

Built from zero into the city's leading EDM media platform.

Director of Operations

Sacred Hive

Infrastructure, systems, and execution for live events and music festivals.

Designer & Developer

Independent

Digital platforms, brand systems, and web experiences for select clients.