How I Created Custom USB Music Drives with a Built-In Music Player

Creating a physical music product in the digital age can be a rewarding way to connect with listeners. Here’s how I built a series of custom USB thumb drives containing my music, a self-contained HTML player, and visual artwork—perfect for promotional giveaways or unique fan experiences. 🎧 What You’ll Need USB thumb drives (I used these from Amazon) Your .mp3 files Album or track artwork A single, standalone index.html file (like the one I built here) with embedded CSS and JavaScript A Mac or PC Optional: label maker for custom drive stickers 🔧 Step 1: Prepare Your Music Folder Create a folder on your computer with the following structure: [Read More]

Building a Curated USB Music Playlist Web App

Welcome to this step-by-step walkthrough of how we created a beautiful, responsive USB music playlist viewer using only web technologies. We’ll highlight each transformation stage and show the exact prompts that guided us to the final product. 🎬 Intro We began with a basic idea: display a curated set of MP3s from a USB drive with a clean, simple web interface. What followed was an iterative design journey refined with the help of AI prompts. [Read More]