BOAT GAS — Tappen to the Bakken

Roadmap

Production Plan

From Song Lock to Tour

Six phases. One musical.

Phase 1

Song Lock

  • ›Finalize lyrics, prompts, key signatures, tempos, arrangements.
  • ›Remove duplicate riffs.
  • ›Remove banjo/country twang unless intentionally added later.
  • ›Keep studio versions clean — no fake crowd noise.

Phase 2

Story Bible

  • ›Lock characters.
  • ›Lock Lake Tappen rules.
  • ›Lock Lake George and Lake Sakakawea portals.
  • ›Lock Kit / Big K transformation.
  • ›Lock CJ / Cruz / Boatman identity rules.
  • ›Lock the final emotional resolution.

Phase 3

Visual Bible

  • ›Design characters and locations.
  • ›Consistent palettes: blue lake world, black lake world, Cruz finance world, Good Ground world, finale world.

Phase 4

Audio-Visual Build

  • ›One video per song.
  • ›Build Ableton master show.
  • ›Add click, stems, cue markers, transitions, lighting notes.

Phase 5

Rehearsal

  • ›Band learns parts.
  • ›Lead roles practice spoken lines.
  • ›Add video timing.
  • ›Run full show with click and scratch visuals.

Phase 6

Launch

  • ›Private band/collaborator preview.
  • ›Local showcase.
  • ›Theater launch.
  • ›Regional touring plan.
Next Build Phases

A serious creative roadmap.

  1. 01

    Finalize lyrics and Suno renders.

  2. 02

    Upload all 13 MP3s.

  3. 03

    Build song thumbnails.

  4. 04

    Create character art.

  5. 05

    Create the world map.

  6. 06

    Create video concepts for each song.

  7. 07

    Build Ableton show session.

  8. 08

    Prepare private collaborator preview.

  9. 09

    Prepare public BoatGas.org launch.

Brand Assets Needed

Production checklist. Drop final artwork into /src/assets/ using the filenames below — the site picks them up automatically.

  • ✓

    Transparent BOAT GAS logo

    /src/assets/boat-gas-logo-transparent.png
    Have

  • Big K transparent PNG

    /src/assets/big-k-transparent.png
    Needed

  • Red gas can PNG

    /src/assets/red-gas-can.png
    Needed

  • Green guitar PNG

    /src/assets/green-guitar.png
    Needed
  • ✓

    World map

    /src/assets/two-worlds-map-v3.png
    Have

  • Song thumbnails (13 tracks)

    /src/assets/song-01…13-*.png
    Needed

  • Character cards

    /src/assets/*-card.png
    Needed
  • ✓

    Poster reference

    /src/assets/boat-gas-poster-reference.png
    Have

  • Hero background

    /src/assets/hero-lake-sunset-bg.png
    Needed
Full asset inventory

Hero & Brand

  • boat-gas-logo-transparent.png
  • hero-lake-sunset-bg.png
  • tappen-sign.png
  • oil-pump-silhouette.png

Characters & Props

  • big-k-transparent.png
  • red-gas-can.png
  • green-guitar.png
  • white-boat.png

World & Maps

  • map-two-worlds.png

Character Cards

  • big-k-card.png
  • boatman-card.png
  • grace-card.png
  • george-card.png
  • good-ground-card.png

Song Artwork (13 tracks)

  • song-01-boat-gas.png
  • song-02-cjs-on-the-lake.png
  • song-03-big-k.png
  • song-04-pressure-bloom.png
  • song-05-wasted.png
  • song-06-george.png
  • song-07-lake-tappen.png
  • song-08-wrong-man-right-can.png
  • song-09-boatman.png
  • song-10-cruz-jawayne.png
  • song-11-good-ground.png
  • song-12-somewhere-to-go.png
  • song-13-never-ever-say-never-ever.png