Zane Davis-Barrs

I’m a developer, tinkerer, explorer.

CS and audio engineering at SFSU.

Web & iOS design by nightfall.

Full bio

I grew up in Maryland, where I first learned to code at a summer camp. I’ve been on the internet since. Joining Hack Club at 14 was transformative: I found community.

I live in San Francisco, where I’m building Abra and studying sound.

Now

2025

Abra

Building an iOS app for contextual music rediscovery.

Map your Shazams and the spots you find them at. Create stations based on a spot’s discoveries.

Freelance

Crafting sites for clients that articulate their vision.

Recent Work

Logbook

2018—2025

Spotifriend

2024

Brought Spotify’s Friend Activity to iOS.

See what your friends are listening to in real time, a là the desktop client, on iOS and iPadOS. Add a widget to your home screen to see your friends’ activity at a glance.

Check out the repo »

coachella, ULTRA.

2023

Mixed Frank Ocean’s unforgettable set into Apple Music & CD-Rs.

Download the files »

Dash ✨

2020

Built a hackathon platform. 5 events. 878 attendees.

I made Dash to simplify the logistics of hackathons, from attendee registration to equipment rental waivers to email. Dozens of organizers used it for 878 attendees across 5 hackathons, from 2018-2020.

Check out the repo »

Hack Pennsylvania

2019

Hosted PA’s largest-ever high school hackathon. 111 students, 24 hours.

We hosted a 24-hour hackathon in State College, PA, bringing together 111 students from around the state to build (41% had never coded before!).

Check out the site »