DROP 01
Own the Yard
The opening statement. Black, gold and unmistakable.
First release forming
YardStorm
The yard is ours.Own it.
AI, technology and fashion built from inside HBCU band culture — for the directors, performers and communities moving it forward.
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Culture is the operating system
Tradition,
engineered forward.
YardStorm connects the discipline of the band room with tools and objects worthy of the culture. We are building where precision, identity and ambition meet.
Built from the yard
Authenticity starts with lived experience.
Precision matters
Small details decide the entire picture.
Culture moves first
Technology follows the people, not the other way around.
01 / Technology
Meet
StormEye.
A computer-vision concept for band directors: analyze field footage, see formation consistency and turn visual feedback into clearer rehearsal decisions. The first step is a director-led demonstration and pilot path — not a finished product.
Concept in development
Join the pilot listConcept visualization · illustrative metricsSeeformation and interval patterns
Reviewmoments that need director attention
Refinewith feedback that speaks band
02 / Uniform off the field
Wear the
standard.
Limited culture-first releases. Each drop carries the same demand: show up with purpose.
DROP 02
Storm Shades
Black frames. Gold mark. Eyes forward.
Limited run
03 / The roots
From the line.
For the legacy.
YardStorm was shaped by years in HBCU band culture — the reps nobody sees, the standard your section holds, the sound that travels beyond the stadium. That discipline now drives every product we build.
Stephen MckibbenFounder & CEO · AAMU, 2010–2013Snare in marching season; timpani and xylophone in symphonic band.
“You do not inherit the yard. You earn it — one rep at a time.”
Directors · builders · culture carriers
Let’s move
the culture.
Interested in StormEye pilots, partnerships or future drops?