It can be seen that, conflicts, negative revolution, suicides, and other crimes becoming
more common worldwide. Several studies and investigations have been conducted due
to this case. Thus, it has been found that one of the root cause is stress, especially among
the youth. Although stress can improve work performance and awareness for those who
can manage it properly, however if someone is unable to cope with the stressful situation
when it becomes excessive, the reaction might be disastrous. In tackling this
unfavourable situation, several lifestyle changes have been prescribed such as listening
to music, physical activities, doing desired activities, surfing, and others. This study uses
the power of music to reduce stress. A mobile application named as “DeMuse” was
developed and in its development, Mobile-D step-by-step methodology was applied. At
explore phase, a number of existing applications have been compared. At the second
phase, the initialize stage, a quantitative analysis was carried out to study the music and
mood categories respectively. During the third and fourth phases, which were
Productionize and Stabilise, the completion of Data Flow Diagram and Entity Relationship
Diagram were established based on the quantitative analysis done. In the final phase,
the System Test and Fix, the prototype were reviewed by 148 potential users. DeMuse
showed to be one of the alternative ways to relieve stress. From this finding, DeMuse
highlight the main feature which is the music and mood categories. In conclusion, DeMuse
is a valid mobile apps that could be used to help reduce stress of its user. With this app,
it hopes greatly to help in decreasing and eliminating the tension, dissatisfaction, and
others negative feelings of users in their daily life
