Hello.
Custom site it is, no problem. I do think it's a mistake on your part, though, to refuse using an existing sound web site engine. Anything developed for a hundred bucks from scratch is not going to be anywhere near that in quality and functionality. Plain simple. If it's the looks that bother you, you should be aware that the way a site looks has nothing to do with the engine it is driven by. Those are only traditions, not musts. Sites running WordPress, Joomla or Drupal can be made to look and behave exactly the same way (and neither as the default template) to the end user. So I advise giving that a second thought.
Meanwhile, you can consult my portfolio to see a few design samples (I'm new on this site, not much there, but enough to get an idea) and skill test ratings. Should you insist on developing from scratch - that's fine by me. For best results, I'll want song samples and available photo material, maybe some intervew texts, so I can get the idea who the singer is, who the target audience are and therefore what design approach and "spirit" to pick.
Developing a site for an artist is always more involved than developing a weight loss pill sales site. So flexibility on the deadline and high availability of additional materiel on request highly affects the outcome.
Please, let me know if you're interested.
Best regards,
Alex.
P.S.: Incidentally, while HTML5 is an alluring buzzword, be advised that the HTML5 spec is very far from complete and its current support is arbitrary, so the working/not working condition of the features is to be measured at project acceptance time. Further claims to broken functionality in 2 months due to a browser update are irrelevant.