The Beat: Pragmatism, alchemy and the beginning of the past
Decential’s weekly on-chain music newsletter by MacEagon Voyce
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Pariah Carey Part One: Using Insights from Water & Music and Music Tomorrow’s Data Bootcamp to Go From Pariah to Mariah
Structuring data for musicians to better understand their audience can be daunting. Let us help you figure that out with the first in a four-part series.
The Beat: Sybil-cybin and Music for Airports
Decential’s weekly on-chain music newsletter by MacEagon Voyce
A Search for Resonance: Michelle Huang’s Journey to Solve Japan’s Akiya Crisis
A DAO is hoping to convert some of Japan’s vacant homes — known as akiya — into artistic residences without losing its creative soul
Brazilian Artist Gabriel Massan Explores Colonialism With a Web3 Twist on the Tezos Blockchain
The artist uses a video game to teach inclusiveness and to explore his fear for the future
This Machine Kills Copyright: Minting a Bob Dylan Song As a Way to Resurrect Folk Traditions
Can web3 and blockchain usher in a new era of common ownership in creative endeavors like music more akin to the folk era? Here’s 9,000 words to say it can.
'Welcome to being an artist – this is the deal' Inside the Lonely Writers Club
Writing is a lonely endeavor but Metalabel’s Austin Robey is trying to bring community to the process
Nvak Collective’s Sammy Del Real on Using Web3 to Better Distribute Opportunity in the Music Industry
The web3 music label is hyper-attentive to its roster of artists
Improving Crypto Infrastructure, “On-Chain Summer” and a Web3 “renaissance” at EthCC 2023
A roundup of the most interesting ideas and social happenings from Paris
‘On-Chain Summer’ Gets Off to an Optimistic Start Atop the Eiffel Tower at EthCC
Crypto and the history and legacy of the Eiffel Tower have surprisingly a lot in common
Fluid Protocol and Raremind bring chess to Web3 for EthCC
Blockchain technology and the game of chess are both ostensibly democratizing forces driven by competition and coordination
Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows is Asking Big Questions and Using Crypto to Deepen Fan Connection
The web3-savvy band Avenged Sevenfold’s new album reminds our writer of a nexus of a Soundrgarden, Meatloaf and Dream Theater love triangle during a heavy-dose mushroom trip
The Beat: Combatting Tech Numbness, Differentiating Music by Artists Vs. Non-artists & Goodbye Tina
Numbed, hypnotized and addicted to tech like cell phones
Songcamp Veterans Embrace CCO Rights-Free Music to Find Freedom and Embrace New Possibilities
Freeing musical composition and recording from copyright isn’t easy but it may just set you free
Exploring How Innovation Can Spur Community in Underground Music at Nightfund’s London Event
There are many risks and great reward in making sure community-led venues exist for underground music
The Beat: Music as Experience, the Looming AI Battle and Time
Universal’s CEO changes his tune on the role of AI in music
Exploring the Fundamentals and Nuance of Community in On-Chain Music at Water & Music’s Wavelengths Conference
Are blockchain and web3 a help or a hinderance to music, and what does community mean if it can’t scale?
‘We're fucked but maybe we can do something about it’: Hope and Analysis at Water & Music's Inaugural Wavelengths Summit
How to remain sanguine while staring the difficulties of changing the neolithic music industry in the face
‘This little garden of weird creatures’ How Nifty Music’s Milo Lombardi Wants to Protect On-Chain Music
Lombardi used psychedelics to open up his inner world to help create his first NFT drop
Inside London's Elektra Space: Building the Web3 Talent Network
A London web3 community is helping to educate investors and give startup founders a place to hone pitches