wavWRLD's Weekly Wavs đđđ¶ Issue #28
Your Guide to the Best Emerging Artists & Songs in Music x New Internet
Ahhhhhh spring. Things are mellow right now. Thereâs a ton of great music dropping: of course on Sound and Catalog, but increasingly on Beats and Decent as well. Each platform offers something unique for creators, and the stronger of a cross-platform ecosystem we can build, the better-equipped artists will be to pursue their creative journeys. Thatâs a win-win.
People are in *checks notes* LA this week for NFT LA or Miami for Miami Music Week? Last night, Jadyn Violet threw an event with Sagealina in LA, while KarmaVioletta played a secret set for MMW. But letâs not get ahead of ourselves. SXSB flew by last week, and we need to send it to Sir Lenny for some on-the-ground reporting:
There you have it. Shouts out to Campfire for holding it down for web3 musicâWe cannot wait to hear what comes from those sessions. Iman Europe was featured in VIBE MagazineâThey named her and FAT RONâs performance as one of the top 10 BEST SHOWS AT SXSW this year. The Boys Club x OpenSea party was also HOT, with web3 baddie Mija on the decks!
But besides that, it seems as if the music NFT scene was apparently dead in Austin, replaced by ~AI music~ as the next technological trend to capture the hearts and minds of the hype train. Of course, itâs nothing new to us. Weâre very familiar with the generative/ AI conversation at this point. But for normies? Imagine the possibilities.
No, we have managed to find ourselves in the opposite campâthat of the passĂ©. NFTs, and music NFTs are dead !!! Which brings me to my final point for today: donât believe the damn hype.
At the core of creation and curation is the practice of giving in to intuition. You have to trust that you can make the best decisions for your own good, and then you have to train your ability to make those decisions consistently. Itâs about finding the balance between thinking and doing.
If you can keep a clear head as you make decisions, your efficiency will improve. From there, your output improves. Quick math.
THEREFORE if you make decisions based on what you see other people doingâor based on what others will thinkâyou are inherently preventing yourself from reaching your full potential.Â
Itâs a thought. DMs are open.
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We want to kick it off by giving props to our man Daniel Allan for raising a $1,000,000 seed round. Heâs realizing our collective dream: making it as an independent artist by leveraging tools only made possible by web3. Daniel has modeled a path to success for the rest of us.
Itâs also news that begs for context. Like the $10 MM investment in Coop Records, $1 million is hard to conceptualize as an individual. Itâs nearly impossible to count two for one. But it can come across as such a distant milestone that it could even be discouraging to feel like youâre not anywhere near that level.
That is a bummer, and thatâs what I hope people donât take away from this news. Remember, this is not $1,000,000 cold ones deposited cleanly in his bank account for him to burn, he has obligations with these million dollars. The point is itâs a line item on a balance sheet that he is going to have to deal with for a long time. And heâs got people who gave him money that will have questions about the whole affair.
But Daniel Allan understands this and is ready for that responsibility, and thatâs the thing for us to take away: we need to prepare ourselves for the larger responsibilities of artistdom. As we grow, the numbers will get biggerâit comes with the territory.
Also lets pull up the receipts from wavLETTER 26 please:Â
Hereâs another piece of the puzzle.
Listen to Ep 01 of the Invest in Music podcast, where Daniel shares his story, on Spinamp. Watch Adam Levyâs Mint podcast episode where he interviews Daniel, Cooper and Brett.
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Beatport, online music store for DJs and electronic music aficionados, has made the warp to lightspeed and landed a marketplace on the Polkadot blockchain. Hereâs how they put it:
âThrough the platform, it will allow artists, producers, and labels to sell NFTs, including exclusive content such as unreleased music, discounted tickets, and other perks to fans.â
What great utility! Read the whole article.
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Bonfire and Decent have teamed up for a huge collaboration: now you can import Decent contracts into Bonfire to create custom mint pages for your drops. This news comes in tandem with the announcement that Decent now offers a 1155 contract that enables USD pricing, cheaper minting, and more. Amazing! The more tools at artists' disposal, the better.Â
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Week after week theyâve got us saying Oohlala! Itâs time to get your cheddar up, because Oohlala has just shipped the Oohlala leaderboard where you can see what whales are dropping the most crypto on music NFTs. Oohlala.
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Fresh wavs & what weâre listening to this week from the WRLD:
Twinnyâs highly anticipated first official song release of 2023âdance hit âALWAYSââas a limited edition digital collectible on Decent.
100 editions for .01 ETH
Flav.ioâs âAll a Jokeâ on Beats x Lens. When ur sad, confused and heartbrokenâWas it all a joke?
5 editions at 2 wMATIC
TAROT x LNRZâs track âWay Backâ on SoundâHer voice of gold shimmers and glitches out over this banger produced by Clear eyes.
Open edition for .005 ETH
Dominoâs song âRETURNLABELâ on Sound. A full res music video will be open to purchase for .15 to whoever holds the golden egg 24 hours after closing <3
20 editions at .05 ETH
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Upcoming drops & projects that you need to know about:
Bloody White announces MODERN ROMANCEâHis most ambitious body of work to date. Itâs available on spinamp, SoundCloud and Audius. Each cover art links back to its corresponding Sound drop. Preview & mint here!
Brokeinvstr announced his biggest web3 move yet: Heâs launching Own The Sound and moving all his existing editorials there. He invites you to join him in shaping and building this brand - Let's own the sound and the culture together!
Elcee the Alchemist dropped 1 track per day for 7 days from his project âThe Odyssey Vol. II,â beginning with a FREE OE on Decent. Collectors are getting airdropped additional (and unreleased) tracks, depending on how many songs you collect. You can still listen to and mint most of the songs on Lens or on Beats.
On Thursday, March 30th at 3pm, serboy releases his Sound genesis of song âCRAZYââA gift to the love of his life.
25 editions for .02 ETH
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Remember to vibe out this spring yâall. Itâs the best time of the year when it just gets warm again in late March. Things are blooming right now, itâs time to put on some country music, grab a beverage, and kick back to take it all in. Cause itâs gonna get hot reeaal soon âŠ
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Disclosure: Writer Fred Riko & Curator/ Editor Violetta Hyland may occasionally own the NFTs of certain artists mentioned & certain platforms/ protocols highlighted. Their wallet holdings & activity can be viewed openly on the blockchain. We prioritize featuring wavWRLD members & contributors.