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Austin Hurwitz
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Welcome back to another season of the One Big Idea podcast. Each week I sit down with artists, founders, collectors, and thought leaders shaping the space today. This season we are focused on the central question - what will catalyze Web3 music adoption?
Today I’m joined by Rob Abelow, founder of Where Music's Going: a newsletter tackling insights & tactics for music's future.
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Welcome back to another season of the One Big Idea podcast. Each week I sit down with artists, founders, collectors, and thought leaders shaping the space today. This season we are focused on the central question - what will catalyze Web3 music adoption?
I’m joined by Daniel Allan & Cooper Turley to discuss Daniel’s $1M seed round for Daniel Allan Entertainment. The round was led by Coop Records with support from Palm Tree Crew Crypto, Noise DAO, Woodstock DAO and Fire Eyes DAO.
Show Links:Daniel’s Twitter
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Welcome back to another season of the One Big Idea podcast. Each week I sit down with artists, founders, collectors, and thought leaders shaping the space today. This season we are focused on the central question - what will catalyze Web3 music adoption?
Chad Hilliard and Cole Ryan are the Co-Founders of Dreams Never Die, a new-age artist company and music community. As the team behind the music blog Hillydilly, they’ve spent over 15 years discovering, sharing, and working alongside brand-new artists.
Their recently launched Founder’s Pass grants access to their community of creatives, industry personnel, and music fans. They discover, document, and develop brand-new artists, host events, share music, experiment with new tech, chat regularly, collaborate with other communities, and look to the next decade.
You can find more info on Dreams Never Die at https://dreamsneverdie.xyz/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dreamsnevrdie.
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Welcome back to another season of the One Big Idea podcast. Each week I sit down with artists, founders, collectors, and thought leaders shaping the space today. This season we are focused on the central question - what will be the catalyst for Web3 music adoption?
Derek Davies is the Co-Founder of Medallion, a web3 technology company helping artists launch digital worlds to expand fan participation, actionable insights, and economic potential. As the "home base for artists", Medallion has leveraged Web3 rails to power communities for global superstars like Tycho, Jungle, and Santigold.
For more info head to https://www.medallion.fm/
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Welcome back to another season of the One Big Idea podcast. Each week I sit down with artists, founders, collectors, and thought leaders shaping the space today. This season we are focused on the central question - what will be the catalyst for Web3 music adoption?
As an independent artist for the entirety of her career, VÉRITÉ understands the need to adapt to the ever changing landscape of both the industry and culture. VÉRITÉ is an independent artist whose career has always been an exploration of how to create and build outside traditional structures. A prolific and “spellbinding” (NPR) songwriter, executive producer and performer, her independently released albums, EPs and singles have garnered 350M+ streams across all platforms with 1M+ monthly listeners.
Her third album, love you forever, is due out February 24th 2023 on all streaming platforms.
For more on VÉRITÉ head to https://verite.komi.io/
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Welcome back to another season of the One Big Idea podcast. Each week I sit down with artists, founders, collectors, and thought leaders shaping the space today. This season we are focused on the central question - what will be the catalyst for Web3 music adoption?
Evan Dhillon is the Co-Founder of Arpeggi Labs, “the sound platform for the next generation of audio artists”. Arpeggi is a collaborative web3 music creation platform built on the ARP protocol. Over the years music has become increasingly 'single player', Arpeggi's goal is to automate the trust in digital collaboration so artists can be more connected than ever.Arpeggi allows musicians to share their music for reuse with guaranteed attribution when their sound is used. In the traditional music industry, compliantly using someone else’s song or sound requires payment and legal clearance. With Arpeggi, any sound you hear is yours to create with.Today's platform features an infinite community sourced sample library to create with and a full featured DAW to mint your own songs and samples as shareable tokens.
Kits is a new sample pack marketplace that uses digital assets to empower artists and producers in all new ways. Kits partners with artists to release limited collections of sample packs. Only those who purchase and hold a Kits token have access to one of the limited number of licenses to use the sounds in the pack.
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Welcome back to another season of the One Big Idea podcast. Each week I sit down with artists, founders, collectors, and thought leaders shaping the space today. This season we are focused on the central question - what will be the catalyst for Web3 music adoption?
David Beiner is the Co-Founder of The Hume Collective, “a record label built for the future”. Hume counts Angelbaby and Clio among its roster of metastars, virtual characters reshaping what it means to be an artist. Hume’s community of “humies” are one of the most active in Web3 as they vote on decisions guiding each artist’s career.
Follow The Hume Collective on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wearehume
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Welcome back to another season of the One Big Idea podcast. Each week I sit down with artists, founders, collectors, and thought leaders shaping the space today. This season we are focused on the central question - what will be the catalyst for Web3 music adoption?
This week I’m joined by Music Ben, the Co-founder of Ziggy Ziggy Music, a platform for Web3 music discovery, posting daily videos of music NFTs. Ben is also a contributor for Billboard, where he covers the Web3 landscape.
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Welcome back to another season of the One Big Idea podcast. Each week I sit down with artists, founders, collectors, and thought leaders shaping the space today. This season we are focused on the central question - what will be the catalyst for Web3 music adoption?
This week I am joined by Madalen Duke, Lackhoney, and Vaarwell, who are all freshmen members of LRNZs.
LNRZ (pronounced loners) is a creative incubator and producer of groundbreaking music and visual NFTs. Founded by Reo Cragun and Jeremy Lewis, the collective now counts dozens among their roster of collaborators. LNRZ is community-owned, with a portion of each NFT sale going into the LNRZ treasury for use to be determined by its members.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit austinhurwitz.substack.com
Welcome back to another season of the One Big Idea podcast. Each week I sit down with artists, founders, collectors, and thought leaders shaping the space today. This season we are focused on the central question - what will be the catalyst for Web3 music adoption?
To help answer that question and unpack the Web3 landscape I was recently joined by David Greenstein. David is the co-founder of Sound.xyz, a suite of web3-native music and economic tools powering the next generation of artists and their communities. Sound Artists can publish songs, sell NFTs, use splits, and participate in governance within a tightly integrated suite of tools.
Our conversation covers a wide range of topics including:
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The historical relationship between labels and artists.
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Streaming’s impact on an artist’s career.
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How Web3 creates new pathways for artists and collectors.
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The genesis of Sound.xyz and working with some of the biggest artists in the world.
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The obstacles facing broader Web3 music adoption.
To learn more be sure to follow David (@dgreenstein1) and Sound (@soundxyz_ ) on Twitter.
Please enjoy and be sure to tune in live Thursdays at 4 pm PST / 7 pm EST on Twitter (@austin_hurwitz) all season long.
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Hey Friends 👋🏽,
This is it. We’ve made it to the 12th and final episode of Season 0 of The One Big Idea Podcast. I’m incredibly grateful to my guests for joining me for some fantastic conversations and to this community for all your support.
We will pause through the holidays before returning with a BANG in January. More details to come but rest assured, we are coming back bigger and better with some phenomenal guests.
Next week I’ll be opening up the Season 0 collectible to listeners. Thank you for being here from the start, and it’ll be your access pass to the One Big Idea group chat.
Again thank you, and please enjoy this wonderful conversation with Daniel Allan and Reo Cragun.
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One Big Idea Podcast Episode 12
Each week I bring on the brightest creators, builders, and thought leaders to explore the intersection of crypto and culture. In today’s episode, I sit down with Daniel Allan & Reo Cragun to discuss their new 8-track EP, Criteria.
A fusion of electronic music and hip-hop - Criteria brings together the best of both worlds and is meant to bring web3 music to a broader audience. At 2500 editions and with activations across Sound, Bonfire, OnCyber, Spinamp, and Apreggi, Criteria represents one of the most ambitious Web3 album releases ever.
To learn more about the project, head to https://danielallan.xyz/criteria.
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One Big Idea Podcast Episode 11
Each week I bring on the brightest creators, builders, and thought leaders to explore the intersection of crypto and culture. In today’s episode, I sit down with music mogul Troy Carter, co-founder of Venice Music.
Troy Carter rose to prominence representing and nurturing global superstars including Lady Gaga and John Legend as founder & CEO of Atom Factory. He is the former Global Head of Creator Services for Spotify and the current Co-Founder and CEO of Venice Music, a technology + media company focused on powering the business of music via distribution, services, and data analytics.
We Discuss
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Being discovered by Will Smith
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Interning stints with P Diddy and James Lassiter
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Being around Biggie Smalls and Bad Boy Records
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Discovering Eve and Lady Gaga
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Building multiple management companies
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Joining Spotify
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Helping independent artists with Venice Music
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One Big Idea Podcast Episode 10
Each week I bring on the brightest creators, builders, and thought leaders to explore the intersection of crypto and culture. In today’s episode, I sit down with Gino The Ghost, co-founder of Blocktones, a generative music project.
Gino The Ghost is a Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, and artist based in Los Angeles. Originally from Detroit, The Ghost is currently on fire after co-writing “Back to the Streets” by Saweetie feat. Jhene Aiko, which peaked at #1 on both Rhythmic and Urban radio.
Gino is best known for writing Saweetie’s recent EP release, “ICY”, including the #1 multi-platinum hit single “My Type”. He also co-wrote “Kills You Slowly” for The Chainsmokers, a single off their #1 album World War Joy. His work on Nathy Peluso’s debut album Calambre (writing her hit singles “Delito”, “Trio”, and “SANA SANA”) won him a Grammy. He also received nominations for Best Dance Album (Illenium) and Best Latin Album (Nathy Peluso).
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One Big Idea Podcast Episode 9
Each week I bring on the brightest creators, builders, and thought leaders to explore the intersection of crypto and culture. In this today’s episode, I sit down with Vinnie Hager and Devon DeJardin live from NFT London
Vinnie Hager (b. 1996) is an American artist and designer who lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his Associates Degree in Visual Design from Anne Arundel Community College in 2016 and has since gone on to study at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. He is currently projected to graduate with his Bachelor's Degree in General Fine Arts with a Curatorial Studies minor in Spring of 2021.
Vinnie has exhibited work in group shows at Artspace Gallery (Richmond, VA), Washington County Museum of Fine Art (Hagerstown, MD), Circle Gallery (Annapolis, MD), Terrault Gallery (Baltimore, MD).
Devon DeJardin (b. 1993) is a self-taught, multimedia artist from Portland, Oregon currently working out of Los Angeles, Ca. In his adolescent years DeJardin suffered from severe depression and anxiety, finding refuge in painting. DeJardin uses art — and art history — to understand the world and his place in it. With a background studying spiritual traditions from around the world, and an appreciation for the emotional, muscular abstraction of Picasso, Nevelson, Duchamp, Krasner, DeJardin’s paintings, drawings, and sculpture reference the body, forces of nature, and the application of philosophy to lived experience. With a sense of geometry that is both architectural and organic, and a refined palette that highlights the life of the mind, DeJardin muses on strength, fragility, control, and surrender.
DeJardin’s work, for now, focuses on guardians – on entities and forces that protect us, guide us, and challenge us to grow. But often, our real life ‘guardians’ come in forms we don’t recognize: challenges that force us to learn new skills, losses that teach us emotional resilience, crises that show us our inner strength.
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One Big Idea Podcast Episode 8
Each week I bring on the brightest creators, builders, and thought leaders to explore the intersection of crypto and culture. In this today’s episode, I sit down with Kenobi, Co-Founder of Metaverse Miami.
We discuss:
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What Web3 conferences today get wrong
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The importance of in real-life experiences for Web3 communities
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Building relationships in Web3
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Building innovative ticketing solutions
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Rewarding Genesis holders for years to come
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One Big Idea Podcast Episode 7
Each week I bring on the brightest creators, builders, and thought leaders to explore the intersection of crypto and culture. In this today’s episode, I sit down with Oliver Maroney, Co-Founder of Cameo Pass at NFT London.
We discuss:
- Growing up in Portland with future NBA stars like Kevin Love
- Finding his true north lane as a writer
- Lessons from Ice Cube and covering The Big 3
- Shooting his shot with Kristen Ledlow
- Oliver’s decision to join Cameo
- The genesis of Cameo Pass and building relationships in Web3
- Delivering value to an NFT community during the bear
- Creating for the community you want
- Passtronauts and creating composable digital identities
Disclaimer
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One Big Idea Podcast Episode 6
Each week I bring on the brightest creators, builders, and thought leaders to explore the intersection of crypto and culture. In this week's episode, I got to sit down with Chris Maddern and Christine Hall Brown, Co-Founders of Floor at NFT London. We were pressed for time so this episode is a bit on the shorter time but still came away with some great takeaways about how Chris and Christine view the future of NFTs.
We discuss:
- Token gated app development
- Prioritizing app development
- Will Floor become a marketplace?
- What it means to be the hub for NFTs
- Measuring engagement
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One Big Idea Podcast Episode 5
Each week I bring on the brightest creators, builders, and thought leaders to explore the intersection of crypto and culture. In this week's episode, I sit with Zeneca founder of Zen Academy.
We discuss:
The creation of "Zeneca" and how he found his way to Stoicism
The state of the crypto market and tools for survival
Frameworks for investing in NFTs
The importance of education, infrastructure, and a mindset shift to onboard the masses
The past, present, and future of Zen Academy
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One Big Idea Podcast Episode 4
Each week I bring on the brightest creators, builders, and thought leaders to explore the intersection of crypto and culture. In this week's episode, I sit with Adam Levy of Mint, a podcast exploring the Web3 creator economy.
We discuss:
-Adam's decision to leave Venture Capital and go full-time Web3
-Lessons learned building the #1 podcast on the Web3 creator economy
-How creators can leverage on-chain data
-Why Adam chose to build Bello Insights
-The Vault, token gated content for Mint Season 6
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One Big Idea Podcast Episode 3
Each week I bring on the brightest creators, builders, and thought leaders to explore the intersection of crypto and culture. In this week's episode, I sit with Toby Lasso, the co-founder of Web3 artist management company Nocturnal.
We discuss:
-Toby's entry to Web3 and the early days of Cool Cats
-Managing Vinnie Hager and partnering on Letters, the artist's genesis NFT collection
-Weather Report Controversy and its Aftermath
-Building a Web3-Focused Management Company During the Bear Market
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One Big Idea Podcast Episode 2
Each week I bring on the brightest creators, builders, and thought leaders to explore the intersection of crypto and culture. In this week's episode, I sit with Sidney Swift, the founder and CEO of web3 entertainment company Defient.
Previously, Sidney worked within the entertainment and technology industries for over 15 years as a Grammy-nominated, 10x platinum songwriter, producer, and engineer. He has worked alongside artists like Drake, Beyonce, Future, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Jason Derulo, DJ Khaled, Panic at the Disco!, and more. In 2017 Sidney started Defient - a web3 agency and NFT incubator - with the purpose of bridging culture and the metaverse together, finding early success with the virtual artist "Chillpill". In 2019 Sidney was granted a US patent for inventing the secondary device synchronization, a technology used in music and tv to layer media experiences. He has worked with countless artists and brands to understand and identify strategies that usher them into the world of web3.
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How did a group of pixelated avatars grow to become one of the most successful NFT projects in existence with $45M under treasury management? In this week's One Big Idea we put Nouns under the microscope to explain the power of CC0 in Web3.
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Today we are diving into flawed reputation systems on social media. It is a topic that has again come to the surface as bad actors continually exploit individuals through socially engineered phishing scams. We will cover how humans think about influence, why this fails us on social media, and how Soulbound Tokens (SBTs) can be used for capturing real reputation.
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Coinbase NFT was supposed to bring NFTs to the mainstream. With a $600M budget and over 2M waitlist applications, it seemed destined to become the marketplace. Instead, it's a ghost town with less volume all time than its new competitor GameStop did in the first 24 hours of its release. So why did it fail?
In this week's One Big Idea we explore the shortcomings of Coinbase NFT and how it can find it's way back.
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