TL;DR: Floppy will be a free to play DAW/FPS fostering a community where artists, fans, and collectors alike can find a home together as co-creators. Floppy is an FPS (First Person Sampler) 3D environment that players will use to interact with our DAW (Decentralized Audio Workstation). This DAW virtual experience is modeled after contemporary digital audio workstations with its own old-school spin, ready to be skinned and styled to every release. Floppy is free to play for everyone with a des...

TL;DR: Floppy will be a free to play DAW/FPS fostering a community where artists, fans, and collectors alike can find a home together as co-creators. Floppy is an FPS (First Person Sampler) 3D environment that players will use to interact with our DAW (Decentralized Audio Workstation). This DAW virtual experience is modeled after contemporary digital audio workstations with its own old-school spin, ready to be skinned and styled to every release. Floppy is free to play for everyone with a des...

“Those ravers were at the edge of their lives, they weren’t running ahead or falling behind, they were just right there and the tunes meant everything.”In an age where meaning is becoming increasingly transient and technological advancements continue to spawn ever confounding ontological crises, as humans we are hard-pressed to find outlets that nurture genuine expression of any significance. Do we remain puritanical and stick with the vehicles of expression that we have been accustomed to al...

“Those ravers were at the edge of their lives, they weren’t running ahead or falling behind, they were just right there and the tunes meant everything.”In an age where meaning is becoming increasingly transient and technological advancements continue to spawn ever confounding ontological crises, as humans we are hard-pressed to find outlets that nurture genuine expression of any significance. Do we remain puritanical and stick with the vehicles of expression that we have been accustomed to al...

In the 20th century, the prevalent music drifting into one’s ears was heavily dependent upon location. The city you lived in could strongly predict what genres of music you either created or consumed. These location based genre constraints were largely imposed by the technology of the time period. The dissemination and proliferation of records across city, state, or country lines were exceedingly limited due to the physicality required to interact with any one piece of music. Listeners and mu...

In the 20th century, the prevalent music drifting into one’s ears was heavily dependent upon location. The city you lived in could strongly predict what genres of music you either created or consumed. These location based genre constraints were largely imposed by the technology of the time period. The dissemination and proliferation of records across city, state, or country lines were exceedingly limited due to the physicality required to interact with any one piece of music. Listeners and mu...

It’s that time of year again… Black History Month!!! To celebrate, we want to show some love to a few of our favorite black producers. At FLOPPY, we recognize most, if not all, of the music we love today wouldn’t exist without the contribution of black artists throughout history. So it’s only right for us to pay tribute in our own way. It’s challenging making a list like this so just know there were MANY artists we would have loved to have included. The people featured in this list are those ...

It’s that time of year again… Black History Month!!! To celebrate, we want to show some love to a few of our favorite black producers. At FLOPPY, we recognize most, if not all, of the music we love today wouldn’t exist without the contribution of black artists throughout history. So it’s only right for us to pay tribute in our own way. It’s challenging making a list like this so just know there were MANY artists we would have loved to have included. The people featured in this list are those ...