# Onchain Artist Sweepstakes!

**Published by:** [Invest in Music](https://paragraph.com/@investinmusic-2/)
**Published on:** 2023-11-10
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@investinmusic-2/onchain-artist-sweepstakes

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New prizes just dropped for onchain artists. Optimism launched “We ❤️ The Art” - distributing 1M OP tokens to up to 184 potential winners. Somehoodlum launched Somefund, a $250,000 fund for 28 creatives. This comes on the back of gasless uploads from Sound, the new SplitsKit and a new AI wallet from Dawn. RAC teased a new type of DAO and a16z shared a market map on AI music companies to watch. Theres no shortage of new experiments in the air - and with ETH breaking $2k, NFTs are seeing a glimpse of life. We’re doing our best to cover it all - and are excited to see who takes advantage of the new tools on the table! Want to keep the convo going? Shoot us a DM to join the Invest in Music chat. We’re giving away a free IM Pass to the first person to respond to this newsletter.Top Stories Optimism @Optimism Announcing We The Art: a five week contest celebrating onchain creators. 1,000,000 OP prize pool with up to 184 potential winners 4 distinct submission categories Submission deadline: December 13th, 23:00 UTC welovetheart.optimism.io 1,461 8:25 AM • Nov 8, 2023 Five week contest with an 1,000,000 OP prize pool and up to 184 potential winners. somehoodlum @somehoodlum Introducing “Somefund” After over a year of dedicated development, I am thrilled to announce the birth of a project close to my heart. “Somefund”. We are giving away $250,000 to 28 creatives. Funded by @Ze_blocks & powered by @bonfire_tweets Somefund.xyz 94 4:59 PM • Nov 7, 2023 $250,000 is up for grabs to 28 creatives. sound.xyz (🎧,🎧) @soundxyz_ BIG NEWS Uploading music to Sound is now as free and easy as Soundcloud. No gas fees. No wallet needed. Say hello to magic uploads 538 11:05 AM • Nov 7, 2023 Upload tracks to Sound for free with just an email address. RAC @RAC hi CT, i have this idea and wanted to run it by this community. i've been making music professionally since 2007 and have amassed a quite sizable music catalog. i've recently been approached by some traditional music catalog investment firms that offered to buy me out. this 235 12:36 PM • Nov 8, 2023 RAC shares ideas for collectors to own his catalog onchain. Justine Moore @venturetwins Introducing our thesis on AI x music Just as synthesizers and samplers revolutionized the music industry, generative tools will power the next creative leap for consumers, artists, and producers. More from me + @illscience 477 11:10 AM • Nov 9, 2023 a16z shares their thesis on the intersection of music and AI. Splits @0xSplits Adding Splits to your app is now easier than ever. SplitsKit: pre-built React components. Integrate Splits in minutes. splits.org Splits Changelog: SplitsKit and Waterfall Changelog Nov 09, 2023 49 1:59 PM • Nov 9, 2023 An easy way for developers to add Splits to their app. Dawn Wallet @dawn_wallet Dawn AI launches! 147 2:14 PM • Nov 8, 2023 Interact with Ethereum using everyday language. Songcamp @songcamp_ Introducing The CC0 Remix Tape Born out of the Songcamp community in our Chaos era, @CC0lab_ is a collective of 20 musicians, artists and devs experimenting with CC0 music. Today's release showcases 18 remixes using stems from their original CC0 Mixtape Vol. 1 40 3:02 PM • Nov 6, 2023 18 remixes using stems from their original CC0 Mixtape Vol. 1.Weekly Podcast Remember - Invest in Music Pass holders can mint at a discount. Listen and collect here.Music MondayFeaturing Pack Records, Daniel Allan, Angelbaby, NOISE and Pete Rango. See the thread here.Weekly SpotlightDEEGAN x NOISE - Make It BetterDaniel Allan - Rivers (with Kyle Reynolds)Pack Records x aldn - what was the last thing u said ft. glaivebear bear & friends - LE PHONKDutchyyy - Spring Chops in FallSee the thread here.Bonus Reads hypebot @hypebot Spotify will pay no royalties at all on tracks with under 1000 streams a year [CONFIRMED] ow.ly/ViGR50Q4wKO #Spotify #SpotifyForArtists #musicbusiness #musician 15 9:10 AM • Nov 6, 2023 musicben 🎧 @musicben_eth There's a ridiculous amount of money available for artist grants / prizes right now. About $1.75 million. Here's 2 things you can apply for right now: 1. Optimism We the Art • Create some art (music, AI art, generative art, 1/1) • Mint it on Optimism (via @ourZORA, 89 9:15 AM • Nov 9, 2023 Bonfire @bonfire_tweets Introducing Sign in with TBA & TBA Gating We’re bringing more versatility to Bonfire with support for Token Bound Accounts (TBAs), starting with: 1. Signing in to Bonfire *as* your NFT 2. When verifying ownership to access gates, we’ll check the TBAs of any NFT in the wallet 50 1:01 PM • Nov 9, 2023 Kathleen Warner @kathleen_warner im hiring someone to help produce video content for my artist project @lyrah looking for someone who: - can edit vid content - understands the details that resonate in a video - works fast and independently RTs appreciated! 54 3:19 PM • Nov 7, 2023 SongTech @songtech_ Phase 4 is live. Artist Claims Verification Artists can claim funds by connecting to Twitter. Songs are verified once funds are claimed. 2500 Submits now available Song.Tech 19 7:11 PM • Nov 8, 2023 LATASHÁ @CallMeLatasha hi sweets! BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! @zoratopia FINALLY has a telegram + legit would love to have many of you on it. + meet each other + learn about opportunities first + get involved w. ZORATOPIA IRL 2024 Pull up: Here’s the link to join: see y’all! t.me/+jpAsYbXp-_0yO… 52 12:20 PM • Nov 7, 2023 sonu.stream @sonu_stream By now we’ve all heard the discourse surrounding Spotify’s 1000 stream rule, but have you heard about @Deezer’s? Deezers’ user-centric model introduces a shift in streaming royalties – now, your subscription fee is directly proportional to the artists you listen to. 9 5:09 PM • Nov 8, 2023 Christina @0xChristina Web3 offers infrastructure for music distribution & most importantly artist-defined monetization experimentation around licensing new use cases. To tackle the challenge of improving music monetization, we must understand the dynamic evolution of music rights within the digital 61 9:52 AM • Oct 30, 2023 dan fowler @dan_djfnd Mashed together a few videos from my F2P Music talk a couple of days ago in Norway. Apologies for the small break in the middle (recording stopped working), I basically talked a bit about the DNS guys and also made the point that targeting "superfans" is counterproductive. 18 8:57 AM • Nov 10, 2023 Dune | We are hiring! @Dune We’ve got an exciting update for you today. Zora Network data is now LIVE on Dune Zora is an OP stack Layer 2 that focuses on bringing media on-chain. With millions of users and transactions, there is plenty to explore. As of today, all @ourZORA is live on Dune! Together, we 972 9:31 AM • Nov 9, 2023 Base @base 𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗗𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗬 @mynameisheno is hosting a special event for his new concept album, and the invite is onchain Mint S.Y.S.T.E.M. Preview and come to the activation on November 8th, live in LA zora.co S.Y.S.T.E.M. Preview 01 (URL Flyer) RSVP HERE: https://rsvp.neuehouse.com/www3edgeofsurveillance WorldWideWeb3: The Edge of Surveillance In Collaboration with Base + Zora Live at NeueHouse Hollywood 11/08 Heno. + NeueHouse invite you... 110 12:03 PM • Nov 6, 2023 dot (◕‿◕)♡ @dotmvsic Curators are artists too. I believe in the power of Web3 to bring more value to the curation process, and treat it as another legitimate form of artistry and self expression. The current music industry doesn't incentivize independent curation. Thread 28 2:01 PM • Nov 4, 2023 Michail aka Opium Hum @opiumhum 1/ I want to start something BIG in the music space. Something that allows independent music culture to grow and to blossom in a way that is sustainable and empowering. The goal is to build something that is based on the following five priciples: (cont. below). 395 1:18 PM • Nov 7, 2023 Collect the Invest in Music Pass and join the Collector Chat. 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