# This Week in Music NFTs - Dec 12

**Published by:** [Invest in Music](https://paragraph.com/@investinmusic-2/)
**Published on:** 2022-12-12
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@investinmusic-2/this-week-in-music-nfts-dec-12

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Free to listen. Valuable to collect. There was a lot of debate this week around Music NFT aggregators. In short - many artists were unaware that their music was automatically populating on aggregators like Oh La La, Spinamp and FutureTape. You can find the full 5 hour conversation here. There was a smaller conversation around compensation around these plays, but more importantly - the focus was that artists should always be in control of where their music is being distributed. Here’s my take. Coop 💿 @Cooopahtroopa I believe music will trend towards being free to listen and valuable to own. Passive streams are a funnel to active collectors. However - if an artist does not want their music being played somewhere, they should always be able to take it down. 126 3:54 PM • Dec 10, 2022 Aggregators are extremely valuable. Just look at DeFi projects like 1inch, Balancer or Yearn. Connecting liquidity to offer the best rate(s) possible benefits the end user. I would argue music is no different. The more exposure an NFT gets, the higher likelihood it is that someone collects. Very soon - I expect aggregators to allow listeners to collect directly in-app - creating the end-to-end experience Music NFTs have been missing. After all - it’s about the relationship with the music, not how many plays it gets. To this end, I’m proud to be starting an event series in LA called Rising Tide. Coop 💿 @Cooopahtroopa Introducing Rising Tide An event series for emerging artists. Wed, Dec 14th from 9PM - 12AM. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in LA. Be Hear Now 176 4:17 PM • Dec 9, 2022 It’s meant to spotlight emerging artists and create a space to discover new music - beyond the tech. If you haven’t already - smash that RSVP. This Wednesday is going to feature a lineup of artists that very much fit the criteria. Speaking of which - Criteria. 2500 editions (Sound’s largest collection to date) from Daniel Allan and Reo Cragun - two web3 powerhouses. Time to take web3 music to the next level. See you out there.Upcoming DropsDaniel Allan x Reo Cragun - CriteriaMija Acoustic Album Part 3Reo Cragun - Terra Lago (Bloody White Remix)Reo Cragun - Toxic (DLG Remix)LNRZ x Wes Period - WDITIADEEGAN - PromoPat Lok - Chef Ivory (with Party Pupils)X&ND - Somebody to LoveDabow - WaitingMarian Hill - you were always sureKevin George - Stuntin on MeKarma - StartedDot - MOONGLOWBen Kessler - GraffitiJazii - Different WorldFreshly MintedDaniel Allan - GYU PrequelReo Cragun - Criteria PrequelRŌHKI - VOODOOBloody White x DEEGAN - MommyGrady - MORE MORE MOREMarian Hill x Mark Johns - Lemme GoLackhoney - SorryZoom (Dav Remix)Zoom (Glasstempo Remix)DEEGAN - YOOHOOKasbeel - TopeAlec King - How sad is thatFelly - IntroMija - Pretty Little ThingBenny Maybe - Bad NewsTop StoriesDaniel Allan and Reo Cragun Announce CriteriaTwo leading artists in web3 debut a 2500 edition collection - Criteria. Daniel Allan @imdanielallan I’m excited to announce Criteria - an 8-track EP with @ReoCragun It's our largest mint, dropping this Friday - Dec 16th. The collection features 2500 editions with activations across @soundxyz_ @bonfire_tweets @oncyber @spin_amp and @arpeggi_labs Here's what to know 157 11:56 AM • Dec 12, 2022 Sound Celebrates its 1 Year AnniversarySound drops a mixtape to celebrate its first year of existence. sound.xyz (🎧,🎧) @soundxyz_ gm. Sound officially turns one today. Looking back at our first year: ↳ onboarded 240 artists ↳ dropped 709 tracks ↳ reached 6,200 unique collectors ↳ minted 33,771 NFTs ↳ paid $4 million directly to artists We’re just getting started. 484 10:27 AM • Dec 7, 2022 Rising Tide LA Event SeriesI’m launching an event series for emerging artists in LA Coop 💿 @Cooopahtroopa Introducing Rising Tide An event series for emerging artists. Wed, Dec 14th from 9PM - 12AM. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in LA. Be Hear Now 176 4:17 PM • Dec 9, 2022 Artists Debate Music AggregatorsA big conversation breaks out around music aggregators. Green Ring @greenringmusic Great space from @dragaan_v1 @steph_guerrero and @grljackie last night Opposing views discussed cordially and with an open mind by @ZironiVioletta @BlackDave and many others Want to get my thoughts out. Maybe it helps, but rip it apart if I’m way off x.com/i/spaces/1rmxP… 82 9:37 AM • Dec 10, 2022 Decent’s 1st BirthdayDecent shares learning from its first year. Decent @decentxyz It's been a year since our first artist release?! We can't believe it either. The past 365 days have been incredible, and we can't wait to keep growing alongside you. Read more about our ~decent~ journey at mirror.xyz/0xBAfb15bF1523… 36 12:05 PM • Dec 9, 2022 Zoom Remix Contest on ApreggiReo Cragun’s remix contest kicks off a wave of Framework remixes. Arpeggi Labs @arpeggi_labs Zoom has undoubtedly been our most impressive remix competition to date. With over 35 absolutely incredible submissions, we can't congratulate the participants and winners enough. arpeggi.io/reo Hear clips of @ReoCragun's selects and our POAP winners below Reo Cragun @ReoCragun There were so many fire submissions for the @arpeggi_labs remixes that it was extremely difficult to come to a conclusion. I had to phone @imdanielallan in order to narrow it down, but in the end we’ve chosen @_Glasstempo and @producedbydav as the top two. 18 12:45 PM • Dec 7, 2022 Bonus ReadsAustin Hurwtiz x Troy Carter Iman 🦋 Europe @ImanEurope GM! i am so honored that @noisedao and @wallace__morgan chose to highlight the first Sound Lounge Live event + my journey as an artist. it feels so good to be seen for my hard work! thank you so much. if you have 5 minutes, please give this a read! link below. 81 10:24 AM • Dec 7, 2022 Token Terminal 📊 @tokenterminal @soundxyz_ growing the fastest on a relative basis (180d daily active user growth) 84 3:55 PM • Dec 11, 2022 Spencer Noon 🕛 @spencernoon Me, in the future: I’ve been listening to [artist] since [year] ! Friend: O yeah? Prove it. Me: 53 3:21 PM • Dec 11, 2022 petersaputo.eth @pjsaputo 1 year and 1 month ago, i walked from my apt to the fonda to meet @whoinvitedgrady cuz i was super intrigued about good karma launching and wanted to learn more. i also happened to meet @Cooopahtroopa that night. the next day GK had their first in person meetup, so ofc i attended 33 6:55 PM • Dec 5, 2022 Martin @Martin_JL_ Just reached the 100 songs minted club on @soundxyz_ @lyrah Sorry CVS started me on my Journey and @dotmvsic Moonglow got me to here 45 Artists backed makes me very happy 35 4:00 PM • Dec 11, 2022 Rob Abelow @AbelowRob Music NFTs. How do you listen to them??? Everything you need to know about web3 music players & how to stream the on-chain music catalog. ↓ 206 9:13 AM • Dec 7, 2022 Jakeonchain @JakeOnchain Always leave room for upside on the secondary market. When fans are able to profit off collecting, they're going to keep showing up. 13 9:44 PM • Dec 5, 2022 hamburglar @hamburglar_eth About Free Mint Music NFT Hello everyone, I'm Hamburglar! This article gives a little bit of my opinion and advice on “Free Mint” Music NFT. mirror.xyz/0xhamburglar.e… 32 2:40 AM • Dec 6, 2022 brokeinvstr @brokeinvstr Discovery and curation are key as we move forward with the Music NFTs movement. They highlight quality, drive sales and build artist-collector relationships. Welcome to "FRESH MINTS" where I share my favorite Music NFTs every week. So, let's dive into: FRESH MINTS VOL. 3 ↓ 84 1:20 PM • Dec 4, 2022 This Week in Music NFTs is free to subscribe. Follow me to stay up with the latest! Disclosure: I am an investor in Sound, Decent and Apreggi. I am a co-host of Rising Tide. I am a project manager of Criteria. I am a collector of most of the artists mentioned in Freshly Minted.

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