# Weekly Recap 10

**Published by:** [Invest in Music](https://paragraph.com/@investinmusic-2/)
**Published on:** 2023-05-19
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@investinmusic-2/weekly-recap-10

## Content

Web3 music is gunning for accessibility. With Sound releasing their mobile app and more projects experimenting with L2s - the world of $5 Music NFTs with a credit card and little to no gas are on the horizon. Jacob Horne gave a compelling vision for what it means to be onchain - one in which we see full alignment with for the future of music. It was a slow week all things considered - but that’s not without new music. Daniel Allan is ringing in the release of his Criteria EP in LA tonight - celebrating a project with Reo Cragun which broke Sound records back in December. We joined the DANC3 community to chat about their first drop in our first weekly Twitter Space. We’re testing out a new livestream segment this afternoon, so stay tuned for more details on our Twitter. All that goes to say that despite a slow market, we’re committed to the path forward. Here’s what happened this week.Weekly PodcastInvest in Music is powered by NFT Now - our partner for podcasts and distribution. We’re joined by Damian Manning - the founder of an artist financing platform called HIFI. In this episode, we talk about their new product Cash Flow - allowing artists to get paid for their streams in real-time. We covered everything from what it means to run your own business as a musician to the push for more financial transparency around how artists are paid. HIFI has the potential to benefit thousands of artists and labels and we’re excited to be catching them in the early stages of rolling out Cash Flow to the world.Spinampyour web3 music playerhttps://app.spinamp.xyzListen and collect here.Top Stories sound.xyz (🎧,🎧) @soundxyz_ Introducing the Sound Mobile App - your new home for discovering new music on Sound. ↳ Discover new artists & songs. ↳ Browse playlists – or create your own. ↳ Build your library & play your collection. ↳ View collectors throughout the app. 339 11:03 AM • May 16, 2023 Friends With Benefits @FWBtweets ╲ ╲╲ ╲╲╲ ╲╲╲╲╲ ╲╲╲╲╲╲ 𝓕𝓦𝓑 𝓕𝓔𝓢𝓣 ‘23 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 IDYLLWILD AUG 4th - 6th ╲╲╲╲╲╲╲╲╲╲╲╲╲ Co-created with @uniswap @opensea @seedclubhq @BoysClubWorld @metalabel_xyz @RefractionDAO @rhizome @thepark @BasicdotSpace 343 11:16 AM • May 11, 2023 Glass Protocol @glassprotocol 85 12:36 PM • May 10, 2023 Meral Arik @ismeralgmi Yesterday @moonbirds announced its collaboration with @Spotify: Token-Gated Playlists. The Moonbirds community & the broader NFT community have had a mixed response to the release of the news. 9 5:15 PM • May 12, 2023 Daniel Allan @imdanielallan CRITERIA RELEASE PARTY TOMORROW NIGHT ME @itsdemotapes AND SOME SPECIAL GUESTS partiful.com Criteria Release Party | Partiful Celebrate the release of Criteria with an intimate evening of hot + cold tubs and beats in the hills. Sets by Daniel Allan, demotapes and special guests. Hosted by Family Affair and Coop Records... 23 12:16 PM • May 18, 2023 sound.xyz (🎧,🎧) @soundxyz_ Huge thanks to everyone who showed up last week for the Sound Lounge Live X LNRZ event! Electric performances from @hi_mija @bloodywhxte @dlg_soundwaves @TKtheLegend @madalenduke @tarotsings Here's some of our favorite clips from the night. 69 10:42 AM • May 17, 2023 SpotlightsRÜDE CÅT - HomesickMark Evans – PRKN02Sara Phillips - everybody knowsDANC3 - DANC3 Mixtape (CRAZY)bloody white - wonderboyBonus Reads $jacob @js_horne "Onchain" is a word that’s used widely at Zora. We’ve been using this word for so long and so often that we sometimes forget it’s a new word. There isn't really a great definition out there for onchain. So I'm going to define it here: jacob.energy Onchain Onchain is the next online. 288 9:09 AM • May 16, 2023 RELICS IDOL III by Steve Aoki musicben 🎧 @musicben_eth The future of music NFTs is on L2... But getting there is tricky. Here's the easiest way to bridge to Optimism ↓ 69 9:20 AM • May 18, 2023 VÉRITÉ @Verite the actual leadership should be from the artists building new skill sets, utilizing new tools, creating new revenue streams to increase their independence & autonomy. we consistently see artists defer to the “industry” when artists should be running the industry. 70 9:21 PM • Apr 24, 2023 annika rose @AnnikaRoseSings well.. feels surreal to say, but we’re two and a half weeks out from the Bruises music video game and things are getting real :’) SO i teamed up with my frens @glassprotocol for something special : 63 10:26 PM • May 11, 2023 Invest in Music @invinmusic Join us as we spotlight @danc3rz and their Genesis Mixtape x.com/i/spaces/1ynKO… 7 1:01 PM • May 18, 2023 future tape @future_tape friendly reminder to catch the @invinmusic podcast with key web3 artists & builders our podcast mode lets you skip 30sec at a time, remembers where you left off in each episode & you can listen at 1.5-2x, if that's your thing 12 4:28 PM • May 18, 2023 Kids Of The Apocalypse @KOTAworldwide 𝐊𝐎𝐓𝐀: THE MUSIC BEGINS 10 songs. 6 months. 1 mixtape. Music is the heartbeat of KOTA and May 24th we kick off 𝕂𝕆𝕋𝔸 𝕄𝕚𝕩𝕥𝕒𝕡𝕖 𝕆𝕟𝕖 with 'EMPIRE' ft. @ReoCragun + @IconaPop Music trailer below – all music + visuals by KOTA ↓↓ youtu.be/bjBUS0CLC1w 23 1:35 PM • May 18, 2023 WVRPS @wvrps Soon our industry-leading technology will be at your fingertips with a flexible generative AI music API. ChatGPT integration is just the beginning of what you’ll be able to do Get on the waitlist: warpsound.ai/api-waitlist 279 1:03 PM • May 11, 2023 Supercollector @supercollector_ We’re very excited to announce that RELEASE is built on Optimism @optimismFND, the best parts of Ethereum with low fees. It’s about to get A LOT easier to release albums of music NFTs! 30 1:33 PM • May 18, 2023 Li Jin @ljin18 podcasting with @hollyherndon @matdryhurst @jessewldn tomorrow about AI music what should I ask them?? 89 7:41 PM • May 18, 2023 MINTCHIP @itsmintchip Are you ready to DANC3?!?! This might be the hottest new collective...in our humble opinion. Thank you @Danc3rz for partnering with us to bring your community home! Check out their page danc3club.mintchipbeta.com 21 1:44 PM • May 18, 2023 Lucas Radouch @lucasradouch I made a sample pack with @HOUNDTRACK - tons of melodic & experimental sounds to add to your library... It also includes some samples from some unreleased tracks including our upcoming collab! You can grab it now on @kitsio_ : kits.io/packs/houndtra… 13 12:03 PM • May 17, 2023 X Li on why Music NFTs are better for artists Chris Wieduwilt (The AI Musicpreneur) @deloreanchris Music NFTs have hit rock bottom... Let me explain! @soundxyz_ - One of the premier Music NFT marketplaces. Volume (March 2022) $3.4 Million Volume (April 2023) $0.3 Million Does this matter? - NO THESE metrics matter: More songs More artists More 72 10:00 AM • May 15, 2023 Aly @roadtoaly feels like just dropping a song isn't exciting anymore to collectors gotta be either some narrative attached or a more elaborate project release maybe everybody just needs some more money actually what do you think? 15 5:49 PM • May 16, 2023 Rob Abelow on Winners From Music DemocratizationThank you to our sponsor Sound. Sound is a leading market to discover amazing new music and prove that you were there first. Start collecting on Sound today at sound.xyz.Join The CommunityInvest in Music is free to subscribe and powered by NFT Now. Collect the Invest in Music Pass and join the Collector Chat. Listen and Watch: Spinamp | YouTube Follow: Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | LensDisclaimer: The content of this announcement is published in the United States of America and persons who access it agree to do so in accordance with applicable US law. Coop Records Management LLC (“CRM”) is not a wallet provider, exchange, broker, financial institution, money services business, or creditor. The Invest in Music podcast, newsletter or other materials from CRM (collectively, “Content”) is for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as legal, tax, investment, financial or other advice. Nothing in this post or in any Content constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer by CRM or any third party service provider to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments or products. All Content is information of a general nature and does not address the circumstances of any particular individual or entity. CRM is not a fiduciary by virtue of any person’s use of or access to Content. You alone assume the sole responsibility of evaluating the merits and risks associated with the use of Content before making any decisions based on such Content. You should not treat any opinion expressed by Cooper Turley or others with respect to the Content as a specific inducement to make a particular NFT purchase or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of opinion. Before acting on information based on the Content, you should consider whether it is suitable for your particular circumstances and strongly consider seeking advice from your own legal, tax, investment, financial or other advisors. CRM or its affiliates or clients may, directly or indirectly, have a financial interest in Content discussed.

## Publication Information

- [Invest in Music](https://paragraph.com/@investinmusic-2/): Publication homepage
- [All Posts](https://paragraph.com/@investinmusic-2/): More posts from this publication
- [RSS Feed](https://api.paragraph.com/blogs/rss/@investinmusic-2): Subscribe to updates