We’re excited to announce that all Sound artists can now freely self-upload and schedule listening parties. This is the first step on the road to opening up Sound to all artists, but it only felt right to start with the incredible artists that have shaped the community to be what it is today. We’ve completely redesigned our landing page to improve discovery as we continue to expand our catalog of music. Our vision remains unchanged: we’re committed to building an ecosystem that unlocks creati...

We’re excited to announce that all Sound artists can now freely self-upload and schedule listening parties. This is the first step on the road to opening up Sound to all artists, but it only felt right to start with the incredible artists that have shaped the community to be what it is today. We’ve completely redesigned our landing page to improve discovery as we continue to expand our catalog of music. Our vision remains unchanged: we’re committed to building an ecosystem that unlocks creati...

Sound recently launched with its first round of artists. The reception has wildly exceeded our expectations and we couldn't be more happy with the outpouring of support for artists exploring web3 music. Now that we've introduced the protocol to the world, we want to provide insights into how it’s designed and the thought process behind those decisions. This post will be an aerial-perspective, lightly technical, and mainly focused on the smart contract design. Future posts will drill...

Sound recently launched with its first round of artists. The reception has wildly exceeded our expectations and we couldn't be more happy with the outpouring of support for artists exploring web3 music. Now that we've introduced the protocol to the world, we want to provide insights into how it’s designed and the thought process behind those decisions. This post will be an aerial-perspective, lightly technical, and mainly focused on the smart contract design. Future posts will drill...

Gm. We’ve onboarded 20 brilliant artists to Sound as genesis artists over the past month. So far after 20 sellout drops, Sound has generated $200,000 as a community for 20 independent artists, equivalent to 60 million streams. We launched with a simple hypothesis: that there is an unmet demand for listeners to support the artists they love. Our initial drops have demonstrated that our vision is possible: all twenty drops sold out in under one minute. This is early validation of one of our fou...

Gm. We’ve onboarded 20 brilliant artists to Sound as genesis artists over the past month. So far after 20 sellout drops, Sound has generated $200,000 as a community for 20 independent artists, equivalent to 60 million streams. We launched with a simple hypothesis: that there is an unmet demand for listeners to support the artists they love. Our initial drops have demonstrated that our vision is possible: all twenty drops sold out in under one minute. This is early validation of one of our fou...

Gm. Sound has onboarded a total of 68 incredible artists. We initially set out to unravel the existing music paradigm that rewards the few at the expense of the many – and in its place, build an ecosystem that values artists and their music for what it’s worth (a lot more than $0.0033 per stream) while connecting fans more closely to the music they love. In three months, the Sound community has generated over $1.6 million in proceeds paid directly to those 68 artists - equivalent to roughly 5...

Gm. Sound has onboarded a total of 68 incredible artists. We initially set out to unravel the existing music paradigm that rewards the few at the expense of the many – and in its place, build an ecosystem that values artists and their music for what it’s worth (a lot more than $0.0033 per stream) while connecting fans more closely to the music they love. In three months, the Sound community has generated over $1.6 million in proceeds paid directly to those 68 artists - equivalent to roughly 5...

NFTs enable users to own digital objects for the first time through a set of blockchain standards that are interoperable, re-mixable, and secure. Music NFTs showcase the disruptive power that ownership can bring to the relationship between artists and their fans, enabling artists to break free from the broken economic model of music streaming platforms, which fix the price of music and prohibit the vast majority of artists from making a living. We launched with a simple hypothesis: that there...

NFTs enable users to own digital objects for the first time through a set of blockchain standards that are interoperable, re-mixable, and secure. Music NFTs showcase the disruptive power that ownership can bring to the relationship between artists and their fans, enabling artists to break free from the broken economic model of music streaming platforms, which fix the price of music and prohibit the vast majority of artists from making a living. We launched with a simple hypothesis: that there...

The technology for consuming music has never been better. Streaming platforms offer a nearly limitless catalog of music for a low, fixed monthly price, an incredible deal for music lovers. But the economics of how we value music are broken, with only 0.1% of artists making a living wage off their music. There are two major problems in music today:Many songs go entirely unheard with 90% of streams going to the top 1% of artistsEvery time a song is heard, the creator realizes very little value ...

The technology for consuming music has never been better. Streaming platforms offer a nearly limitless catalog of music for a low, fixed monthly price, an incredible deal for music lovers. But the economics of how we value music are broken, with only 0.1% of artists making a living wage off their music. There are two major problems in music today:Many songs go entirely unheard with 90% of streams going to the top 1% of artistsEvery time a song is heard, the creator realizes very little value ...

We’re excited to announce a new drop format: Range Editions. Over the course of 156 drops, artists felt pressure to pick the perfect number of editions for their drops. Selecting too low of a quantity meant that some collectors wouldn’t be able to support, therefore leaving demand on the table. Selecting too high of a quantity meant the drop wouldn’t sell out right away, leading to undue disappointment. Range Editions reduce the pressure on the artist to predict the perfect quantity by allowi...

We’re excited to announce a new drop format: Range Editions. Over the course of 156 drops, artists felt pressure to pick the perfect number of editions for their drops. Selecting too low of a quantity meant that some collectors wouldn’t be able to support, therefore leaving demand on the table. Selecting too high of a quantity meant the drop wouldn’t sell out right away, leading to undue disappointment. Range Editions reduce the pressure on the artist to predict the perfect quantity by allowi...