if you’re new here; welcome. and if you’re not, you might know that i’m releasing my first song on the blockchain in just under a week. in the run-up i’ve decided to tell you guys why i’ve decided to start this deep dive into web3 and releasing my art on the blockchain. read part 1 here: https://mirror.xyz/sssimmerdown.eth/bQCXftLJoX8WiRRBpd67dZyYE-TzXENUbLgBEtAsKf8 my first introduction (thanks to Sound of Fractures) into web3 took me through the basics; NFTs, the blockchain, gas prices and ...

if you’re new here; welcome. and if you’re not, you might know that i’m releasing my first song on the blockchain in just under a week. in the run-up i’ve decided to tell you guys why i’ve decided to start this deep dive into web3 and releasing my art on the blockchain. read part 1 here: https://mirror.xyz/sssimmerdown.eth/bQCXftLJoX8WiRRBpd67dZyYE-TzXENUbLgBEtAsKf8 my first introduction (thanks to Sound of Fractures) into web3 took me through the basics; NFTs, the blockchain, gas prices and ...

this is an introduction into me, into simmerdown, and the creative journey i’ve experienced in both so far. i hope you enjoy reading and get a bit of me in the process xxthe starti can’t put a finger on exactly when i felt music in my bones - maybe it was listening to 5 hours of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells during the long drives with my dad to see his family in Essex. maybe it was that one time i played the star during the school’s nativity. maybe it was seeing an amazing loop-based bass pl...

this is an introduction into me, into simmerdown, and the creative journey i’ve experienced in both so far. i hope you enjoy reading and get a bit of me in the process xxthe starti can’t put a finger on exactly when i felt music in my bones - maybe it was listening to 5 hours of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells during the long drives with my dad to see his family in Essex. maybe it was that one time i played the star during the school’s nativity. maybe it was seeing an amazing loop-based bass pl...

it’s my first NFT drop in a matter of days. and to keep myself busy during the build-up, i’ve been answering the question ‘why web3?’. 2 months ago, i’d have no answer for you. but now, through learning, connecting and talking, i’ve struggled to even put it into one answer; hence, the 3 parts to this series (if you missed it - you can check out part 1 and part 2) And now, part 3 - creativity ✨ where’s the creativity in being told to post everyday, even multiple times a day, in order to secure...

it’s my first NFT drop in a matter of days. and to keep myself busy during the build-up, i’ve been answering the question ‘why web3?’. 2 months ago, i’d have no answer for you. but now, through learning, connecting and talking, i’ve struggled to even put it into one answer; hence, the 3 parts to this series (if you missed it - you can check out part 1 and part 2) And now, part 3 - creativity ✨ where’s the creativity in being told to post everyday, even multiple times a day, in order to secure...

so in 1 week, i’m releasing my first song on chain. whilst i count down the days i thought i’d shed some light some light into why web3? starting with reason 1; connection: last year i was playing a solo support gig; dancing about, grooving and completely immersed in my own music on stage. it was the last song, and 2 strangers made their way from the back of the room all the way to the front and started dancing to my song like they had been told their life depended on it. it was the first tim...

so in 1 week, i’m releasing my first song on chain. whilst i count down the days i thought i’d shed some light some light into why web3? starting with reason 1; connection: last year i was playing a solo support gig; dancing about, grooving and completely immersed in my own music on stage. it was the last song, and 2 strangers made their way from the back of the room all the way to the front and started dancing to my song like they had been told their life depended on it. it was the first tim...

the past month has been a bit of an internal roller coaster. a lot of sources of stress from my personal life seemed to almost wash away with the musical deluge in my creative life. the reception to my first drop with Wild Awake along with the reception to the full EP being released filled my internal cup to the brim - topped off with a cherry that was a Radio 1 play. thank you to anyone and everyone that has offered a kind word, collected or streamed my music and/or given it their time of da...

the past month has been a bit of an internal roller coaster. a lot of sources of stress from my personal life seemed to almost wash away with the musical deluge in my creative life. the reception to my first drop with Wild Awake along with the reception to the full EP being released filled my internal cup to the brim - topped off with a cherry that was a Radio 1 play. thank you to anyone and everyone that has offered a kind word, collected or streamed my music and/or given it their time of da...

how do we, as musicians, weigh our work? the number of streams we have? how many impressions each social media post gets? how many followers we have emblazoned at the top of our Spotify profiles? what if we’ve been stockholm-syndromed? working towards the wrong notion of success; stuck in groundhog day each release trying to appease the algorithms and left disappointed when the algorithmic overlords don’t propel us into a well-followed playlist. and, even then, we struggle to translate those ...

how do we, as musicians, weigh our work? the number of streams we have? how many impressions each social media post gets? how many followers we have emblazoned at the top of our Spotify profiles? what if we’ve been stockholm-syndromed? working towards the wrong notion of success; stuck in groundhog day each release trying to appease the algorithms and left disappointed when the algorithmic overlords don’t propel us into a well-followed playlist. and, even then, we struggle to translate those ...