# What is The Tulua Project? By [The Tulua Project ](https://paragraph.com/@the-tulua-project) · 2022-05-24 --- ### Hello Friends, We really appreciate everyone that has supported us to this point, we could not have done it without you. **We are now entering a new era of The Tulua Project**, which will be further explained in this article. To clarify, **we are a creative blockchain company that strives to create a platform and franchise that revolves around exploring sound in all its expressions.** In order to do this, we have been slowly creating a world where **Creatures of Sound can live in harmony with one another and communicate solely through vibrations and frequencies on their home, Tulua Island**. The heart, represented by the **Tulua Shell**, will be the only way Creatures of Sound can be born and enter Tulua Island. **Each creature will have a unique shell for its avatar, which will represent how fragile and soft they are on the inside, yet hard and bold on the outside.** ![Tulua Shell](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4b5072386e8cdd90bd975a91271e359f4d0977d9d598f79aebb7238cc4439303.png) Tulua Shell In order to kick this project off, **we will be creating different NFT Collections and short animated films to represent different elements of the world**. The NFT collections will represent different aspects of the world while the short films will allow us to tell stories and create narratives about the world. Pangea will be the first project we take on, which will explain the origin story of Tulua Island through the use of microscopic worlds and music. **We eventually intend for this project to become a virtual world, however, our main goal now is to focus on building the franchise and telling the story we have in mind. The end goal is to build a place where sound can be both explored and created with like-minded individuals.** ### \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ### What We Have Done So Far: **The Dancers & Cymatics -**  **Our introduction into the Web3 space was The Dancers, our first NFT collection.** The Dancers are an **integration of infrared hardware, choreography, unique visual software, and our own music compositions.** We combined these mediums into one video format that we released different versions of on OpenSea. The Dancers have been released so far in two drops of 10 Dancers (a total of 20 Dancers public) in order **to make sure that we grow the most organic and intimate community of supporters**. On top of that, **we wanted to ensure that we took care of our supporters to the best of our ability guaranteeing them the best quality of creative work that we can provide.** We provide Dancer Holders an **exclusive weekly curation** of a recorded radio mix, 5 song recommendations across 5 genres (Electronic, Neo-Classical, Jazz, World, and a weekly pick), a book specially picked and sent to the collector, wellness items (massage ball, incense, etc.), and **a Tulua Shell airdropped to them**. This is all featured in our weekly **Cymatics series**, which can be found in our Discord and the public portion of the curation on Soundcloud and Mirror.xyz. So far 18 out of the 20 Dancers have been collected, once these last 2 are acquired we will hold on releasing more dancers for the foreseeable future. **The Dancers (OpenSea):** [**https://opensea.io/collection/the-tulua-project**](https://opensea.io/collection/the-tulua-project) ![The Dancers - Drop 2 (Dancers 0011-0020)](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/13e4449c57fb40f593c9864dfe75c79577bd3b520fd262a4106784efc1600228.jpg) The Dancers - Drop 2 (Dancers 0011-0020) ![CYMATICS 003 - Our weekly music curation for Dancer holders](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f5b93a2cfc3dcd459ad9be6ea753d322a57ae040dea86eeaef3df8b56a810520.jpg) CYMATICS 003 - Our weekly music curation for Dancer holders **The Tulua Project Music Catalog & Audiovisualizers -**  We have slowly **migrated from Web2 distributions to new Web3 methods** by incorporating our own collection to release our latest music singles. **We distribute it on Bandcamp for free download and include 5 Collector Editions on OpenSea to mint at a price of 0.025ETH each**. Our schedule now is releasing a single (with Collector Editions) **every week**, so far we have released 2 on OpenSea, Bottleneck Effect which sold out, and Whale Song which has 3 editions left. Each collector’s edition of a single **receives an airdrop to their wallet of a unique audio visualizer we create of the respective song**. The reason we don’t make the audio visualizer as the immediate minting item of the Collector Edition is so that we can guarantee a release of a song every week. **The audio visualizers take more time to create, and since we are only a very small team, we want to make sure that we can stay consistent in both our release schedule as well as the quality of the visualizer we create for collectors.**  **Music Catalog (OpenSea):** [https://opensea.io/collection/the-tulua-project-music-catalog](https://opensea.io/collection/the-tulua-project-music-catalog) **Audiovisualizer (OpenSea):** [https://opensea.io/collection/tuluaaudiovisualizer](https://opensea.io/collection/tuluaaudiovisualizer) ![The Tulua Project Audio Visualizer for Bottleneck Effect (Single)](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/fcfc077b83ced05dbba30f81f92b440a1531b28478d79e632b6ebef7138736b7.png) The Tulua Project Audio Visualizer for Bottleneck Effect (Single) **Live Events & Publication -**  The Tulua Project started as the combined efforts of two music producers/performing artists. **Carina Nour and Gibs came from Lebanon and Indonesia respectively and are now based in Los Angeles.** They have been making effort to **make a mark in the music scene across the U.S.A from Chicago, to New York, and now LA**. This year so far they have been playing in **events around Downtown Los Angeles, Downtown Santa Monica, Joshua Tree, Downtown Santa Barbara, and more**. Their performances range from **a DJ Set to a whole immersive live electronic performance** with various musical instruments.  The combined duo’s music discography has earned coverage in numerous publications such as **EDM.com, GQ, and Billboard**, and has been featured in **Spotify Playlists** such as Fresh Finds Music, Fresh Finds Music Pop, New Music Fridays, Hip-Hop Indonesia, Lantai Dansa, and more. ![Carina Nour & Gibs from The Tulua Project featured on EDM.com](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b3431b7100c2e9579939d88f1ed15563b829af43b10f045c439140b0d723a0f8.png) Carina Nour & Gibs from The Tulua Project featured on EDM.com **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** ### How to Become a Creature of Sound: There are three ways to gain access to this world and claim your own Creature of Sound: **1 - Symphony DAO** We understand that not everyone is financially able to mint an NFT, **so we wanted to create a way through which someone can earn a shell**, hence becoming a Creature of Sound in our world. Symphony DAO is The Tulua Projects’ mission to create a community of music producers and composers, where completing full compositions should be rewarded. Earn $TULUA as a Music Composer and Producer **HOW IT WORKS:** 1. Every week we post 2 prompts for music composers and producers to have as the framework for their compositions. 2. The deadline for submissions is by **9 PM PST on the respective Sunday that week** 3. The following week **$TULUA tokens** will be granted to those that have submitted their songs. **1 Prompted Composition Submission = 1 $TULUA Token** (Max $TULUA tokens one can receive per week are 2). 4. $TULUA Token earners will then receive rewards and credentials within The Tulua Project 5. The first season of **$TULUA Tokens will run for a schedule of 8 weeks** (May 30 - July 31) which means the maximum amount of $TULUA tokens you can earn in this first season is 16 To learn more about Symphony DAO please [click here](https://mirror.xyz/0x6C46354fD01B923F736178710abE32EA81b51Bb7/Ys4ZcJAtL2LS4uLb0ULcz418Vi8zDGNyKpSISpaY5JU). **2 - Owning a Dancer** The Dancer collection was The Tulua Project’s first step into the web3 space. In the world we are creating, **The Dancers will serve as a process from the Sonic Angels through which a Tulua Shell heart is born**. The Dancers will not actually exist in the world, but **as soon as a Dancer is minted, the color pigments will be extracted from it by the Sonic Angels in order to create a shell for the holders’ avatar**. Thus birthing them as a Creature of Sound which will grant the holder access to Tulua Island. ![The Dancers](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/8449e54f34b5a7e18011a66163a5f156eba8f5949a680289b51c26b20e45c51d.jpg) The Dancers **3 - Attending Events** By attending Tulua events, one is able to work their way to earning a Creature of Sound. **One is able to earn two tokens just by attending one event and needs a total of 6 tokens in order to qualify for a creature of sound.** ![How to claim a Creature of Sound](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/7c81e3806035c0c6e1b7852d725b1594a43f21a2a1e5738cea8eb03882c909ad.png) How to claim a Creature of Sound ### \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ **About The Tulua Project** **The Tulua Project was launched in 2022 by Carina Nour and Gibs, two LA-based artists.** The two are **multi-genre producers and composers**, having works ranging from **Melodic Techno, House, Jazz, Classical, and more**. **Carina Nour** was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon before finding her way to Los Angeles in 2016. **Gibs** grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia, and found himself living in Chicago from 2016-2020 before settling in Los Angeles. While being involved in other projects and communities, the two decided to create The Tulua Project as an **initiative to push creative boundaries together.** Later on, **Kareem Eldin** joined The Tulua Project to be a **driving force in fostering the best community the project can develop**. The team strives to provide the best hospitality, services, and creative works for the Tulua community to enjoy. **Follow The Tulua Project here:** * **Discord:** [https://discord.gg/uwYVYnMXj4](https://discord.gg/uwYVYnMXj4) * **Twitter:** [https://twitter.com/tuluaNFT](https://twitter.com/tuluaNFT) * **Instagram:** [https://www.instagram.com/tuluaproject/](https://www.instagram.com/tuluaproject/) * **Website:** [tuluanft.io](http://tuluanft.io) ![The Tulua Project est. 2022](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1d774780fadd530e4b89ef897b8541cd72a9ddb97bcff65330dc238abd4a7333.jpg) The Tulua Project est. 2022 --- *Originally published on [The Tulua Project ](https://paragraph.com/@the-tulua-project/what-is-the-tulua-project)*