This Week in Music NFTs - June 27

Pharrell, San Holo and the Chainsmokers all exploring web3. Probably nothing.

Music NFT culture is alive and well.

NFT NYC was full of music-focused events, with my personal highlights being the Music NFT Movement, wavWRLD, Music3, Venice, Culture Re-Mixer, CC0 Mixtape and Zoratopia.

If you made it out to the Music NFT Movement - please DM me to claim a limited POAP from the event!

BlockchainBrett is chaos @web3brett

The Music NFT Movement event was incredible! Unprecedented levels of energy from all angles of Artists, Collectors, Founders, and Investors all building in the Music NFT and greater Crypto Creator Economy space. The live performances were unbelievable! cc: @Cooopahtroopa

It’s clear that a new wave of artists are forming - specifically those with a consistent presence in web3.

Mint prices across the board are coming down to earth, with most editions going for less than 0.1 ETH - or less than $100 at today’s prices.

Coopahtroopa 🔥_🔥 @Cooopahtroopa

So much incredible music listed for less than 1 ETH. Most are under 0.1 ETH. Don’t sleep.

The trend goes to show that growing your collector base is more important than optimizing for profit, and free mints are starting to become a more common way to do so.

The “drop culture” around Music NFTs is starting to fade in favor of a more free, less intense culture around minting.

As someone speaking to artists everyday, I’m excited to see people worrying less about a sell out, more about making sure there’s an access point for anyone who’s keen to join the ride.

With that in mind - expect July to be a big month for Music NFTs.

While the space has been relatively quiet over the course of June, there are a number of big projects set to debut in the coming weeks.

Until then, here are some to keep an eye on.

Freshly Minted

1. Dot - Ambush EP

2. Peter Saputo - Blind

3. angelbaby - View From the Moon

4. TK - Too Much

5. Buppy - Down&Low

Top Stories

Pharrell Joins Doodles as Chief Brand Officer

Grammy-award winning artist Pharrell joins Doodles in an executive role.

Complex Music @ComplexMusic

Pharrell named Chief Brand Officer of Doodles NFT project. https://t.co/nIowibcp7g

NFT Now Releases NFT 100

Dozens of Music NFT community members make the NFT Now 100.

nft now 💭 @nftnow

We are excited to unveil the inaugural NFT100, celebrating 100 influential creators & 100 community leaders at the forefront of building a new creator economy. 🏆 View the full list: nftnow.com/nft100 Powered by @unstoppableweb, @HelloMetaversal and @infiniteobjects

San Holo Teases Generative Collection on SoundMint

A week after selling out Red Rocks, San Holo plays an intimate set featuring his upcoming generative music collection on SoundMint.

humble defi farmer 🔺 @PaikCapital

Live demo of the generative music happening at @soundmintxyz 🫡 Feat. @sanholobeats Pretty wild.

The Chainsmokers Talk Web3 Investing on Bankless

The iconic duo behind the Chainsmokers and Mantis VC share their web3 thesis on Bankless.

Bankless 🏴 @BanklessHQ

Episode with @TheChainsmokers just dropped🎶 Alex and Drew aren't just DJs; they're community-first entrepreneurs We talk: -Chainsmoker career trajectory -The Musician-entrepreneur -Web3 journey And we share vibes on the duo-partnership model! Listen! shows.banklesshq.com/p/early-access…

Angelbaby Tops Audius Charts Again

For the second time, Angelbaby tops the charts with their new single “View From the Moon”.

the hume collective @wearehume

.@angelbaby had another incredible first week with 'view from the moon' feat @stolarmusic hitting #1 on the @AudiusProject charts. congrats angel. another huge milestone. these collaborations are how we build an open metaverse. we are hume. we are many 🌐

Zora Releases NFT Development Kit

The ZDK gives developers more tools to create NFT products.

jacob @js_horne

Introducing ZDK: Zora Development Kit Zora has the most fully featured and complete toolset in the community: ↳ Hooks ↳ API ↳ ZDK ↳ Protocol ZDK is a powerful dev tool for builders to easily create their own NFT platforms, apps and artworks. zdk.zora.co

Coopahtroopa Chats Music NFTs on NFT Now

I joined NFT Now to give an overview on the evolving Music NFT landscape.

nft now 💭 @nftnow

Our new podcast episode is out now with @Cooopahtroopa. We discussed how music NFTs can be the future of fandom, his advice for aspiring artists & much more. Watch here: youtu.be/aaVRT3zRTqw 📺 Listen here: smarturl.it/nftnow 🎙

Bonus Reads

Degentraland - Music Communities

Venice - Community Programming

Overpriced JPEGs - Music NFTs

Sisyphus - VCs Love Music NFTs

BlockchainBrett - Music NFT Movement

Daniel Allan - NFT NYC Recap

CHAOS - NFT NYC Events

---

This Week in Music NFTs is curated by Coopahtroopa and free to subscribe. To stay up with the movement, follow me on Twitter!