This Week in Music NFTs - September 5

There's power in showing up. Catalog Curators and Arpeggi Samples. Another wave of sold out drops.

Web3 music is a positive sum game.

The more you give, the more you get.

In today’s game - the more you show up for others, the more people show up for you.

This week saw a number of collaborations amongst leading voices in the space.

Whether it was platforms, artists or collectors - the community banded together to highlight the power of the growing movement.

We saw dozens of artists showcase their new Sound.xyz profile, tagging their leading collectors and creating a strong bond among top supporters.

Coopahtroopa 🔥_🔥 @Cooopahtroopa

Web3 created the next generation of music. It's not about one specific song, artist, or platform. It's about collective new models for ownership.

Music NFTs create stronger feedback loops.

Last week we highlighted the traditional cycle for releasing music - drop a single once every 6 weeks and a new collaboration every 3 songs.

Now, people are realizing that there are new paths. You don’t have to worry about landing editorial placements.

You can make a song on Wednesday and sell it on Thursday. Just ask Mija - she did it this week to a tee.

Mija @hi_mija

Made a dark moody techno track just now should I drop it immediately and not even tell my manager?? lmao

In the early days, I was excited about Music NFTs because they were cool and novel.

Now - they are fundamentally important.

Important to the way we release and discover new music.

Important to the way artists shouldn’t have to sell their soul to a label for an advance to pay rent.

Important to the way we experience music and share relationships with our friends.

The momentum is shifting.

Here’s what to watch for this week.

Upcoming Drops

1. Bloody White - Betty Boop

2. Ging - Miracles

3. Grady - dream vacation

4. Ramzoid - Off the Map

5. Sophia Alexa - Before I Go

6. Sound of Fractures - No One Knows Me Like You

Freshly Minted

1. Mija - Set Me Free

2. Daniel Allan x Reo Cragun - Gorgeous

3. Grady - Butter

4. Milky Chance - Synchronize

5. Dot - Bounce

6. Pussy Riot - Play Thing

7. 0xThulu - Relic of Membership

Top Stories

Catalog Announces First Curators

Catalog debuts its first wave of curators including the Music NFT Launchpad

Catalog 💽 @catalogworks

The time has come! Catalog’s rotating curation cycles start today 🥳 Introducing contributing curators: cycle 1 🔽

Catalog 💽 @catalogworks

We also announce a new rotating curation program: curation cycles 🔄 Curation cycles will empower community champions to curate from their own scenes while ensuring space is regularly made for new curatorial voices https://t.co/4cd20xAT8K

Arpeggi Announces Samples Uploading

Arpeggi integrates it most highly requested feature in partnership with HedsDAO

Arpeggi Labs @arpeggi_labs

Today, we’re launching our most requested feature: sample uploading. Upload & mint your samples, use them in our DAW, and receive credit when they’re used by other artists. @hedsDAO has led the way, contributing 100 samples to Arpeggi. Learn more 🧵👇 mirror.xyz/arpeggi.eth/Qv…

mirror.xyzMint Your Samples to Arpeggi Library feat. hedsDAOArpeggi is a web3 music creation platform. Upload & mint your samples, use them in our DAW, and receive credit when they’re used by other artists on Arpeggi.

Mija Makes & Sells a Music NFT in 24 Hours

Mija teases a new song on Twitter and sells out on Sound the next day.

Mija @hi_mija

Made a dark moody techno track just now should I drop it immediately and not even tell my manager?? lmao

Ibn Inglor Releases Danger Zone

Ibn debuts the product of his Mirror crowdfund with a presale for early backers

Ibn Inglor @IbnInglor

The Danger Zone EP pre-mint is live — at ibn.xyz The project consists of seven songs, each with its own 7 Deadly Sin artwork. Each sin represents a part of the song that, deep down, relates to a part of my life. Total of 777 editions in the following two phases.

OpenSea Partners with OMGKirby

OmgKirby is teaming up with OpenSea for their drop with Channel Trace.

OpenSea @opensea

Big News: On Sept. 22nd, @omgkirbyDAO and @channel_tres are coming to OpenSea in a major way. -Procedurally generated original songs by omgkirby & Channel Tres -Unique art by world renowned studio Werlen Meyer -Ownership of each unique track verified on the Ethereum Blockchain

NoiseDAO Covers Glass House on High Frequency

High Frequency kicks off its first newsletter with a cover of Glass House

NOISE 🙉 @noisedao

🦋 Unlocking Daniel Allan 🦋 A deep dive into the artist and producer’s latest EP 🪞 Glass House. 🦋 mirror.xyz/0xd6559897107A…

Serenade Announces Digital Pressing Standard

Serenade shares its new standard for Music NFTs.

Max Shand 🌳,🌴 @max_shand

Existing NFT metadata standards weren’t made for albums, EPs and maxi-singles, so we did something about that. Our goal is for the industry to collaborate on a new standard that accounts for the richness of long-play audio.

mirror.xyzDigital Pressings - A Richer Metadata Standard for Music NFTsWe recently announced our intention to develop the first new chart accredited music format since 2015 - the Serenade Digital Pressing. Designed to cater for a super-fan’s appetite for scarcity, exclusive content and community recognition, Digital Pressings are recognised by the UK and Australian cha…

Bonus Reads

1. Black Dave - Music NFT Fine Art

2. J1mmy - Listen to Music NFTs

3. Iman Europe - Sound Shelves

4. Alec King - Peanut Butter Cherry Giveaway

5. David Greenstein - Good Music

6. Cherie Hu - Tokenized Web3 Communities

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