House of Medallion — Community Digest 03.23
Welcome to House of Medallion community digest: a members-only resource for the most forward-thinking leaders in music and technology.
The Medallion makeover is complete. Take a look at us now. We’re feeling *refreshed* and we’ve got some exciting updates to share. As of this month, all of our artist partners have more fans in their Medallion community than they do in Facebook Groups, Reddit and on Discord.
We’ve also introduced new features for fans to engage with in Studio, where fans easily apply text over images, a launchpad for the memetic culture that drives and defines so many fan communities. Learn more about Studio here.
And we welcomed Japanese-American dance music heavyweight Gryffin to the Medallion fold last week with the launch of his GRYFFAM community.
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
Gryffin — GRYFFAM :: Gryffin launched his GRYFFAM community: members got to vote on songs they’d like to see in his upcoming live sets, and also received first presale access for tickets for his upcoming summer tour. This week he launches an official remix contest for his new single Dreams exclusively in the community, for which the winning fan will have their remix officially released on all streaming platforms.
My Morning Jacket — One Big Family :: By offering presale tickets for their upcoming 2023 North American Tour exclusively to their community members ahead of the general on sale, My Morning Jacket’s One Big Family welcomed 10k+ new members last week. MMJ also released a limited edition format of their legendary 2004 Bonnaroo set. Learn more.
Tycho — Open Source :: Tycho’s recent digital vinyl release of The Science of Patterns secured the #9 spot in Billboard’s Top 10 Music NFTs chart for February. Collectors of The Science of Patterns had the opportunity to vote on the limited edition colorway of the physical vinyl pressing which will only be available for purchase to The Science of Patterns collectors.
Palaye Royale — Royal Council :: Palaye Royale released their digital pressing of The Bastard Times to The Royal Council, limited to only 747 editions and reimagined with never-before-seen animations. Collectors of The Bastard Times also received access to their unreleased song, Death Note. Read more about it here. The band also hosted a private Q&A livestream for Royal Council members who collected The Obsidian Archives, and had some wonderful things to say about the platform.
ILLENIUM — Phoenix Family :: The Phoenix Family community was wide launched across socials to all ILLENIUM fans in preparation for the release of The Phoenix Family Season Pass, onboarding thousands of fans in the process. Season Pass unlocks a number of unique and special benefits. Learn more.
Santigold — FAN CLUB :: Santigold launched her first vintage drop in FAN CLUB of signed copies of the extremely rare, long sold out pressing of her debut album, selling out within minutes. Santigold also released her first digital art collectible featuring art from that era and rewarded two FAN CLUB members with tickets to OUTLOUD at WeHo Pride Festival and a signed vinyl pressing from her vintage drop. Read more about it here.
Jungle — JFC :: JFC members received access to presale tickets for Jungle’s upcoming Volcano World Tour. Jungle also launched the JFC Feed where fans can share creative inspiration with them and connect with each other.
Sigur Rós — Heimr :: Sigur Rós announced their upcoming 2023 Orchestral Tour shows to Heimr where members received early access to the US presale. Sigur Rós joins MMJ, Jungle and Gryffin amongst Medallion artists who successfully utilized their communities this month to ensure their biggest fans actually got first access to tickets on Ticketmaster and AXS.
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Originally published on March 31, 2023.
