Musicians

Music for the Reopening of the Grand Canal at New Venice, Colony 6 — All lines in this charming piece were played by the principle bot of the Symphonic National Orchestral Theater (SNOT) on the occasion of the reopening of the Grand Canal. The festivities were nearly derailed by an ill-timed explosive decompression, but fortunately only a tiny fraction of the spectators were…

Hip-hop is making waves in the music industry once again, but this time, in the Web3 landscape. With its roots in innovation, self-expression, and collaboration, hip-hop is quickly becoming the greatest success story in the Web3 music world. In this digital era, the genre has found new opportunities to showcase…

Hip-Hop has had a very big impact on this current generation and the one before. It is a way for artists to tell a story and make a song very catchy by creating an interesting flow of words on the beat they rhyme on. Some big names that you may…

So we email people these questions and they can either answer rapid-fire or get deep with it… we love dvdv because she wrote us thoughtful little novels for so many of these questions, giving us her thoughts on intimacy, decentralized listenership, and how the pandemic might’ve inspired a song via…

Myspace was a game-changer for emerging music artists in the early 2000s, providing a new platform for musicians to share their work and build a following. Prior to the rise of social media, artists had limited options for promoting their music, relying on traditional gatekeepers like record labels and radio…

In 2014, I wrote about 5 ways college students can jumpstart their careers in the arts and it is, by far, the most read article I’ve ever written. The post is filled with evergreen content that is as relevant today as it was when I wrote the article almost a…

A few horrors I faced as a musician — By Stuart Smith The period that extends from a few days before Christmas to New Year’s Eve is a time when musicians can make a lot of money. Demand for live music increases sharply, so bands can ask to be paid much more than usual for a gig. …