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🎙 New Podcast Episode
Mint Season 6 episode 14 welcomes Reo Cragun, the web3-native music artist, multi-talented rapper, singer, producer, and songwriter who shares about his journey in web3 and his vision behind his biggest NFT project to date called Frameworks. We also discuss how Reo uses data to be a smarter creator, his relationship with Nipsey Hussle, the dynamics between artists and labels, and so much more.
I hope you guys enjoy our conversation.
Time Stamps
00:08 - Intro
09:14 - Current State of Music in Web3
11:41 - Your Connection to Music NFTs
13:59 - Using Data as an Artist
20:44 - The New Sound.xyz Drop
25:35 - Reo’s Creative Process
27:03 - Pre-Web3 Reo Versus Now
30:01 - Creating Experiences for Your Collectors
33:49 - Lessons Learned Along the Way That Helped Perfect this Drop
34:34 - Your Relationship With Nipsey Hussle
39:05 - How Artists Should be Thinking About Label Opportunities
40:19 - The Value of Web3 as an Artist
43:07 - How Labels are Thinking About Music NFTs
45:14 - What’s the Status of Loners Dao?
47:58 - Joining the Music NFT Launchpad
49:44 - The Process Post Launchpad
50:56 - What Do You Look For in an Artist While Collecting?
55:07 - Outro
Drop Details
Visit https://reocragun.xyz for more details.
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🎙 Reo Cragun: The Journey as an Independent Artist in Web3