Closing The Value Gap With NFTs
Amke Block UN1K.ART, Rogier de Kreuk RODG, Olivier Biggs GET Protocol, Cristina Spinei
English spoken
Own your audience and reach out directly with digital merchandise, perks, unlockable content and rewards through NFTs As part of Web3, NFTs open up new opportunities for true Direct-To-Fan relations. In 2021 music-NFT startups popped up like mushrooms, offering a variety of business cases like NFTS for collectors’ art, digital collectibles and merchandise, fractional ownership as a crowdfunding source, as tickets for enhanced customer experiences and against counterfeiting. The common thread in all of these cases is that artists get direct access to fans AND their data, leading to a paradigm shift after 20 years of centralized platform economy, with platforms owning customer data and creating the widely discussed value gap. This 2nd ESNS NFT-session will focus on the recorded and the live side of music business: First we are happy to welcome neo-classical composer and performer Cristina Spinei and electronic music producer RODG, who both led their fans into their own metaverse with custom NFT campaigns. Marketing and content expert Markus Schäfer (the content dome GmbH, un1k.art) will be in conversation with both of the artists to learn about their direct to fan NFT experiences and perspectives Then we will explore NFT in ticketing: session moderator and music tech veteran Amke Block will discuss NFT-opportunities with extras for fans with Olivier Biggs from NFT-ticketing pioneer GET Protocol.
Speakers
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Amke Block UN1K.ART
Amke has been engaged with innovative digital transformation projects for 25 years. She always has been working as translator / diplomat / bridge builder at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and creative content to build new business models. In 2021 she co-founded UN1K.ART, an agency that helps artists and brands to create valuable NFTs, collaborating with the best fitting NFT-platforms. -
Rogier de Kreuk RODG
Amsterdam Born, Miami based independent electronic music producer, RODG, has been honing his sound in the Indie Progressive genre over the past decade. The inner ever evolving journey that is life trough technology allows his ideas and emotions to find their escape by making an appearance in music, shows and art. With his idiosyncratic approach, RODG releases his art trough both conventional outlets as well as crypto, bringing to life a fully immersive experience for his fans through his DJ and live sets. -
Olivier Biggs GET Protocol
Olivier has spent the last several years at GET Protocol, where the benefits of emerging tech such as blockchain & NFTs are applied through innovative, fully digital ticketing products. -
Cristina Spinei
Cristina Spinei is a Juilliard-trained composer who has written for numerous orchestras and chamber ensembles. She is best known for her work with dance, having been commissioned by the Nashville Ballet, Parsons Dance, the New York Choreographic Institute, the Pacific Northwest Ballet, and many more. Self-described as “minimalish,” Cristina anchors her musical ideas in melody, movement, and loops, informed by her love of multimedia collaboration. Her work Prelude, recorded by the Gateway Chamber Orchestra, was the first new orchestral piece to be released as an NFT. Cristina’s other NFTs include a programmable string quartet for Async Art, audiovisual Triptych with artist Marterium, and Occulta Verba — an audiovisual cryptogram created with artist luxpris.
Moderator
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Amke Block UN1K.ART
Amke has been engaged with innovative digital transformation projects for 25 years. She always has been working as translator / diplomat / bridge builder at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and creative content to build new business models. In 2021 she co-founded UN1K.ART, an agency that helps artists and brands to create valuable NFTs, collaborating with the best fitting NFT-platforms. -
Markus Schaefer UN1K.ART
Looking back on 30 years of his professional life, Markus has always advocated the principle that art & cultural content is king and should be treated as such to facilitate a sustainable business, especially for creators and rights owners. He thrives on those fantastic tech-driven media opportunities that are able to make content shine. The internet was barely part of it until Blockchain-technology and the NFT-concept became relevant as serious game changers for creative content and its true value for artists and fans. Markus is a full-fledged marketing- & content-expert, who has been working in the realms of content, brands and media for the past 30 years - from various positions at BMG Ariola, The Walt Disney Company EMEA and [PIAS] Recordings to independent consulting for OTTO Group, InBev, STAGE Entertainment, G+J, Warner Strategic Marketing, Union Investment, Reeperbahnfestival, audiomagnet etc.. As an independent entrepreneur he co-founded the content dome GmbH and HO3RRAUM Media in 2013 and 2014, two production companies for immersive entertainment experiences. His latest venture is UN1K.ART - the NFT-agency, which he co-founded in 2021.
