Music

for anyone interested in the future of what the intersection of music and blockchains look like - first time i've been bullish on a project in the space

kyd.

for anyone interested in the future of what the intersection of music and blockchains look like - first time i've been bullish on a project in the space

https://x.com/KYDLabs/status/1918753011603841426

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I like what KYD is doing. Haven’t had a chance to look closer but seems interesting.

That said, im not fully aligned with the framing of the Twitter thread. Just because artists don’t control the current system doesn’t mean their problems aren’t real or worth solving. Faster payouts, direct fan support, and transparency aren’t imaginary needs. Artists have faced these issues artists for a long time. I don't think the prob is the vision, it’s the execution. 

The music industry resists change because it’s dominated by a handful of gatekeepers with little incentive to modernize. That doesn’t mean the system works for all artists. It means there’s room for pressure, experimentation, and alternatives.

KYD is clearly solving a real and specific pain point for venues but that doesn’t prove “crypto music is a joke.” It proves that solving concrete problems for any stakeholder is what drives adoption

CC @ghostlinkz.eth 

Think you'll fk with this heavy

Absolutely love to read this! Thank you for sharing and I trust your optimism, clearly passed the vibe check 😉

respect the skepticism

transparently i've had the luck to spend a decent amount of time talking with the founder - he's already taken 7 figure deals away from ticket master just through grinding. throw stablecoins on it and my guess is that only accelerates since he'll be able to offer financing terms traditional methods could only dream of

obviously we'll see how it all shakes out... from what I can tell the entreched powers are not going to go down without a fight. but on the scale of interesting ideas that actually solve problems for the people who matter (artists in this case) - it's a banger, especially versus the copy/paste garbage we usually see in consumer crypto

After 15 years in the music industry and 5 years in music x blockchain, I would love to see this succeed. Getting venues out of the Live Nation chokehold is a good start to disrupting the system, although I'm skeptical we'll see anything at mass scale for a long time. Too many monopolies that are intertwined.

Not relying on artists to be the soldiers for whatever music product is being built, that's another good start

The intersection of music and blockchain has so much potential to reshape how artists engage with fans and monetize their work. Can’t wait to see it unfold!

that's interesting! I've been keeping an eye on that space too. can’t wait to see how it all plays out!