In this episode of Art On The Blockchain we tackle the secret society of the lathe trolls, rare pepes, high school token chat groups, midi art and much more with guest Theo Goodman who is part musician, part podcast and web host for World Crypto Network and others, one of the founding members of The Rare Pepe Foundation and well versed in all things crypto. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In This weeks News we cover: 1. Tokenly announced first bitcoin-based music service, token.FM on april 19, 2017 - artists will control pricing, distribution and revenue splits for streaming and sales. http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2017/04/19/bitcoin-token-fm/ 2. ASCAP, SACEM and PRS are collaborating to create a music copyright information management using blockchain technology. They are hoping to leverage two internationally recognized methods which provide unique music identifiers - International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) and International Standard Work Code (ISWC). 4/19/17 https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/music-society-giants-turn-blockchain-technology/ 3. Announced on April 27, 2017 that Spotify acquired Mediachain, a blockchain startup, backed by VC firm, Andreessen Horowitz, to help ensure fair royalty payments. This is in part a response to a legal settlement where Spotify agreed to pay $25 million and $5 million penalty due to unpaid and unmatched songs performed by Spotify. In 2018, Spotify is expected to launch an IPO. http://www.nasdaq.com/article/spotify-acquires-blockchain-based-startup-to-tackle-fair-royalty-issues-cm781649 4. DJ J-$crilla releases first ever musical Rare Pepe. The provably rare, 169 issued and locked token is in Series 4 of the Rare Pepe Trading Cards and now can be used at token.fm as an added utility that can unlock the bitcoin themed album, Inner Loop "Silk Road" http://rarepepedirectory.com/?p=814 5. World Economic Forum reported that "the future of blockchain appears to veer more heavily into the music and the arts, where the technology helps musicians and others protect the copyrights to their work." April 25, 2017 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/04/5-infographics-that-explain-one-year-of-blockchain-news/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More links to follow from show discussion: Bmore Beat Club 32: https://www.facebook.com/bmorebeatclub/ Examples of midi art: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9300IDG3G4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icC05QDDeMU&feature=youtu.be Theo Goodman: https://soundcloud.com/theogoodman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jN9M4XxPJA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5zkdwWkAH4 DJ J-Scrilla's Article on how to create tokens using XCP: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-create-a-token-using-counterparty-xcp-357b2890e744 Rarepepewallet.com Telegram App: https://telegram.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Art On The Blockchan MeetUp Site: https://www.meetup.com/Art-on-the-Blockchain-Meetup/ Bitcoin Tips: 1D3DYP4nBC5DqTm1g5GeKf1uWeemLipwpY

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