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#124 - Goodbye Spotify? HIO CTO Tobi Akinwumi on 100 % Artist Payouts & the Web3 Music Revolution
Web3 is coming for the music industry, and CTO Tobi Akinwumi is on the front line. In this candid sit-down with host Samir Azizi, the HIO Music CTO explains how his Solana-based streaming service routes 100 % of every subscription dollar straight to the artists you actually listen to, no middle-men and no hidden pools. Tobi breaks down the invisible-wallet tech that hides the crypto complexity from everyday users, the token-powered rewards that turn superfans into stakeholders, and why most musicians still care more about great UX than catchy Web3 buzzwords.
Recorded live inside Toronto’s Solana “Startup Village,” the conversation also touches on:
• The delicate dance of partnering with traditional distributors while disrupting their revenue model
• Paying gas fees for the listener—why frictionless onboarding matters
• Reconciling token price volatility with long-term product vision
• Tobi’s return to indie-pop songwriting after a decade of pure coding
• How Superteam Canada is cultivating the next wave of consumer-ready dApps
Whether you’re an artist hunting for fairer payouts, a founder shipping consumer crypto products, or a music lover curious about NFTs you don’t have to babysit, this episode delivers a masterclass in building for the mainstream without losing Web3’s superpowers.
HIO Music app: https://hiomusic.com
Follow Tobi: https://x.com/tobicodes
Follow Superteam Canada: https://x.com/SuperteamCAN
Connect with Samir Azizi:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samirazizi
X: https://x.com/adoublezi
🎧 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3FDd0dQi8vvTnQz5h5QwAz
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Web3 is coming for the music industry, and CTO Tobi Akinwumi is on the front line. In this candid sit-down with host Samir Azizi, the HIO Music CTO explains how his Solana-based streaming service routes 100 % of every subscription dollar straight to the artists you actually listen to, no middle-men and no hidden pools. Tobi breaks down the invisible-wallet tech that hides the crypto complexity from everyday users, the token-powered rewards that turn superfans into stakeholders, and why most musicians still care more about great UX than catchy Web3 buzzwords.
Recorded live inside Toronto’s Solana “Startup Village,” the conversation also touches on:
• The delicate dance of partnering with traditional distributors while disrupting their revenue model
• Paying gas fees for the listener—why frictionless onboarding matters
• Reconciling token price volatility with long-term product vision
• Tobi’s return to indie-pop songwriting after a decade of pure coding
• How Superteam Canada is cultivating the next wave of consumer-ready dApps
Whether you’re an artist hunting for fairer payouts, a founder shipping consumer crypto products, or a music lover curious about NFTs you don’t have to babysit, this episode delivers a masterclass in building for the mainstream without losing Web3’s superpowers.
HIO Music app: https://hiomusic.com
Follow Tobi: https://x.com/tobicodes
Follow Superteam Canada: https://x.com/SuperteamCAN
Connect with Samir Azizi:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samirazizi
X: https://x.com/adoublezi
🎧 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3FDd0dQi8vvTnQz5h5QwAz