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Episode 65: Show Notes

Music is often overlooked as an NFT collectible as streaming services have made it easier to listen to music without ever really owning it. However, there is still a huge market for music in NFTs, and today’s guest is leading the charge. Ed Balloon is a musician and innovator, and he’s here today to tell us how art chose him and how music grew from a passion in his life to his life’s very calling. After answering this podcast’s standard questions on his favorite food, animal, and place to live, Ed describes why he feels that artists of color should do more to stay united and lift up their culture. He believes that the best way to be successful is by making the most of what you have and not allowing others to dictate your future. Our guest then turns host as he questions Guy on how he got into NFTs, among other things, before diving into an intriguing debate about who has the responsibility of creating the culture within the world of NFTs. 

Key Points From This Episode:

•    Welcoming the incredibly talented Ed Balloon, and checking in on his hardware wallet status.

•    What Ed thought when he first heard about NFTs.

•    Why he chose art.

•    How music went from something he loved, to becoming a passion, and then a calling. 

•    The jobs he’s done along the way, apart from music. 

•    Why Guy had to help Ed choose his secret animal, plus his favorite food. 

•    A piece of advice that Ed’s received that he’ll never forget. 

•    His advice to New NFT artists who are joining the space. 

•    Where he would choose to live, and why. 

•    Why artists of color need to stick together and do more to raise up their culture.

•    Ed asks Guy some of his pressing questions, including how Guy got into NFTs.

•    Why no one but artists should be responsible for creating the culture.

•    How community dictates culture despite the notion that artists should have that power.


Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Ed Balloon

Ed Balloon on Twitter

Ed Balloon on Instagram

Ed Balloon on YouTube

Ed Balloon on Rarible

Ed Balloon on Foundation

Ed Balloon on OpenSea

NorCal and Shill on Twitter

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