The music industry experienced a seismic shift from CDs to mp3s nearly two decades ago and now it finds itself in another shift from mp3s to NFTs. This week Matthew & Rizzle speak with cipher.media's EZ & Kinchasa about that massive shift and how their new NFT music project cipher is trailblazing ahead of the trend and how they are making NFT music creation approachable for the masses. 

This week Matthew & Rizzle speak with Luc from the NBA Top Shot-focused podcast, The First Mint. NBA Top Shot *of course* is the main topic of conversation, but hard questions are asked about some of the recurring controversies that have been popping up in the Top Shot community like withdrawal issues, and we also dive into the joy of collecting and other NFT-focused areas. Please enjoy!

First of all - NEW THEME SONG!!!! Big shout out and massive thank you to Connie Digital & MAI World for producing an absolute banger.

This week Matthew & Rizzle got a chance to speak with Jonathan Mann, famous for producing a song a day for over 12 years who also happens to be the co-host of the NFT-themed podcast Digitally Rare. Topics discussed include Jonathan's foray into NFT land, the background behind making one unique song every day for 12 years, the state of NFT land, and how too many folks are putting crypto punks in their profiles. 

Matthew & Rizzle speak with the two Matts from the China, Hainan-based music group Intro To Music Theory (IMT). The conversation talks about their upcoming June 11th NFT album release, what it's like running a music label from China, metaverse concerts, and more.

This week saxophonist and melody poet Mike Casey joins us on MARS. Mike talks about his nearly 20-year creative journey as a musician, how he discovered crypto and NFTs, and his genesis NFT release that's scheduled to drop on OpenSea on April 19th. 

This week Matthew & Rizzle speak with Async Art BD manager and the Cryptoartistic Director of the vocal band Verdigris Ensemble about Async Music. The conversation starts off with Sam explaining the mind-blowing first project to launch on Async Music in partnership with Verdigris Ensemble in exquisite detail before orienting around the avenue of music, crypto, and NFTs. 

This week Matthew & Rizzle go back to the future by speaking with The Love Handlz, someone the boys met years ago on Cent when they first started recording the podcast together. They talk about that early encounter, catch up on everything that happened in between, and finish off by talking about what The Love Handlz has cooking up in terms of bringing NFTs and crypto to the skateboarding community and beyond. 

This week Matthew & Rizzle speak with Dirk Lueth, co-founder of the metaverse project Upland. As you'll hear, Upland has A LOT going on. They seem to have combined elements of every metaverse project out there and then some (e.g., cars!). After you're done listening though, go and try kicking the tires on Upland by visiting their website upland.me and report back on your findings.

On this episode of the Matthew & Rizzle Show, Rizzle and I speak with Patricio, founder of the Proof of Attendance Protocol aka POAP.