Waiting To Be Signed

Waiting To Be Signed

By Willpop + TrinityTechnology
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Waiting To Be Signed episodes

  • How To Start A Gallery On Another Continent: Interview with Mimi Nguyen

    WTBS adds another PhD to their esteemed list of guests! In this episode we discuss:

    • Mimi's journey into art and tech
    • How Mimi discovered NFT's and came to join Verse
    • Launching the Nguyen Wahed gallery
    • Mimi's thesis on on NFTs and the future of digital art
    • How the [aside] protocol works and how artists are using smart contracts to incorporate data into their work
    • How to curate and set up a group show
    • The challenges of displaying digital art
    • Opening a physical gallery in NYC and Mimi's hopes for their first show
    • Rapid Fire!

      • Thanks to Mimi for joining us, hope you all enjoyed this one.

      Follow Mimi on Twitter @miminguyenmimi and her gallery @nguyenwahed

      Learn more about Mimi and the Nguyen Wahed gallery at nguyenwahed.com

      Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and on Farcaster @wtbs

      Episode Art: Ray Marching to the Full Moon September, 17 2024 by Jared Tarbell

      Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

      1 hr 10 min
    • Zoom In, Zoom Out: Interview with Travess Smalley

      Very excited to share out interview with Travess Smalley, famed for Pixel Rugs and just now releasing the incredible CRAWL on Feral File. Lots of notes for this one. We discuss:

      • How Travess got into art & coding, surf clubs, & NFTs
      • Pixel Rugs as a daily practice & the fandom surrounding them
      • CRAWL!!!! How does it work, what are the influences, and what was it like to work with Feral File on this release
      • Exploring organic textures in art & experimenting with printing techniques
      • Generative Art Conference in Berlin recap
      • Emergent play, creative software & being inspired by roguelike games
      • Rapid Fire (music, future guests & gaming with kids)

        • Travess also has a great set of links to things reference here that all should check out & enjoy

        • Worldmaking: A Guide To Minecraft Music
        • Bill Evans - From Left to Right
        • January Mornings
        • Travess' 2024 in review on Are.na
        • Games Research on Are.na
        • Creativity in Gameplay on Are.na
        • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlRVOziQQ7A

          • Games that influence CRAWL

          • Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup
          • Caves of Qud
          • Noita
          • Brogue
          • Dwarf Fortress
          • Sim Ant
          • Nethack
          • FTL: Faster Than Light

            • More Music!

            • Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou - Souvenirs
            • Patricia Escudero - Satie Sonneries
            • Noviciat Des Soeurs Missionnaires De Notre-Dame D’Afrique
            • Hans Joachim Roedelius
            • The Durutti Column
            • Dungeon Synth Archive on YouTube
            • Comfy Synth Archives on YouTube

              • Follow Travess on Twitter @travess

              Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and on Farcaster @wtbs

              If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth

              Episode Art: CRAWL by Travess Smalley

              Intro & outro tracks by PixelWank

              59 min
            • E119 - Slop For The Piggies

              Alternate Title: The Piter Pasma of it All

              In this episode of 'Waiting to be Signed,' hosts Trinity and Will discuss the week's events in the generative art world. They delve into recent market updates, notable platform news from Verse and FXHash, and examine Kevin Echerick's critical piece on generative art’s financialization. They also highlight new releases, successful art projects, and touch upon their personal experiences with the evolving dynamics of the digital art market. Concluding on a lighter note, the hosts share their recent adventures and strategies in Hearthstone.

              • What's Going on in Canada?
              • Verse Platform Updates
              • Known Origin Shutting Down && Prohibition is in trouble
              • Squiggle 9999 Donation to LACMA
              • Richard Kim's Embezzlement Confession && Coindesk coverage for balance
              • Generative Anesthetics by Kevin Esherick
              • Art Block Studio Projects and Challenges
              • The Space In Between by David Seven
              • Upcoming Projects
              • Hearthstone Battlegrounds Strategies and Observations

                • Thanks for listening! If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth

                Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign & Farcaster @wtbs

                Episode Art: Re_01 by Marc Maurer

                Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

                54 min
              • Public Art & The Dance Between The Virtual and the Real: Interview with artist John Gerrard & Whitney Hart of Feral File


                In this episode we discuss:

                • John's history in art and simulation
                • Whitney's career in art and how she came to Feral File
                • The story of Western Flag becoming tokenized & John's decision to make NFTs
                • Reconciling the ecological cost of NFTs by supporting environmental initiatives & relationships with power
                • John's first tokenized work on the Bitmark chain
                • The two main issues that Whitney encounters when talking about NFTs to artists and collectors from the traditional world
                • The need for galleries and art fairs to catch up with the contemporary scene as it becomes increasingly digital
                • An overview of crystalline work (arctic) and the generative aspects of the performance
                • How Feral File worked with John to bring this experiment to life
                • Reconciling works that require patience against a population with a diminishing attention span
                • Time, data, the dating system for crystalline work and billionaires turning our consciousness into light
                • Newgrange
                • Blockchain as an alternative to oil-backed currencies with the potential to be a globally uniting force (...and pirates!)
                • The complicated dance between the unreal and the real

                  • Follow John Gerrard on Twitter @john__gerrard and learn more about him at johngerrard.net

                  Follow Whitney Hart @h_artchronicles and follow Feral File @feralfile to keep up with their releases

                  Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign, on Farcaster @wtbs and on Instagram @waitingtobesigned

                  If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth

                  Episode Art: crystalline work (arctic) 24.2.1.0 by John Gerrard

                  Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

                  1 hr 6 min
                • E118 - VO2 MAX

                  It's a post-holiday extravaganza! In this episode we discuss:

                  • OBJKT launches it's generative art engine with the genesis project, 'uncertain index' by Pixelfool
                  • A new anon Tezos whale loads up on a ton of great art
                  • Tezos announces the Jstz L2 which will be JavaScript compatible
                  • Tabor Robak & Verse announce the Broken Printer Recycling Program
                  • Verse Solos will now function as an independent gallery on the platform
                  • Verse is working on their own digital gallery app, Views
                  • Art on Ledger Stax
                  • Check us out on the GENART Podcast!
                  • Discussion: What do you do when a collection stalls/doesn't sell out even after a long while??
                  • Equinox by Aluan Wang on Verse
                  • Biomechanika by Nekropunk on fx(hash)
                  • Euneirophrenia by Liam Egan on fx(hash)
                  • Yardoor by Asahamix on fx(hash)
                  • fx(hash) announces their Base On-Chain Summer projects (looking ahead)
                  • https://commit.unrulyunroll.xyz/

                    • Thanks for listening as always. If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth

                    Episode Art: Equinox #2 by Aluan Wang

                    Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

                    54 min
                  • Making Generative Art Less Random: Interview with James Merrill

                    A special Monday interview episode for y'all! So pleased to finally record with James Merrill after meeting him a couple of times in person. Hope everyone enjoy this candid conversation about his art and the craziness of the web3 world.

                    In this episode we discuss:

                    • James' background in art and coding, and how he got into NFTs
                    • What James loves about Fidenza
                    • Getting into plotter work and being included in Feral Files Graph+ exhibition in 2021
                    • What is so cool about plotters anyways?
                    • James' upcoming project, 'Busy'... and how does this even work with code?
                    • 1A diversion into pens, inks, Schwittlick and KenConsumer
                    • Art vs. Craft and (not) drawing a line in the sand for generative artists
                    • Unionizing artists!
                    • Some hot takes on AI art
                    • Recent changes to Art Blocks and the potential for releasing on Studio vs other open platforms
                    • Rapid Fire

                      • Follow James on Twitter @toThePixel and find out more about him and his work here

                      Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign, on Farcaster @wtbs and on Instagram @waitingtobesigned

                      If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon and donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth

                      Episode art: most of a 'Busy' by James Merril

                      Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

                      1 hr 8 min
                    • E117 - Vertex Success

                      Rushing this one up, apologies for the abbreviated notes:

                      • Art Newspaper article on the Digital Art Mile at Basel
                      • Tezos X announce & explainer
                      • Marc Maurer on OBJKT
                      • Entangled on fx(hash)
                      • Crystalline Work by John Gerrard on Feral File
                      • BREEZE A by Iskra on Highlight
                      • Twitch-Your-Own AI Story by KilledByAPixel
                      • Procedural Drawings by Agoston Nagy


                        • 43 min
                      • Entangled Cities: Interview with Bjørn Staal

                        On the eve of on of the most exciting generative art releases of 2024, and the inaugural fx(hash) Vertex drop... we are so pleased to share with you our interview with Bjørn Staal aka _nonfigurativ_. Bjørn went viral last year when he shared his entangled particle systems interacting across two browser windows. His project is finally ready for release and coming to fx(hash) on both the Tezos and Ethereum blockchains.

                        In this episode we discuss:

                        • Bjørn's background in art and coding
                        • The story and history behind Entangled
                        • Working with the fx(hash) team to be the first Vertex release
                        • How Entangled works across chains & some behind-the-scenes tech talk
                        • Minting dynamics and pricing a project for two chains & making a statement as an artist and platform
                        • Bjørn's history with open-source and publishing the code behind Entangled (eventually)
                        • The market, success, expectations & existing as a full-time artist in web3
                        • Rapid fire!

                          • Follow Bjørn on Twitter @_nonfigurativ_ and on Farcaster @nonfigurativ

                          Hear Bjørn on Arbitrarily Deterministic with Ken

                          Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign, on Farcaster @wtbs and on Instagram @waitingtobesigned

                          If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth

                          Episode Art: Entangled by Bjørn Staal

                          Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank



                          59 min
                        • E115 - Spicy Ken

                          Y'all thought it might be a lost episode but here it is, out of sequence and edited to remove the hottest takes. Thanks to Ken for jumping in while Will was in Japan to play co-host and talk about the AB Studio launch, Marcel's work & more!

                          If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to out Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth

                          Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign, on Farcaster @wtbs and on Instagram @waitingtobesigned

                          Follow Ken on Twitter @KenconsumerE and on Farcaster @kenconsumer

                          Episode Art: Ken's Plotter work as shared on Farcaster

                          Intro & Outro tracks by Pixelwank

                          1 hr 32 min
                        • Magic Is Not Real: Interview with Erick Calderon (Round 2)

                          Erick is back for Round 2 to discuss more about the market, web3 as a whole, the changes to AB and more!

                          In this episode we discuss:

                          • Catching up on Erick's experiences since our last interview & skepticism of brand's with a web 3 strategy
                          • The magic between an artist and their collector base & the metrics for success in the current ecosystem
                          • Base chain, the power & sustainability of 'free' drops, the success of Pudgy Penguins
                          • Onboarding collectors to generative art vs. web 3 as a whole
                          • Addressing the current market with the new Curated and raising the bar with future releases to bring excitement back to collecting
                          • Studio as a platform for artists to document all aspects of their work on-chain
                          • The problem of preserving digital art long-term
                          • What kind of generative goods could WTBS make as merchandise??

                            • If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez and wtbs.eth

                            Episode Art: One More Day #41 by Aaron Penne

                            Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

                            1 hr 18 min

                          About Waiting To Be Signed

                          From the publisher's feed

                          Waiting To Be Signed is a weekly podcast about generative art on the blockchain. Every week we release an episode covering new releases we love, the news & happenings of the space, hot topics & more. We also release bi-weekly interview episodes with artists, collectors and builders in the space.