Waiting To Be Signed

By Willpop + Trinity

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

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Waiting To Be Signed episodes:

November 23, 2023Your Ultimate Guide to fx(hash) 2.0 w/ Ciphrd & Adam Berninger
Will & Trinity are excited to bring you the XXL definitive launch day guide to fx(hash) 2.0! We are joined by Ciphrd & Adam Berninger (ajberni of Tender) to talk all about the platform update, art to look forward to, and plenty more. In this episode we discuss:
A quick rundown of 2.0 features + the potential for fiat pricing in 2024

Tender as a launch week partner, day 1 releases, and what artists are excited about with 2.0

How the addition of Ethereum might impact pricing and markets for Tezos projects

ONCHFS: How to pronounce it and how the new on-chain system works

The shift in fx(hash) towards partnership and increased discoverability via the new release calendar

The pre-rendered image poll results & the future of artist curated work on fx(hash)

Looking back at 2023 and surviving a year in the bear market

How fx(hash) can encourage users to trade on the platform and socially enforce royalties for Ethereum projects

The future of Tender in 2024

Will Ciphrd have a release for 2.0 launch???
Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned
If you like the show and wants to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate direct to wtbs.tez and wtbs.eth
Episode Art: Untitled WIP from Ciphrd :)
Intro and Outro tracks by Pixelwank
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1h 39min
November 20, 2023E92 - More Bird Than Rabbit
Welcome to E92 of Waiting To Be Signed, recorded 11/17/23 and released 11/20/23. In this episode we discuss:
Will & Trinity hit the city for some ART! Recapping Luke Shannon's 'Seating Arrangements' opening and a Station 3 panel

Alba comes out of beta & Dan Catt's (81-82-83-84) mints out

A light preview of our upcoming fx(hash) 2.0 episode with Ciphrd & ajberni

Alejandro releases his p5.brush.js library!

Discussing the Arthur B community AMA spaces

+GRAPH on Feral File

Through Your Eyes auction concludes on Verse
Thanks as always for listening. If you are enjoying the show, please consider supporting us by subscribing to our Patreon, or donating directly to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth
Episode Art: ANATOMY of a rabbit but bird #29 by Iskra Velitchkova
Intro & Outro tracks by Pixelwank
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47min
November 15, 2023Waiting To Sit: Interview with Luke Shannon
Will & Trinity sit down with Luke Shannon to discuss everything about chairs, chair-ness, and his his upcoming 'Seating Arrangements' release on Tonic.xyz
In this episode we discuss:
Luke's background in art & coding, and how he introduced generative processes to his practice

How algorithmic exploration unlocks new understanding of a medium

Luke's inspiration for working on a generative chair & some of the technical aspects to describing a chair through code

The value of friction and discomfort in designed objects

The tie between physical and digital and the role NFTs play in Luke's work

The longevity of blockchains and preservation
Sorry for Will's technical issues on this one :)
Big thanks to Luke for coming on the show and talking to us for so long about chairs! You can follow Luke on Twitter @luke_shannon_ and check out his website to learn more about his work.
Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned
Support the show by subscribing on Patreon or donating directly to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth
Episode Art: Seating Arrangements by Luke Shannon
Intro & Outro music by Pixelwank
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53min
November 13, 2023E91 - Groundswell of Hype
An extra-big episode to make up for missing a week! Recorded 11/9/23 and released 11/13/23. In this episode we discuss:
The Pre Auction Extravaganza episode of Nota Bene

SBF Guilty and a reminder for anyone interest to check out coverage of the trial on the Unchained Podcast

fx(hash) hype season officially starts with 2.0 launch date announced for December 1 and artists scheduling releases on the new Calendar feature

Trinity gets a Tych on collection offer, one of many pieces sold by Galaxy in this latest round of sales.

Cosmic Poems by Mark Webster on fx(hash)

Trichro-matic by MountVitruvius on Art Blocks Curated

Constraint by Eric Andwer on Verse

In Conversation With live at Paris Photo and for sale on Verse

Catching up on a lot of shoutouts
Thanks for listening as always!
If you enjoy the show and want to support us, you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth
Episode Art: Trichro-matic #216 by MountVitruvius
Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank
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1h 5min
November 03, 2023Cursor Lines & Drawing Machines: Interview with Marcel Schwittlick
Marcel Schwittlick is a Berlin-based artist best known for his work with drawing machines. We have been fans of Marcel's work since we first discovered his Upward Spiral series and have been following from platform to platform since then.
In this interview we discuss:
Marcel's background in art and coding & how he discovered NFTs

The "generative-ness" of his work with drawing machines & building entropy with cursor lines

Honoring pens and ink with his The Long Run series

How the Octet performance came about & using A.I. to network 8 different plotting machines

The influence of the Concrete art movement on Marcel's work with Luminograms & his upcoming exhibition of Composition 92 at Paris Photo (and here is a link to the Verse page for his works & others)

Marcel's thoughts on Tezos and Ethereum, and whether he would replace a lost or destroyed physical piece for a collector
Thanks to Marcel for taking the time to speak with us for the show. You can learn more about him and his work on his website, schwittlick.net and you can follow him on Twitter @schwittlick_
You can follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and on Instagram @waitingtobesigned
If you like the show you can support us by subscribing to our Patreon or donating directly to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth
Episode Art: Composition #92 (Luminogram) #3 by Marcel Schwittlick
Intro & Outro music by Pixelwank
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57min
October 30, 2023E90 - The Rumor Mill
Big week for "breaking" news on the show.
E90 was recorded 10/27/23 and released 10/30/23. In this episode we discuss:
Trinity visits Artmatr in Brooklyn to check out the the Reflections exhibition, curated by Tender's very own ajberni.

fx(hash) announces their fx(hackathon) winners, 10 projects using fx(params) winning 1,000tz each!

Rumors & Speculation: we discuss Artblocks moving to a 30% platform fee in 2024. What does this mean for AB and the the field of generative art platforms?

Sketchbook A by William Mapan mints out near $11k a pass!

the reGen project series on Art Blocks release in support of Alzheimer's research
Another short-ish episode, we hope you all enjoy!
You can follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign or Instagram @waitingtobesigned.
Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon. Patrons that donate $25 or more a month will be shouted out at the end of each episode!
You can also donate direct to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth.
Episode Art: Sketchbook A #24 by William Mapan (minted by unclepennybags.eth)
Intro & outro music by Pixelwank
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41min
October 23, 2023E89 - Flowing Shade
E89, shorter than usual but still great! Recorded 10/20/23 and released 10/23/23. In this episode we discuss:
fx(hash) releases ONCHFS starting with Tezos (on-chain projects now possible!)

fx(hash) re-launches Instagram with our curated collection of early grail projects

Node To Node at the Kate Vass gallery in Paris looks very cool

Will gets another Contra

More Sketchbook A discussion, the crazy engagement and guesses on the auction

Apophenies by Cory Haber

Shoutouts and looking ahead to the reGen releases on Artblocks this week.
Thanks as always for listening. You can follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and on Instagram @waitingtobesigned
If you would like to support the show you can support us on Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth
Episode Art: Dust #15 by itsGalo
Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank
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41min
October 20, 2023Physicals in a Digital Art World: Interview with Susannah Maybank, co-founder of Tonic.xyz
Susannah Maybank is the co-founder of Tonic.xyz, a generative art platform that is built around the production of high quality prints for each of their releases. Susannah crossed over from the legacy art world and has a passion for educating collectors about generative art & NFTs.
In this episode we discuss:
Susannah's background and her career in the legacy art world

The story behind the founding of Tonic and the early days of the company

How Tonic works to cross over new collectors to the space & what the major challenges are in educating collectors around NFTs

The challenges & process of coming up with novel print options for Tonic and what kind of engagement they are seeing on these offerings

How Tonic identifies & pitches artists that they want to work with and what that process is like from start to release

Will NFT art markets start to become more like traditional markets?

The tension between market forces and algorithmic potential, and why it can be good to constrain the number of outputs for a release

Excitement for a digitally native art movement & the need for more criticism and conversation around NFTs.
Thanks to Susannah for taking the time to come on the show!
Follow Susannah on Twitter @SusannahMaybank and follow Tonic on Twitter @Tonic_xyz to keep up with their future releases!
Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned
You can support the show by subscribing to our Patreon or donating directly to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth
Episode Art: Rhythm & The Machine #0 by Lars Wander
Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank
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1h 8min
October 16, 2023E88 - Proverbial Diamond Hands
E88 of Waiting To Be Signed recorded 10.12.23 & released 10.16.23. This episode features the return of the Index! We discuss:
RIP Versum

SBF trial, book, and the Unchained podcast

The Quarterly Update is back w/ our interpretations

Will got into the emprops beta & Trinity's tips for using Stable Diffusion

ONISM by Emil Corsillo on emprops

Latitudes by Aleksandra on Highlight

Sublimations by YULYSEUS on fx(hash)

NS1: Sketch & NS2: Growth by Ismahelio on fx(hash)

Looking Ahead + Thanks to our Patreons!
Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign & Instagram @waitingtobesigned
You can support the show by subscribing to our Patreon or donating directly to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth!
Episode Art: ONISM #75 by Emil Corsillo
Intro & Outro music by Pixelwank
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54min
October 12, 2023Translating Hand to Code: Interview with William Mapan
WTBS is pleased to bring you another exciting interview episode. We were fortunate to record with William a few weeks before his Verse Solos release, Intimacy. Unfortunately Trinity could not make the recording session for this one :(
In this episode we discuss:
William's background in art and coding & how he found the blockchain

The early days of Tezos & fx(hash) and how Dragons became one of the 'grail' projects of the platform.

Anticyclone and the lessons learned from Dragons that made for his successful release on Art Blocks Curated.

William's philosophy around trat distribution, rarity & the floor pieces of Distance, his most recent release with LACMA

Sketchbook A & the process for writing an algorithm to mimic a physical medium

How Sketchbook A will be released, going small, and making the leap to 'collector curated'

How Through Your Eyes relates and contrasts with Sketchbook A

Williams paintings, future plans for the Sketchbook series, and of course... rapid fire :)
Thanks to William for taking the time to come on the show and speak to us for this interview!
You can follow William on Twitter @williamapan and check out his linktree for more information about him and his work
You can follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned
If you would like to support the show you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.tez and wtbs.eth
Episode Art: Through Your Eyes #2 by William Mapan
Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank
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1h

FAQs about Waiting To Be Signed:

How many episodes does Waiting To Be Signed have?

The podcast currently has 207 episodes available.