Waiting To Be Signed

Waiting To Be Signed

By Willpop + TrinityTechnology
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Waiting To Be Signed episodes

  • E86 - Hitting The Degen Button

    Welcome to E86 of Waiting To Be Signed, recorded 9.28.23 and released 10.2.23. In this episode we discuss:

    • A potential trip to Miami for Art Basel + Tender's exhibition at the Untitled fair
    • Verse announces their new "Galleries" feature!
    • Transient Labs announces "T.R.A.C.E."
    • Checking in on EmProps and their new tools
    • Long Form vs Artist Curated vs "Minter Selected" releases and how they intersect with quantity and pricing (to be continued...)
    • Perkwerk collab with Red Bull Racing for some successful releases, Pursuit & Echo of Intensity
    • Unit London drops a hit on fx(hash): Edno, Wrappers, Sadok & Summer Daydream
    • Lots of shoutouts!!!

      • Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned

      Support the show by minting our articles on fx(text) and donating directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth

      Episode Art is Sadok #39 by Olga.F

      Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank

      1 hr 11 min
    • Building The Generative Bazaar: Interview with Nat Emodi, founder of Highlight.xyz

      In this special interview episode we welcome Nat Emodi, founder and CEO of Highlight.xyz. We learned about highlight recently for their participation in the On-Chain Summer event hosted on the Base chain. Thanks to Nat for coming on and sharing his vision for Highlight and the future of generative art!

      In this episode we discuss:

      • How Nat got into crypto & generative art and the story of the founding of Highlight
      • Why another platform? What makes Highlight different and what are the benefits (and risks) of giving artists the tools to own their own contract
      • Ethereum, ETH L2s, and the UX challenges of the current crypto experience.
      • Highlight's economic model & betting on the potential of generative art
      • Highlight's role in homepage curation & collaborating with artists
      • Royalties!

        • Follow Nat @natemodi and Highlight @highlight_xyz

        Follow us @waitingtosign and consider donating to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth

        Episode art is 1,000 True Fans from Leander Herzog's on-chain summer drop!

        Intro and Outro music by PixelWank

        1 hr 5 min
      • E85 - phalanx.phallus.friend.tech

        We missed a week but WTBS is back with E85, recorded 9.21.2023 and released 9.25.23. In this episode we discuss:

        • The Roman Empire
        • Will's experience + opinion of friend.tech
        • Will's trip to LA
        • Where would we go if/when Twitter dies?
        • Unit London is bringing Iskra back to fx(hash) with an upcoming live minting experience!
          • Risonanza⁠, the Whitecross x Tender collab (fxhash)
            • Distance, William Mapan x Cactoid Labs x Lacma
            • I'm Feeling Lucky, Maya Man (Verse Solo)
            • fx(pottery), KilledByAPixel (mintable)
            • Anfractous, Landlines (mintable)
            • Zero-Player Game, Ivan Dianov (mintable)
            • Remains, Ecker0

              • Episode Art: Distance #140 by William Mapan

              Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned

              Support the show by collecting our notes on fx(text) and donating directly to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth

              Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank

              1 hr 11 min
            • Helping Artists Achieve Their Goals: Interview with SimonSays

              SimonSays is a generative art collector and appreciator that recently converted his love for Art into a career as an artist manager & agent. In this interview we dive into Simon's background in art and collecting, how he linked up with the artists he represents, his mission for enabling artists to achieve their goals, and a whole lot of market talk! Huge thanks to SimonSays for taking the time to come on the show and speak candidly about his business.

              Follow Simon on Twitter @0xSimonSays or find him in one of the many art-related Discords like Tender or Grailers.

              Check out the artists that work with Simon: Marcel Schwittlick, Zach Lieberman, & Efdot

              Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and on Instagram @waitingtobesigned

              Episode Art by @gelo_arch


              1 hr 5 min
            • E84 - Canadian Dollars

              E84 of WTBS recorded 9.8.2023 and released 9.11.2023.

              Thanks to Trinity for calling in while on holiday in Canada for this one!

              In this episode we discuss:

              • Buying art with Canadian Dollars
              • Alba going fully open, Prohibition, and continued discussion of platforms and the ecosystem in general
              • Free prints for FOLD holders!
              • Is art getting better in the bear market?
              • The massive success of Torrent by Jeres on Art Blocks Curated
              • fx(hash) shoutouts to Ligare, Omnia and Everyday Wizards
              • Highlight shoutouts to ES: and sh3ll
              • Looking ahead!

                • Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned

                Support the show by minting our fx(text) articles or donating directly to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth

                Episode Art: Torrent #165 by Jeres

                Intro and Outro tracks by Pixelwank

                52 min
              • There Is No Offline: Interview with Maya Man

                WTBS welcomes Maya Man to the show for a fantastic interview episode. Maya has an amazing Verse Solo's exhibition releasing this week, "I'm Feeling Lucky" that explores the relationship between astrology, numerology, and The Internet. Please go check it out! In this episode we discuss:

                • A brief into of how Maya got into making art with code & releasing projects as NFTs
                • Getting exposed to astrology in LA and the online structures of identity
                • The logistics of building "I'm Feeling Lucky" and how it relates to "Fake It 'Till You Make It"
                • The personal aspect of "Read It And Weep"
                • Cyborgs and feminism
                • Growing up online, the fear + shame of posting, and the performance of 'self' on the internet
                • How astrology and generative art overlap
                • Finding comfort in simulation theory and determinism
                • Humor in art and the internet
                • Rapid Fire Questions!

                  • Big thanks to Maya for taking the time to record with us!

                  Follow Maya on Twitter @mayaonthenet and check out her website to explore her work, mayaontheinter.net

                  Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned

                  Support the show by donating to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth or collecting our fx(text) articles

                  Thanks to PixelWank for the intro & outro music!

                  1 hr 2 min
                • E83 - Endless Fluid Process

                  E83 of WTBS with special co-host Jeres! This episode was recorded on August 31, 2023 and released September 4, 2023. Thanks to Jeres for sticking around to record the whole show with us and congrats on the upcoming Art Blocks Curated release.

                  In this episode we discuss:

                  • Mini interview with Jeres about "Torrent", their upcoming AB Curated release. We talk about the inspiration and process for creating the project, how Jeres feels about using animation in their work, the thrill of being accepted as a Curated release and what it is like working with the AB board on a drop.
                  • fx(hash) poll discussion: What are the pros and cons of allowing pre-rendered work on fx(hash)?
                  • Will pick's up a Maya Man 'Shift Reality Instantly' on fx(hash)
                  • Shoutouts to The Way Of Thinking by Collapsar Beauty and September Mond by Holger Lippmann, two very mintable projects on fx(hash)

                    • Follow Jeres on Twitter @heyjeres and please do check out Torrent this week if you have the eth to mint!

                    Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and on instagram @waitingtobesigned

                    Support the show by minting our articles on fx(text) or donating directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth

                    Episode Art: Sinuosity #145 by Jeres

                    Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank

                    55 min
                  • A Different Kind Of Nerd: Interview with Artnome (Jason Bailey)

                    Will & Trinity are very excited to share this interview with Jason Bailey AKA Artnome. Jason is a long-time NFT collector and one of the earliest advocates for art on the blockchain. He is the founder of RightClickSave and ClubNFT, platforms that are helping to educate collectors on the history and preservation of digital art. In this episode we discuss:

                    • Jason's background in art and collecting, and how he came to discover NFTs
                    • The 'Artnome Effect' and the reality of collecting in public as someone with influence
                    • The eras of NFT cycles from a collector POV
                    • What it means to "back up" your NFT collection and why a collector should care to learn about how their tokens work and where the art actually lives
                    • Advice to artists and collectors during a bear market (and whether there is any advice to give)
                    • Tezos vs. Ethereum, Chain risk & platform risks during a bear market
                    • What it's like being a content producer during the bear market

                      • Huge thanks for Jason to coming on and giving us so much of his time to record. Thanks as well to Danielle for helping to get us introduced.

                      Episode Art: Growth v02 #326 by flight404

                      Support the show by donating to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth & collecting our episode notes on fx(text)

                      Intro and Outro music by Pixelwank

                      1 hr 38 min
                    • E82 - You've Changed

                      E82 recorded August 24 2023, released August 28 2023. Had a lot of recording issues on this one... Here is what we discussed:

                      • Babies walking and communication
                      • OpenSea giving up on royalties and caving to pressure from Blur... and still no Tezos integration !?!?!
                      • Upcoming interview with Artnome and SimonSays
                      • The launch of zeroone.art
                      • Quasi Dragon Studies by Harvey Rayner, released on Verse
                      • On Chain Summer kicks off on Highlight.xyz with projects from Melissa W, Leander Herzog, James Merril and Holger Lippman
                      • Heart + Craft launches on Prohibition
                      • Rhythm & The Machine by Lars Wander drops on Tonic as a slower-than-expected mint
                      • Rückkopplung by pxlshrd x Tender wins the week on fx(hash) with amazing secondary action
                      • UpredictableTaco is back on fx(hash) with Lonely Tree

                        • Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned

                        Support the show by donating to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth, and collect our show notes on fx(text)

                        Episode art is Rückkopplung #172 owned by KenConsumer

                        Thanks to PixelWank for the intro and outro music!

                        1 hr 7 min
                      • E81 - Cringe Is Relative

                        E81 of our weekly show, "Cringe Is Relative", recorded on August 17, 2023. In this episode we discuss:

                        • The unfortunate story of Ichi passing away.
                        • gen.art and eclipse.art shutting down.
                        • Coinbase's "Base" L2 on Ethereum goes live with an emphasis on art NFTs.
                        • Heart + Craft, an "inclusive" edition collaborative project between Snowfro and Prohibition.art
                        • Digits by Loren Bednar, surprise fx(hash) release
                        • Remnants of Humanity by Kira0 on Alba
                        • 923 Empty Rooms by Casey Reas, Bright Moments x Art Blocks
                        • SPACE\TIME by Loackme released on Verse
                        • KRILLER.COM releases an album on Spotify
                        • Tons to look ahead to, including Quasi Dragon Studies on Verse and Rhythm & The Machine on Tonic!

                          • Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned

                          Support the show by donating to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth & collecting our episode notes on fx(text)

                          Intro and outro music by Pixelwank

                          1 hr 8 min

                        About Waiting To Be Signed

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                        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.