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Web3 meets the Music Industry

This event is sponsored by Finessed Media, Inc. and hosted by Marley Davis-Hewitt.

Web3 promises to revolutionize the music industry by enabling ownership, community and legitimacy. Learn how artists alike are utilizing Web3 tools like NFTs, social tokens, and micro payments for monetizing their careers and engaging with their fans in an unprecedented way!

This weekend, we will be joined by Kristofer Madu, Austin Virts, Amber Ryann, and Death Beach!

We will be discussing with our panelists how artists can create their own NFTs, what changes Web3 can bring to the music industry, and how YOU can take advantage of this new breakthrough in technology.

Our speakers are independent artists themselves and representatives from Audius Project, and more! Tune in this Saturday to ask them all your questions!

Agenda:

12 - 12:10pm EST Introductions

12:10 - 12:45pm EST Interview with Speakers

12:45 - 1pm EST Q+A with Zoom Audience

1 - 1:30pm EST Networking & Breakout rooms

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Kristofer Madu Has started and scaled brands/companies that have impacted hundreds of thousands around the world. He is the founder of First Friday's Group, which provides a platform for thousands to learn creative talents and get paid, in addition to managing established artists across; Water Is The Answer which provides clean water in a Nigerian community of over 20,000; and Travis Karter Brands, through which songs I've written and clothing I've designed have been enjoyed by more than 500,000 people across >80 countries.

He has raised capital to bring ideas to life, and executed on them to return value to stakeholders— in one case leading a team of ~60 to achieve profitability at the end of a 9-month runway.

He has also pitched to secure partnerships with global companies like Red Bull, negotiated to win contracts with large clients like Johns Hopkins, and made national level headlines (Upworthy, the Jamaica Gleaner.)

In the Corporate World: He is pursuing a career in Investment Banking with Morgan Stanley's M&A team.

In his personal life, I’m a passionate songwriter, soccer player, foodie, and house music DJ.

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Amber Ryann is an artist, producer, creative director, and content creator Based in Los Angeles. Amber Ryann is redefining what it means to be a "triple threat", taking the emerging artist game by storm with full control over her creative output. Not only a singer, songwriter and producer, Amber is also responsible for her merch design, filming her own media content, directing and editing her music videos, and nearly all of the other content that comes out of her brand. She has over 35,000 monthly Spotify listeners, has created her own video game and VR filter for her fans, and even sold out her own NFT collection. Her music has been featured across many of Spotify's editorial playlists like Fresh Finds, Alternative Hip-Hop, SALT, and 'fit check, and she has been noticed by outlets like OnesToWatch, Earmilk, and Lyrical Lemonade. She is also an official Ernie Ball artist ambassador.

Amber discovered music as a source of comfort when she was young, and as she got older she saw creating her own music as an opportunity to try to make sense of the world around her. Her music’s originality and diversity are derived from multiple sources - her father who was a hip-hop producer, her mother who was a fan of late 90’s R&B and hip-hop music, and the fast emerging early 2000’s emo, hardcore and alternative rock scenes that captured her attention as a teenager. Her experiences as part of the LGBTQ community also greatly influence her writing. Amber’s broad taste in music and her willingness to share her inner self with complete honesty have truly set her apart from her peers as an artist.----

Austin Virts is the Head of Crypto/Marketing at Audius Project. Austin is an ambitious entrepreneur who has started and operated multiple successful online companies before launching a full service creative agency in Boulder, CO.

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Death Beach is a music NFT producer and has assembled a team of audio and video professionals to redefine how artists can communicate with their fans.Death Beach is the producer of the future.

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