Mint Podcast by Adam Levy

Mint Season 5 episode 1 welcomes Andre Benz, founder of the widely successfully EDM YouTube channel The Nations and CEO of Soundmint.xyz, a go-to platform for curated audiovisual NFTs. I wanted to have him on to share his unique perspective on growth hacking one of the largest curated music EDM brands on YouTube, and how that translates into his newest curated venture.In this episode, we discuss: 01:30 - Intro 01:38 - How Runescape influenced his understanding of crypto and web301:58 - Growth hacking one of the most popular EDM YouTube channel17:49 - Biggest lessons learned about the music industry while building The Nations23:15 - The inspiration behind starting Soundmint.xyz27:43 - NFT skepticism around drop culture31:47 - The process of creating a collection41:30 - What does the average collector look like on Soundmint.xyz?44:45 - How do you scale curation?47:24 - OutroI hope you enjoy our conversation. Twitter: https://twitter.com/benzspeaksLearn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your Free Participation Pin NFT proving your involvement in Season 5https://adamlevy.io/nft---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 5's NFT Sponsors1. CyberConnect - https://cyberconnect.me/2. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io

Mint bonus episode: I was invited to speak at NFT LA on all things about the creator economy and lead a discussion with Jesse Tevelow of Praise, Alexandra Hooven of Rally, and Noel Borges of Mintblack.00:00 - Intro 02:12 - The current state of the web3 creator economy06:28 - Should creators strive to build virality or a niche group of true fans?14:22 - How to transition your web2 audience into web3?22:02 - What data can creators unlock via NFTs and other crypto assets?35:47 - Outro…and so much moreI hope you enjoy our conversation.Jesse Tevelow: https://twitter.com/jtevelowAlexandra Hooven: https://twitter.com/aehooven Noel Borges: https://twitter.com/zaptheory---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-4---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 4's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. Polygon Studios - https://polygonstudios.com/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io

This episode is different than the rest.Mint Season 4 was epic.We now reach over 20,000 web3 creators, founders, and investors per month across audio, video, blog, and newsletter, to name a few. I started Mint 10 short months ago to focus on the web3 creator economy and couldn’t be happier with its progress to date.A special thanks to Coinvise and Polygon Studios for collecting my sponsorship NFTs and making this season possible.For this season, I curated 20 creators to be featured across 20 episodes. Yet, as publishing time increased and trends evolved, so did my guest list.I ended up publishing 34 episodes with leading figures in the web3 creator economy and music movement featuring everyone from the founders of Catalog, Mint Songs, and Royal, to the top collectors and music creators defining this decentralized revolution.To close out season 4, I wanted to take a moment to compile some thoughts, favorite takeaways, and summaries from a few key episodes.Check out the written version: https://mirror.xyz/levy.eth/JUO3isycKrrU57lP_bdr5un3dIhgzb9LhNWdXY1u4jk---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io

Mint Season 4 episode 34 welcomes Matthew Chaim, who’s the founder of SONGCAMP and ideator of CHAOS, a 77-person collective building towards a headless music artist. In this episode, we discuss:02:08 - Intro 07:58 - Why Music Needs Web309:47 - How has crypto influenced your creativity?12:39 - What is SONGCAMP and CHAOS?26:50 - Patronage-based NFTs vs Ownership-based NFTs 34:28 - What to expect from Matthew Chaim in the future40:38 - Outro …and so much moreI hope you enjoy our conversation.Matthew Chaim: https://twitter.com/matthewchaimSONGCAMP: https://twitter.com/songcamp_CHAOS: https://twitter.com/headless_chaosLearn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-4---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 4's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. Polygon Studios - https://polygonstudios.com/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io

Mint Season 4 episode 33 welcomes Benny Conn, who’s a developer at Gallery.so and co-founder of Beat Foundry, an NFT platform for entirely on-chain generative and curated music. Benny is back for a second episode on season four of Mint mainly because I love what the team is building at Beat Foundry, his energy and passion for music beams every time he talks about what he does. It’s genuinely contagious.In this episode, we discuss:00:19 - Intro09:56 - What Rights do You Get When You Buy a Beat Foundry NFT?17:19 - Benny’s Thesis Around the Consumption Layer as it Pertains to NFT Editions?19:25 - What Traits go into Valuing Music NFTs?20:44 - Should Artists Prioritize Social Media Virality or Web3 Collectors?22:44 - Benny’s Favorite Music Artist in the Space23:21 - From a Collector's Point of View, What Makes One Music Artist More Valuable Than the Other and Web3?26:50 - How Did the Collaboration With Oshi Come Together?31:33 - Why Does the Music File Itself Need to Be On-Chain?37:27 - Benny's Biggest Challenges With Bringing This Project to Life41:08 - Outro…and so much moreI hope you enjoy our conversation.Benny Conn: https://twitter.com/bennyconnnBeat Foundry: https://twitter.com/BeatFoundryNFTsLearn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-4---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 4's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. Polygon Studios - https://polygonstudios.com/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io

Mint Season 4 episode 32 welcomes Lee Parsons, CEO of Opulous, who’s changing how artists access the funding they need to pursue their music. He’s on a mission to wake up the outdated industry and he explains why the legacy music system is about to encounter a rude awakening. In this episode, we discuss:01:07 - Intro08:18 - How Web3 Will Fix The Music Industry14:27 - How Do Artists Get Started on Opulous?15:43 - What is an S-NFT?19:22 - The future of music NFTs at Opulous24:22 - What will the decentralized layer of web3 music look like?27:33 - Does Web3 Favor Established or Up n Coming Artists More?30:38 - How Do you Turn Listeners into Investors?34:44 - Copyrights on-chain40:14 - Future plans for Opulous?43:30 - Beyond the collectible: Staking your music NFTs…and so much moreI hope you enjoy our conversation.Lee Parsons: https://twitter.com/ceoleeparsonsOpulous: https://twitter.com/opulousappLearn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-4---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 4's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. Polygon Studios - https://polygonstudios.com/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io

Mint Season 4 episode 31 welcomes Paul Zehetmayr, the new co-CEO of LimeWire, the discontinued peer-to-peer file-sharing software that we all loved and abused in the early 2000s. Paul and his partner are revamping the iconic brand, but taking it in a new direction to focus on music NFTs.In this episode, we discuss:00:00 - Intro2:07 - Step aside RIAA, LimeWire is back11:19 - What traits go into valuing music NFT's?20:02 - What makes a music artists valuable in web3 from a collector's point of view29:23 - Why experimentation is key: understanding the collector’s mindset33:52 - Do music NFTs work in favor of record labels?39:12 - Bringing back the golden era of internet interconnectivity46:35 - How LimeWire will tackle IP on-chain51:12 - What would cause the downfall of music NFTs?54:34 - Outro…and so much moreI hope you enjoy our conversation.Paul Zehetmayr: https://twitter.com/PZehetmayrLimeWire: https://twitter.com/limewireLearn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-4---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 4's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. Polygon Studios - https://polygonstudios.com/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io

Mint Season 4 episode 30 welcomes Justin Blau, who’s an American DJ, electronic dance music producer, NFT pioneer and one of the most cited and recognized thought leaders in web3. Justin is on mission to revolutionize the music industry. He’s been on this path for years now, but more recently started Royal.io where musicians sell royalty ownership in their songs and give collectors access to special perks via NFTs.In this episode, Justin shares his insights on:00:00 - Current state of music NFTs13:10 - Fun fact: most audio files do not live on-chain19:07 - Why do people care about owning or collecting NFT songs?31:20 - What traits go into valuing ownership-based music NFTs?35:31 - Web2 data used to value a Royal.io drop42:16 - What is an LDA: Limited Digital Asset49:30 - Music NFT price psychology52:23 - Justin’s thoughts on what will eat web359:04 - Outro…and so much moreI hope you enjoy our conversation.3LAU: https://twitter.com/3LAURoyal.io: https://twitter.com/join_royalLearn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-4---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 4's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. Polygon Studios - https://polygonstudios.com/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io

Mint Season 4 episode 29 welcomes a live Twitter Spaces co-hosted alongside Coinvise where their team member Cody interviewed Adam on his origin story into crypto and his thesis on the web3 creator economy.I hope you enjoy our conversation.Learn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-4---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 4's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. Polygon Studios - https://polygonstudios.com/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io

Mint Season 4 episode 28 welcomes Dan Hannum, COO of ZenLedger, who’s on a mission to provide crypto traders and tax professionals with the most user-friendly tax and accounting software for cryptocurrency investments, trading, and fund operations.This episode outlines what crypto-native creators should look out for during tax season. From issuing tokens, selling and buying your first NFT, to even forming a DAO, here’s a comprehensive discussion on web3 taxation and tips to consider.Promo: Get 20% off ZenLedger when using MINT20 at checkout.In this episode we discuss:00:00 - Intro11:49 - NFT Tax19:22 - DAO Formation and Fungible Tokens22:15 - Tax Tips for Creators26:38 - Crypto-native business models30:32 - Government Backed Stable Coins32:57 - Ethics Around a Human Stock Market35:32 - ZenLedger and High-End Luxury NFT Drops39:08 - Deciphering between a personal transaction and a business transaction41:45 - Bonus Questions43:57 - Crypto Tax Loopholes55:05 - OutroI hope you enjoy our conversation.Dan Hannum: https://twitter.com/DHannum8ZenLedger: https://twitter.com/ZenLedgerIOLearn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-4---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 4's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. Polygon Studios - https://polygonstudios.com/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io