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World’s First Blockchained DJ Mix Released by Deadly Buda on Musicoin

When DJ Deadly Buda’s “Rock the Blockchain” DJ mix is played on Musicoin.org, fifteen separate electronic dance music tracks and their artists get paid automatically, within seconds.

The system that makes this possible was made public at about 2:00 AM, on August 13, 2017, when Deadly Buda finalized the integration of 19 “smart contracts” on the Musicoin blockchain and attached them to his DJ mix on Musicoin.org. “This will completely change the dance music landscape,” said DJ Deadly Buda, “it’s a

Click here to visit Deadly Buda's Musicoin profile.
Click here to visit Deadly Buda’s Musicoin profile.

development on par with the introduction of the 12” single or the crossfader. It will change the way we do things creatively and the listener will be the winner.”

The DJ mix contains 15 EDM tracks of various genres, hard electronic, dubstep, hardstyle, hard bass, jungle, drum and bass, hardcore techno, shamancore,  tekno, and ambient, by artists Counterstrike, Satroniq & DJ Delirium, Teknoaidi, Subterranean, Cap, M27, Harhor, and Deadly Buda.

The DJ mix format was popularized in the 1970’s and since then has existed in a quasi-legal state. A recorded DJ mix is a continuous blend of several separate songs or “tracks”. To be traditionally legally compliant, this requires numerous permissions, paperwork, and licenses. By the time the paperwork is done, the audience generally considers the music in the mix old, and has moved on to the latest sound in fashion. Consequently, most DJs over the decades haven’t bothered to get the permissions, and have released the mixes “illegally” on cassettes, CDs, and now, SoundCloud and YouTube. Generally, the artists in these mixes aren’t receiving any compensation for their music and oftentimes aren’t even credited as part of the mix.  Many DJs don’t supply playlists due to avoiding scrutiny, time constraints, lack of proper labeling on dance records, or at worst, just wanting all the attention for themselves.

Rock the Blockchain's flyer graphic is from the 1993 Turbo-Zen party in Pittsburgh, PA, High Voltage! The graphics would later be mentioned by Dan Mross in the movie "The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin" for its slogan, Technology Must Be Used to Liberate the Indvidual."
Rock the Blockchain’s flyer graphic is from the 1993 Turbo-Zen party in Pittsburgh, PA, High Voltage! The graphics would later be mentioned by Daniel Mross in the movie “The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin” for its slogan, “Technology Must Be Used to Liberate the Indvidual.”

Ironically, dance music producers make their music specifically so that it can be mixed by DJs, and clamor for popular DJs to use their songs. DJ mixes, though often technically illegal, are the main channel of publicity for smaller dance music scenes or up-and-coming talent. So for the last few decades, the music industry has generally not enforced their copyrights against DJ mixes while retaining their right to do so. Consequently, the DJs, still fearing potential incrimination, can rarely publicize their mixes on a grand scale or derive much more income than money they spent purchasing the records or Mp3s used in the mix. The cumulative effect of this quasi-legality has been that DJ mixes are still considered “underground” even though it is the audience’s preferred manner of listening to dance music.

“The more I understood blockchain technology, the more I realized that the legal problems with the DJ mix were about to be a thing of the past,” stated DJ Deadly Buda. “All the permissions, paperwork, and payments could be done in an instant.”

Blockchain technology is basically a decentralized ledger system maintained by multiple computers. The most popular blockchain in the world is Bitcoin, and it has inspired other blockchains to target specific areas of the world economy. Musicoin, as the name suggests, is geared towards music, musicians, and fans.  When a user plays a song on musicoin.org the artist of the song gets paid one Musicoin (currently worth about $0.01-0.04 USD)—usually in a matter of seconds. This is significantly higher than average artists get paid per play on Spotify or iTunes.

You can sign up to Musicoin here.
You can sign up to Musicoin here.

Furthermore, the Musicoin blockchain system allows an artist to upload a song and attach what is called a “smart contract” that can distribute payments to multiple parties if needed. For example, the smart contract could be programmed so that every time the song is played, the drummer, singer, guitarist, and bassist in a band all split the payment.

“When I realized every song on the Musicoin system had its own payment address, I got as many people I knew that made great music to upload. Then, I asked their permission if I could use their music in my mix,” revealed Deadly Buda. After conferring with some of the artists, realizing they were helping to establish a new paradigm, the following formula was decided: 40% of the mix revenue goes to the DJ, and the remaining 60% is split evenly between each of the songs in the mix. “A DJ spends a lot of time sifting through a lot of bad music to find the gems he or she plays for the public, so I wanted to honor that time and money expenditure while at the same time leaving a fair amount of room for each song to make money as well.”

A new paradigm for how DJ mixes can be made and monetized is now officially live thanks to DJ Deadly Buda and Musicoin, but there is still work to be done says Deadly Buda, “In the very near future, there will probably be just a checkbox an artist can use that gives anyone on the system the right to mix their music so long as they get paid via a smart contract. As soon as that happens, the system will be unstoppable and will benefit the established music industry and new artists alike.”

You can sign up to Musicoin here.

The Mover: Selected Classics Plattenkritik

(Im Original geschrieben von Colby X, übersetzt von Sönke Moehl)

Dance Music trat in verschiedenen Phasen in mein Leben. Ich wuchs an der Ostküste in den 80ern auf und Cybotron, Strafe, Run DMC waren frühe ballistische Raketen die mich in der dritten Klasse trafen, als mein Sportlehrer Linoleummatten ausbreitete und versuchte einem Raum voller Vorstadtkinder Breakdance beizubringen. Hip Hop und Electro wurden meine erste Liebe, gefüttert durch New Yorker Radiosender, und ab Anfang 1988 durch tägliche Dosen von Yo! MTV Raps und Rap City. In 1988 betraten auch “Good Life” und “Big Fun” mein Leben mit Hilfe von Metromix Sessions auf Pittsburgher Radiosendern, die ich auf Kassette aufnahm. Obwohl ich keine Ahnung davon hatte wer die Belleville Three waren, waren diese Tracks meine Einführung in den Sound of Detroit.

Zuhause mit The Mover: Selected Classics und einigem Spielzeug

Ich begann mehr und mehr Musik zu hören, und mein Geschmack erweiterte sich und schloss elektronische Pioniere wie Yello und Art of Noise mit ein, aber merkwürdigerweise war es die Demoscene welche mein Interesse Richtung Techno lenkte. Für die, die es nicht wissen, in den 90ern haben verschiedene Gruppen von Programmierern “Demos” geschrieben – eigenständige Programme mit eigener Kunst, bewegter Grafik und Musik, um ihre künstlerischen Talente auszudrücken. Verbreitet wurden diese Demos auf Computer Bulletin Board Systems und man konnte sie (sehr) langsam mit Dial-Up Modems herunterladen, und diese Demos wurden fortlaufend umwerfender mit jedem neuen Release, da die Künstler ihre digitalen Zaubereien verfeinerten, oft so, dass sie gleichwertig oder besser waren als die beliebten Videospiele ihrer Zeit. Und die Musik kickte mich richtig – Soundtracks mit eigenständiger Musik von der ich bald erfuhr, dass es sich um Techno, Trance und Ambient handelte. Die Demoscene brachte mich dazu, tiefer zu suchen – zugegebenermaßen erstmal oberflächlich, da einiger meiner ersten Käufe kitschige Compilations aus Einkaufszentren waren. Aber alles änderte sich nachdem Deadly Buda von The Hard Data den Power Rave ’92 organisierte – mein erster Rave – auf einer Rollschuhbahn in der Nähe von Pittsburgh. Die Musik in dieser Nacht war härter und düsterer als alles was ich jemals gehört hatte, und als die Nacht zu Ende war, reichten mir die Compilations aus den Einkaufszentren auf keinen Fall mehr. Ich kaufte mein erstes Mixtape bei Turbo Zen – Budas Plattenladen – und außerdem die erste Industrial Strength Record Compilation. Der erste Track auf der CD war “We Have Arrived” von Mescalinium United, welcher inzwischen als der Track bekannt ist, der die Geburt von Hardcore Techno einleitete. Der Titel konnte nicht zutreffender sein, und ich war sofort süchtig – ein ganz neuer Ansatz bezüglich der 808s und 909s die meine frühen musikalischen Interessen bereicherten.

Industrial Strength ISCD1: Die Compilation die mich 1992 mit The Mover bekannt gemacht hat

Obwohl ich so viele Parties in Pittsburgh besuchte wie ich konnte, wurde Marc Acardipane (und seine vielen Aliasse) schnell einer meiner Lieblingskünstler. Ich zerstörte viele Lautsprecher zu “Nightflight (Non-Stop To Kaos)” in den kommenden Jahren – pass auf deine Bassboxen auf, sag ich dir – und vielleicht tue ich gerade das gleiche, 25 Jahre später, während ich diesen Text schreibe.

Die 2×12″ mit “Selected Classics” wurde auf Killekills Sublabel Boidae veröffentlicht, lizensiert von Acardipanes neuem Planet Phuture Label. Selbst für eine 33 Rpm Produktion klingen die Hihats und Snares klar und deutlich, und die unterschwelligen Basslines sind dick genug um deine Zahnfüllungen wackeln zu lassen. Die Trackauswahl ist sorgfältig kuratiert und neu remastered, und reicht von dem erwähnten “We Have Arrived” (ursprünglich in 1989 aufgenommen und in 1990 veröffentlicht) hin zu Albumtracks aus “Final Sickness” von 1993 (Planet Core Productions) und “Frontal Frustration” von 2002 (Tresor), und den EPs die dazwischen released wurden. Schmerzlich vermisst auf dieser 12″ wird der Track “Over Land & Sea” von der Signs of ’96 EP, ein langsamer, brodelnder Track der in einen Choral des Dooms voller alptraumhafter, dröhnenden Basslines und Crashes kulminiert. Dystopisches 3-Uhr-morgens Nebel- und Strobo-Material, das bis zum heutigen Tag unbedingt in einem Film verwendet werden sollte. (Digitale Käufer dieses Releases werden sich freuen, dass der Track enthalten ist, sowie “Spirit Slasher” von 2002). Man findet hier auch den kickenden “Waves Of Life” mit seinen treibenden Vocal- und Synth-Stabs die in einer wahrhaft himmlischen Coda enden, den desorientierenden, schweren Wirbel von “Reflections of 2017”, und das perkussive, eindringliche “Astral Demons” mit seiner absolut fantastischen Stereoakrobatik.

Als ein vollkommen indoktrinierter Fan sind alle diese Tracks in meine Psyche eingebrannt, aber für die Uneingeweihten sollte diese Sammlung eine wirklich lohnende Reise in diese einzigartige Energie und lebhafte Bilderwelt von The Mover sein. Für diejenigen welche in all den Jahren den Mythos von Acardipanes “See You in 2017” Botschaft entschlüsseln wollten (für einen tieferen Einblick in diese Sache lies dir auf jeden Fall die Frühlingsausgabe 2017 von The Hard Data durch), nun ja, “We have arrived”. Heutzutage lassen Aphex Twin und Nina Kraviz Mover Tracks auf einen ganz neue Generation von Menschenmengen auf Festivals los. Acardipane hat wieder ein weiteres Label seinem Oeuvre hinzugefügt (das Erscheinen von Planet Phuture), und uns erwartet ein neues Mover Album diesen Herbst. Ich will keine politischen Gemüter verärgern, aber war “The Emperor Takes Place” prophetisch?

Bis zum heutigen Tag klingt das immer noch wie einige der futuristischsten Sachen die ich jemals gehört habe, und trifft beängstigend genau ins Ziel. Willkommen in 2017 – endlich. Seit 2002 ruhend und nun auferstanden wie ein dunkler Phönix ist The Mover zurück – wie es seinen treuen Hörern vorausgesagt wurde.

My Project Z Experience by 3MiloE

Every time I listen to electronic music, the experience seems new to me. Perhaps maybe it is because electronic music is an ever- changing, ever-expanding entity, with each genre and style having its own sound, social groups, and individual cultures. Festivals like Project Z is where all these groups of people who love different kinds of  electronic music unite together and celebrate not just the music, but the way it makes us feel.

Project Z 2017 was my first Project Z experience, and my girl’s first Insomniac event. It seems needless to say to those who attended, but we were both blown away.

Excitement and anticipation filled us with adrenaline as we got in line to enter, the music and bright lights shining over the fences making me nod my head and dance a little. Upon entering, I was hit with a wave of relief and euphoria. We had made it to Project Z! The scenery made me feel like i was in a dream. Colors of blue and green lit up the night and reflected upon a lake. A grassy field lay beside it, and there were many ravers just chilling and relaxing by the tranquil water. Security allowed people to relax and vibe out, while also making it feel very safe and calm when and where it needed to be. My girl and I came casually dressed and slightly unprepared in that sense, but we had comfortable shoes, a CamelBak, and an attitude to have fun.

Our main objective of the night was to find all stages and get a sense of where everything at the event was located, like exits and facilities, information booths, and other important locations. There was plenty of open space between the stages, bathrooms, and vendors, yet were also in close enough proximity of each other to navigate the event easily and comfortably considering the large attendance.

So many sights and interesting characters were there to be seen. Having just watched an entire of Rick and Morty a week prior to attending Project Z, it was fascinating to see how many totems and candies were dedicated to the show—it made us feel like we belonged. We happen to be glove enthusiasts, and so we had to sit down a few times to get some shows from a few different glovers. The interpretive dances of their hands illuminated by LED lights entranced us, making us feel a wide range of emotions.  We spotted a gang of roving go-go dancers dressed as bunnies that looked like they were from Alice in Wonderland moving their way through the crowd and stages—their sole purpose to trip people out. They did an excellent job of doing that. Another area which always caught my attention as I passed through had a projection of ticking clocks that were scattered and moving over everything around it.

Project Z dancers
These characters danced like creatures throughout the night, moving from stage to stage.

Once we discovered all three of the stages and key locations, we were ready to enjoy ourselves. The first stage we experienced was Bassrush. The sounds of riddim and dubstep sent waves of happiness and aggression throughout the crowd. One of the main highlights of the night was JoyRyde, who murdered the stage as if the crowd had taken Liam Nieson’s daughter. The intensity of the music matched with the crowd’s ability to scream and move their bodies to the raw rhythms were enhanced by lasers and intense visuals, all contributing to a feeling of euphoria and loss of self to the moment that gripped and captivated parts of our souls that had not been there before. It was hard to leave that feeling behind, but we HAD to check out the next stage known as…. Basscon.

Basscon turned out to be my favorite stage at Project Z. The music caused a chaotic physical manifestation of the emotions I felt conveyed in my dancing that only need be described with two words, “going hard”. The DJs almost  seemed as if they were controlling the crowd with their mixer. I felt like i was in a trance. The breaks and the drops flawlessly blended together into a musical roller coaster I could ride. Explosive bursts of energy that were followed by entrancing melodies gave pauses in perfect increments to where I could dance and get enough rest in between intense parts of the songs. I danced so hard, I felt like my heart was about to explode. We decided to stop before we both felt like we were going to collapse.

Going Hard! at the Basscon stage!
Screenshot of me dancing at the Basscon stage and a cameo of the candie my girl found.

When we started to get hot and thirsty, we found that Project Z provided a filling station where water was  distributed for FREE! The fact that Project Z provides free water separates Project Z from most other events or venues, as water is usually very expensive.,

We went on to find a place to chill and before experiencing the third and final stage known as Area Z. On the way there, my girl found her first candie ever, a geometric pattern that wraps around your arm.  Before “rescuing” it, we looked around to see if it belonged to anyone, because it looked as if it had taken hours of time to make. We pondered where it might have come from, and how many times it might have been traded from person to person. We questioned what kind of stories it has had, and how much it must have meant to someone. I hope whoever lost it reads this article, because the candie found a great home and is being loved and cherished!

The painter at Area Z
This artist painted to dubstep.

At this point, we needed to rest, and Area Z was a perfect place to do just that. If i could describe the music at Area Z. It was mellow dubstep, a style you could go either go hard to or just relax and listen to. A nearby painter captured the creative energy of the night and sounds into an image on canvas.

At the end of the night, we were handed fliers to upcoming events and underground shows in the nearby area. Although I may not go to all the events that were promoted, it is cool to think that at the end of every event like this one, someone can find an underground party and perhaps discover new music, new friends, and new adventures.

See you next year, Project Z!

The Mover: Selected Classics (Remastered 2017)

Dance music came into my life in stages. Growing up on the East Coast in the ‘80s, Cybotron, Strafe, and Run DMC were early ballistic missiles which struck me in third grade, when my gym teacher broke out linoleum squares and tried to teach a room of suburban kids how to breakdance. Hip hop and electro became my first loves, first fueled by NYC radio and beginning in ‘88, daily doses of Yo! MTV Raps and Rap City. Also in ‘88, Inner City’s “Good Life” and “Big Fun” entered my world through metromix sessions on Pittsburgh’s urban radio station, which I recorded to cassette. Although I had no idea who The Belleville Three were at the time, those tracks were my first introduction to the sounds of Detroit.

The Mover: Selected Classics (Remastered 2017) at home with various toys.
The Mover: Selected Classics (Remastered 2017) at home with various toys.

As I started listening to and more and more music, my tastes had grown to include electronic pioneers Yello and The Art of Noise, but oddly it was the work of the demoscene that really started to pique my interests towards techno. For those unaware, in the early ‘90s various groups of computer programmers would code “demos”—self-contained programs showcasing original art, motion graphics, and music to showcase their creative talents. Distributed on computer bulletin board systems and (very) slowly downloaded by dial-up modem, these demos became progressively more awe-inspiring with each release as the artists honed their digital tricks, often rivaling or exceeding the work of popular video games of the day. And the music really got me going—soundtracks filled with original music that I soon learned was techno, trance, and ambient. The demoscene inspired me to dig deeper—admittedly only superficially at first, as some of my earliest purchases were cornball compilations picked up at the mall. But everything changed after THD’s own Deadly Buda threw Power Rave ‘92—my first rave—at a roller rink just outside of Pittsburgh. The music that night was harder and darker than anything I had heard before, and by the end of the night, mall compilations were certainly no longer cutting it. I bought my first mixtape the next weekend at Turbo Zen—Buda’s record store—as well as Industrial Strength Records’ first compilation. First cut on the disc? Mescalinium United’s “We Have Arrived”, now widely known as the track that gave birth to hardcore techno. The title couldn’t be any more apt, and I was instantly hooked—a whole new take on the 808s and 909s that fueled my earliest musical interests.

Industrial Strength ISCD1: The compilation that introduced me to The Mover in '92
Industrial Strength ISCD1: The compilation that introduced me to The Mover in ’92

 

 

 

 

 

Through attending as many parties as Pittsburgh could throw at me, I quickly grew to consider Marc Arcadipane (and his countless aliases) one of my favorite musical artists. I blew out speakers to “Nightflight (Non-Stop to Kaos)” over the years—watch your bassbins, I’m tellin’ ya—and I may be doing the same right now, 25 years later, as I write this piece.

The 2×12” of “Selected Classics” was released on Killekill’s sub-label Boidae, licensed by Acardipane’s new Planet Phuture label. Even for a 33 RPM pressing, the hats and snares are crisp, and looming basslines blast thick enough to rattle fillings. A carefully curated, fully remastered track selection runs the gamut from the aforementioned “We Have Arrived” (originally recorded in ‘89 and released in ‘90) to album cuts from 1993’s The Final Sickness (Planet Core Productions) and 2002’s Frontal Frustration (Tresor) and the EPs released throughout. Sorely missing from the 12” release is “Over Land & Sea” from the Signs of ‘96 EP, a slow, brooding track that culminates in a doom chorus of nightmarish, growling bass and crashes. Dystopian 3 a.m. fog and strobe material that to this day desperately needs to be in a movie. (Digital release purchasers of this compilation, however,  will be pleased to find the track included, as well as 2002’s “Spirit Slasher”.) You’ll find the pumping “Waves of Life” with its driving vocal stabs and synths that rounds out in a downright blissful coda, the disorientating, uneasy spiral of “Reflections of 2017”, and the percussive, percolating “Astral Demons” and its absolutely dope stereo acrobatics.

As a fully indoctrinated fan, each of the selections are fully ingrained in my psyche, but for the uninitiated, this collection should be a truly rewarding journey into the unique energy and vivid imagery that The Mover presents. For those trying to decode the mythos of Acardipane’s “See you in 2017” message (for a deeper look into this, be sure to read The Hard Data’s Spring 2017 issue) over the years, well, we have arrived. Today, Aphex Twin and Nina Kraviz are unleashing Mover tracks upon a whole new generation at festival crowds. Acardipane added yet another label under his belt (the surfacing of Planet Phuture), and we’re in store for a new Mover album this fall. And not to ruffle any political feathers, but was “The Emperor Takes Place” prophetic?

To this day, this still sounds like some of the most futuristic music I’ve ever heard, and is eerily on-target. Welcome, at last, to 2017. Lying dormant since 2002 and rising like a dark phoenix, the Mover is back—as it was foretold to faithful listeners. (5/5)

The Hard Data and Musicoin Pilot Program

The Hard Data readers may have recently noticed the addition of banners and price trackers for “Musicoin – The World’s first smart cryptocurrency for music” on theharddata.com. Recently, The Hard Data and the Musicoin Foundation agreed to conduct an experiment to see how Musicoin might interact with The Hard Data’s readers and contributors, in essence: to see how its cryptocurrency would be used by real people, in a real market. Most cryptocurrencies are pure speculation at this point, but Musicoin has the distinction of being the first operating blockchain platform for music streaming. Think of it as Spotify combined with Bitcoin.

The Hard Data Wizard and Musicoin
The Hard Data Wizard and Musicoin

At the heart of the Musicoin system, each time someone plays a track on its platform the artist receives (almost instantly), 1 Musicoin, which he or she can split with other people that contributed to the track’s production. As of my writing of this article, 1 Musicoin or “MC” is worth about $00.02. Artists can opt to hold on to the Musicoin, or sell it on a cryptocurrency exchange should they want to sell the MC in exchange for US Dollars.

For the Musicoin system to work, it is thought that perhaps MC should be used for other purposes in the music world, such as event tickets, t-shirts, and other goods and services. So, a plan was drawn up where The Hard Data would catalyze this agenda item by trading MC to its work-for-hire contractors such as writers, photographers, social media experts and artists for their services. As online contributors to websites are often paid nothing at all, it is thought that the MC contributors receive would at least be some compensation for their efforts.

A schedule of tasks and compensation was then drawn up for a pilot program that will be in-effect until August 31, 2017.

Tasks and Compensation

Online (http://www.theharddata.com) :

Writing an at-least 500 word online article = 500 MC compensation

Sharing an article at least 30 different times (for example linking to the article in Facebook Groups, forums and other online gather places) = 500 MC compensation

Photographs (published) = 10 MC each compensation (most photographers upload a lot of photos)

Editorial overview of web article = 100 MC compensation

Share Checker = 100 MC compensation (this person would coordinate shares and check that the Share Reward links were valid).

Web coding/development = 1000 MC per hour

Print (The HARD DATA magazine):

Written Pages = 500 MC per page (or roughly 500 words)

Artwork or Photo (full page) = 500 MC per page

Content Photos/Artwork = 500 MC per page (half and quarter sizes are divided by that amount, so a half page photo is worth 250 MC for example).

Magazine Layout = 5000 MC

Editing Magazine = 100 MC per written page.

Proofing = 100 MC per written page.

Using Musicoin

So after a contributor receives Musicoin for what they did, what do they do with it? Here are the options:

  1. Hold onto it, hoping that it will become more valuable. Musicoins have traded for as high as $00.041. So, a 500 word article written and shared would be worth $41.00 at that exchange rate. Today, 1 MC is worth about $00.02, so the same article traded or shared is worth approximately $20 if the MC was exchanged for US Dollars.
  2. Should the contributor want to exchange their MC for US Dollars, the following process is currently necessary.
  3. The contributor sells their MC in exchange for Bitcoin on either Bittrex.com or Cryptopia.co.nz.
  4. The Bitcoin is then traded for US Dollars on Coinbase.com which will deposit the USD into your Paypal or bank account.

There will be small fees associated with each transaction, but if your Paypal account is connected to your Coinbase account, you can receive US Dollars instantly.

  1. Use the MC to buy things or trade with friends and associates. For example, The Hard Data offers subscriptions and T-shirts in exchange for Musicoin. Soon other goods and service providers will too.
  2. Simple use it for listening to music, tipping artists, or sending to your friends to enjoy the Musicoin platform.

Sign-up

  1. In order to take part in The Hard Data-Musicoin Pilot Program, you first need to sign-up to Musicoin. Use this link: https://musicoin.org/accept/bd71b3b7
  2. Send an email to writers@theharddata.com and tell me what you want to do for the magazine, i.e. Writing, Vidoe/Audio stories/interviews, Photography, Art, Editing, Layout, Web development, Social Media Sharing, and or checking.

Those are the basics. For transferring Musicoin to US Dollars, you will need to do the following.

  1. Download and install the Musicoin Wallet: https://musicoin.org/wallet.html
  2. Sign-up for an account on Bittrex or Cryptopia. https://bittrex.com/ or https://www.cryptopia.co.nz/
  3. Sign-up for an account on Coinbase. https://www.coinbase.com/

Conclusion

We hope that you find this pilot program intriguing and an opportunity to take a more active part, and to gain some compensation, from something that you are truly interested in. The Hard Data is honored that the Musicoin Foundation believed in it and its readers to undertake this musical journey.