For those of you who have never heard of an NFT (like me just a few months ago), it stands for Non-Fungible Token and it is essentially a digital file that uses blockchain technology (the same as cryptocurrencies like bitcoin) to make it unique and un-copyable. You can make any digital thing into an NFT, like a picture, sound, or video, and those things can be owned by a person, sold, and re-sold the same way a physical painting can be.
Unlike many current NFTs which are essentially digitizations of existing artworks, Kenny and I realized that an NFT was actually the ideal medium with which to express this new concept. The seed for this idea started on the #WhereverYouAreTour back in fall of 2020. We collaborated on a video of painting that showed a street, described in my song “There Are No Shadows In LA,” morphing from dawn to dusk. Watching the time lapse video as Kenny changed the time of day right before your eyes on the canvas, with real paint, was mesmerizing and inspired us to ask, “what other stories could be told if you could experience a painting over time?”
I had just started hearing about NFTs early this year on Clubhouse and I was becoming fascinated by the creative potential for artists. Serendipitously (literally the next day), someone from the Austrian company Soundlouder, a curation platform for NFT-based artwork, reached out about helping us release our piece as an NFT. I’m so grateful for their guidance as we’ve navigated this brand new world.
We are releasing a limited number of NFTs in this collection:
- 1 package of the time-lapse video and physical oil painting, the only way to see what is hidden under the final painting
- 3 hi-res digital prints of the three portraits (hidden underneath the final layer of the painting)
- 20 sets of instrumental stems from “The Light” for songwriters, producers and storytellers to re-imagine, recreate and OWN the copyrights to their new versions
- 100 full quality copies of “The Light” audio track, each with one-of-one, individual cover art
The NFT will drop to the public on Oct 3 November 11, but you can sign up to reserve a pre-sale slot now. No more will be made once these sell out (the only way to get one is if an original owner re-sells it on the open market, much like a painting). Go to SOUNDLOUDER.COM to find out more.
**LIMITED EDITION PATRON-ONLY NFT**
As a thank you to my PATREON COMMUNITY, whose support enables me to create projects like this, I am GIFTING A LIMITED NUMBER OF NFTS TO ALL ACTIVE PATRONS ON OCT 3. These will not be for sale and are only available to my Patreon community. Click here to become a patron.
I’m so excited and grateful to get to share this journey with you.
