Waiting To Be Signed Willpop + Trinity

Back at it with 112b! In this episode we discuss:


Collect this episode on pods.media for your chance to win Aux Arbes #54933 by Zancan
Aleksandra named as new Head of Art at Trillitech
Our interview with Rich & Rick dropped!
Rules of the Game by Mike Neff & TENDER on Verse
Under The Mask, Another by Ty Vek on Highlight
{yes, yes, no, yes} by Anna Lucia on fx(hash)
Trying to discuss all the art release as part of the Bright Moments Venice Finale
Autoscope by Erik Swahn on Verse
Past Forward by John Wubbushi x TENDER on Verse + Clown Vamp's appreciation Tweet
Week After Week, our collab with Whitekross, finally releases + mints out!
g l y p h by punevyr on fx(hash) -- now over 100k minted!
Hearthstone Battlegrounds talk

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Episode Art: Week After Week #69 by Whitekross

Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

Rich & Rick, two legendary fx(hash) collaborators, finally get the WTBS treatment! In this episode we discuss:


Their backgrounds as artists and the origin of their collaborative practice
The story behind 'Miniscapes', their first collab project on fx(hash)
Their collaborative process and how Rich brings the "generative-ness" to Rick's design & aesthetic + the challenges of adaptation.
The story of Acequia and breaking through to a wider set of collectors outside of fx(hash)
The process behind IsoMetro, their upcoming release, and how they came to release with 8NAP
Will there be cars in IsoMetro & how it relates to Acequia
How do Rich & Rick think about the market now, picking platforms and chains for release
Rich "accidentally" donating his only Acequia to WTBS
Rapid Fire!

Thanks to Rich & Rick for coming on the show! Check out their upcoming relase, IsoMetro, on 8NAP Art

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Episode Art: IsoMetro WIP courtesy of Rich & Rick

Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

Join us as we welcome fx(hash) & overall genart legend Erik Swahn to his very first podcast appearance! We have been fans and collectors of Erik for 2+ years now and are thrilled to have him on the show to discuss his practice & upcoming release, Autoscope, on Verse

In this episode we discuss:


Erik's background in art & coding and how he discovered NFTs as a way to release his work
Erik's earliest fx(hash) releases, Retrogrades and Disegnatori, and how they play into the overall themes of his work
Farbteiler's origin as a synesthetic system for learning piano + palettes and color construction
Punktwelt, Fields & Erik's current style as it has evolved from Farbteiler
Embracing 'Collector Curated' as a mechanism for release & collectors hitting the mark in their selections
Maintaining a consistent visual style without fatiguing collectors
Autoscope on Verse & adding animation to create a sense of place to the work
Releasing with Verse for Erik's last 3 projects and how he thinks about platforms and blockchains
Rapid Fire!

Thanks to Erik for coming on the show! Follow him on Twitter @erikswahn and on Farcaster @erikswahn to keep up with his work.

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Episode Art: Autoscope seed by Erik Swahn, TBD if it will be minted :)

Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

Lucky episode 111! The mark of the eclipse, earthquakes and Broken Printers!

This episode we discuss:


Eclipse viewing & Hearthstone Battlegrounds
We recorded some amazing artist episodes coming very soon!
Trinity is bored of Farcaster and we chat more about the platform
Our pods.media experiment was a success and you can mint this episode here for a chance to win Buso #10
Our upcoming collab with Whitekross, Week After Week
Broken Printer by Tabor Robak on Verse + read Tabor's thread about the project here
90° by Reptile on fx(hash)
Atelier drops their Visual Poetry show on fx(hash) with many cool projects to check out & mint
'Let It Flow' the new Dawn Contemporary exhibition on Alba
Wæveform by Paul Prudence on Foundation
Looking Ahead + more Battlegrounds :)

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Episode Art: Broken Printer #170 by Tabor Robak

Intro and Outro tracks by PixelWank

WTBS is back again with a post-NFT NYC episode! We discuss:


We are trying out pods.media which lets you mint WTBS! Go and mint out interview episode with Snowfro for FREE (+fee) on Base
The Processing Foundation announced a community fellowship, apply if you are interested!
Check out our interview with Jamie from Verse + spoilers for upcoming recordings
NFT NYC recap session
More on Farcaster & $degen
Total Recall: All Clear by Thomas Noya x Adam from Tender... and AI project that Will likes!
Looking ahead to our upcoming collab with Whitekross, Week After Week, an fx(hash) release on Base

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Episode Art: Total Recall: All Clear #3 by Thomas Noya

Intro and Outro tracks by PixelWank

We welcome Jamie for a return interview, a little over one year later since we last had him on! In this episode we discuss:


Big lessons and takeaways for Jamie & Verse coming out of the 2023 bear market
Consolidation of artists towards curated platforms & competing for releases
Verse as a conduit for the gallery art world to access web3 and what exciting release they have coming soon as a test case
Managing web3 communities as an artist and the need to be connected & authentic
Verse becoming more web3 oriented with recent announcements
The role of the market in onboarding new collectors & how new artists can break through without using open platforms
Verse collecting & supporting artists that release with them
Solana & the potential for Verse to add other chains moving forward
Reacting to the recent announcement from Art Blocks & cross-platform collaborations
The goal of a potential Verse community token

Thanks to Jamie! Follow Verse on Twitter and join their Discord for updates

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Episode Art: Funktor #125 by Erik Swahn

Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank