Waiting To Be Signed Willpop + Trinity
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Waiting To Be Signed is a weekly podcast about generative art on the blockchain. Every week we release an episode covering new releases we love, the news & happenings of the space, hot topics & more. We also release bi-weekly interview episodes with artists, collectors and builders in the space.
If you want to support the show please check out our Patreon, https://www.patreon.com/WaitingToBeSigned or you can donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth
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Generative Art is a Website: Interview with Alejandro Campos
Long time friend and artist Alejandro Campos joins WTBS for an interview ahead of his upcoming 'Fantasia' release on Verse. In this episode we discuss:
Alejandro's background in art and coding, how he got involved with NFTs & the origin of his original 'Ratchitect' artist name
Why Alejandro uses music in many of his projects & starting to discuss generative art through the lens of web design and experience.
Tackling problems and ideas that nobody else has before & making the p5.brush library + the work that goes into launching an open source project
Unearthing and reviving the defunct AI model that powers the music in Fantasia, Alejandro's upcoming Tender collab release on Verse
Where Fantasia sits in relation to the Enfantines series and Pensado a Mano
Popping off more about experimenting with interactivity, animation and sound in generative art + revisiting web development
Will there be more projects after Fantasia & disillusionment with web3
The story of Generative Architecture: The Making of a Room on Verse and the potential to curate more in the future
The weakness of 'digital' as a tool for preserving art
Rapid Fire!
Thanks to Alejandro for coming on the show! Be on the lookout for Fantasia coming to Verse in mid-June.
Follow Alejandro on Twitter to stay up to date on his work
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Episode Art: Fantasia by Alejandro Campos
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E114 - Article Agreement
E114 of WTBS is live! This week we discuss:
Trinity isn't sleeping, we had a huge week of recording & Will is going to Japan
A peak behind the curtain of our interview process
Is art made by code a gimmick?
What is 'excellence' and can you have excellent art without any context?
Lonliboy on originality in blockchain art and collectors finally becoming educated
and his follow-up or companion thread
On A New Aesthetics of Seriality by Holladay Saltz
Archetypes by Pixel Symphony (fxhash, base)
More discussion of Vacation by Roope & looking ahead to Alejandro's Fantasia as well
Thank you for listening, see you all when I am back from Japan!
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Episode Art: Rings Genesis, Interaction - 2019 by Nick Kruder
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The Distance of a Bird: Interview with Iskra Velitchkova
WTBS is thrilled to have Iskra Velitchkova in the virtual studio for a long-overdue interview! In this episode we discuss:
Iskra's background in art, coding & data science and how she transitioned to creating art full time.
Finding inspiration to start working through books & "The Pause"
The connections of places to moments in Iskra's work & the transition to 'long form' generative art with Uninhabitable.
Will we ever recapture that feeling of HEN & early fx(hash) community?
Defining success and deciding between chains and platforms to release projects
The 'generative religion' of the NFT collector base & how collectors evaluate and define what they want to buy
The big question: What can we learn about ourselves through technology?
The potential to incorporate data into future projects
What might we see (or smell) from Iskra in the future?
The personal choice & struggle around committing to art as a career
A very brief Rapid Fire!
Thanks to Iskra for coming on the show and sharing so much with us. Follow her on Twitter @pointline_ to keep up with her work and learn more about her on her website iskraovelitchkova.com
Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign, on Farcaster @wtbs and on Instagram @waitingtobesigned
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Episode Art: Psychedelic chicken à la mode by Iskra
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E113 - Monkey's Paw
WTBS Is back with E113. This week we discuss:
The virtues of longboarding
g l y p h breaking the unofficial record for biggest genart project ever
Camille Roux starts a genart voicemail podcast!
Base announces OnChain Summer 2
Burning out on crypto, hating on the Fantasy Top shilling & all the new tipping meme coins
OpenSea stats are not looking good
Tack Line Torn on new platform Intrinsic.Art
Displaced by Rob Scalera
Civic Nostalgia by 0xBenji
Allegro by PixelWank
Collection by Serezha Galkin
Strange Loops by Mark Webster
The dual-chain particle project from nonfigurativ looks to finally be coming to fx(hash) + other Looking Ahead
Thanks for listening as always! If you like the show and want to support us you can subscribe to our Patreon or donate directly to wtbs.eth or wtbs.tez
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Episode Art: Card #188 by Serezha Galkin
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E112b - The Euros Want Them
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
If you like the show and want to support us you can collect this episode on pods.media, subscribe to our Patreon and donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth
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Episode Art: Week After Week #69 by Whitekross
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank -
Uncompromising Collaborations: Interview with Rich Poole & Rick Crane
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
Follow us on Farcaster @wtbs, Twitter @waitingtosign & Instagram @waitingtobesigned
If you like the show you can support us by subscribing to our Patreon & donating directly to wtbs.tez and wtbs.eth
Episode Art: IsoMetro WIP courtesy of Rich & Rick
Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank
Customer Reviews
Great place to get insights into generative art
Casual-yet-well-researched podcast on town-based generative art and more. Great voices for podcasting, always a pleasure to listen and a great way to stay up to date without the frantic following of twitter.
Great debut
Love how down to earth Willpop and Trinity are ♥️ Listening is like chilling sharing ideas with buddies, can’t wait to hear more!