Community curation is coming into the picture.

Whether you’re a new artist, an emerging act or someone with an existing following - there’s a curator for you.

This week I announced the Music NFT Launchpad - a way for creators new to web3 to mint their first Music NFT. If you know someone who would be a good fit, please have them apply here.

Community leader Henry Chatfield is also gearing up to run a cohort for new creators, further expanding the ways to get started.

Catalog announced a new curator program, allowing community members to apply to onboard new artists on the leading 1/1 Music NFT marketplace. If you think you’d be a good fit, apply here.

What we’re starting to see is collectors, artists and curators alike help shine a light on emerging web3 artists.

A great example of this is the Venice Music Collective - a web3 social club and distributor which saw one of their artists - j’von - sell out his debut Sound drop within the first hour.

Another example is the support Mija received from the 0xTHULU community - helping her sell out 100 editions in less than a second. Pro Tip: I’m With the DJ Holders receive an allowlist for her upcoming mint in a few weeks.

No matter where you turn, community curation is moving the needle.

If you’re in LA, come watch us talk about it live at Soho Friends on Wednesday.

Here’s what to keep an eye out for this week.

Upcoming Drops

1. Daniel Allan - hedsTAPE 07
2. SLOE JACK - Mine
3. Grantperez - Ego
4. Devault - I Will
5. Thomas Jack - No Landing
6. Kathleen Regan - Best or Worst
7. Abjo - I Tried, Fam

Freshly Minted

1. Mija - I’m With the DJ
2. j’von - Book
3. Daniel Allan - Chasing Paradise
4. Elephante - Catching On
5. Katie McBride - Run
6. Alexander 23 - RIP You & Me
7. LACKHONEY & Jon Waltz - Mood Swings

Top Stories

Catalog Introduces Curator Program

Catalog introduces a program for curators to onboard new creators.

Billboard Shares Top Music NFTs for July

Billboard covers trending Music NFT projects including KINGSHIP, Hume and Glass House.

Bello Launches No-Code Creator Analytics

Bello offers creators an easy way to gain insights about their collectors.

Seed Club opens Cohort 05

The web3 community incubator opens its door for new applications.

Venice Hosts LA Panel

The Venice Music Community hosts a live panel at Soho Friends in LA.

Bonus Reads

1. Kasper - Music NFT Models
2. Who to Follow in Music NFTs
3. WavWRLD - Third IRL Meetup
4. Arjan - Web3 needs Hits
5. Phil Quist x Real Vision
6. Bankless - Case for the Next Bull Run

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