The digital hustle has been quite a journey for the music industry. #v4v #musicbusiness

Why do you think “NFTs” became such a talking point in the music/entertainment industries, yet Bitcoin predominately remains absent from the conversation? My theory is that folks are ready to embrace new ideas, yet to appreciate Bitcoin fundamentals requires a basic technical understanding of computer science and economics - inherently unsexy for most. Whereas, “crypto” excels in the marketing of false promises. I think it’s important to learn from these distinctions in order to onboard folks and meet them where they’re at. #asknostr

“If you want some funk, you gotta bring some funk” -Bootsy Collins #v4v

Summing up #nostriga in a 🌰 shell @calle

I’ve been working on performing more solo bass sets of late. Here’s an original piece. Hope you enjoy. #gm #music #v4v #v4vmusic #fountain #wavlake #tunstr

“You’re successful as soon as you put your work out in the world” -Rick Rubin

Last year at the #bitcoinpolicysummit on Capitol Hill. Never trust anyone wearing these. #bitcoinpolicyinstitute

Great writing. I thought Anthony crushed it for sure, he was non stop. I took it as an event geared towards TradFi and wall st, rather than lifestyle Bitcoiners and builders. Completely know what you mean. I still learned a lot but in a different way. Considering the ETF and White House endorsements, it’ll be interesting to see who starts coming out of the woodwork.

I’ve been seeing more signs lately that the people need lightning. #bitcoin #lightningnetwork

I’ve found this analogy helpful when introducing folks to Bitcoin: At the time, it would be difficult to grasp that all of the devices in this RadioShack ad would show up in a smart phone a couple of decades later. The Bitcoin ecosystem is so vast and profound it often requires the learner to approach it from an entirely new perspective and framework. #bitcoin #nostr #music #musicbusiness #gearporn

A friends father, a computer science professor, was the first to show me this brick of a device in 2001. We thought it was the epitome of uncool. Wanted nothing to do with it, despite hoarding loads of MP3s. There were cheaper, smaller products with better features. Of course, Apple’s design and i-brand marketing was the selling point. Then the iTunes store followed - where they conceptualized digital music sales and set the market rate ($.99 per song), proceeding to take a 30% cut thereafter. #v4v #v4vmusic #musicbusiness #apple #wavlake #fountain #fuckspotify #gearporn

Good morning NOSTR, My name is Dorian Duffy, a bassist/artist who has long dreamt of a p2p ecosystem on the net. I've got to formally tip my hat to the community here for bootstrapping that vision. Having been a lurker for some time, I've recently consolidated my technical understanding and intent to contribute. You might have seen me around at meetups, conferences, #nostrasia and #nostriga . My formative years as a musician were during the Napster/BitTorrent era, which I recollect as being an energetic time and movement for aspiring independent artists. That was - before tech monopolies came to prey. It's since been my argument that musicians were the first to become demonetized/rugged from the centralization of the internet. Therefore, it's always been within our morals and first principals of responsibility to utilize all tools available in order to improve this circumstance. After years flailing, this recent open protocol coupling has astoundingly ushered in a new model for optimism. Sending a zap through NOSTR feels to me like the most profound advancement for the creator economy in the 21st century. I believe the music industry is ripe to graduate into a value-for-value model and will be an influential benefactor to Bitcoin's settlement network/medium of exchange attributes. The last quarter century has indeed been full of many pivots for myself and peers, grinding it out in an effort to adapt and stay afloat amongst the digital hustle. Passion and ambition can only sustain us for so long. Yes, I am indeed nostalgic for the old school but am aware those days are behind us. It's my belief that those who value a punk/DIY/indie ethos will benefit immensely from the fundamentals of the BTC and NOSTR protocols (They're likely cypherpunks, they just might not know it yet). Of course, onboarding requires technicalities and I hope to translate discourse from within the community here to help meet folks where they're at, with realistic expectations. Hopefully we can hand the youth a model to sustain humble ambitions. Perhaps our potential is still yet to come. Music was once a force for rebellious and dissident voices. That statement seems a bit antithetical within the current infrastructure. Finally we have an opportunity to revive that, pick up where we left off with that late 90's file sharing energy. Personally I'm over being used as a pawn to sell alcohol and data, at the mercy of advertisers and algorithms. Everything in my gut tells me that the apex of our internet cluture lies within this open source code. I'll be sharing dismal insights and gear nerdities from a broader music industry perspective, as well as thoughts on ways we could potentially migrate towards decentralization. I'm more here for technical dialogue than I am to share music, but will likely lay down some funk on your graph from time to time. Please do say what's up, talk some shit or tag anyone you recommend I connect with. Peace! -D #introductions