Futurism
“People Can Reinvent Themselves”: VNCCII On How Dance Music Artists Can Embrace Futurism
Whether we like it or not, the advent of A.I. has turned the electronic music scene into a technological tinderbox in 2021. And before it really takes off in a scary and exciting direction, VNCCII is here to educate. The rising producer, rapper, and singer-songwriter is fresh off the release of her latest single “i-LIBERATE,” a velvet-smooth house track that furthers the through line of her unique story, which is centered on her eponymous “superheroine” avatar. VNCCII penned a sprawling op-ed on EDM.com in 2020 wherein she waxes poetic about the complicated relationship between AI and electronic music. “We need builders, dreamers, fixers, and doers,” she wrote at the time. “Whether we like it or not, AI is here and it’s here to ...
A Bitcoin-Inspired Artist Has Launched a Micropayment Plugin for DJs and Music Producers
Bitcoin activist artist Cryptograffiti has launched a new micropayment plugin designed to generate new cryptocurrency revenue streams for DJs and music producers. The announcement came with an accompanying live DJ set by Cryptograffiti that was performed at San Francisco’s US Mint, where the artist publicly demonstrated the new revenue sharing system. “The event entitled ‘Strikes Twice’ is named after the new plugin’s ability to automatically split micropayments into separate addresses,” Cryptograffiti said in announcement shared with Bitcoin Magazine. “If live stream viewers enjoy one of the tracks played during the event, they can send bitcoin tips to a static QR code that splits the payment based on the track being played at the t...
