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Thank you to my brother, Rob Gelb for the introduction to our guest today, Nigel Eccles, Co-Founder of Vault. Vault is introducing digital music collectibles as a new format for collecting exclusive, authenticated, limited-run collectibles from your favorite artists. Nigel is also one of the co-founders and former CEO of FanDuel
We discuss:
The state of the music business
How music artists are currently monetizing
His introduction to Solana and crypto
Establishing new fan behaviors or rewarding existing behaviors
Fandom in the digital age & more
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Creating Digital Music Collectibles To Help Artists Monetize Their Work // Nigel Eccles, Co-Founder & CEO of Vault Music