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Under-discussed reason why artists need the V4V/Bitcoin/Nostr trifecta to protect their earnings from inflation and centralized social media problems: Many of them are forced to spend way more of their time doing gigs & shows than they want to. Sure live shows are tons of fun for lots of musicians, and for many that is the CORE of their music-production experience. But there are others who would rather spend more of their time at home, in their own space, and CREATING in a relaxed environment, rather than constantly hustling on the road out of necessity as a means to opening up said free time. Once they've fully embraced sound money & sound protocols, all artists of different social healthbars will be able to create the perfect art-creating environment for themselves, without being forced into a direction that doesn't resonate with their energy. All of the above is relevant to other artists, too. Painters and other physical medium creators may just have to substitute "live shows" with other forms of going out and selling their art, which is often not their favorite thing to do (at least not as often as they have to). Also, many artists of ALL kinds would love to escape the social media platform prison, and are really only on there for marketing purposes (which ultimately comes back to the same root problem of needing to hustle for money more than they truly want to).

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Man, I appreciate this post. You hit it on the head. Touring is exciting in the early days, but it’s a grind and unsustainable for most. Even if the band is successful, the pie split many ways amongst musicians and crew often doesn’t amount to much. It’s true focus on creating has suffered as a result. The early file sharing years were an exciting prospect before the tech companies put their hands in. Nostr/BTC really completes the distribution and financial loop missing from that time.
Man, I appreciate this post. You hit it on the head. Touring is exciting in the early days, but it’s a grind and unsustainable for most. Even if the band is successful, the pie split many ways amongst musicians and crew often doesn’t amount to much. It’s true focus on creating has suffered as a result. The early file sharing years were an exciting prospect before the tech companies put their hands in. Nostr/BTC really completes the distribution and financial loop missing from then (and now).
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Great addition to the thread. I couldn't agree more. Even as a DJ and livetronic musician it's rough and I only have to worry about one person. I fucking love performing, I don't however love "having to perform". I especially don't love having to market and promo myself on social media. All this while getting paid next to nothing from the music I actually make and outside of Nostr there has never been a way for those who like my music to support me aside from buying a ticket to a show post tape/CD era. I just got on here and can't believe I released a track and people zapped me. It's like 86 sats, for whatever reason that feels so energetically different to me. Feels like someone sent me $86. I would zap your reply but I already zapped it all to another response I liked in a thread lol. So I will circle back when I have some sats through @Wavlake if people keep listening. #nostrmusic #heuristic #stacksats #spreadsats
All the musicians I know usually love playing gigs, but not every gig. They often feel they have to take shit gigs to get their name out. Its pretty normal to get paid a couple hundred bucks and a drink voucher for a 4 piece band. After gas and bar tab, most musicians walk out with less in their pockets than they came in with. Some musicians straight up pay to play. And not always because they just love it so much... It's usually because thats the only way they feel they can continue pushing to get their name out there. This valueverse, demu, v4v ecosystem - whatever the fuck we're calling it, finally gives artists options. They can keep grinding and add this as additional reach/income. Or they can do this instead of shit gigs so they can focus on whatever else they deem more worthy. Its powerful because in this ecosystem, the cream rises to the top on merit. Artists aren't hamstrung by a third party telling them what to do or how to do it. Perfecting their craft isn't in lieu of marketing. Sheer strength of talent and proof of work to produce the best music IS the marketing.