In this episode of TEJI TALKS, I sit down with Garrett Skrovina from Roc Nation and NFT music artists Jamee Cornelia and producedbydav to chat about NFTs, CC0 music and remix culture.

Check out everyone from the discussion below:
Garrett Skrovina: twitter.com/GSkrovina
Jamee Cornelia: twitter.com/JameeCornelia
producedbydav: twitter.com/producedbydav

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
4:54 Why put music on the blockchain?
10:23 How does web3 flip the traditional music distribution model?
19:10 The shrinking music industry 
20:30 Streaming VS Owning music
26:00 Importance of physical collectables
30:00 Digital vs physical collectables
35:00 Power of Spotify API
37:00 Democratisation of art 
40:15 CC0 Music & remix culture
51:42 Mix culture in electronic music
54:00 What gives a song value
59:22 Everything is a remix of a remix

Here I talk with one of my good friends from the internet, ALEQTH. He is a multi-disciplinary artist exploring web3 and beyond. He paints, draws, makes music and trains his own AI models. He is one of my biggest artistic inspirations and most ahead of his time creators online.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
1:39 Who is ALEQTH?
2:46 Lower East Side Paintings Solo Show
7:50 Older vs Younger audiences 
10:47 Instagram Art + origin story
15:41 Finding freedom in sadness
16:50 Fighting self censorship 
20:27 Dealing with becoming a business as an artist
25:00 Sam Hyde introducing Alex to NFTs
29:19 Everything wrong with NFTs in 2024
32:50 Finding new ways to meet everyones needs in web3
34:05 Internet Friends 
37:43 How ALEQTH met TEJI
38:18 Generative art, symbols and Andy Warhol
49:00 Digital objects in augmented reality
1:00:00 Finding new ways to exhibit digital collectables 
1:04:00 AI turning dreams into a reality
1:13:00 Open sourcing art
1:18:13 Outro

Teji takes us on a wild hitchhiking journey across America, accompanied by his trusty filmer, Max Dona. As they recount their adventures, expect a rollercoaster of laughter-filled tales and deep dives into overcoming personal fears through the power of rejection. Timestamps: 0:00 Hitchhiking Across America Official Trailer 0:48 Intro 1:33 First time meeting TEJI 4:32 Differences between Australia and America 5:22 Planning our trip before we left 6:22 Meeting LA Rapper Vin Force 7:21 Arriving to Los Angeles 9:38 Going to our first frat party 10:30 Meeting Kanye West at Dennys 15:53 Leaving LA 19:30 Getting our first ride 22:32 The Curse of Hesperia 24:55 A Strange Encounter with a Mysterious Lady 26:22 Making it to Vegas 27:50 The moments we didn’t film 28:23 Some of the people who gave us a ride 31:23 Getting our first truck ride 32:08 Exploring the American Desert 33:22 Nearly getting arrested 40:10 Sand Hollow State Park + Going Viral on TikTok 43:01 Losing Money in Vegas 43:22 Nervousness waiting for a ride 44:48 Homelessness in Denver 48:30 Amazing American Hospitality 51:57 Getting approached from TikTok 52:34 TEJI’s personality explained 53:20 Hitchhiking in America vs Australia 54:48 Australia's “Cringe” mindset towards creators 54:39 Getting a ride from TikTok 55:52 Accessibility of Content Creation 56:40 Exploring the most dangerous hood in America 1:01:07 Gun Violence in America 1:02:36 All American towns look the same 1:05:55 Being nice to people and maintaining positivity 1:08:03 Coming from a place of privilege 1:09:21 The importance of perception 1:11:19 Trip highlights 1:14:00 Being playful with approaching people 1:16:26 Everything is a numbers game 1:17:53 Overcoming fear through rejection 1:22:01 Future plans? 1:23:54 TEJI’s highlight in New York 1:29:03 America is understaffed 1:30:31 Everyone loves Australians 1:30:51 Update on the series 1:32:42 We are looking for sponsors 1:33:42 Projects max is working on 1:34:43 Sydney needs more creators 1:35:39 RackaRacka from YouTubers to Filmmakers 1:36:03 The Australian creative scene is evolving 1:37:11 Assembling a creative team 1:39:36 People are searching for authenticity 1:42:16 Seeing Australians in the film industry 1:43:45 Outro