About this episode
Our guest this week is Anne McKinnon, the co-founder and CEO of the web3 experience platform Ristband (ristband.co). In this episode, Ari and Anne break down everything musicians need to know about the ever-evolving metaverse and how exactly it’ll add value to artists’ careers. To hear all of the most up to date news about Ristband, you can join their Discord community here: https://discord.com/invite/ce7jDJM9uA 4:10 Welcome 6:04 The story behind Ristband 14:06 Explaining the metaverse 18:22 How’s the metaverse different from a video game? 24:35 How’s the metaverse going to benefit artists? 31:19 Breaking down virtual concert experiences 46:01 Relationship with Epic Games 47:19 Ristband events showcasing NFT artists 52:42 Decentralized vs. centralized platforms 59:15 Final question Subscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmb Ari's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.com Watch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpa Connect with Ari’s Take: Website: https://aristake.com Academy: https://aristakeacademy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.take Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTake YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1 Connect with Ari Herstand: Website: https://ariherstand.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstand Twitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstand YouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstand Connect with Anne McKinnon: Website: https://www.ristband.co Discord: https://discord.com/invite/ce7jDJM9uA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ristbandinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/ristbandinc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ristband/ Edited and mixed by Maxton Hunter Music by Brassroots District Produced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.