New product launches and discovery innovation from nostr:npub1d9a94klcx90k073pmlc606q9gyhtmg4p4h0jrzs0j0s34whjlzxq2sw3fp today!
Tune in to hear about it right now from Jim Costello 💜⚡️💜
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Epoch Music App is not a Nostr native app (or an RSS Native app) but we do create Nostr keys in every user sign up. All artists are given links to @primal @Damus @nos within their edit profile set up. 💜 I’ve always been a Nostr supporter. The idea is to introduce Nostr tools - to normie musicians - without loosing them at the key creation.
On the RSS side we host the music but every artist has a choice to syndicate their music to podcast index where it can be available via @Fountain @TrueFans or other platforms that ingest RSS.
If you decide to join the app and look check out @Ainsley Costello profile. It will help you see how we surface Nostr in app. It’s a first step, but we are talking to several Nostr developers about ideas for how to integrate Nostr long term. Some ideas are @Mandana and Ian’s social project @nosfabrica with @Avi Burra and @david and #NPubPro - just to name a few.
We had three non negotiable for a music app:
1). Protected intellectual property and licensing - the V4V license @Adam Curry and I worked on together allows syndication in any value enabled app. Unfortunately Nostr can’t provide these protections, yet, but I’m open to chatting with anyone that has any ideas how to do it!
2). Collaborator splits and instant direct payments. We are really excited that because @Cash App is now a real lightning address musicians can earn bitcoin in app and receive streaming sats directly in #cashapp instantly and we never touch the money. It is quite amazing if I do say so myself😍
3. Music discovery first. We’ve built in dozens of ways for users to discover new music in app. It was critical to us that the app feel familiar (like Spotify but not a “mood machine.” We even have a “tinder like” experience for connecting artists and fans. The musicians we’ve shown it to early has all been pretty amazed by it.
Ultimately, under the hood Epoch Music App is a publishing ledger, not a streaming app. We built a financial engine with Bitcoin Lightning as the rails and a music player on top. The financial control and data belongs to the artist - not us. Lastly, whether we like it or not, fiat on and off ramps are necessary if we want any mainstream adoption. I’m certain @Oscar Merry @OpenMike Sam Means @wavlake Sam Sethi True Fans and @Adam Curry and Dave Jones would all agree adoption has been stiffled by the 3 hour conversation need to onboard most musicians.
Derek, Might I suggest you try out #EPOCHMusicApp @Phantom Power Music before knocking it here on Nostr? Let me know what you think once you’ve actually played with it 👍🏻 💜🧡
On the RSS side we host the music but every artist has a choice to syndicate their music to podcast index where it can be available via @Fountain @TrueFans or other platforms that ingest RSS.
If you decide to join the app and look check out @Ainsley Costello profile. It will help you see how we surface Nostr in app. It’s a first step, but we are talking to several Nostr developers about ideas for how to integrate Nostr long term. Some ideas are @Mandana and Ian’s social project @nosfabrica with @Avi Burra and @david and #NPubPro - just to name a few.
We had three non negotiable for a music app:
1). Protected intellectual property and licensing - the V4V license @Adam Curry and I worked on together allows syndication in any value enabled app. Unfortunately Nostr can’t provide these protections, yet, but I’m open to chatting with anyone that has any ideas how to do it!
2). Collaborator splits and instant direct payments. We are really excited that because @Cash App is now a real lightning address musicians can earn bitcoin in app and receive streaming sats directly in #cashapp instantly and we never touch the money. It is quite amazing if I do say so myself😍
3. Music discovery first. We’ve built in dozens of ways for users to discover new music in app. It was critical to us that the app feel familiar (like Spotify but not a “mood machine.” We even have a “tinder like” experience for connecting artists and fans. The musicians we’ve shown it to early has all been pretty amazed by it.
Ultimately, under the hood Epoch Music App is a publishing ledger, not a streaming app. We built a financial engine with Bitcoin Lightning as the rails and a music player on top. The financial control and data belongs to the artist - not us. Lastly, whether we like it or not, fiat on and off ramps are necessary if we want any mainstream adoption. I’m certain @Oscar Merry @OpenMike Sam Means @wavlake Sam Sethi True Fans and @Adam Curry and Dave Jones would all agree adoption has been stiffled by the 3 hour conversation need to onboard most musicians.
Derek, Might I suggest you try out #EPOCHMusicApp @Phantom Power Music before knocking it here on Nostr? Let me know what you think once you’ve actually played with it 👍🏻 💜🧡
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