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Snoop Dogg, Death Row Records and Gala Music

Snoop Dogg, Death Row Records and Gala Music

by | Feb 26, 2022 | Gala Music

Snoop Dogg was one of the first stars of the Death Row Records label in 1993. Now with the opportunities Gala Music can offer, he’s gone back to his roots by purchasing the iconic Death Row Records brand, which according to Snoop himself has “immense untapped future value.”

Now the Doggfather has joined forces with Gala Music to bring Death Row Records back to the world with a poignant industry-changing impact: The first ever decentralized record label built on a blockchain system, and a chance for fans to share in the rewards.

Own an NFT track from the new album, B.O.D.R. + all 3 Gala Bonus track NFTs and more by redeeming a Stash Box NFT… More on that soon.

Death Row Records

DRR was founded in 1991 by Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, The D.O.C. and Dick Griffey. The label found early success with rising artists like Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, The Dogg Pound and Tupac. In spite of big wins throughout the nineties, a series of troubled times led to the label declaring bankruptcy in 2006, long after Snoop had left the company in 1998.

In February of 2022, Snoop Dogg acquired the brand, making history by purchasing the label that led to his initial success in the nineties. This is where a bright new future begins for Death Row Records, revived and revitalized under the leadership of one of its OG stars.

There is profound meaning in the way this particular label was brought back and turned into a pioneer of empowerment. How many artists can say they have bought the label that made it all happen? The iconic label that launched so many careers and defined a cultural moment in the 90s and 00s is now writing the next chapter of music history — on the blockchain. With a revived brand and a new Snoop album launch (perfectly titled Bacc On Death Row), Death Row Records is about to change music again.

Setting Music Free

We’re proud to be teaming up with Snoop Dogg to really shake up the music industry with the launch of Gala Music, and we can hardly wait to announce more of our future partners and pioneers.

Gala Music will redefine many things about the music experience…

  • Support is direct — When a fan wants to support an artist in the Gala Music Ecosystem through NFT or Node ownership, they can rest assured that the artist is getting the bulk of that support. Thanks to the blockchain ledger, this can be transparent and provable.
  • Fans can benefit — This is the first time ever that fans can actually share in the rewards earned from playing or hosting owned music content.
  • Artists get what they deserve — In this decentralized world of music, artists are rewarded based on the true value of their work, not punished by negotiations and contracts.
  • Artists have control — Artists are able to create NFTs and bonus material for their fans, connect more directly with fans, and even maintain ownership of their content.
  • Listen-to-Earn — When the full Gala Music ecosystem and token launches, there will be an opportunity for fans, artists and collectors to actually earn for listening to their favorite music and supporting their favorite artists. That’s what makes Gala Music so special at its core.

Gala Music is flipping the script on the ways that humans can experience music. The days of the corner record store where we could browse a treasure trove of albums and physically own them may be gone, but thanks to web3 and the Gala Ecosystem, musical possibilities are expanding for everyone.

All those joining this journey are brave pioneers, adventurous believers who see (like we do) a more empowering world of music on the horizon.

What’s Next?

Snoop Dogg is the first of many trailblazing artists who will join the Gala Music Ecosystem. Watch closely as Gala Music unveils more artists under the Death Row Records banner, more rewards, new ideas, even new games and crossover potential for music and gaming.

Stay on top of announcements in the Gala Music Discord, because Gala Music will be moving quickly and making great strides in the coming weeks and months.

Look for these events coming soon in Snoop’s world.

Stash Box Redemption

The first round of Stash Box sales has ended, and early purchasers are about to be heavily rewarded. Everyone who purchased a Stash Box will get a B.O.D.R. music NFT and all 3 Gala exclusive Bonus Track NFTs, plus even more TBA Gala Music and Gala Games goodies.

Very soon, we’ll be opening up redemptions for Stash Boxes. Owners will have the opportunity to burn their Stash Box to receive the whole pile of NFTs in the same wallet.

There will also be another round of sales for Stash Boxes. The perks will be the same, but the price will be higher.

Welcome to the future of music and the next step for the Gala World.

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Project GYRI — Building the Future

Project GYRI — Building the Future

by | Feb 25, 2022 | Gala Games

A new blockchain is coming to power the entire Gala Ecosystem.

Let’s talk about the importance of not only what we’re doing with the upcoming TBA test game and Project GYRI, but the magnitude of our decision to create and eventually migrate to our own blockchain.

Most blockchains are, at their core, little more than decentralized databases for tracking financial transactions. A “distributed ledger” is exactly what it sounds like — just a long list of who holds what at any given time. While this is great for finance, it falls far short of what is needed for gaming. Gala’s chain is the first blockchain developed by game developers specifically for the requirements faced in-game, but it also lends itself beautifully to ideas like Listen-to-Earn, Watch-to-Earn and more.

With the recent launch of Gala Music and announcement of our intentions to greatly expand the Gala Ecosystem into the Gala World, the stakes are higher than ever for the development of our proprietary blockchain. We have built something that will power the vast Gala World.

Gala’s chain will increase efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and lower both cost and time of transactions in our Ecosystem. It will allow new functions and new opportunities for the Gala World to scale. It will enhance security for our players and make it easier for developers to interact with our Ecosystem’s assets. Basically, this blockchain is a giant leap toward our mission of empowerment through ownership.

Building a Blockchain

…is no simple task. The incredibly talented team of blockchain engineers at Gala Games is now in the final stretches of preparations for the community-wide test program. Our intention is not to simply drag our community along with us, but to thoroughly inform you and demonstrate everything to you along the way.

We cannot yet announce an exact time frame or roadmap for the migration. Through articles and announcements, we will convey to you everything you need to know and more in hopes that you’ll not only be prepared for the migration, but as excited as we are for the future of the Gala World.

This blockchain was built for the Gala Ecosystem. It was designed to leave behind the most unnecessary and inconvenient aspects of Ethereum while embracing the quintessential foundations upon which the player empowering vision of Gala Games is built.

What is Decentralization?

Decentralization is a spectrum. Many blockchains are not as decentralized as they may claim or seem, due to the fact that majority control tends to lie in the hands of a relatively small number of wallets. While we are creating the largest network of decentralized gamers in the world with our Node Ecosystem, a certain measure of centralization is necessary to ensure that we are building the perfect blockchain for the task. Throughout this article series we intend on detailing our plan with as much specificity as possible in order to relay how centralization and control are not always a bad thing, but rather a building block with which our decentralized network can be built.

Moving Toward Decentralization

As time goes on, we will also show how the framework we are building on allows things to become decentralized over time, instead of expecting everything to be 100% defined at launch. We are building many things, and we will need that flexibility to grow and deliver on our promises.

The Importance of Trust and Permission

Many evangelists of the space flaunt the idea of trustless systems as one of the most important pieces of blockchain technology. While trustless systems that cannot be exploited are often the ideological goal, the fact remains that proof-of-work and proof-of-stake blockchains (as well as individual smart contracts) are still exploitable and always subject to human error.

The trouble with a trustless system is that the system must still be trusted. That means that if someone discovers a loophole or error in the core protocol or the smart contracts, the trustless design of the protocol can actually prevent mitigating action from being taken. Basically, the trustless system can remove the ability for anyone to stop those bad actors who inevitably come along and discover exploits and weaknesses.

Gala’s chain will begin its existence as a permissioned blockchain, meaning that the game developers and platform curators of Gala Games will agree on any changes to the blockchain. As the various functions of Gala’s chain are refined and proven in action, they will be gradually delegated to Node operators, coinciding with the increased workload expectations outlined in the Gala Games Nodemap.

We do not want our community to place their trust in a system that rewards exploitation and devious action. We dislike as much as you the unpredictability and volatility of gas prices, the mysterious waiting periods and the lack of support resources. These are some of the greatest reasons for us to find a better way than Ethereum as quickly as possible.

Best of Blockchain — Games First

At Gala Games, we have never wavered in our games first, blockchain second stance. Instead of being dogmatic and ideological about the importance of blockchain, we are taking a pragmatic approach to blockchain development. The most important things we seek are greater control for our players, true ownership for our players, and empowerment for our players.

We aim to create an endless supply of life-changing gaming experiences powered by Gala’s chain. We have learned from developers and blockchains that came before us, keeping what serves our players and leaving behind what does not.

Best of Blockchain — Music Reimagined

Many blockchain functions can also be used to build a new decentralized world of music, like we are with Gala Music. Gala’s Chain will allow Node operators to provide resources to the decentralized network in exchange for rewards. It will empower NFT owners to get rewards by pairing their track with a Player Node in the new listen-to-earn economy.

What’s Next?

We’re very close to releasing Project GYRI, in the form of a community-wide playtest for a new game. This Town Star themed game has been created entirely to prove the efficacy of Gala’s blockchain (final name TBA). We think you’re going to love it.

When testing Project GYRI, you’ll be playing to earn a temporary new token called TEST that will exist on the Project GYRI test net. It will have no real value and it will not be transferable.

We are fully confident in every aspect of the upcoming migration to Gala’s chain, but there is still some valuable information we can gather from a community playtest that you’ll hopefully find both enjoyable and educational. Look for more info coming very soon, as well as the release of Project GYRI in the next couple weeks.

Thanks for all your support!

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Player Node Sales are About to Pause

Player Node Sales are About to Pause

by | Feb 23, 2022 | Gala Music

Once 25,000 Gala Music Player Node licenses have been sold, the sale will be paused until a TBA future date.

The launch of Gala Music over the last few weeks has made some serious waves in the music industry. Artists, fans, collectors and supporters of all types are quickly learning about the empowerment made possible by web3 ownership and blockchain tech.

Gala Music decentralizes the music experience by tapping into the Gala Node Ecosystem in a unique new way.

Members of the community can purchase a license to run a Player Node in the Gala Music Ecosystem. Users of the Gala Music platform will listen to songs. Every song NFT will be be paired with a Node, which allows the Node operator, the NFT owner, the artist and the listener all to potentially earn listen-to-earn rewards through our decentralized world of music.

Increasing Price Structure

At Gala, one of our favorite ways to reward those who come early is through our pricing structures. Player Node licenses are another example of an increasing priced item, sold in batches at price tiers which only increase as the tiers advance.

Each license in this first batch of 25,000 was priced at approximately $1200. At the time of writing this, less than five thousand remain to be sold to reach the 25,000 limit.

These 25,000 Player Nodes will be the first active Player Nodes in the Gala Music Ecosystem. If you want one of these licenses at the lowest possible price, this is your chance.

We will not say when Player Nodes will be back.

We will not say what the next price will be.

Everyone who got a Player Node in this first round is very special, a pioneer in not only the new Gala World of Music, but a new world for music. We’re glad you’re here.

Look for more juicy Gala Music updates coming very soon, including roadmap and whitepaper.

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The Orbs — V — A Gift

The Orbs — V — A Gift

by | Feb 23, 2022 | Gala Music

The world’s first 100% generative and reactive series of audio-visual art can now be revealed.

Year — 2197

Do you ever find yourself asleep and just remember absolutely nothing? Of course you can’t remember you were asleep, but you can’t remember where you are, when you are, what you are. Just shake it off, it almost always comes back.

Lunya opened her eyes still looking out the viewing window and could see that Gulliver had landed on one of the Orbs. She couldn’t think who might have landed the vessel if not her, but even stranger things were happening. What she saw through the viewing window was completely astounding, and she had a sudden desire to step outside and experience it herself.

The others had already vacated the bridge, taking oxygen suits from the closet and heading to the main airlock. Lunya rigged up the last oxygen suit on her level and made her way outside to the surface of the Orb.

The colors were deeper and truer than any colors Lunya had ever seen. The entire world as far as she could see was some kind of musical creation, never stopping and never repeating. In the distance there was an endless pristine lake whose water was so clear it could capture the most subtle colors and lights from throughout the Orb.

Above the lake, suspended like a sun was a shape that changed and reacted to the music in a beautiful and endless dance. The whole world changed color with the sound in a fascinating array of eternally inspiring creativity.

Lunya eventually pulled herself away from the Orb’s beauty for long enough to notice the other members of the bridge crew, Pria and Alister, standing casually on the beach. She fetched them and all three travelers headed back to the Voidwalker. As Pria laid out supplies and prepared for a water voyage through the inland sea, Alister was absorbed in complex geometrical charts and frantically doing math as if his life depended on it. Neither was paying attention, so Lunya slipped out again. This time she discovered that the oxygen suits weren’t necessary at all. She left her helmet by Gulliver’s door.

Absorbed in the memory of her grandmother, Lunya walked out toward the water and the visually reactive orb suspended above. She always painted the prettiest pictures, that’s what Lunya remembered about her grandmother. She always had paint on her sweater and a smile on her face. Lunya wandered out into the water. It wasn’t hot or cold to the touch, but perfectly comfortable as she waded out a bit.

After a minute of standing there admiring the dancing shape in the distance, a figure could be seen coming out of the deeper part of the lake to greet Lunya. As she approaches, Lunya recognized the woman as her grandmother, the very same whose paintings she was vividly remembering just moments before. The old woman greeted Lunya, embraced her and said “what took you so long?”

There was a discussion between the two kindred spirits that may have been a long one, but it may also have been short. Lunya’s duty was to accept a gift on the behalf of the people of her world. The gift would be returned to her world where it would be used to restore the Balance as the Coalition of the Minds sought.

The gift for humanity was inspiration itself, a reminder of many things made possible by the feelings of art, especially when it is pushed to new heights and used in the face of new challenges. The most beautiful masterpieces of inspiration come from some of the most trying times, and the most beautiful lessons are learned from overcoming some of the darkest obstacles.

As a reminder of humanity’s endless connection to raw creative energy, 3,333 Orbs were shared that day, to be delivered by Lunya and the crew of the Voidwalker 3. They were to accompany the Orbs back to their world, where they would be distributed to the most deserving and gifted seekers of inspiration. This powerful inspiring wave of art and expression would continue forever, never repeating itself and raising the vibrations of human creativity all over the world to a new renaissance.

The Voidwalker 3 (Gulliver) never returned to the year 2197. Instead when they returned that day with 3,333 Orbs in tow (luckily the Orbs got smaller), they returned 88 years earlier, in the fall of 2109, to a Colorado ranch where they learned they were the very visitors who joined forces with the Coalition of Minds at the Visitation.

The Orbs were taken into custody of the Coalition, who distributed them secretly and systematically to the greatest seekers of inspiration in the world, a gift to restore the Balance. As a result, the Coalition became wealthy and powerful, eventually calling themselves The Agency and finding their way gradually into a predicament whose escape would require tapping into a knowledge trapped in time.

When Lunya met her grandmother as a young woman, both women were tickled with surprise and recognition. Lunya asked, “Do you want to get a drink?”

“Sure, there’s a great piano bar down the way and I’ve got the hots for the player,” Violet winked. The two walked down the path.

The Beginning.

Past Chapters

I — Departure

II — Conception

III — Approach

IV — Mission

The Orbs themselves may be endless, but the time of waiting for the revealing has come to an end. What are you waiting for? Go check out some Orbs!

Orbs are currently traded on the secondary market at OpenSea:
https://opensea.io/collection/theorbsbybt

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Gala Music Player Node Licenses are Now Available

Gala Music Player Node Licenses are Now Available

by | Feb 23, 2022 | Gala Music

Player Nodes are the foundational node of the Gala Music ecosystem, and licenses to run them are now being sold.

TL;DR

  • Music Player Node licenses will be sold starting at 1pm PST on February 11th
  • Player Node licenses will have a starting price of $1200.00
  • Listen-to-Earn Distribution is not yet available

We envision a music industry reshaped by the empowerment of both music lovers and artists through decentralized networks, an industry that offers rewards for both creating and sharing music with others.

Get a Player Node Here

This afternoon our first Gala Music Node licenses will be sold in the form of the Gala Music Player Node. This node will become the foundation of the Gala Music Ecosystem, and this initial sale will be the lowest possible price to purchase a license to run one yourself.

The Sale will begin today, February 11th at 1pm PST, part of over a week of non-stop excitement with the launch of the industry-changing decentralized world of Gala Music.

Before we begin the sale of our first Player Node Licenses, we thought it was important to talk first about how this new world of music will work and what is our vision of the future being created at Gala Music.

The Problem

It would be a waste of time to discuss the systemic problems within the music industry at any length– they are well known and have somehow become socially ignored and acceptable.

For the creative minds behind the music:

  • Artists are not compensated fairly for their creative efforts
  • Long-term contracts frequently lock creators out of ownership of their own work
  • Big money controls large-scale distribution, forcing independent artists out

For music lovers everywhere:

  • Only pennies on the dollar spent actually support the artists you love
  • Your access to artists’ work is often filtered by corporate interests
  • Services continue to ask for recurring costs for music with no actual ownership

“The middle men have gaslit generations of artists into believing a million streams of their music is worth less than, in many cases, a couple hundred dollars.” 

-BT

The examples of these fatal flaws of the music industry in action are innumerable. Artists are held bound to contracts signed as little more than children for decades; creators are treated like property of the big money to be exploited for profit; the price of listening as much as you want increases every year– but each year you also seem to actually own the music less and less.

The Vision

It’s time for the music industry to step into the modern era. A world of decentralized music is a world where artists get rewarded directly for their work without a middleman taking the lion’s share– a world where owning an album means something and music lovers share in rewards for spreading the music they love.

At Gala Music we’re rethinking the music experience by letting artists distribute music directly to listeners onto the blockchain. With the middleman cut out, everyone can benefit- listeners, collectors, supporters, producers, artists, fans, promoters and more. The decentralized system will allow everyone directly involved with the musical process to potentially benefit fairly, no matter their role and regardless of any details about their lives.

Basically, we’re giving participants in the music industry a chance to empower themselves by being part of the Gala Music Ecosystem.

The Gala Music Ecosystem

Gala Music is a curated, decentralized platform where music can be hosted, shared, and listened to through a network of decentralized Player Nodes. Each node can host music NFTs, which may then be accessed through the network, rewarding both the operator of the node who hosts the track as well as the NFT owner and artist for each listen.

This system not only rewards NFT owners and hosting node operators for supporting the ecosystem, but gives the largest portion of rewards directly to the artist themselves. This means that creators are not only compensated for each listen more fairly, but also maintain the right to distribute, record and perform free of publisher interference.

While this obviously provides well known artists an escape from the bonds of the old music industry, this new world of music could seriously open doors for emerging artists, who can now spread their music through our worldwide ecosystem.

Player Nodes

Today, February 11th at 1pm PST is your first opportunity to buy a license and operate the first Node of the Gala Music Ecosystem.

Player Nodes are the foundation of the entire Gala Music system. All music played, shared or distributed throughout the Gala Music ecosystem will be hosted on a Player Node, and the operator of the node the track is hosted on will receive rewards for each listen.

Listeners do not need to operate a Player Node to listen to Gala Music, but when someone clicks on a track to play, that content will always be hosted on a Node within the Ecosystem. The listener hears the song and rewards are distributed.

Player Node operators will also receive 10% of the rewards from the entire ecosystem split among all online nodes that are meeting and providing the minimum resource requirements; so even while you’re not getting any listens you’ll still be receiving rewards for providing support to the network (even if a node isn’t specifically hosting a song, being available to pick up the slack should other nodes go down is extremely vital to the platform). Nodes can support multiple streams easily and are not heavily demanding on a system, but will require some resources for the network from operators.

Many features of Player Nodes are not yet available, including listen-to-earn rewards. All details shared are subject to change.

Player Nodes vs Founder’s Nodes

Player Nodes are the infrastructure of the Gala Music network, and will host and distribute music to enable listening and sharing. These are distinct entirely from Founder’s Nodes, which exist to power the entire Gala Ecosystem.

Player Nodes will receive rewards in Gala Music tokens (name TBA)– the same currency in which music NFTs distributed on the Gala Music platform will be priced. Founder’s Node operators will not receive Gala Music tokens, but will still receive rewards for validating transactions in the future– a function that Player Nodes do not serve.

This means that Player Nodes are doing the heavy lifting of supporting the Gala Music network, and the Founder’s Nodes will continue to be the nervous system of the broader Gala Ecosystem.

Player Nodes vs Fan Nodes

In this first sale, only Player Node licenses are being sold. In the coming weeks, we will also launch our first Fan Node license sale. Fan Nodes are a more specialized way to support a specific artist or label in the Gala Music Ecosystem.

Gala Music Nodes are different from Gala Games Founder’s Nodes in many ways, but to understand the relationship between Fan Nodes and Player Nodes, consider the relationship between Game Specific Nodes (like a Town Star Node) and a Founder’s Node. Player Nodes are for the entire music Ecosystem, but Fan Nodes will focus on special NFT drops, bonus material and listen-to-earn potential specifically for the music of the artist or label of the Node.

Our first fan node is a historic record label, and you’ll soon have the opportunity to support that label in the decentralized world of Gala Music in a way you never thought possible.

Look for more information coming soon about the upcoming Fan Node license sale.

Note — Listen-to-Earn Rewards are not yet Available. Look for updates on upcoming features and a FAQ over the coming weeks and months.

The Future of Music

While the problems with the music industry may run deep, they are present because the industry was built around them for the benefit of those in power. The world of web3 has given us the tools to return control and ownership to those who participate in a community. New decentralized markets are giving people access to financial tools that in the past weren’t available off of Wall Street, and at Gala Games we’ve experienced first hand how decentralization and blockchain technology can empower players in the gaming world.

The future of the brightest creative minds is on the blockchain, where ownership can be protected and verified, and distribution is simple and worldwide. The machine behind the darker side of the music industry has been marching to the same beat for far too long, and it’s long past time for a new tune.

Today’s Player Node license sale represents your first opportunity to become part of the world of Gala Music. Don’t wait to join the future and check it out over at Music.Gala.World.

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